Ice Pigging at the European Coatings Show 2025

We successfully support several customers in the paints and coatings industry in Germany, using Ice Pigging to keep their production lines clean and free of biofilm and other contaminants.

We are now looking forward to attending the European Coatings show in Nuremburg in a few weeks time to showcase how our innovative Ice Pigging technology is the best pipe cleaning option for leaders in this sector.

Here's a little more detail about how Ice Pigging could help keep your production lines running smoothly and effectively - have a read and then come find out more from us in person at the event!

Clean paint and coating pipelines

Ensuring pipelines are clean is key to producing non-contaminated, high quality paint and coating products.

Our innovative Ice Pigging technology prevents and removes biofilm and other contaminants using a slushy ice mixture which scours the walls of the pipelines without causing any damage.

Ice Pigging is a pipeline cleaning process utilising a two-phase ice and liquid slurry which forms a semi-solid plug within the pipe known as the Ice Pig. The slurry is pumped through the pipe like a liquid, but moves through pipework like a solid plug, detaching contaminants and fouling from the pipe wall and carrying them out of the pipe within the Ice Pig.

Cleaning pipes with minimal downtime

Ice Pigging can be integrated into the production process, or used as a one off cleaning option. Either can be operated quickly and effectively which minimises production line downtime, producing a high quality, time saving clean.

Unlike other cleaning methods, Ice Pigging cleans in a single pass. We can clean several kilometres of pipe in a few hours, and smaller pipes in minutes, so your systems are back up and running in record time. The set up and removal time for Ice Pigging is also much lower than with other cleaning methods, so we’ll be out of your way quicker.

Reduced waste in pipe cleaning

Ice Pigging is a great way to help recover product from pipelines during the cleaning cycle to ensure that product is not lost unnecessarily.

Because it’s more effective than conventional techniques such as flushing, Ice Pigging only uses around 1.5 times the volume of the pipe in water. For comparison, when compared to conventional flushing, Ice Pigging uses between 10 and a 100 times less water.

Often, Ice Pigging is also more energy efficient, and reduces and sometimes removes the need to use chemicals.

Low risk pipe cleaning

Ice Pigging adjusts to changing diameters, bends, and obstructions as it moves through your pipe network, so there’s no risk of pipe damage.

In the rare event of operator fault, such as incorrect valve line-ups and the ice getting stuck, in time the ice just melts.

Save money with Ice Pigging

Because it’s quicker, less disruptive, and more effective than other techniques, Ice Pigging is incredibly cost effective. It also enables you to reclaim a larger volume of high-value material from your pipe network.

Ice Pigging to help production performance

Regular Ice Pigging will keep your pipelines clean and free of biofilm and other contaminants. This will not only ensure that your product is of high quality but it will keep production lines running smoothly and effectively, minimising downtime and maximising product production.

Ice Pigging was installed in March 2021, I don’t think our facility could run without it. Rework due to biofilm has been eliminated from our production process." - Lead Process engineer, Paints TiO₂ manufacturer Germany (March 2025)

Nivalis at the European Coatings Show

Come and meet us at the European Coatings Show 2025 for more information and to have an informal chat about your business's requirements.

You can find us in Hall 4 - booth 470.

If you'd like more details ahead of the show please get in touch and we'll be happy to answer any queries.