From Founding to Future: Geert Derckx of the Evolution of “Derckx Opticare”
Geert Derckx, founder of “Derckx Opticare” is a valued long-term customer of ASCO. He gives insights in the family business, future direction of the company, challenging dry ice blasting jobs and how he values the dry ice industry.
New extruder plate from ASCO enables production of 1.7 mm dry ice pellets
ASCO CARBON DIOXIDE LTD is pleased to present a significant innovation in the field of Dry Ice Pelletizers. The newly developed extruder plate enables the production of 1.7 mm dry ice micro pellets, which are used in particular for dry ice blasting. The 1.7 mm dry ice pellets complement the existing sizes of 3 mm, 10 mm and 16 mm. The new extruder plate can currently be used in the ASCO Dry Ice Pelletizers P15i, P28i and P55i.
Alex Schmidt, ASCO: „The new micropellet extruder plate can be used in a variety of ASCO dry ice pelletizers.“
As "Head of Product Management", Alex Schmidt always has an overview of ASCO's product range and is involved in all product innovations in the "dry ice" sector. In addition to the 3 mm, 10 mm and 16 mm extruder plates, ASCO pelletizers have recently been able to produce 1.7 mm pellets. A new extruder plate has been specially developed for this purpose, which produces optimum dry ice pellets for dry ice blasting due to its special properties. Alex Schmidt explains the background to the latest ASCO development in an interview.
Hitachi & ASCO partner to supply CO2 Liquefaction Plant for innovative Swiss energy project
CO2 Energie AG, a subsidiary of Swiss energy company "Regionalwerke Baden" and "Recycling Energie AG" has joined forces with Hitachi Zosen Inova and ASCO Carbon Dioxide LTD. to develop a state-of-the-art installation for the separation and liquefaction of renewable carbon dioxide at an existing biogas plant. This groundbreaking initiative aims to make renewable by-products readily available for industrial applications, reducing the reliance on fossil carbon dioxide. By doing so, it takes a significant stride towards global climate protection and decarbonization efforts.
Roberto Sammali, ASCO: "I would do absolutely nothing differently."
Roberto Sammali, Head of Sales Dry Ice Systems at ASCO Carbon Dioxide Ltd, has been with the company for 20 years. He gives us exciting insights into ASCO, tells us about his biggest challenges and his ASCO highlights.
SubZero Blasting : "We produce our own dry ice for blasting jobs because we were tired of substandard quality”
ASCO spoke to Gordon Giannandrea from “SubZero Blasting Inc”. The company offers cleaning services such as dry ice blasting and sandblasting. In our interview, Gordon Giannandrea gives us exciting insights into current projects and his experiences.
Landmark Power Holdings, Rolls-Royce, and ASCO Carbon Dioxide Join Forces to Develop Modular Clean Energy Solutions
Cooperation plans to develop solutions for clean power generation with carbon capture from gas reciprocating engines. Captured CO2 will be available for use in industries such as food, Efuels, sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), cement and plastic production. First-of-its-kind flexible power generation and carbon capture plant currently under construction in Nottinghamshire, UK.
ASCO expands team with marketing specialist
The ASCO CARBON DIOXIDE LTD team is growing and welcomes Noemi Kreis as an experienced member in the marketing team. Noemi Kreis has recently joined the marketing department and is responsible for areas including content creation and distribution.
"Dry ice is so versatile that we don't focus exclusively on individual industries"
ASCO spoke to Achim Heiner from online dry ice delivery service "Achim Heiner Trockeneis". The company sells dry ice for a wide range of applications in industries and sectors via the "trockeneis-co2.de" platform. In our interview, he provides insights into current demand trends, the ASCO barter deal "old-for-new" and the company's goals for 2024.
ASCO makes noise level reduction the standard for dry ice pelletizers
ASCO Carbon Dioxide Ltd. is continuously committed to maintain occupational safety at the highest level – including in the area of measurable reduction of noise emissions. To ensure an optimal working environment the specially designed insulations and housings are used from now on as standard for the «ASCO Dry Ice Pelletizer P75i» and «Dry Ice Machines BP420i & BP425i».