Dry Ice Blasting & Cleaning

Dry Ice Blasting offers a practical and affordable alternative to traditional cleaning methods such as sand or water blasting. Dry ice blasting is an environmentally-friendly way of cleaning machines and more.

We manufacture high-density dry ice pellets and dry ice blocks for blasting. We offer dry ice blasting machines sales, machines rental, lease-to-own options, and dry ice blasting contact cleaning services and specialized dry ice pellets to go with all the machines we sell and lease.

Dry ice blasting, also known as dry ice cleaning, dry ice blast cleaning, CO2 blasting, cryogenic blasting or cryogenic cleaning is a tried and true method of dry cleaning. Dry ice blasting circumvents costly and hazardous chemicals. By using specially-designed dry ice blasting machines in combinatino with high density [HD] dry ice pellets, dry ice blasting can cut down on your cleaning time by hours or days.

See our expanded web site for dry ice blasting news articles, and more information and resources about the revolutionary cleaning process known as dry ice blasting.

About the Dry Ice Blasting Process

Kinetic Energy is transferred by the accelerated dry ice pellet as it hits the surface during the dry ice blasting process. The dry ice pellet sublimates (changes from solid to gas) upon impact and is softer compared to other cleaning media such as sand, grit, or beads. So, dry ice blasting is nonabrasive and will not damage most substrate materials or affect tool tolerances.

Thermal-Shock Effect occurs when dry ice pellets 109 degrees below zero strike a much warmer, contaminated surface during dry ice blasting. The extremely cold temperature of the dry ice causes the bond between the surface being cleaned and dirt, grime, and other residues to weaken. This effect aids in the release of the contaminant when struck by the dry ice pellets during dry ice blasting.

Thermal-Kinetic Effect combines the impact of sublimation and the rapid heat transfer discussed above. When the dry ice pellet hits the contaminated surface, the vapor expands so much (up to 800 times the volume of the pellet) and so fast that a micro-explosion occurs, taking off dirt and grime in the dry ice blasting process.

Continental Carbonic's Diamond Dry Ice Blasting is tough, precise, and leaves a sparkling surface. That's why we named our dry ice blasting system after the toughest and most sought-after gem in the world.

Continental Carbonic supplies dry ice pellets for dry ice blasting, sells & leases dry ice blasting machines, and can provide training and set-up of dry ice blasting equipment.

No matter what your cleaning challenge, Diamond Dry Ice Blasting gets results. Dry ice blast cleaning uses non-toxic, non-hazardous, high-density dry ice pellets in a high-velocity airflow to blast away unwanted surface materials. On impact, the pellets instantly sublimate without generating any secondary waste, so it's a cleaner way to clean. Just check out our photo section to see for yourself. And, dry ice blasting meets EPA, USDA, and FDA guidelines.

New! AeRO C100 Pneumatic

Continental Carbonic offers the broadest line of dry ice blasting equipment for all your dry ice blasting needs.

The new Aero C100 Pneumatic by ColdJet is the most powerful and efficient pneumatic dry ice blasting machine ever. With cleaning performance that's twice as fast than other pneumatics, and a pulse-free stream that cleans uniformly on every pass, the C100 is like no pneumatic machine you've seen before.

It quite simply changes the game of pneumatic dry ice cleaning

The AeRO C100 is now available at Continental Carbonic. See the brochure on the Aero C100 for more information.