1. Mold cleaning

Dry ice blasting systems have helped automotive molders meet stringent industry demands such as 6-Sigma, Kaizen, 5S and TPM (Total Productive Maintenance). Dry ice blasting allows operators to clean molds while they are still hot and in the press. Cleaning with dry ice enables molders to optimize their manufacturing process by cleaning contaminants from cavities, vents and hard-to-reach places faster, better and more economically than traditional methods.

An automotive parts supplier uses an integrated dry ice blasting system to completely automate their burr removal process.

Automobile restoration involves repairing the worn aspects of a classic car to return it to its authentic condition, or how it would have appeared when first offered for sale. 

In an industry which attempts to strike a balance between cleaning and restoring BMWs, there are many steps to the rejuvenation process. Yet very rarely does anyone consider dry ice cleaning as one of these steps.

Miniature Precision Components was losing hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost labor expenses, defective parts, and damaged equipment all because of inadequate cleaning methods.

For Tyco Electronics, the world's largest supplier of automotive electronic components, conventional cleaning processes for its injection molding equipment were cutting into vital production time.

Cleaning injection molds can cause a lot of unnecessary downtime in automotive production. Dry ice blasting is the rare alternative that can both reduce downtime and provide a thorough cleaning.