Media & Dry Ice Blasting

• How does dry ice and media blasting work?
• When do we use dry ice and media blasting?
• Benefits

How does dry ice and media blasting work?

Dry ice (solid carbon dioxide) pellets are blasted from a special machine in a pressurized air stream onto surfaces to clean them.

The pellets are fired at extremely high speeds. On impact, these pellets turn into a gas, producing minimal abrasion on the surface and leaving no residue. No chemical cleaners are necessary.

Media blasting works on the same principal, but pellets are made of other materials such as sand and grit.

When do we use dry ice and media blasting?

Dry ice and media blasting blasting can be used to clean many different surfaces, materials and objects including:

• Fire, soot and smoke damage
• Turbines and generators
• Printing presses
• Mold and mildew removal
• Plastic and rubber moulding equipment
• Paint preparation including paint stripping

Dry ice blasting (as well as steam cleaning) can be used to clean food-processing and pharmaceutical equipment to decontaminate surfaces of bacteria which cause:

• Salmonella
• E. Coli
• Listeria

Benefits

Unlike cleaning which uses chemicals or solvents, dry ice and media blasting creates no toxic fumes, no hazardous liquid wastes and because carbon dioxide is inert, no chemical reactions take place. Dry ice leaves no residue.

Health and Safety

Regardless of the size of the job, we always apply the same levels of professionalism and safety. Find out more about our Health and Safety policy.

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