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For years, WISAG Production Services GmbH depends on ASCOJET dry ice blasting units when it comes to support their customers in cleaning different surfaces gently yet highly efficient all along the industrial value chain. The advantages of cleaning with dry ice are obvious: This gentle and dry cleaning method can be used very economically and therefore saving costs thanks to its effectiveness, flexible capabilities and the low consumption of blasting material which consists of pure CO2 . The surface to be cleaned will not be damaged or altered maintaining top product quality. Dry ice blasting does not use any solvents or other chemical substances which is why ASCOJET dry ice blasting is an extremely environmentally friendly cleaning method causing no secondary waste. In short: The perfect cleaning process when it comes to restore old, historical steamers such as those in the German steam locomotive and model railway museum in Tuttlingen, Germany.
Caption: All parameters of ASCOJET dry ice blasting method get individually adapted so that an optimal blasting result can be achieved in no time.
Located directly on the Danube, small and large locomotive lovers can get inspired by all the historic exhibits from the steam engine era. However, the maintenance of the museum requires a lot of help from dedicated volunteers. Also ASCO and WISAG agreed to make their contribution by whipping a special steamer back into shape – Germany's last steam locomotive which was part of the regular railway operation until 1994. Specifically for this purpose, ASCO provided one of its ASCOJET dry ice blasting units while WISAG supplied the required dry ice, produced in their own in-house dry ice production.
Caption: ASCO and WISAG are pleased about the successful cooperation for the non-profit purpose.
The cleaning process was simple for the ASCOJET dry ice blasting unit despite the fact that the steamer was covered under decades of oil, moss and weather residues. Thanks to the dry ice´s cooling effect and the perfectly adapted application parameters, all contamination were gently removed without damaging the original varnish of the historic relict. Basically, ASCOJET dry ice blasting technology removes all material which strongly reacts to differences in temperature. ASCO advises its customers individually when it comes to setting the optimal blasting parameters for each application. For this reason, ASCOJET is not only a cleaning process but stands for individual solutions that increase quality and flexibility in the daily working process. In the present case, it ensured an optimal restoration result.
Thanks to the voluntary work of WISAG and ASCO, the historic steamer now shines in the splendour of a bygone era and is ready to be seen by many visitors.
Caption: The before & after result proofs: Decades of contamination got completely removed while the steamer´s original varnish was not damaged.
About WISAG
WISAG Production Service GmbH is part of WISAG Industrie Service Holding GmbH which is headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, and one of Germany's leading industrial service provider. Core business of the family enterprise is the acquisition of secondary processes related to production and management for industrial customers. The range of services includes maintenance, technical cleaning, industrial facility management, plant construction for electrical engineering and building technology, manufacturing logistics, production support and assembly industry.
With more than 9,000 customers and a turnover of 653 million euros in 2014, WISAG Industrie Service Holding GmbH is a leading service company in the industry. The company employed about 13,500 people in more than 70 branches in Germany in 2014. www.wisag.de