Dry ice blasting cleans molds, tooling, and production equipment at operating temperature — no cooldown, no disassembly, no chemical waste. Equipment fouling doesn't announce itself. By the time scrap rates climb, you've already lost production time. Phoenix metro manufacturing, on your schedule.
The CertainTeed/Saint-Gobain job required rope access to reach industrial kettles inaccessible by standard equipment. We delivered.
A large-scale industrial cleaning contract requiring rope access to reach kettles and process equipment that standard cleaning crews could not service. Alpine deployed Cold Jet PCS 60 equipment via rope access, removing hardened process buildup without disassembly, without chemicals, and without secondary waste. The largest single job in Alpine's history — completed to the client's exact specification.
Industrial food packaging printers accumulate thick, hardened ink deposits on precision rollers, guides, and housing components that resist standard cleaning methods. For this job, Alpine and the client agreed that combining a client-approved solvent with dry ice blasting was the most efficient approach — solvent pre-treatment loosened the heaviest ink deposits, and dry ice blasting completed the removal without disassembly and without leaving secondary residue behind. The combined method cut cleaning time significantly while protecting precision surfaces.
The economics are straightforward: less downtime, no secondary waste disposal, no reassembly errors, and no moisture damage to electronics or bearings.
No disassembly means no downtime for teardown and reassembly, no risk of reassembly errors, and no lost production time waiting for equipment to be returned to service. We blast it clean where it stands.
Dry ice sublimates on contact — no blast media, no chemical waste, no water runoff to collect and dispose of. For regulated industries (food processing, chemical, aerospace), this eliminates an entire waste stream.
Non-conductive and moisture-free. We clean directly around motor controls, PLCs, sensors, and wiring without risk. No water-related electrical hazards. No extended drying time before restart.
For food processing facilities, dry ice blasting is an approved cleaning method. No chemical sanitizers required. No residue on food contact surfaces. We meet the compliance requirements your facility demands.
Dry ice pressure and nozzle selection are adjustable. We clean delicate electronics and aggressive buildup with equal precision. Nothing is left residue-contaminated and nothing is damaged in the process.
We schedule around your production cycles and planned maintenance windows — weekends, overnight, or during scheduled shutdowns. Emergency response available 24/7 for unplanned events.
From precision CNC equipment to large-scale process vessels — the Cold Jet PCS 60 handles every manufacturing cleaning application.
Remove hardened buildup from tanks, kettles, reactors, and process vessels — in place or via rope access for hard-to-reach installations. Proven at industrial scale — including rope access and confined space entry.
Remove oil, coolant buildup, chips, and contamination from CNC equipment, machining centers, and precision tools — without disassembly, without moisture, and without damaging tight tolerances.
Clean electrical enclosures, switchgear, motor control centers, and bus bars in place. Non-conductive dry ice introduces no moisture and leaves no residue that could cause arcing or failure.
Remove carbon buildup, oil contamination, and process residue from generators, electric motors, transformers, and rotating equipment. In-place cleaning reduces service intervals and extends component life.
Clean conveyor frames, rollers, drives, and belts of accumulated product, grease, and debris. Particularly effective in food processing where chemical residue cannot be left on food-contact surfaces.
Remove ink buildup, adhesive residue, and contamination from printing presses and finishing equipment. Non-abrasive cleaning protects precision roller surfaces and eliminates solvent usage.
CNC shops, metal fabrication, plastics, composites, and general manufacturing facilities.
FDA/USDA-compliant cleaning for food-contact surfaces, conveyor systems, and processing equipment.
Process vessels, heat exchangers, and equipment cleaning in regulated chemical environments.
Generators, turbines, transformers, switchgear, and electrical infrastructure cleaning.
Ink, adhesive, and coating removal from presses, finishing equipment, and production lines.
Precision cleaning for aerospace tooling, MRO applications, and defense facility equipment maintenance.
Many applications can be performed on cooled-but-not-disassembled equipment. The key advantage is that cleaning happens in place — no teardown, no reassembly. Even when a brief cooldown period is required before blasting, the total time from production stop to restart is significantly less than with traditional methods. We'll assess your specific equipment and recommend the optimal scheduling approach.
Yes. Dry ice is completely non-conductive and leaves zero moisture. We routinely clean directly around motor controls, PLC enclosures, sensors, proximity switches, and wiring without any risk of short circuits, moisture damage, or calibration issues. No "dry out" period required before restart.
Yes. Our CertainTeed/Saint-Gobain job required rope access to reach industrial kettles. We are equipped and experienced for rope access applications and confined space entry. If standard access equipment can't reach it, we find a way. Call us to discuss your specific access constraints.
Yes. Dry ice blasting is an FDA and USDA approved cleaning method for food processing environments. It introduces no chemicals and leaves no residue on food-contact surfaces. It's faster, more thorough, and more compliant than chemical cleaning for most food processing applications.
Manufacturing jobs range from approximately $1,500 for small equipment pieces to well over $30,000 for large-scale plant cleaning projects. The right question isn't the cost of cleaning — it's the cost of downtime, reassembly errors, and production loss avoided by cleaning in place. We'll provide a detailed scope and quote after assessing your equipment. Call (480) 256-8092 to discuss.
No. Dry ice rates 1.5–2 on the Mohs hardness scale (out of 10) — softer than most tooling materials. The cleaning mechanism is thermal shock and sublimation, not abrasion. It removes buildup and contamination without altering surface tolerances — which is why it's the preferred method for injection molds, precision dies, and medical device tooling where dimensional accuracy is non-negotiable.
Dry ice is solid carbon dioxide (CO₂) formed into pellets approximately 3mm in diameter. The CO₂ used is reclaimed and recycled — a byproduct of industrial processes, not newly produced. On contact with a surface, it sublimates directly from solid to gas, expanding 800x in volume. No liquid phase. No residue. No chemical waste stream.
Minimal. Dry ice itself disappears entirely on contact — it sublimates to CO₂ gas. What remains on the floor is only the dislodged contamination: release agent buildup, carbon, scale, or lubricant residue. A single pass with a vacuum or broom clears the area. No blast media to contain, no water to mop, no chemical residue to neutralize before restart.
We serve industrial facilities throughout the Phoenix metro and travel for large-scale manufacturing jobs. Previous projects include CertainTeed / Saint-Gobain (Phoenix) and clients across Nevada and California.
Outside this area? Call us — we travel for large-scale industrial jobs. (480) 256-8092
Describe your equipment and we'll respond with a custom scope and quote. We schedule around your production windows — weekends, overnight, and planned shutdown windows available.
We'll respond with a custom scope within 4 hours. For urgent jobs, call (480) 256-8092.