Diamond Dry Ice Blasting - A Cleaner Way to Clean  

 

 

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
 
  Diamond Dry Ice Blasting
Continental Carbonic
Products, Inc

3985 E. Harrison Avenue
Decatur, IL 62526
Phone: 217-428-2068
Fax: 217-424-2325
Toll Free: 800-DRY-ICE2
 

 
 
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Uses For Dry Ice Blasting in the Printing Industry

Chrome Rollers on Printing Presses

Ink bar, before dry ice blast cleaning
ink bar before dry ice-blast cleaning

Ink bar, after dry ice blast cleaning
after cleaning

Chrome, rubber or any other type of printing press roller are easier to clean in place with dry ice blasting. Dry ice blasting safely removes deposits and buildups that may cause registration problems and misalignment of rollers in printing processes. There are no solvents used with dry ice cleaning, so secondary disposal and waste management are minimized. Dry ice cleaning can be performed with the rollers in place, no time wasting disassembly, less chance of damage to the rollers.

Dry ice blast-cleaning is perfect for removing caked inks and coating on printing press rollers. Many new coating types are not soluble after drying and cannot be removed by solvents, dry ice blasting solves that problem. Dry ice blasting is solvent less, and does not require special secondary cleanup.

Ink Trays

Ink try, before dry ice blast cleaning
Ink tray before dry ice cleaning

Ink tray, after dry ice blast cleaning
Ink try after cleaning with buildup removed

Dry ice blast cleaning is perfect for ink trays.   The CO2 blast effect removes hardened ink, and coating that may be impervious to any solvent. The shape and fit of the trays are not changed by the dry ice cleaning. Dry ice blasting leaves smooth surfaces without wear to the metal, and a smooth surface allows better ink flow.

Cleaning Printing Presses

Dry ice blast-cleaning work for all presses: Flexography, Gravure, Offset and Web-fed. Even the finest of plates in the Gravure process may be cleaned by using dry ice cleaning. Residue ink, grease, lint from paper and other built up coatings can affect registration of the printed material, these can be easily removed with dry ice blast cleaning. The dry ice cleaning may be accomplished in place, minimal changes to the equipment are needed. No additional chemical or secondary waste are produced using dry ice cleaning. Dry ice cleaning makes the toughest locations cleanable. Dry ice blast cleaning save time and money, from days to hours per press. After a dry ice blast cleaned a simple wipe down of non-painted parts and the presses are ready.

Press, before dry ice blast cleaning
Press before dry ice cleaning
Press, after dry ice blast cleaning
After dry ice blasting
Flexograph roller bieing dry ice blast cleaned in place.
Dry ice blasting of a Flexograph roller in place
   
 
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