1. PRECISION
ICEBLAST
CORPORATION
“New Technology in Cleaning”
CO2 Blasting Contractors
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N3908 Highway 41
Wallace, Michigan 49893
Phone 906-864-2421
Fax 906-864-2425
Introduction
Precision Iceblast Corporation provides services all across North America. We are the
oldest and most experienced ice blasting contracting company in the country. Through
years of hard work and determination we built up an impressive clientele of companies
scattered all across the United States. Precision Iceblast Corporation has been contracted
to perform work in most industries such as food, printing, paper, tape, automotive,
marine, military, restoration, manufacturing, etc. Our system uses high velocity streams
of dry ice to clean, strip, or prepare surfaces for painting. This technology has now
become the safest, most environmentally safe, and “cleanest” method to clean a surface.
The new technology of CO2 blasting is the modern alternative to chemical cleaning,
sandblasting, water blasting, steam cleaning, manual scrubbing, scraping, and hand
tooling, and is the most effective and efficient method of cleaning available today. CO2
blasting is typically much faster than these other methods. Our customers save a lot of
money, due to reduced time frame, labor costs, and cost of material disposal.
The CO2 cleaning process requires a liquid CO2 supply, a pelletizer, a blasting unit, a
750/250 compressor and a dryer system. Our entire unit is completely portable and fully
self-contained. This allows us to access almost any area without using any of your
utilities. Our people are certified in confined space and knowledgeable in lead abatement
and working at elevations. We are also experts in containment, which allows us to blast
near production areas. Our employees undergo extensive safety training and our company
holds an impeccable safety record. Precision Iceblast has almost two decades of
experience and we have never recorded a serious accident.
Precision Iceblast Corporation is not only the leader in the ice blasting industry, but we
have been pioneering the industry as well. For example, when our customers request a
profile or have an SSPC requirement that mandates a profile, we simply add sponge
media to the dry ice. This mixture is our own proprietary process that allows us to create
a profile with the sponge and simultaneously provide a superior clean to the profiled
surface with the dry ice. Over the years Precision Iceblast Corporation has cleaned and
prepared surfaces for painting in almost every industry imaginable. We have reached out
to different industries and have completed applications never intended for ice blasting.
Our company works on ships, bridges, tanks, buildings, walls, ceilings, etc. We have
performed work for the United States Coast Guard, United States Navy, and Department
of Transportation – just to name a few.

2. PRECISION
ICEBLAST
CORPORATION
“New Technology in Cleaning”
CO2 Blasting Contractors
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N3908 Highway 41
Wallace, Michigan 49893
Phone 906-864-2421
Fax 906-864-2425
Simply the Safest
Cleaning with dry ice is simply the safest method for cleaning or preparing a surface for
recoating. First, ice blasting is completely non-abrasive. This characteristic allows
materials such as steel, concrete, plastic, glass, or rubber to be cleaned without causing
any damage to the surface. Also, by simply adjusting the air pressure, CO2 cleaning
allows the option of either cleaning a painted surface or stripping the paint completely off
of the surface. Secondly, ice blasting is a dry process. Therefore, ice blasting can be used
to clean electrical components and it is completely safe around bearings. Furthermore,
CO2 blasting is FDA Food Grade Certified and upon contact will kill bacteria, mold,
mildew, fungus, etc. Cleaning with CO2 also contributes to moisture reduction which aids
in inhibiting the growth of bacteria. Ice blasting meets EPA, FDA, and USDA guidelines.
Because our media is simply carbon dioxide (what we breathe out), we can blast near
products and work while facilities are in operation without worrying about causing
contamination.
Environmentally Safe
Dry ice may be white in color, but it certainly has strong “green” qualities. During a time
in our nation’s history where there is a strong focus on preserving the environment, CO2
blasting can boast of being the most environmentally safe method for cleaning or
preparing a surface for recoating. Once the dry ice hits a surface, it vaporizes, turns into a
gas, and returns back to its natural state in the atmosphere. Therefore, there is no waste to
clean up other than whatever material is blasted off. This is very environmentally
significant because ice blasting eliminates harmful chemicals, truckloads of hazardous
materials, and enormous amounts of media to dispose of. The savings in disposal costs
can then be very significant.
Surface Preparation
Ice blasting does a superior job preparing surfaces for painting because it provides the
“cleanest” surface available. When dry ice is blasted across a surface, the dry ice
molecule penetrates deep into any pores, profiles, grooves, or crevices until it makes
contact with the inner most surface. At this point it sublimes and expands 800 times its
size thereby removing any possible contaminant not just on the surface, but deep within
the surface. This deep clean is revolutionizing surface preparation because the cleaner the
surface, the better a coating will bond, and therefore, the longer it will last. In addition,
ice blasting removes all microorganisms and oils as well which can contribute to paint
failure if they are not removed. Coatings can be applied immediately after the surface is

