IMTS 2018 Conference: Reducing waste with non-destructive environmentally sustainable dry ice cleaning

Plan to attend The IMTS 2018 Conferences to give you deeper insight into new manufacturing technologies & ideas!

About the topic
Traditional cleaning methods can involve time-consuming disassembly and can be ineffective, costly, cause damage to expensive tooling and equipment and can also be environmentally harmful. This presentation provides details for attacking and eliminating waste and its associated costs by utilizing dry ice blasting; a cleaning solution that supports lean initiatives by eliminating secondary waste, the consequential downtime of traditional cleaning and maximizing asset utilization rates and asset life.

Dry ice cleaning uses recycled CO2 in the form of solid dry ice pellets that are accelerated by compressed air through high-velocity nozzles onto the surface being cleaned. Through the combination of the kinetic and thermal effects, the bond between the contaminant and the surface is broken, thus cleaning the substrate. The dry ice pellets sublimate (return to their gaseous state) upon contact and expand 800 times to flush the contaminant from the surface. Dry ice cleaning is a non-abrasive, nonflammable and non-conductive cleaning method that does not produce secondary waste, such as solvents or grit media. 

Attendees will learn how dry ice cleaning allows items to be cleaned in place without time-consuming disassembly and can be used to remove production residues, release agents, contaminants, paints, oils and biofilms – and can be used for many general cleaning applications. It provides a quick, safe and economical solution to cleaning tooling and equipment and results in less downtime, a better clean, higher quality parts with lower scrap rates, improved tool utilization and longer asset life.

Participants will be able to determine how their production and quality can be improved and how the process affects the environment. Because there is no secondary waste generated, water and/or chemical use is reduced or eliminated. Cleaning with dry ice addresses environmental concerns and advances sustainable development.

Registration opens soon, so check out the IMTS 2018 website for more information.

Meet your presenter
Tyson H. Marlowe is currently the Director of Global Business Development & Training Services for Cold Jet, LLC.  Cold Jet produces and distributes dry ice cleaning and dry ice production equipment worldwide.  Tyson joined Cold Jet as the US West Coast & Mexico Regional Sales Manager when Cold Jet acquired his previous company, CAE Alpheus. While at CAE Alpheus, he worked as the Manager of New Business Development. His primary responsibilities included market research and analysis to identify equipment uses, companies, and industries as potential sales markets and new product development.  For the past 14 years, he has been involved in researching, testing, and implementing dry ice cleaning in many industries and has continued involvement in product development and improvement, as well as global business development. Additionally, Tyson has had the opportunity to present several applications of dry ice cleaning to various audiences and has spoken to and trained operators and distributors in venues around the world. He holds a MA in Economics & Business from Claremont Graduate University.