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Dry Ice Blasting
Printing Industry
During the past decade, the use of dry ice
blast cleaning has become the hi-tech standard for the cleaning
of commercial printing equipment. Whether it is a web press
being cleaned on the production floor, a glue pot being blasted
off line or adhesive removal, users have discovered that the
PHX-150 Dry Ice Cleaning System is the tool of choice.
Most people
involved in the graphic arts
industry are painfully aware of
the old, traditional cleaning
method. Put on rubber gloves and
spend hours trying to manually
clean hard to reach areas with
scrapers, rags and lots of
solvents. Web, Sheet fed,
Newspaper, Gravure, Bindery,
Packaging and Flexo equipment
share the need to remove ink,
oil, grease, coatings, spray
powders, paper dust and even
glue. Neglecting cleaning as
part of preventative maintenance
may lead to excessive downtime,
expensive repairs, and poor
quality on the finished product.
Thorough cleanings typically are
not done because many people
believe there is no easy way.
The amount of
time required to clean any piece
of equipment will vary because
of several factors.
- Thickness
and type of contaminant
being removed (hard dry ink
or semi wet lubricants).
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Smoothness of surfaces being
blasted (porous surfaces
tend to clean a little
slower).
- Operator
experience.
- Quality
and quantity of compressed
air. (100 psi / 300 cfm of
clean, dry air is ideal).
Would you like to see a Dry Ice
Blasting Demonstration at your facility?
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Harris Web Press
(click picture for larger view)
Before
After
Glue Pot
Partially Disassembled
(click picture for larger view)
Before
After
Corrugated Paper Cutter
(click picture for larger view)
Before
After
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PHX-150 Advantage
Dry ice blasting offers a more productive,
and user friendly "point and shoot" method to adhesive
removal. The PHX-150 system uses compressed air to
send high speed particles of dry ice thru a special blast
gun. Upon impact, the dry ice sublimates creating a "gas
flushing" action to dislodge and remove the contaminants.
Consider the
many benefits of using the
PHX-150.
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A
superior clean. The gas
flushing action of this
system reaches into nooks
and crannies which are not
accessible to hand cleaning.
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Shear
speed of cleaning. One
person with a dry ice
blaster can do more in 1
hour, than he could in 8
hours of manual cleaning.
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No added
waste. Dry ice blasting is a
dry, nonabrasive process. It
will not harm bearings,
motors, chrome plated
rollers etc.
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Cleaning
can be completed on-line
with minimal disassembly.
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Reduced
downtime means greater
productivity.
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Greatly
reduced chemical usage
(reduced VOC's).
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Versatility. The quick
change blast gun / nozzle
system allows the operator
to easily change the size of
the cleaning swath. He can
use a tube nozzle (the
diameter of a pencil) for
the tight, hard to reach
areas, or change to a fan
nozzle for a wide pattern to
clean large open areas.
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