Brilliant Blaster Mini Brings Dry Ice Cleaning into Tighter Spaces

Industrial cleaning equipment isn't always used in open, easily accessible areas. In mines, workshops and processing plants, maintenance teams often need to clean around installed machinery, electrical equipment and other infrastructure where space is limited. The Brilliant Blaster Mini is built with these smaller, more targeted cleaning jobs in mind. At 610 mm high, 480 mm wide and 550 mm deep, the machine has a compact footprint and weighs 29 kg, making it easier for one person to move and position close to the equipment being cleaned.

For mining applications, this makes the Mini particularly suited to lighter mining equipment, electrical panels, installations and other surfaces where access can be a problem.

The system uses compressed air to accelerate dry ice pellets towards the contaminated surface. On impact, the dry ice helps dislodge the contamination before sublimating directly from a solid into CO₂ gas.

Unlike abrasive blasting, the cleaning medium itself does not remain behind. There is no spent blasting grit to collect and no process water to remove afterwards. For maintenance teams, that can simplify the clean-up once the actual blasting is finished.

Lower Air Requirements for Smaller Cleaning Jobs

One of the more useful specifications of the Brilliant Blaster Mini is its compressed-air requirement.

According to the product specifications, conventional dry ice blasting machines can require between 180 and 400 cfm at 7 bar. The Mini operates between 20 and 100 cfm at 7 bar, making it an option where the available compressed-air supply would not support a larger dry ice blasting system.

Dry ice consumption is also relatively low, ranging from 10 to 30 kg per hour.

The machine uses a single-hose system and is supplied with a lightweight 5 m blast hose with a 12 mm diameter. This keeps the operator's setup relatively compact when working around machinery or in areas where there isn't much room to manoeuvre.

Two flat aluminium nozzles are supplied with the machine, in 3 mm and 5 mm sizes. Both are designed for lower airflow applications.

For airflow below 35 cfm, the 3 mm flat nozzle is recommended when using dry ice of 2.2 mm or smaller. When standard 3 mm dry ice pellets are used, the 5 mm flat nozzle is recommended.

That gives operators a more practical way to match the nozzle, pellet size and available airflow to the job rather than treating every cleaning application the same way.

Cleaning Electrical and Mining Equipment

Dry ice blasting doesn't introduce water or chemical cleaning agents to the surface, which makes it useful for selected electrical and electromechanical applications.

The Brilliant Blaster Mini can be used to clean smaller stator and rotor windings on electric motors as well as light switchgear. In mining environments, potential applications include lighter mining equipment, electrical panels and installations.

The same system can also be used across a wider range of industries. Applications listed for the Mini include automotive components, printing presses, food-processing equipment and light aircraft engines.

As with any industrial cleaning process, the application still needs to be assessed before blasting begins. The surface, contamination, available airflow, dry ice size and nozzle selection will all affect the cleaning result.

Ventilation also needs to be considered wherever dry ice is used. The pellets become CO₂ gas during the cleaning process, making adequate ventilation particularly important in confined or poorly ventilated working areas. Site-specific risk assessments and PPE requirements should therefore form part of the cleaning procedure.

Compact Enough to Move Between Jobs

At 29 kg, the Brilliant Blaster Mini is designed to be handled by one person and is small enough to be transported in a car. For maintenance teams working across a mine, plant or workshop, that portability can be useful when the cleaning equipment needs to move rather than the component being cleaned.

Operating noise can be as low as 75 dB, depending on the operating conditions. Actual noise levels should still be assessed for the specific application and site before determining the required hearing protection. Dry Ice Blasting Services supplies the Brilliant Blaster Mini and can assist customers looking at dry ice blasting equipment for their maintenance requirements. For visitors to Electra Mining Africa 2026, the Mini is an interesting option for applications where a full-size dry ice blasting system isn't necessary or where available space and compressed-air capacity are limited. Its 20–100 cfm air requirement, 10–30 kg/h dry ice consumption and 29 kg machine weight make it particularly suited to smaller, targeted industrial cleaning jobs.