Processing, April 2020
be signi cantly reduced by cutting man hours and workers can be reallocated to other operational areas Increased overall productivity Dry ice cleaning has proven to increase the productivity of oil and gas companies Cleaning can take place without disassembling equipment or completely shutting down operations which saves the time and energy it would have taken to cool disassemble and re assemble equipment e process also reduces the need for hand tools which significantly slow the cleaning process and 26 Processing APRIL 2020 cause damage to equipment and surfaces Prolonged equipment life Unlike other cleaning media dry ice is non abrasive and non conductive Cleaning with dry ice helps to eliminate the damage caused to equipment by the chemicals and tools traditionally used to clean them Reduced waste Manual cleaning processes use chemicals that produce secondary waste Other blasting solutions such as water sand or bead blasting require significantly more containment measures to help reduce the impact of their blast media In addition when using water or solvents the materials used in cleaning and the remnants of what is being cleaned contaminate the wastewater e water must then be treated as toxic waste and be properly disposed of Support of environmental initiatives Dry ice cleaning is an environmentally responsible cleaning process that supports green initiatives e process eliminates the need for water or chemical solvents and because it does not produce any secondary waste also reduces the possibility of downstream contamination David Watson is the director of business development for contract cleaning for Cold Jet LLC Cold Jet manufactures and distributes dry ice cleaning and dry ice production equipment worldwide Cold Jet www coldjet com Protect Large Motors from Bearing Damage The larger the motor the more expensive the repairs and downtime Large electric motors controlled by VFDs are prone to high shaft voltages that can damage bearings through electrical discharge machining Generators can also experience current surges and electrical arcing that destroy bearings And since larger motors are typically used in critical processes involving high volumes downtime is very expensive Insist on the only shaft grounding technology with a FREE 2 Year Extended Warranty www est aegis com warranty Protect large motors with AEGIS PRO Rings AEGIS PRO Rings are specially designed to protect large motors generators and turbines against bearing damage due to bearing currents With 6 rows of conductive microfibers for high current carrying capacity AEGIS PRO Rings bleed down shaft voltages to safe levels protecting both motors and coupled equipment So when repairing large motors protect their bearings with AEGIS PRO Rings For information visit est aegis com pro 1 866 738 1857 sales @ est aegis com 19 208 Pro Ring Island Half ProcessingMag indd 1 12 3 19 4 30 PM before after Courtesy of Cold Jet
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