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Expert interviews

Gain exclusive first-hand insights: in our expert interviews, customers share their experiences of dry ice production, dry ice blasting and CO₂ recovery. Authentic, practical and drawn directly from their day-to-day work

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Dry Ice Blasting

"The best dry ice blasting machine tested for industrial aircraft manufacturing" – Diehl Aviation in an expert interview

In the aviation industry, the highest levels of precision, quality and safety are essential. Every component must meet strict standards and must not…

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Dry Ice Production

“The Swiss Army knife of dry ice production” – Subligel in an expert interview

For almost three decades, Subligel has been one of the leading suppliers of dry ice in France. In this interview, the managing directors provide…

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Dry Ice Production

Uninterrupted production and clear cost planning: SOL Kohlensäure relies on ASCO Carefree

SOL Kohlensäure GmbH & Co. KG, a leading supplier in the CO₂ and dry ice sector, has significantly expanded its business in recent years. By adopting…

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Dry Ice Production

"ASCO has a solution for every problem"

In this interview with Tobias Vogt, Managing Director of ‘VT-Strahltechnik’, a German specialist in the blasting of small and large components, find…

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Dry Ice Production

Dry ice production in the French Antilles: raising market awareness and cross-island challenges

As managing director of ‘PUROXUS AIR & WATER SOLUTIONS’, a dry ice company based in the French Antilles, Hugo Grossard plays a key role in shaping the…

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Dry Ice Production

CDS Hackner GmbH: “Dry ice offers lower temperatures whilst maintaining a similar cooling duration to other methods.”

“Be different. Above all, be better.” This is the slogan on the homepage of the southern German company “CDS Hackner GmbH”, a specialist in meat…

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Dry Ice Production

Biopharmaceutical company “Stallergenes Greer”: “We produce dry ice to ensure the quality of our pollen harvest.”

The global company “Stallergenes Greer” has leased an ASCO P15i dry ice pelletiser under the “ASCO Carefree” scheme. This solution means there are no…

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Dry Ice Production

From its founding to the future: Geert Derckx on the development of ‘Derckx Opticare’

Geert Derckx, founder of "Derckx Opticare", is a long-standing ASCO customer. He shares his insights into challenging dry ice blasting projects, the…

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Dry Ice Production

SubZero Blasting: "We produce our own dry ice for blasting work because we were fed up with the poor quality"

ASCO spoke to Gordon Giannandrea from ‘SubZero Blasting Inc’. The company offers cleaning services such as dry ice blasting and sandblasting. In our…

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Dry Ice Production

"Dry ice is so versatile that we don’t focus exclusively on individual sectors"

ASCO spoke to Achim Heiner from the online dry ice delivery service ‘Achim Heiner Trockeneis’. Via the platform “trockeneis-co2.de”, they supply dry…

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Dry Ice Production

Thermapack GmbH: Biodegradable insulated packaging uses dry ice to ensure sustainable cold chains

ASCO spoke to Ms Alexandra Kletzsch, Managing Director of Thermapack GmbH and Founder & Managing Director of kompackt61 GmbH. She introduces us to the…

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Dry Ice Production

Messer Poland: “Carbon capture suggests that interesting changes are on the horizon for the CO₂ market”

ASCO spoke with Jacek Bulawa, Head of the Technology and Applications Department at ‘Messer Polska’. The Messer site operates several ASCO machines,…

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CO2 Recovery

Regionalwerke Baden: “The pilot project is paving the way for Swiss bioenergy with CO₂ recovery (‘BECCUS’)”

ASCO interviewed Philippe Lehmann, Managing Director of CO2 Energie AG and Head of Department at Regionalwerke AG Baden. As a joint venture, they have…

ASCO R70i – seamless integration with ASCO dry ice pelletizers
Dry Ice Production

CarbAlpin: "We see significant growth opportunities in the online grocery sector"

Johannes Daum is Head of Production and Sales at CarbAlpin, a well-established player in the Italian CO₂ market. CarbAlpin was founded with the aim of…

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CO2 Recovery

"Lower dry ice costs and reduced CO₂ emissions thanks to ASCO CO₂ recovery systems"

In this interview, the two ASCO specialists, Christian Schwinn, Chief Technology Officer, and Roberto Sammali, Head of Sales for Dry Ice Systems,…

Dry Ice Production

G&B; Cryogénie: "The growth of dry ice production in France is set to rise sharply"

ASCO spoke to Thomas Briand, co-founder of G&B; Cryogénie in France and a long-standing partner, about the popularity and applications of dry ice on…

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Dry Ice Production

“Better management of internal business processes thanks to ASCO Datacenter”

Data is often referred to as the gold of the 21st century. For just under a year, ASCO Kohlensäure AG has been connecting its dry ice production…

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Dry Ice Production

"We have expanded our services"

ASCO spoke to N.G. Mathan, the manager of the Crystal Dry Ice Factory in Doha, Qatar. The Crystal Dry Ice Factory produces and distributes…

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Dry Ice Production

"We were in the right position"

ASCO spoke to Deon Roux, CEO and owner of Dry Ice International Company in South Africa. The company has been the leading dry ice supplier in South…

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Dry Ice Production

Expansion of dry ice production in Khartoum

To supply its market with high-quality dry ice, ASCO’s customer, The Modern Acetylene & Oxygen Company Ltd., recently purchased two ASCO P28i dry ice…

Dry Ice Production

BUSE UK boosts dry ice production with the ASCO Pelletizer P28i

The gas company BUSE is a leading supplier in the industrial and specialty gases market. BUSE in the UK approached ASCO partner Ecoblast Supplies Ltd…

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Dry Ice Production

Novogas: "Dry ice has a bright future in Nigeria"

ASCO spoke to Mr Nicolas Paulovits of Novogas Limited in Nigeria. Novogas is the leading manufacturer of food-grade CO₂ gas in Nigeria and West…

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Dry Ice Production

Dry ice instead of quartz sand: Bad Langensalza light metal foundry reduces cleaning effort

LGL Leichtmetallgiesserei Bad Langensalza GmbH has been carrying out daily mould cleaning using the ASCOJET 1701 dry ice blasting machine since 2016.…

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Dry Ice Production

Virtual Reality & Environmental Protection: Foundries of the Future

ASCO spoke to Dipl.-Ing. Dr. mont. Stephan Hasse, the publisher and editor of the Foundry Lexicon and founder of Foundry Technologies & Engineering…

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Dry Ice Blasting

KSM Castings Group: Service life of permanent moulds extended thanks to ASCOJET 1701

The KSM Castings Group is an international development partner and manufacturer of light-metal castings for the automotive industry. Following an…