Dry Ice Blasting for Commercial Food, Beverage and Bakery Equipment Cleanup

Bakeries

Continuous conveyor ovens can be difficult to clean, cleaning delay can cause significant production down-time. Dry ice blast cleaning allows cleaning to be done without cooling the oven down and can even be done without halting production. The food-grade dry ice pellets leave no secondary waste to deal with or to contaminate product. Oven drive chains are easily and effectively cleaned, eliminating the need to remove them or clean them with water, resulting in damage to bearings and other components. Commercial waffle irons are cleaned hot and in-place resulting in no down time for cleaning. Fryers, mixers, racks, carts and a variety of other items are effectively cleaned with dry ice blasting.

Installed Equipment

Dry ice blasting allows installed equipment to be cleaned without the need to remove it from the production line. Bakery ingredients, grease, and oil are all removed without contamination. Dry ice blasting is electrically safe, it will not short-circuit motors or switches, and there are no flammable or explosive byproducts.

Items like bread slicers can be cleaned without disassembly. No wiping by hand is required, reducing possible injury to the work force and possible damage to the blades.

Special areas like Proofers and Baggers can be cleaned faster using dry ice blasting. No special chemicals, minimal or no hand wiping, and no disassembly are needed. Grease, carbon or other leftover material are all removed at the same time, without water that promotes bacterial growth. Waffle plates are easily cleaned using dry ice blasting to remove the built-up carbon and baking residue. Cleaner plates conduct heat better. The line can move faster as the plates can be cleaned in place.

Using dry ice blasting as the cleaning agent reduces the use of water. This, in turn, inhibits the growth of bacteria, and the process has been noted to reduce or totally destroy mold spores and other biological agents that settle into built-up material.