Foundry2020-05-03T05:55:07+00:00

FOUNDRY

Reduce downtime while protecting
foundry equipment from damage

Dry ice blasting significantly reduces cleaning time of permanent molds, core
boxes, die cast tooling and ancillary equipment while improving part quality.

CASE STUDIES

Revolutionize processes
to drive real results.

Mold Cleaning

Improve productivity by reducing downtime

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BENEFITS

Dry ice blasting 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
  • 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
Learn more about mold cleaning

SPECIFIC USE CASES:

  • Injection molds
  • Blow molds
  • Compression molds
  • Urethane molds
  • Textured molds
  • Slush molds
  • Technical molds
  • Extrusion dies
  • Rotational molds
  • LSR and LIM molds
  • Thermoform molds

Core Box Preparation

Significantly reduce cleaning time without damaging vents

BENEFITS

Dry ice cleaning quickly and safely removes buildup of sand, resin and other residue without damaging core boxes.

  • Reduce production downtime
  • Safely clean without damaging vents or screens
  • Eliminate disassembly
    Clean while hot and in-place
  • Clean more effectively
  • Eliminate waste disposal costs
  • Environmentally responsible
  • Deliver superior as-cast finish
Learn more about core box cleaning

SPECIFIC USE CASES:

  • Cold boxes
  • Half core boxes
  • Dump core boxes
  • Split core boxes
  • Strickle core boxes
  • Left and right hand core boxes
  • Loose piece core boxes
  • Gang core boxes

Die Cast Tooling Cleaning

Effectively clean forging dies while hot and online

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BENEFITS

Dry ice blasting effectively removes scale, oxides and lubricants from die cavities without damaging equipment.

  • Improve product quality
  • Reduce production downtime
  • Clean quicker and without cooldown or disassembly
  • Non-abrasive
    No damage to equipment
  • No secondary waste
  • Eliminate painstaking manual cleaning
  • Delivers superior as-cast finish

SPECIFIC USE CASES:

  • Semi-solid casting tooling
  • Squeeze casting tooling
  • Low-pressure permanent molding (LPPM)
  • Permanent molding

General Equipment Cleaning

Reduce cleaning time and production
downtime while prolonging life of equipment

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BENEFITS

Dry ice cleaning quickly and effectively cleans production equipment without water, chemicals or secondary waste.

  • Reduce cleaning time
  • Eliminate manual cleaning with harmful chemical solvents
  • Non-conductive cleaning process
  • No secondary waste
  • Non-abrasive
    Eliminate wear and tear on machinery
  • Reduce risk of unplanned production stoppages and costly repairs
  • Environmentally responsible
  • Clean in-place
    No disassembly required
  • Enhance Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) programs
Learn more about general equipment cleaning

SPECIFIC USE CASES:

  • Fin cleaning and inspection
  • Turbine engine nacelles
  • Electronic components
  • Compressor blades
  • Brake assemblies
  • Foam insulation
  • Cargo bay areas
  • Turbine engine components
  • Tow hitches
  • Landing gear systems
  • Engine bay covers

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 responsible
  • Clean online
    No cool down required
Learn more about weld line cleaning

SPECIFIC USE CASES:

  • Robot joints
  • Transfer cases
  • Shuttle jigs
  • Diamond plates
  • Trunnions
  • Weld tables
  • Fixtures
  • Proximity switches

BENEFITS OF DRY ICE BLASTING

Increase equipment productivity
and the quality of finished parts

Dry ice blasting effectively and safely cleans permanent molding and die casting equipment without the need for disassembly.

Decrease cleaning time and labor costs

Non-abrasive
No damage to product or equipment

Clean in-place
No disassembly required

Increase productivity and reduce downtime

Non-conductive cleaning process

Employee safe
Reduce harmful chemicals and tedious manual cleaning

Environmentally responsible

Improve part quality and reduce scrap

No secondary waste stream

TESTIMONIALS

Thousands of customers
around the world rely on Cold Jet

With a global install base of 15,000+ that consists of companies
large and small – Cold Jet delivers real value.

Amazing

Amazing! fast responses and very friendly and helpful staff!!! BEST PLACE FOR DRY ICE!!!!

Dry ice

Great product. Well priced. Great Service. I would definitely recommend working with Cold Jet Australia.

Operations Surface Preparation

Top quality, robust equipment and fantastic support!

National Operations Manager / Surface Preparation Company

CEO Infrastructure

The guys were really helpful in working out what I needed to do to fix my problem. Great customer service and well priced! Thanks.

CEO / Infrastructure Company

Customer Service

Its always a pleasure to work with Camilo and the team at Cold Jet. Excellent customer service!!!!

Project Manager / Power Generation Services Company

Food

We recently switched to ColdJet from another supplier for our Dry Ice requirements, Cold jet have been excellent to deal with, great customer service, on time delivery and excellent quality, particularly the quality of their Dry ice storage containers is top notch resulting in a lot less wastage as compared to our previous supplier.

Production Manager / Multi-National Food Company

Bakery

After purchasing a Cold Jet blasting machine a number of years ago we have had great success with improving the cleanliness of our large food manufacturing site. The effectiveness of dry ice cleaning is amazing, as are the results. The team at Cold Jet are great to deal with and we’ve had the pleasure of using their services and dry ice for the past 3 years. I would highly recommend them for anyone looking at using dry ice cleaning.

Quality Manager / Multi-National Bakery

Spec Savers

As a company, Spec Services has worked closely with Cold Jet on two projects to date. I have found the CJ team both helpful and professional in their approach and the results achieved were outstanding. Moving forward, we will use this methodology on a greater scale in 2020.

General Manager / Spec Services

Blasting Services

Been using Cold Jet as our preferred supplier of dry ice supplies/equipment for over 2 years now. Couldn’t recommend them highly enough for their level of professionalism, client relations and proactive attitude across the board. Will be using Cold Jet for all our dry ice requirements for the foreseeable future!!

Project Manager / Specialised Blasting Services Company
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