Dry Ice Blasting

Dry Ice Blasting is similar to sand blasting, plastic bead blasting, or soda blasting where a medium is accelerated in a pressurized air stream to impact a surface to be cleaned or prepared. However, instead of using a hard abrasive media to grind on a surface, dry ice blasting uses soft dry ice, accelerated at supersonic speeds, and creates mini-explosions on the surface to lift the undesirable item off the underlying substrate.

Dry ice is an important part of the process because not only does it remove dirt and deposits, but it also cools the surface to be cleaned and prevents any warping of the surface by over-heating during the cleaning process. In addition to being clean and safe, dry ice is made of reclaimed CO2, so it doesn't produce or add CO2 to the atmosphere or contribute to the "Greenhouse Effect."

Dry Ice Blasting has been used in EPA, USDA, FDA, AIB and GFSI inspected/certified buildings and is approved for use in the food industry and other general cleaning applications to remove product residues, release agents, contaminants, paints, oils and bio films.

Complex pharmaceutical mold undergoes special cleaning process

03/30/2011
Originally manufactured in Switzerland, these stainless steel molds needed a complete makeover after many years of use and then storage which turned their initial shine to a dull sheen. Because of the unique construction and intricate design of the molds, which includes multiple, odd-shaped cavities; each part could not be immersed in a cleaning solution, but required careful, hands-on attention.

Finishing Technology puts the finishing touches on a challenging cleaning job

Using a series of small hand tools, each cavity was carefully cleaned to remove any remaining particles or stains. Then, using a deliberate sequence of different cleaning compounds, the molds underwent stainless passivation and received multiple rubdowns to remove any free iron, oil residues or other contaminants that might prove corrosive in the future. Now, the molds have been restored to their original, highly-polished appearance and look brand new.

Finishing Technology Now Offers Precision Hardcoat Anodizing

12/10/2010
Finishing Technology recently completed the installation of a new precision hardcoat anodizing system for aluminum. The heart of this state-of-the-art system features a unique, modular design that combines both macro and micro filtration of the anodizing bath with bath circulation, precision cooling controls and a chiller. This system is guaranteed to maintain the anodizing bath temperature within ± 2°F of the control set point while at full rectifier heat loading.

Designed and built by Anodizing Technologies, Inc. as a pre-piped unit, the system is mounted in a chemical resistant spill containment basin on a stainless steel frame.

This new precision hardcoating system enables Finishing Technology to produce MIL SPEC, hard anodic finishes to our customers’ exact requirements. Since installation was completed in November 2010, Finishing Technology has successfully completed several anodizing assignments for customers across the Midwest.

With a heritage of creativity, collaboration and responsiveness, Finishing Technology is committed to deliver multiple approaches, problem-solving intuition and cost-effective solutions to meet all your mass finishing needs. This new precision hardcoat anodizing system is the latest example of our continuing expansion to meet these requirements.