Le nettoyage cryogénique impose-t-il un arrêt de production ?

Non. Le nettoyage cryogénique permet d'intervenir sur des machines en fonctionnement, sans démontage lourd, sans eau et sans produit chimique.

Le nettoyage cryogénique abîme-t-il les surfaces ?

Non. La glace carbonique se sublime à -78,5°C au contact de la surface sans friction mécanique. Adapté aux surfaces sensibles : aluminium, pierre naturelle, composants électroniques.

Le procédé est-il compatible avec les normes agroalimentaires ?

Oui. Sans eau, sans produit chimique et sans résidu, le nettoyage cryogénique répond aux exigences HACCP et aux environnements pharmaceutiques réglementés.

Peut-on nettoyer des armoires électriques avec le nettoyage cryogénique ?

Oui. Le procédé est non conducteur et entièrement à sec, idéal pour les armoires électriques, tableaux de distribution et équipements sensibles à l'humidité.

Combien coûte un nettoyage cryogénique en Belgique ?

Le tarif dépend de la surface, du type d'encrassement et de l'accessibilité. Icetec propose des devis gratuits sous 6h. Contactez-nous sur icetec.be/contact.

Printing, publishing, printed packaging, Belgium & Luxembourg

Dry ice blasting in the printing industry

Inked rollers, offset cylinders, collectors and print mechanisms build up ink within hours of production. Dry ice blasting removes dried and fresh ink without solvent, without water and without disassembly, for immediate return to press.

No solvent No disassembly Dry & fresh ink Immediate return to press

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The problem

Built-up ink costs you money

Solvent-based chemical cleaning: long drying time, fire risk, hazardous waste to treat
Disassembling rollers: at least 4 to 8 hours press downtime depending on the machine
Dried ink embedded in mechanisms progressively degrades print quality
Incomplete manual cleaning: unreachable areas stay dirty and keep contaminating

The dry ice blasting solution

Clean press, production maintained

Removal of dried and fresh ink on all types of surfaces: metal, rubber, plastic
Cleaning in place with no disassembly of rollers or mechanisms
Zero solvent, no fire risk, no chemical waste to treat
Access to unreachable areas, full 360-degree cleaning
Immediate return to press after the intervention, no drying or waiting time

Equipment treated

What we clean in your facility

Rollers & offset cylinders

Complete cleaning of inking, dampening and transfer rollers. Removal of dried ink without damaging rubber coatings.

Rotary presses & printing machines

Cleaning of newspaper rotary presses, heliogravure presses and industrial digital printing machines. Intervention scheduled between print runs.

Collectors & mechanisms

De-inking of ink collectors, trays and adjustment mechanisms inaccessible to manual cleaning.

Press frames & structures

Cleaning of frames, covers and metal structures of the presses. Removal of accumulated ink spray on exterior surfaces.

Finishing machines

Cleaning of guillotines, folders, gathering machines and finishing equipment inked after contact with printed materials.

Printed packaging lines

Cleaning of flexographic and screen-printing equipment for the packaging industry: UV, solvent-based and water-based inks.

Frequently asked questions

Dry ice blasting in the printing industry

Yes. Dry ice blasting is effective on offset, flexo, screen printing, UV and solvent-based inks. The thermal effect of the ice weakens dried ink deposits while the kinetic impact loosens them. Icetec adapts pressure depending on the type of ink and substrate.

No, this is precisely the main advantage. Cleaning is done in place, rollers stay installed on the press. This eliminates risks related to disassembly and reassembly, and considerably reduces machine downtime.

No. Icetec systematically performs an adjusted pressure test before the full intervention. Dry ice does not scratch or degrade standard rubber coatings. Pressure is lowered for sensitive rollers.

We recommend scheduling the intervention between two print runs, at the end of the day or over the weekend. A standard offset press is cleaned in 2 to 4 hours. For large rotary presses, allow 4 to 8 hours. Icetec adapts to your production schedule.

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Describe your press type, the inks used and your production constraints. An Icetec expert will get back to you with a tailored solution, no obligation.

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