Technical Cleaning of Parts and Components
The industry is redefining the concept of “contamination.” It is increasingly associated with the presence of particles rather than just oils, greases, or oxides.
Removing the residues generated during the manufacturing of parts (machining, stamping, welding, etc.) is essential to ensure the proper execution of subsequent stages of the production process, as well as to guarantee appropriate storage and a smooth final delivery. Ultimately, the cleanliness level of parts and components directly impacts the quality of the final product.
However, manufacturers often face technical issues that fall outside their field of expertise:
- The source of the dirt.
- The type of contaminant.
- How to characterise the dirt on a part or component.
- How the geometry, nature of the substrate and, above all, the nature of the contaminant affect the type of technique to use for the characterisation and analysis of the dirt.
- Which cleaning process is the most suitable.
- How the quality of a clean surface be controlled and guaranteed in the long term.
- When to act on the dirt.
Selecting the most appropriate cleaning process requires balancing the best available technological solution with the economic impact of implementing and maintaining it.
Why incorporate a technical cleaning process?
In many cases, poor performance of a component in service is linked to the presence of contamination. For this reason, highly demanding sectors such as automotive, aerospace, and electronics have intensified their efforts to reduce and control particulate contamination that could lead to failures. These quality requirements extend across the entire value chain, impacting manufacturers, suppliers, assembly lines, logistics, and more.
Having a suitable cleaning system that ensures controlled, stable component quality is essential to:
What does CIDETEC offer?
We have the tools and expertise to determine the cleanliness level of a surface. Combined with our deep knowledge of industrial processes, this enables us to quickly diagnose the source of contamination and provide the optimal solution:
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Study of the current process: detection, analysis and quantification of contaminants.
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Identification of the contaminant input and generation sources, as well as the stage in the manufacturing process at which they occur.
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Evaluation of critical stages in cleaning processes.
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Optimisation of cleaning processes.
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Starting up the processes: in-company implementation
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Design of installations and coordination with engineering companies and manufacturers.
Who is it for?
We address all those companies where the elimination of residual contaminants accumulated on parts during the manufacturing processes (machining, stamping, welding, etc.) plays a fundamental role in guaranteeing the proper execution of subsequent phases of the production cycle and their final dispatch to the customer..
Our capabilities and infrastructure
Contamination analysis, characterisation and control laboratories
CIDETEC has equipment to quantify the particle size and characterise the type of dirt, both organic and inorganic:
- Organic: from cutting fluids, adhesives, pastes, fluxes, etc.
- Inorganic: from residues of cleaning products, oxides, abrasives, metallic particles, etc.
Cleaning processes
CIDETEC has unique equipment for the application of different cleaning processes, regardless of the base material, achieving the desired finish:
- Chemical processes: Aqueous degreasing, organic solvents and acid solutions.
- Electrochemical processes: Electrolytic degreasing.
- Plasma and laser cleaning.
Pilot plants
CIDETEC has pilot plants that allow us to simulate and scale up industrial cleaning processes and, therefore, adapt the results to the most demanding finishing conditions.
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