No.5 / December 2007 - Messer Group

4 : News
DaimlerChrysler: The green and sound
proofed way to clean engine components
Using the Ascojet 2001RS dry-ice blaster, the
complex task of manually removing silicon
Fresh products require a
continuous refrigeration chain.
Dry-ice bags - a vital
link in the refrigeration chain
Freshness and protection are accorded the highest
priority in the transportation of perishable goods.
Not least because a set of legally stipulated temperatures
must be observed across the entire refrigeration
chain for fresh products. The Slovenian company
Mercator uses dry-ice bags to ensure the energy-independent
refrigeration of its goods during transport.
Available in various capacities ranging from 500 g to
4 kg, the bags are expertly, safely and cost-efficiently
filled with dry-ice snow in a Cryo2pack5 facility.
Monika Lammertz, Messer Group
residues from engine parts can now be undertaken
in a highly efficient, yet environmentally
friendly manner. Asco Carbon Dioxide has
supplied DaimlerChrysler’s engine assembly
plant in Bad Cannstatt with a complete dryice
cleaning solution equipped with a soundinsulating
cabinet.
This task can now be integrated into the
work processes of the assembly hall – free of
any noise pollution. Further operational safety
is also ensured by an integrated, externally
controlled CO 2 extraction unit.
Marco Pellegrino, Asco Carbon Dioxide
A complete one-stop solution:
soundproof dry-ice cleaning.
On-site efficiency
For customers requiring a continual supply of gas, on-site plants generating
oxygen, nitrogen and argon offer clear benefits. Besides providing maximum
supply security and energy efficiency, they also eliminate the costs of road
transport and the associated noise pollution and other adverse environmental
impacts. Messer is currently constructing air-separator units at the steel producers
ArcelorMittal in Bosnia-Herzegovina, TMK in Romania and at the Switzerland-based
Lonza AG. In Spain a further air separator is being commissioned
to boost capacity of the pipeline network at the Tarrogona chemicals plant.
In addition, Messer is also building air separators in France and Poland
as part of a joint venture.
Dr. Christoph Erdmann, Messer Group
Reaping the benefits of
an on-site air separator –
the computer model of a
new facility in Poland.
Messer supporting children’s charity
“Games Without Frontiers” in Serbia.
Making kids happy
Humanitarian aid organizations are reliant upon outside
support, as demonstrated by the “Small Big
People” day in Serbia. Staged at Ušće Castle in June by
the relief organization “Games Without Frontiers”, the
event was designed to give deprived youngsters from
the children’s home in Kulina an exciting and memorable
day. Messer Serbia was actively involved in the
preparations and also donated T-shirts and helped to
launch the helium-filled balloons.
Marija Vuković, Messer Tehnogas
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