3. PRECISION
ICEBLAST
CORPORATION
“New Technology in Cleaning”
CO2 Blasting Contractors
________________________________________________________________________
N3908 Highway 41
Wallace, Michigan 49893
Phone 906-864-2421
Fax 906-864-2425
ice blasted because it is completely dry. If the surface is already wet, ice blasting will dry
out the wet surface. Collectively, these characteristics of ice blasting provide the cleanest
possible surface for applying a coating, as well as the best surface for the paint to bond.
These qualities, compared to other methods, produce the greatest longevity for the paint’s
lifespan.
Our system is the most aggressive system in the country. We use high-density pellets
which is substantially more aggressive than shaved block ice. We also blast at 300 psi
which ensures that all necessary materials are removed from the surface and further paint
failure will not occur underneath the new coating. This very high-pressure is essential in
providing adequate surface preparation. Our equipment is highly specialized and
modified to achieve and sustain these high-pressures.
Because so much of our work is surface preparation, we provide our customers a
complete package by offering them our painting services as well. Precision Iceblast
Corporation is very experienced in applying coatings. We have applied coatings on ships,
walls, ceilings, tanks, structural steel, equipment, etc. However, some of our customers
have in-house painters or long term relationships with painting contractors so our
company will perform surface preparation regardless of whether we paint or not.
Services
Precision Iceblast Corporation provides many different services in order to provide onestop shopping for our customers. The following is a list of services that Precision Iceblast
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Industrial cleaning
Surface preparation
Industrial painting
Mold remediation
Fire restoration
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Industrial stripping
Decontamination
Surface sanitizing
Concrete tank inspection
Concrete tank repair
Applications
Ice blasting has revolutionized the way companies are cleaning in many industries.
Precision Iceblast has done extensive cleaning in almost all industries. Our company has
provided services in the food, paper, automotive, tape, printing, nuclear, restoration,
manufacturing, DOT, and marine industries. We have been contracted to remove such

4. PRECISION
ICEBLAST
CORPORATION
“New Technology in Cleaning”
CO2 Blasting Contractors
________________________________________________________________________
N3908 Highway 41
Wallace, Michigan 49893
Phone 906-864-2421
Fax 906-864-2425
contaminants as oil, grease, adhesives, ink, dirt, dust, rust, carbon, soot, pulp, paint, food
particles, water lines, mold, and cellulose insulation. The following is a partial list of
items that Precision Iceblast Corporation has been responsible for cleaning:
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Packaging equipment
Machine lines
Assembly lines
Ceilings and walls
Conveyor belts
Dryer belts
Presses
Carrier units
Exterior of buildings
Ships, barges, ferries
Bridges
Motors, engines
Augers
Fans
Steel beams, framework
Support columns
Overhead piping
Ovens, freezers
Tanks, silos
Robots
Paint & spray booths
Pallets
Man fans
Ductwork
Hoppers, bins
Molds, dyes
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Inside accumulators and digesters
Head boxes
Heat exchangers
Floors
Air exchangers
Central vacuum pumps (exhausters)
Inside dryer cans
Build up on outside of dryer cans
Ends of dryer cans for X-raying
Rollers
Control panels
Moguls
Coater heads
Air bars
Resin covered floors
Disassembled machinery parts
Churns
Filters
Cranes and crane rails
HRSG units
Stacks
Generators
Turbines
Hydro units
Penstocks
Statues and monuments
Customers
Precision Iceblast Corporation has worked hard to establish an excellent reputation within
all the industries that we work. We pride ourselves on hard work, quality, and customer
satisfaction. The following is a list of just a few of the numerous companies in which
Precision Iceblast Corporation provides a service to:

