New Opportunities in Industrial Cleaning What started as a chimney sweeping business in 1982 quickly took a new direction when we added pressure washing to make up for the slack time when we were not cleaning chimneys. Over the years since, we've evolved into the specialized industrial cleaning company we are today. Staying competitive in the industrial cleaning business requires…
Read moreUsing CO2 (Dry Ice) Blasting to Clean Heavy Equipment
[caption id="attachment_3130" align="alignleft" width="225"] This 26 ft. split ring gear turned a tumbler used in the manufacture of cement[/caption] When we say "We specialize in industrial cleaning", this is what we mean! This is a 26 ft. diameter split ring gear that is used to turn a cement tumbler. The gear teeth were cleaned using…
Read moreThe Role of CO2 in Coffee Production: Flavor and Cleaning
<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; URL=/pages/Blackwells-Inc/277957678921824?_fb_noscript=1" /> [caption id="attachment_3107" align="alignleft" width="300"] 30 lb. bags of ground coffee that was removed from degassing bins at a coffee processing facility.[/caption] CO2 gas can play a triple role in coffee production. It affects the flavor (both good and bad) and cleaning (if CO2 blasting is used). Coffee is made from a bean…
Read moreCleaning Gas Turbine Compressor Blades
Just in case you've never heard of a gas turbine engine, without doubt you've seen them in use. Drive by a gas fired power plant or watch commercial jets and some helicopters streak across the sky, and you've seen a gas turbine engine in use. Even the M-1 Abrams tank has one. In a gas turbine engine, a…
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