Demand for dry ice is on the rise and, with new applications for the solid state of carbon dioxide (CO2) constantly emerging, that looks set to continue. Dry ice comes in many forms, from pellets to slices, and serves a range of applications, from standard refrigeration to blast cleaning.
Predictions suggest a 6.5% compound annual growth rate from 2019 to 2028. In the US alone, a large percentage of this demand will be due to growing demand for frozen foods and the increasing use of cold chain transportation, plus a strong rise in blast cleaning demand.
Speaking at the GAWDA SMC earlier this year, Jeff Holyoak, Vice-President of Sales and Market Development at TOMCO Systems, described cold chain supply, utilising dry ice, as a “mega trend,” and tomorrow he’ll be diving deeper into its potential.
Speaking to gasworld.tv, Holyoak explains how TOMCO wants to “reinvent how dry ice is made.” He explained, “Around two years ago TOMCO decided that we weren’t just going to catch-up by looking what’s on the market today and have that ‘me too’ outlook. We want to reinvent the wheel.”
To this end, TOMCO has launched its optimal dry ice series.
“Our Opti-Slice, for example, can make a five-pound block or a ten-pound block from the same machine. We can even have a machine that has two heads producing those different size blocks simultaneously.”
Offering extra efficiency, the Opti-Slice takes liquid CO2 straight from the bulk talk and utilises it instantly. Making an ice slice directly from liquid CO2.
But that’s not all TOMCO has up its sleeve. Join hosts Rob Cockerill and Thomas Dee in Conversation With… Jeff Holyoak, Vice-President of Sales & Market Development at TOMCO System, tomorrow to learn more as well as previewing the gasworld North American CO2 Summit 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee. Register here.
