Corporate Background

The Company

Nitrocision’s roots extend back to 1990 when scientists at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) needed to cut open storage tanks that contained radioactive material. They needed a solution that would not ignite the material inside or create a secondary waste stream that might contaminate other unaffected areas. The standard saws, torches and water jet technology were found to be ineffective, so staff members launched an investigation into alternate methods.

What they discovered was the potential for compressed gas, specifically liquid nitrogen, to be used as a cutting technology. After receiving initial funding, INL scientists conducted several experiments that would go on to prove extremely important: the first was the successful cutting of live explosives including TNT without detonation, and the second involved removal of radiological contamination. The second experiment drew the involvement of the US Department of Energy (DOE); this new approach could easily remove radiological contamination, as well as several layers of contaminated paint and coatings from steel and concrete surfaces.

Today, NitroJet is the leading liquid nitrogen-based precision cutting and cleaning technology. The NitroJet is used by customers for casting removal, precision cutting, cleaning and coatings removal, and is still used in its original form for nuclear decontamination.

Customers

NitroJet from Nitrocision is used by forward thinking, environmentally-conscious and safety-minded companies. Our customers use NitroJet for a variety of purposes, including industrial cleaning, coating removal, casting removal, precision cutting and nuclear decontamination.