Since There Is No Grit Entrapment To Worry About With CO2 Pellets, Can I Clean My Tooling In The Machine Without Disassembly? What if The Tooling Is Hot?
A. These questions address some important advantages of cryogenic cleaning. Yes, as long as the cleaning residues do not cause a problem. One of the major benefits of dry ice blast cleaning derives from cleaning tooling while still in the machine; less downtime, dismantling, and reassembly. Hot tooling is often easier to clean than cold. Certain contaminates do not adhere as tenaciously when heated, and sometimes there is a more positive effect from thermal shock to the contaminant. The tooling is not adversely affected.
