Dry Ice Blasting for the Auto Industry
Meet stringent industry demands while increasing production uptime
Dry ice blasting helps automotive facilities solve a variety of cleaning challenges, allowing them to increase productivity and improve part quality.
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Mold Cleaning
Improve productivity by reducing downtime
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Benefits
Automotive dry ice blasting (cleaning) is a non-abrasive method that safely cleans molds online, at operating temperatures.
Improve product quality
Clean in-place Little to no disassembly required
Non-abrasive No damage to molds
Reduce scrap Cleaner molds lead to higher quality
Environmentally sustainable
Meet stringent industry demands 6-Sigma, Kaizen, 5S, TPM (Total Productive Maintenance)
Reduce production downtime Clean quicker and without cooldown or disassembly
Decrease cleaning time and labor costs
Eliminate painstaking manual cleaning
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Specific use cases:
Injection molds
Blow molds
Compression molds
Urethane molds
Textured molds
Technical molds
Extrusion dies
LSR and LIM molds
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Surface Preparation
Prepare surfaces with a dry process that allows for immediate coating/paint application
Benefits
Dry ice cleaning is a dry process that eliminates the need for aqueous or chemical solutions on paint lines.
Dry process allows for immediate painting or coating after cleaning
No secondary waste Reduce disposal costs
Non-abrasive Will not damage parts
Improved product quality
Environmentally SustainableNo water or chemicals
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Specific use cases:
Interior automotive parts
Exterior automotive parts
Cleaning surfaces before RTV’s
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Paint and Coating Booth Cleaning
Reduce production downtime and scrap rates
Benefits
Dry ice blasting provides a quicker and more effective cleaning process and reduces the risk of unplanned production downtime.
Reduce downtime associated with cleaning
Reduce waste disposal costs Eliminate water and secondary waste
Clean more effectively
Increase production efficiencies
Maximize equipment life
Environmentally sustainable
Specific use cases:
E-coat and powder coat lines
Paint hooks
Spray booths
Paint shop rollers
Guide rails
Reduction gearboxes
Perforated shielding
Flooring
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Composite Tool Cleaning
Meet stringent industry demands while protecting delicate surfaces and finishes of tooling
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Benefits
Dry ice blasting quickly cleans a variety of tooling made of a varying degree of materials.
Reduce production downtime
Maximize tooling life
Environmentally sustainableNo secondary waste
Reduce cleaning time and labor costs
Non abrasive No damage to tooling surfaces
Clean a variety of materials with a single machine
Clean tooling in-place
Eliminate chemicals and solvents
Learn more about composite tool cleaning
Specific use cases:
Compression molding
Resin transfer molding
Extrusion
Pre-pregging
Wet-layup
Teflon-coated tools
Highly-polished tools
Post-processing equipment
Autoclave flooring walls
PEEL, Kevlar, E-Glass, S-Glass, Spectra, Boron, Pultrusion, etc
LIM molding
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Weld Line Cleaning
Improve efficiency and accuracy of automated weld lines
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Benefits
Dry ice cleaning eliminates misalignment, breakdowns and scrap by effectively removing weld slag and spatter buildup.
Reduce scrap rates
Maximize tooling life and decrease fixture repair
Non-abrasive Will not damage sensors
Replaces ineffective, costly and labor intensive cleaning methods
Minimize downtime
No secondary waste
Environmentally sustainable
Clean online No cool down required
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Specific use cases:
Robot joints
Transfer cases
Shuttle jigs
Diamond plates
Trunnions
Weld tables
Fixtures
Proximity switches
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Foundry Cleaning
Significantly reduce cleaning time and resulting production downtime
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Benefits
Dry ice blasting enables facilities to clean machinery and tooling in-place, at operating temperatures, without the risk of damage.
Reduce production downtime
Eliminate mold disassembly Clean while hot and in-place
Clean more effectively
Eliminate waste disposal cost
Non-abrasive No damage to tooling
Environmentally sustainable
Deliver superior as-cast finish
Learn more about foundry cleaning
Specific use cases:
Conveyors
Core boxes and vents
Die cast tooling
Permanent aluminum molds
Refractory coating
Resins and release agents
Semi-solid casting and forging tooling
Shell core molds
General part cleaning
General equipment and facility cleaning
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Parts Finishing
Quickly and safely deburr and deflash parts
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Benefits
Dry ice cleaning is a faster and more uniform flash and burr removal process that does not cause damage to the part.
Faster and more uniform clean
Elimination of cross contamination
Non-abrasive Lower scrap rates
Reduce cleaning costs and overall downtime
Higher quality parts
Eliminate manual cleaning
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Specific use cases:
PEEK
PBT
Acetal
Nylon
LCP
ABS
UHMWPE
Nitinol
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General Equipment Cleaning
Reduce cleaning time and production downtime while prolonging equipment life
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Benefits
Dry ice blasting quickly and effectively cleans production equipment without water, chemicals or secondary waste.
Reduce cleaning time
Eliminate manual cleaning with harmful chemical solvents
Enhance Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) programs
No secondary waste
Non-abrasive Eliminate wear and tear on machinery
Reduce risk of unplanned production stoppages and costly repairs
Environmentally sustainable
Clean in-place
Learn more about general equipment cleaning
Specific use cases:
Production equipment
Ceilings and walls
Equipment degreasing
Electric motors and electric boxes
Control panels
Pipes, hoses and fittings
Conveyors
Cooling fans
Hydraulic parts
Robotics
Sanding belts
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Benefits of Dry Ice Blasting
Clean quicker and more effectively while reducing production downtime
Significantly reduce cleaning time on a variety of applications within your automotive facility.
Decrease cleaning time and labor costs
Improve part quality and reduce scrap
Increase productivity and reduce downtime
Operationally safe Reduce harmful chemicals and tedious manual cleaning
Non-abrasive No damage to product or equipment
No secondary waste stream
Environmentally sustainable
Clean in-place No disassembly required
Dry ice blasting is a very effective method to remove the contaminant from the tools and even helps when burnings occur. From certain coatings, we could reduce maintenance cycles up to 50%; therefore, the costs and downtime were reduced considerably.
Hans Kolb
Process Engineer | Hans Geiger
In addition to cleaning our molds faster and more frequently, we no longer need a team of people to help us disassemble, clean and reassemble molding equipment.
Jan Schotte
Process Technology - Plastics | TE Connectivity
We clean a number of molds that are hot while online. With dry ice cleaning, we are able to clean the molds much faster than when using chemicals. This has reduced downtime and increased both our productivity and employee safety.
Mike Wohlfarth
Tooling Engineer | MPC
We estimated that it would pay for itself in six months, but it took only one month. This machine is incredible. Every foundry needs to own a dry ice cleaning system!
Daryl Hesch
Tooling Supervisor | Progress Casting
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Case Studies
Proven technology produces definable results
Our solutions are driving real results in our customers’ organizations.
Plastics & Composites Injection molder reduced maintenance cycles by 50%, reducing costs and downtime
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Automotive Weld lines are safely cleaned with less labor and reduced costs
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Rubber & Tires Automotive supplier experiences 50% reduction in mold maintenance costs
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Plastics & Composites Mold cleaning time reduced by 50%, while labor reduced from multiple workers to one
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