Trusted Mold Inspections & Environmental Testing in Cambridge, ON

It depends on the mass of the mold. Large, heavy molds will not be harmed in any way because the temperature drop is insignificant compared to the mass of the mold. With thin molds where tolerances are critical, some testing may be required to determine if the temperature drop would alter the structure of the mold.

Yes. Noise is a function of air volume and air velocity. Within the nozzle, the stationary air is sheared by the high velocity air causing turbulence which creates noise. The level can range from 80-130 db, and hearing protection is required. Triventek Triblast-2 equipment can be so finely tuned in air volume that many times the noise is much less than in comparable systems.

Virtually every major tire manufacturer uses dry ice blasting equipment to clean tire molds, including B.F. Goodrich, Bridgestone, Dunlop, Firestone, Goodyear, Kelly, Michelin, and Uniroyal. We also clean rubber molds for manufacturers of gaskets, o-rings, shoes, and many other products. A good rule of thumb in the rubber industry is that if you can see it, you can clean it with dry ice.

Yes. Any dry air process will generate static electricity, and dry ice blasting is no exception. As long as both the blasting unit and the piece you are blasting is properly grounded, you are unlikely to have static discharge problems.

Pellets are made by taking liquid CO2 from a pressurized storage tank and dropping it to ambient pressure to produce snow. The snow is then pushed through a die to make pellets. The Triventek system is a mechanical extruder process in which the pellet extrudes through 3 easily interchangeable die plates.