SOLUTIONS
PowerSno™ spray cleaning systems offer customizable configurations and options for stand-alone, tool-integrated, or production line cleaning and cooling-lubrication applications. The platform is factory-configured with one or more application-specific micronized CO2 blasting applicators and plug-and-spray ready for an optional LightSPEC™ spray quality monitoring (SQM) module. Application-specific micronized CO2 blasting applicators provide virtually any spray geometry. Applicator designs include clustered, wide spray, single point, and multipoint sprays. Micronized CO2 sprays provide 24-7 operation with extraordinary stability and consistent cleaning chemistry.
PowerSno™ systems provide CO2 spray treatment for a variety of manufacturing processes such as mechanical assembly, machining, grinding, sanding, polishing, adhesive bonding, welding, coating, and inspection, among many others. Manufacturing contamination such as hydrocarbon films, fine particles, ionic residues, nonvolatile residue (NVR), and machining heat are efficiently removed from surfaces. It is a replacement for Aqueous Cleaning, AK-225G, HFE, IPA, HCFC, HFC, TCE, nPB, and other cleaning solvents, and can be used, for example, to achieve cleanliness levels described in Product Cleanliness Levels and Contamination Control Program Standard IEST-STD-CC1246 (formerly MIL-STD-1246).
WHAT DO OUR CUSTOMERS SAY
The purpose of surface cleaning is to remove deposits that might cause damage through abrasion, absorption of acidic gases, or serve as medium for mould growth.
Simple dry cleaning of surfaces using erasers and sponges requires contact with surface which might also cause alteration of surface properties (flattening, eraser residues). With respect to basic requirement to avoid material degradation an alternative non-contact method might be CO2 snow jet cleaning performed using a Precision Spray Cleaning Pen (SnoPen SP 2000, Cleanlogix).
Artificialy soiled samples of wood-based and cotton-based paper were cleaned by the CO2 snow jet with a carbon dioxide flow rate of 3.0 g/s and a nitrogen flow rate of 1.4 l/s and by the nitrogen jet at the same flow rate. Paralel samples were cleaned by traditional mechanical cleaning methods. The effect of treatment was evaluated by optical microscopy.
The results showed that the CO2 snow jet cleaning effectively removed particles in the lower layers of the paper surface, including interfiber spaces.
The CO2 snow jet cleaning compared with the mechanical dry cleaning showed similar effectiveness without any adverse effects on the paper surface. It was proved that the CO2 snow technique is a suitable method for cleaning common types of paper materials.
As a company that produces products of the highest quality, CICOIL chooses Clean Imagineering for the following reasons.
- Reliability: Clean Imagineering has proven itself by consistently delivering products of the highest quality;
- Flexibility: Clean Imagineering friendly staff is very willing to work with us to tailor their processes/procedures to meet our stringent requirements;
- Cost: Clean Imagineering is able to process larger batches than their competitor, therefore providing significant cost savings for CICOIL;
- Location: This not only saves time and money on shipping, but also allows CICOIL to support our local economy;
- Knowledge: When faced with a new and particularly hard to remove contaminant, we were able to draw upon Clean Imagineering's vast experience and knowledge to provide us with a solution.