5. PRECISION
ICEBLAST
CORPORATION
“New Technology in Cleaning”
CO2 Blasting Contractors
________________________________________________________________________
N3908 Highway 41
Wallace, Michigan 49893
Phone 906-864-2421
Fax 906-864-2425
FOOD INDUSTRY
• Quaker Oats
• General Mills
• Kraft Foods
• Nabisco
• Nestle
• Smuckers
• Friskies Petcare
• Birdseye Foods
• Del Monte
• Legacy Foods
• Bush Brothers
• Sara Lee
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Frito Lay
Corn Products
Hershey
Lenders Bagels
Ralston Foods
Cargill
ADM
Golden Grain
Novartis Nutrition
Hillshire Farms
Grand Custom Ingredients
Qualtia Alimentos
PAPER INDUSTRY
• International Paper
• Mead
• Boise-Cascade
• Wisconsin Tissue
• StoraEnso
• Fraiser Paper
• Manistique Paper
• Domtar
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Kimberly-Clark
Louisiana-Pacific
Verso Paper
Badger Paper
PH Gladfelter
Appleton Papers
Wausau Paper
Great Lakes Pulp & Fiber
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Comau/Pico
Kuka
Alberici Constructors
International Industrial Contracting
Corporation (IICC)
Jacobs Technology
NSK
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
• Ford Motor Company
• General Motors
• Chrysler
• Nissan
• Harley-Davidson
• John Deere
• Caterpillar
TAPE INDUSTRY
• 3M
• Fasson
• Allied Signal
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6. PRECISION
ICEBLAST
CORPORATION
“New Technology in Cleaning”
CO2 Blasting Contractors
________________________________________________________________________
N3908 Highway 41
Wallace, Michigan 49893
Phone 906-864-2421
Fax 906-864-2425
RESTORATION INDUSTRY
• Daily & Associates, Engineers, Inc.
• Jeff Koons Production
• Minnesota Department of Transportation
• Grosse Ile Bridge Company
PRINTING INDUSTRY
• Pollard Bank Note
• Edward Brothers
• Duralam
• Graphic Packaging
• Zebra Technologies
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American Decal Printing
Linquest Machine
Peshnee
Paper Converting Machine Co.
Semco
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Winsert
LE Jones
Research Development Products
JL Becker
Thiele Technologies
Springs Window
POWER INDUSTRY
• General Electric
• Blue Water Energy Solutions
• Siemens Power Generation
• City of Lakeland
• Chattahoochee Energy
• Verso Paper
• StoraEnso
• Vogt Power International
MARINE INDUSTRY
• United States Coast Guard
• Marinette Marine
• New York DOT (Staten Island Ferry’s)
• Unites States Navy
• State of Michigan
MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
• Owens Corning
• Tyco Incorporated (Ansul)
• GAF Materials Corporation
• Copeland-Emerson
• Waupaca Foundry
• Badger Plug

7. PRECISION
ICEBLAST
CORPORATION
“New Technology in Cleaning”
CO2 Blasting Contractors
________________________________________________________________________
N3908 Highway 41
Wallace, Michigan 49893
Phone 906-864-2421
Fax 906-864-2425
Company Objective
Our objective is to continue to provide quality work to our current customers as well as
expanding to other companies and industries. Our work is always done professionally and
on time. Given the opportunity, we ensure your experience with Precision Iceblast
Corporation will be professional, courteous, and will meet the high standards your
industry demands.
Precision Iceblast Corporation provides daily, weekly, monthly, and semi-annual
contracts. Should you require further information or a plant reference, please call us and a
reference will be provided. We hope our services will be of value to you, and we look
forward to hearing from you in the future.
Sincerely,
Gary R. Boye
President
PRECISION ICEBLAST CORPORATION

