Next-Level Aerospace Maintenance: Dry Ice Blasting Takes Flight
Dry Ice Blasting can be utilised in the aerospace industry for various cleaning and maintenance purposes. Here are some ways the Ice Blasters can apply it:
Engine Component Cleaning: Dry ice blasting can effectively remove contaminants, debris, and carbon buildup from engine components such as turbine blades, combustion chambers, and heat exchangers without causing damage to sensitive surfaces. This ensures optimal performance and longevity of aerospace engines.
Airframe Cleaning: Dry ice blasting can be used to clean the exterior surfaces of aircraft, including wings, fuselage, tail sections, and landing gear. It efficiently removes dirt, grease, hydraulic fluid, deicing residue, and other contaminants, enhancing aerodynamic performance and maintaining aircraft aesthetics.
Composite Material Maintenance: Aerospace components made from composite materials, such as carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRP), require specialized cleaning methods to avoid damage. Dry ice blasting offers a non-abrasive and non-destructive solution for cleaning composite surfaces, removing contaminants while preserving structural integrity.
Avionics Cleaning: Delicate electronic components and avionics systems on aircraft require precise cleaning to maintain functionality and reliability. Dry ice blasting provides a residue-free cleaning method that eliminates the risk of moisture damage or chemical residue, ensuring optimal performance of avionics equipment.
Surface Preparation: Dry ice blasting can efficiently remove coatings and corrosion from aircraft surfaces during maintenance, repair, and repainting operations. It prepares surfaces for inspection, NDT (non-destructive testing), and reapplication of protective coatings, improving adhesion and durability.
Ground Support Equipment Maintenance: Dry ice blasting can be used to clean ground support equipment, including tooling, machinery, vehicles, and infrastructure at aerospace facilities. It removes oil, grease, hydraulic fluid, rubber residue, and other contaminants, maintaining equipment reliability and safety.
“The Ice Blasters are just a phone call away to quickly assist us on various things around our small airport, from signage to lighting cleaning and even cleaning and sanitising our tools and safety equipment. Thank you guys!”
— Facilities Director, Local Airport