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TPM - Total Productive Maintenance

Are you experiencing machine downtime, costly delays, variation and defects?

Are you keeping your machines and equipment clean and in 100% operating condition?

Do you have a preventative maintenance schedule in place?

Are you doing scheduled machine PM's?

Do you have a good spare parts program in place?

Are you involving operators in machine cleaning, inspection and maintenance?

If you answered NO to even one question above then you need to seriously consider implementing a Total Productive Maintenance Program.

RML Lean Inc. can customize a TPM implementation plan that best fits your needs.

TPM - Machine Cleaning using Dry Ice Blasting!

Are your machines covered with layers of dirt, oil, glue and grease?
Sounds like a big job to clean but it's not!

Have you ever considered cleaning your machines and equipment with Dry Ice Blasting?

How Dry Ice Blasting Works (CO2 cleaning or cryogenic cleaning)

Dry ice blasting uses compressed air to accelerate solid carbon dioxide (CO2) dry ice pellets to literally strip industrial equipment surfaces of a multitude of residues, including ink, glue, paint, food, rubber, mold release agents, dirt, grease, oil, and numerous other contaminants.

Dry ice blasting is similar in principle to sand blasting. Instead of sand, dry ice blasting uses high-density dry ice pellets, which are propelled onto a surface using compressed air.

Unlike sand blasting, dry ice blasting is non-abrasive. When dry ice pellets hit a surface, such as a metal part contaminated with oil and grime, the dry ice pellets immediately sublimate [change in form from solid to gas].

The rapid expansion of the solid dry ice into gas causes a tiny "explosion" which loosens the contaminant, in this case, the oil and grime. The extremely cold temperature of -109 degrees Fahrenheit of the dry ice causes the bond of the contaminant to the metal part to weaken. This loosens the contaminant, freezes it in the process, and causes it to release from the metal part.

Dry ice blast cleaning leaves no residue and leaves no toxic waste as solvents can. It lets you skip clean-up problems associated with other cleaning methods. Dry ice blasting also meets EPA, USDA, and FDA guidelines.

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Ten Advantages of Dry Ice Blast Cleaning: