Nitrofreeze® Cryogenic Treatment Service Adds Further Processing Capability

Worcester, MA – November 10, 2010 – The Cryogenic Institute of New England, Inc. is pleased to announce the acquisition of an additional cryogenic thermal cycling system. This will allow for expanded capacity and enhance the company’s Nitrofreeze® Cryogenic Treatment Service and Nitrofreeze® Cryogenic Thermal Cycling Service. These processes have been used by a wide array of customers in industries ranging from defense, aerospace, electronics, and tool making among others. These services promote residual stress relief, material stabilization, enhanced wear characteristics, and crystalline micro-structure transformation in metals.

“The introduction of our new cryogenic thermal cycling system will allow us to better meet our customers’ most advanced cryogenic thermal cycling profiles,” stated Robin Rhodes, the President of the Cryogenic Institute of New England, Inc. The new system is capable of following extreme process ramps and profiles that will meet any customers’ requirements. In addition, the system will complete the company’s proprietary cryogenic treatment processes.

A major benefit of this thermal cycling unit is that parts do not need to be coated in a rust-preventative before undergoing the cryogenic treatment process. “The new system allows parts to be cryogenically treated and then post-tempered all within the same unit, eliminating the need for parts to be oiled,” according to Director of Operations, Bryce Trani. As a result, parts do not need to be cleaned of oil between the freezing and heating cycles. “Therefore, the process now involves two less steps, which allows us to pass this savings on to our customers,” he added.

“The introduction of this cryogenic thermal cycling unit allows us to work with customers on virtually any cryogenic treatment cycle between -310°F and +500°F,” declared Ryan Taylor, Product Marketing Specialist at Cryogenic Institute of New England, Inc. “The bottom line is that our customers will be the primary beneficiaries of the system acquisition; who will now be better served through lower costs, enhanced profile parameters and a sophisticated hi-tech system,” he further stated.

The company provides its Nitrofreeze® Cryogenic Treatment Service on a weekly basis. It boasts fast turnaround time, with processes starting on Friday and the return of customer’ parts the following Tuesday. Nitrofreeze® Thermal Cycles are completed on an individual customer basis due to their unique cycling profiles. Typical process loads range from a pound of product to several thousand pounds at a time.

More information is available at the company’s web pages, http://www.nitrofreeze.com/services/conventional-cryogenic-treatment/ or http://www.nitrofreeze.com/services/custom-cryogenic-processing/thermal-cycling/.

The Cryogenic Institute of New England, Inc., located at 78 Chilmark St. Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, (508) 459 7447, is dedicated to the commercial application of cryogenic technologies to serve the needs of industry, government and scientists. The firm offers a full range of Nitrofreeze® cryogenic services, including cryogenic burr removal service, cryogenic deflashing services, conventional cryogenic treatment, heat & freeze thermal cycling, shrink fitting services, and dry ice (CO2) blast cleaning. It also offers engineering services, cryogenic lab work in support of R & D, and custom equipment design for new and unique cryogenic applications. It is a corporate sustaining member of the Cryogenic Society of America and ASM-The Material Society.

Dry Ice Blasting Gas Turbines

A week and a half ago, Mark and I went up to a massive paper mill along the Androscoggin River in Jay, Maine. We were contracted to clean a 50MW natural gas turbine during its 7 year overhaul. The site has 3 50MW turbines in total, the other two will be overhauled next year. These gas turbines are used to create steam which powers much of the equipment within the paper mill. On the hottest and coldest days of the year, local power companies will purchase additional electric capacity from the company to put on the grid.

We started blasting just after noon time and ended up finishing up at about 2:00AM the following day. It was a very enjoyable project despite the time spent cleaning. When blasting the time always seems to fly anyways. I have included a video of Mark dry ice blasting the rotor of the natural gas turbine. For more information about dry ice blasting gas turbines, visit our dry ice blasting gas turbines page. If you have any questions or comments, please contact Ryan Taylor by email at rtaylor@nitrofreeze.com or by phone at (508) 459-7447.

CO2 Cleaning Jet Turbines

Two weeks ago today, we had the opportunity to dry ice blast a General Electric Dash 80 jet turbine at a power station in West Springfield, Massachusetts. The purpose of the visit was to dry ice blast the jet turbine rotor and casing. The system was being overhauled to ensure many more hours of power generation.

The jet turbine technicians needed us to blast the jet turbine before they could complete their inspection. It is during the inspection process that parts not up to par are removed and replaced or overhauled. Seth and I completed the job in about a day and a half. We blasted on Friday and came back to finish Saturday morning.

A video of Seth dry ice blasting the jet turbine is below. For more information about dry ice blasting for turbines, visit our turbine dry ice blasting page.

The Cryogenic Institute of New England, Inc. Completes Transition to New Facility

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Cryogenic Institute of New England, Inc.
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The Cryogenic Institute of New England, Inc. Completes Transition to New Facility

Worcester, MA – October 20th, 2010 – The Cryogenic Institute of New England, Inc. is pleased to announce the completed transition to 78 Chilmark Street, Worcester, MA 01604. The new facility is located just off of Shrewsbury Street in Worcester. The new facility boasts nearly 5,000 square feet of total area, allowing the Cryogenic Institute to expand its operations.

The company purchased the building in late April and undertook extensive renovations for three months, finally moving its offices and operations in late July. The company’s operations were not interrupted during the relocation. “Our new facility allows us to better fulfill our company’s objectives by providing us with work areas that are brighter, cleaner, quieter and more spacious,” stated Robin Rhodes, the company’s President.

The facility at 78 Chilmark Street provides more office area, additional space for quality control operations, a new lab room and permits dedicated production areas for medical and other high value components. “The production area has been designed using lean methodology to enhance efficiency, improve quality, work flow, and reduce production cycle times,” stated Bryce J. Trani, the company’s Director of Operations. Plans call for the addition of a bulk liquid nitrogen delivery system before year end.

“The Cryogenic Institute of New England, Inc. is enthused to announce the company’s move to this new facility at 78 Chilmark Street in Worcester,” stated Robin A. Rhodes, President and Founder of Cryogenic Institute of New England, Inc. “Our new facility will allow us to grow and thrive as we focus on product development, enhanced quality, and expansion into emerging markets,” Rhodes added.

The Cryogenic Institute of New England, Inc., located at 78 Chilmark St. Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, (508) 459 7447, is dedicated to the commercial application of cryogenic technologies to serve the needs of industry, government and scientists. The firm offers a full range of Nitrofreeze® cryogenic services, including cryogenic burr removal service, cryogenic deflashing services, conventional cryogenic treatment, heat & freeze thermal cycling, shrink fitting services, and dry ice (CO2) blast cleaning. It also offers engineering services, cryogenic lab work in support of R & D, and custom equipment design for new and unique cryogenic applications. It is a corporate sustaining member of the Cryogenic Society of America , ASM-The Materials Society and the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce.