“The Leading Edge of Dry Ice Blasting”
Dry ice blasting offers a more productive, and user friendly "point and shoot" method
to adhesive removal. Upon impact, the dry ice sublimates creating a "gas flushing"
action to dislodge and remove the contaminants.
Today's difficult economic environment and emerging standard interfaces are changing
the shape of robotic arc welding systems.
Robotic Applications for Dry Ice Blasting
Dry Ice Blasting - Printing & Packaging
Contact tips
Liners
Nozzles
Wire feed rollers
Fixtures
Robots
Robotics & Dry Ice
Preventive Maintenance
A dry ice blasting preventative maintenance (PM) plan that actually is implemented
(not just given lip service) is crucial to the dependable performance of a robotic
welding cell.
Maintenance training is easy and is also critical, because warranty periods are limited.
It makes sense to train your own maintenance and service personnel thoroughly, on
dry ice cleaning to get repairs done more quickly, and get back into production as
soon as possible.
ROBOTIC EQUIPMENT & APPLICATIONS CLEANED USING DRY ICE BLASTING
ADVANTAGES OF USING DRY ICE BLASTING FOR PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE
Robotic Weld Cells - Dry Ice Blast Cleaning
End users once concerned with the cost of the entire project - including purchase, integration and operational costs - are now taking more narrow views that tend to ignore many of the offsetting benefits that come part and parcel with flexible automation in general, and some robotics applications in particular. Robot manufacturers need to emphasize and refine the way a system is sold so that users can choose from pre-packaged solutions.
Few people would neglect to change the oil in their cars, but many robot purchasers think it is unnecessary to perform any PM on their equipment. Good prevention certainly pays for itself in increased uptime and productivity. In many cases, good dry ice blasting PM programs also can improve quality by, Dry Ice cleaning the contact tips, liners, nozzles, wire feed rollers, fixtures and robots on a regular basis.
All of these items contribute to a stable welding arc, and weld location, which translates into better quality and process - which translates into better quality and process reliability.