Cajun Cryogenics
09-22-2010, 11:35 AM
I thought I would let everyone know that cryogenic processing is available in the south La area.
If you are not familiar with cryo processing in a nutshell we use ultra cold (-300f) temperatures and extended time frames to significantly strengthen and extend the wear resistance of metals.
One race team in New Orleans was wearing out brake rotors every race and after cryo processing they replaced 1 set the entire next season. The same team was wearing out or breaking ring gears almost every race (due to wear and downshift tendencies) and after cryo processing one ring gear lasted the entire next season. One NHRA team was replacing a $400 set of valve springs after 7-8 passes and after cryo processing the valve springs they were getting 25-35 passes before needing replacing. This team said that cryogenic processing was the single most cost efficient thing done to their vehicles. This is a lot of savings of money and downtime not to mention finishing races. Just about anything that is metal on a race car can be processed with great results.
I understand the skeptics out there, and I assure you this is real and there is plenty of university and industrial studies as well as NASA research to back all of this up. It is available to anyone who wants it. I have an magazine article that goes in to detail about the applications for cryogenic processing for racing and I will include the link for anyone who wants to read it. I also stay in contact with one of the top scientists in the nation in the field of cryo processing. Dr Randall Barron of my Alma matter Louisiana Tech University, he has done many studies and is the man in this field. I am also willing to process test items at no cost for teams or businesses that would like to see this for themselves. Because it also works well for blades, bits, dies, moulds and most anything metal it is a great way for small businesses to save time and money on tooling.
If anyone has any questions feel free to contact me or reply to this post.
Best regards,
David Minchew
www.cajuncryogenics.com
Cryo racing article http://www.cajuncryogenics.com/Docs/Cryoracing.pdf
If you are not familiar with cryo processing in a nutshell we use ultra cold (-300f) temperatures and extended time frames to significantly strengthen and extend the wear resistance of metals.
One race team in New Orleans was wearing out brake rotors every race and after cryo processing they replaced 1 set the entire next season. The same team was wearing out or breaking ring gears almost every race (due to wear and downshift tendencies) and after cryo processing one ring gear lasted the entire next season. One NHRA team was replacing a $400 set of valve springs after 7-8 passes and after cryo processing the valve springs they were getting 25-35 passes before needing replacing. This team said that cryogenic processing was the single most cost efficient thing done to their vehicles. This is a lot of savings of money and downtime not to mention finishing races. Just about anything that is metal on a race car can be processed with great results.
I understand the skeptics out there, and I assure you this is real and there is plenty of university and industrial studies as well as NASA research to back all of this up. It is available to anyone who wants it. I have an magazine article that goes in to detail about the applications for cryogenic processing for racing and I will include the link for anyone who wants to read it. I also stay in contact with one of the top scientists in the nation in the field of cryo processing. Dr Randall Barron of my Alma matter Louisiana Tech University, he has done many studies and is the man in this field. I am also willing to process test items at no cost for teams or businesses that would like to see this for themselves. Because it also works well for blades, bits, dies, moulds and most anything metal it is a great way for small businesses to save time and money on tooling.
If anyone has any questions feel free to contact me or reply to this post.
Best regards,
David Minchew
www.cajuncryogenics.com
Cryo racing article http://www.cajuncryogenics.com/Docs/Cryoracing.pdf