| 1990 |
Scientists at the Idaho National Laboratory explore the idea of using pressurized liquid nitrogen for industrial cutting and cleaning.
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| 1992 |
Liquid nitrogen project receives funding.
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| 1996 |
Scientists use pressurized liquid nitrogen to successfully remove radiological contamination from stainless steel containers without creating a secondary waste stream.
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| 1996 |
Liquid nitrogen is used to successfully cut live explosives, including TNT, without detonation.
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| 1999 |
R&D Magazine recognizes liquid nitrogen jet technology as one of the 100 most technically significant products of the year.
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| 1999 |
Idaho investors provide capital to commercialize nitrogen jet technology.
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| 2001 |
Nitrocision, LLC is formed with exclusive rights to commercialize liquid nitrogen jet technology.
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| 2003 |
Nitrocision makes the NitroJet available for purchase or lease.
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| 2003 |
Nitrocision begins service contract for precision cutting on NASA's Space Shuttle.
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| 2004 |
Nitrocision introduces its Heat Exchanger Assembly with level controls cryogenic tooling.
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| 2004 |
Nitrocision begins a multi-year cleaning service project for Newmont Mining Company that saves the company approximately $6 million per year.
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| 2005 |
Nitrocision updates the NitroJet to include doubled volumetric flows, optimized tooling by using gear drives, developed custom casting industry nozzles and developed an integrated robotic pedestal mount with tooling.
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