Dry Ice Equipment and Supplies Key Terms

Come in from the cold: learn dry ice equipment and supplies key terms

With the many modern-day applications for dry ice comes a variety of dry ice equipment and supplies key terms you should know to get the job done. Whether you need to buy dry ice, make dry ice, ship dry ice, clean with dry ice or store dry ice, it's a sure bet there's a piece of equipment available to help you accomplish the task at hand. As you set out on your journey to buy, rent or simply educate yourself on dry ice equipment and supplies, there are a few key terms that likely will come in handy.

 

Block press

A typical dry ice block press makes 55-pound blocks of dry ice without the saws, conveyors or hassles typically associated with making such blocks of dry ice.
Try: Learn about what a block press does, its specifications and advantages at TOMCO2.

Storage box

Dry ice storage boxes are insulated energy-conserving containers made specifically to hold and store dry ice.
Try: View the selection of storage boxes manufactured to store dry ice at Dryicebox.com. If you plan to ship dry ice, head over to Continental Carbonic to see their selection of dry ice shipping containers.

Pelletizer

Pelletizers make pellets, or nuggets, of dry ice primarily used in dry ice blasting applications.
Try: Take a look at the pelletizers manufactured by Cold Jet. The primary difference between the models shown is their hourly production capability.

Blasting machine

Blasting machines use dry ice pellets in an increasingly popular industrial cleaning method called dry ice blasting. Dry ice blasting is similar to sandblasting, but without the abrasive effect.
Try: Check out all of the blasting machines -- new, refurbished and for rent -- at Diamond Dry Ice Blasting.

Block machine

A dry ice block machine makes small, on-demand general use blocks of dry ice from an attached liquid CO2 cylinder.
Try: The insta-dry ice block machine at USA Restaurant Equipment is available in three different sizes, depending on your size and quantity needs.

Reforming press

A reforming press can turn scrap and otherwise wasted pieces of dry ice into pellet form and/or pellets into slab form.
Try: Visit CO2 Air to see a handful of reforming presses, complete with pictures and specifications.

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