Gene Cooke, Owner, Managing DirectorHow has Cold Jet expanded the use of dry ice blasting technology across industries?
Dry ice blasting was originally invented to replace hazardous methylene chloride-based coating removal in military and commercial aviation. Cold Jet advanced this technology and expanded its application across broader industries, offering an environmentally sustainable alternative to chemical, water, and abrasive cleaning methods while maintaining strict safety, efficiency, and sustainability standards.
“We don’t treat sustainability as a slogan. We treat reclaimed carbon dioxide as a working industrial resource that delivers economic return while reducing risk and waste,” says Gene Cooke, owner and managing director.
The Technology That Makes Cleaning Effortless
The effectiveness of Cold Jet’s solutions comes from the properties of dry ice. Dry ice sublimates on contact, leaving no residue. Because dry ice is non-conductive, equipment can be cleaned while energized. Motors, gears, windings and assemblies can be cleaned without the risk of cleaning media, moisture or residue entering sensitive components. This eliminates the need for pre-treatment, masking or secondary waste collection, resulting in reduced downtime, faster cleaning cycles and improved operational efficiency.
For high-volume, continuous-duty environments, Cold Jet offers portable manual dry ice blasting systems for flexible, on-site cleaning and surface preparation. In a plastic injection molding facility, for example, a single portable system can clean 20 to 30 molds in cycles of 10 to 40 minutes, returning them quickly to production.
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We don’t treat sustainability as a slogan. We treat reclaimed carbon dioxide as a working industrial resource that delivers economic return while reducing risk and waste.
Cold Jet also provides integration-ready automated solutions for production lines, delivering consistent, large-scale cleaning for industries such as consumer electronics, capable of processing tens of thousands of components per day without additional labor or generating secondary waste.
Full-Spectrum Dry Ice Management
Cold Jet plays a critical role in dry ice production for transport cooling, supporting industries that depend on precise temperature control. Dry ice manufacturing systems support industrial gas producers as well as organizations that choose to manage production in-house.
For food distributors, pharmaceutical companies and logistics providers, in-house dry ice production delivers control. Customers can align dry ice output with production and shipping schedules, reduce reliance on third parties and avoid the residue or cleanup associated with water or chemical-based cooling methods.
How did Cold Jet's technology support large-scale vaccine distribution during the COVID-19 pandemic?
During the COVID-19 pandemic, this capability proved essential. Cold Jet dry ice production equipment supported global vaccine distribution, enabling large-scale freezing and ultra-low-temperature transport across Europe, the Americas and Asia, demonstrating the reliability and scalability of its solutions under extraordinary pressure.
Global Support That Protects Uptime
Cold Jet’s latest dry ice blasting and production systems are engineered to integrate seamlessly into complex manufacturing and production environments. They deliver continuous, repeatable results in automated operations, supporting operational efficiency and long-term reliability. At the same time, the company is advancing technologies that capture, purify and liquefy carbon dioxide from renewable natural gas and biomethane sources, transforming it into merchant liquid or dry ice for use in cleaning or transport cooling.
How does Cold Jet’s global service network support uptime and operational continuity for its customers?
Designed to protect uptime and operational continuity, Cold Jet supports customers through a global service network across 16 locations in Asia, Europe and the Americas. Backed by dedicated sales and service teams, its preventive maintenance, training and rapid-response capabilities enable uninterrupted dry ice production, consistent cleaning cycles and resilient supply chains.
Since pioneering the use of reclaimed carbon dioxide in the late 1980s, Cold Jet has grown into a global enterprise of nearly 300 employees, united by a singular focus: helping customers operate more safely, efficiently and sustainably.
Grounded in operational execution, Cold Jet equips industries with resilient solutions that integrate automation, sustainable CO₂ technologies and global support to ensure reliable, continuous performance.