8. PRECISION
ICEBLAST
CORPORATION
“New Technology in Cleaning”
CO2 Blasting Contractors
________________________________________________________________________
N3908 Highway 41
Wallace, Michigan 49893
Phone 906-864-2421
Fax 906-864-2425
ADVANTAGES OF DRY ICE BLASTING
1) Cost
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Eliminates waste disposal costs
Lowers cost of consumables
System is completely self-contained (doesn’t use plant utilities)
Multiple blasting units (3, 4, 5, etc.) can accomplish a large amount of work in a short
period of time
Decreases labor-time of scrubbing and manual cleaning allowing employees to
concentrate on other tasks
Reduces downtime
Equipment is cleaned in place
Work can be performed while plant is in operation
No extended downtime waiting for surface to dry
No cool down required so cleaning can take place at substrate’s operating temperature
No damage to equipment
Extends equipment life because ice blasting does not abrade, wear, pit, or erode
equipment surfaces
Eliminates equipment damage from transit to or from the dedicated cleaning area
2) Safety
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Non-toxic
Non-conductive
No harmful emissions
Safe for employees
Safe for end products
Safe for the environment
Safe for equipment
Carbon Dioxide is safer than toxic or environmentally harmful chemicals
No hazardous chemicals will eliminate employee exposure and corporate liability

9. PRECISION
ICEBLAST
CORPORATION
“New Technology in Cleaning”
CO2 Blasting Contractors
________________________________________________________________________
N3908 Highway 41
Wallace, Michigan 49893
Phone 906-864-2421
Fax 906-864-2425
3) Quality
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Provides a quicker and superior clean
Provides a perfectly clean, dry and prepared surface for recoating
No moisture
Doesn’t burn our fixtures or damage electrical equipment
Aggressive enough to clean tough surfaces and sensitive enough to clean delicate
equipment, e.g. industrial control panels, manfans, and other electrically sensitive
equipment
Cleans nooks and crannies and other areas that are almost impossible to manually
clean
No messy clean-up, collection, or disposal problems
Stops the growth of mold, mildew, bacteria, and other fungi as well as stops odors at
the source by elimination of the bacterial host environment (not like a masking agent
or cover-up)
4) Equipment
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No disassembly and re-assembly of equipment
Non-abrasive, therefore, no surface stresses are created and no change in cavity size
or round corners through wear
No special preparation is required, e.g. masking, covering
Plastic, glass, rubber, steel, and concrete can all be cleaned
Electrical components and areas around bearings can be cleaned
Helps equipment run more efficient
Improves maintenance efforts
Production equipment normally dismantled and transported to special areas can be
cleaned safely in place on the production floor, thereby saving substantial downtime
and other resources

10. PRECISION
ICEBLAST
CORPORATION
“New Technology in Cleaning”
CO2 Blasting Contractors
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N3908 Highway 41
Wallace, Michigan 49893
Phone 906-864-2421
Fax 906-864-2425
PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH STEAM
CLEANING OR WATER BLASTING
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Corrosion
Decreased equipment life
High conductivity
Start up problems after cleaning
Problems with water containment and water disposal
Production of hazardous waste
Slippery floor surfaces
Unsafe working environments
Increased downtime due to waiting for and/or equipment to dry
Increased plant humidity
Damage to electrical components and bearings
Electrical parts, generators, motors, etc., must be contained
Regeneration of mildew, mold, and bacteria is increased because of water vapor or
moisture
PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH GRIT OR
ABRASSIVE BLASTING
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Harmful to environment
Increased disposal cost of waste and media
Unsafe on many materials and surfaces (plastic, glass, rubber, electrical components,
and bearings
Disassembly and reassembly costs
Increased downtown
Have to wait for facility downtime in order to blast
Creates a very messy environment to clean up
Unsafe around certain production areas (i.e. food industry)
Can be toxic and unsafe for employees
Media can get caught in crooks and crevices
Decreased equipment life by causing stress on surfaces, changing cavity sizes,
abrading, wearing, pitting, or eroding surfaces