A faster alternative to acid cleaning

A faster alternative to acid cleaning for heat rolls

If you clean heat rolls or dryer cans with acid, there is a faster way that does not risk your base metal. Here is how Radiant’s mechanical on-machine system compares to acid cleaning, dry ice blasting, and grinding on speed, results, and what each method does to your cans.

	Radiant (mechanical)	Dry ice blasting	Grinding	Acid cleaning
Speed	Fast: 4 to 8 cans in under 12 hours	Slower	Slow, often off-machine	Slow, plus dwell and rinse
On-machine	Yes	Sometimes	Often removed to a lathe	Requires cool-down and rinse
Removes base metal?	No	No, but abrasive on coatings	Yes, thins the shell	Can etch or corrode metal
Chemicals / acid	None	None	None	Acid plus rinse handling
Result	Clean surface, can intact	Variable	Metal loss over time	Corrosion risk

The bottom line: Radiant is faster than dry ice, and unlike grinding or acid it removes only the buildup, never the can.

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