Published 12/17/2021

Precision Machining Technology Review December 2021: Parts Cleaning

Production Machining’s Parts Cleaning Showcase includes CTG, Kyzen, Ecoclean, Renegade, Cortec and Solvent Kleene.

Parts Cleaning

Managing Editor, Gardner Business Media

Like the cold winter breezes, we are blasting into the New Year and we’re doing it by focusing on the importance of parts cleaning. Like all precision machining technology, parts cleaning technology is always evolving. The latest cleaning trends point toward environmentally friendly ways to clean effectively, involving the replacement of harmful chemical solvents within a cleaning process or switching to a mostly aqueous method. Other shifts in the industry involve updated processes that clean and dry complex parts better than ever before.

Every month, Production Machining puts together a Technology Showcase, highlighting some of the product information that PM received from supplier companies. For December, we are concentrating on Parts Cleaning, including a spray washer designed as a high-capacity machine with low energy usage; an aqueous cleaning fluid for cleaning soft metals; a single-chamber cleaning system for industrial parts cleaning; and more as described below.

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Ransohoff Spray Cabinet Offers Small Footprint, High-Volume Cleaning

The Cell-U-Clean Return to Load (RTL) spray cabinet provides an energy-efficient solution for high-volume cleaning needs. Photo Credit: Ransohoff

Ransohoff, a division of the Cleaning Technologies Group, offers a Cell-U-Clean Return to Load (RTL) spray cabinet, which features a small footprint platform. The cabinet provides an energy-efficient solution for high-volume cleaning needs and features a design for small part cleaning applications, the company says.

Kyzen’s Metalnox M310 Aqueous Cleaning Fluid Cleans Soft Metals

M6310 is said to work successfully in both spray and immersion cleaning processes at low concentrations. Photo Credit: Kyzen

Kyzen’s Metalnox M310 is a mild alkaline, aqueous cleaning chemistry that contains corrosion inhibitors to protect soft metals such as aluminum, brass, bronze and copper. The company says M6310 works successfully in both spray and immersion cleaning processes at low concentrations.

Ecoclean’s EcoCcompact Offers Small Footprint, Plug-and-Play Solvent Cleaning

EcoCcompact machines are designed to keep unit cleaning costs low even when cleanliness requirements are high. Photo Credit: Ecoclean

Ecoclean’s EcoCcompact is a compact plug-and-play system for efficient solvent cleaning and preservation. This series of machines contain large-batch capacity, improved washing mechanics and wash fluid reconditioning as well as energy-optimized system technology. The machine accomplishes cleaning tasks (ranging from precleaning and intermediate cleaning to final cleaning and preservation) in a fast, needs-based manner.

Renegade I-Series Washers Feature Horizontal Rotating Parts Design

Renegade I-Series Washer. Photo Credit: Renegade Parts Washers and Detergents

The Renegade I-Series TL HRPW WD horizontal rotating parts washer is designed to effectively clean challenging dirt and debris. It features a rotisserie operation in which the part rotates from its balanced centerline, while the spray manifold thoroughly flushes fine particulates from the blind holes and other hard-to-clean cavities.

Cortec Rust Preventive Offers Easy-to-Use, All-Purpose Rust Protection

VpCI-330 is clear and ready-to-use, featuring a low viscosity and is designed for protection of metals in indoor and outdoor sheltered conditions. Photo Credit: Cortec

Cortec’s VpCI-330 rust preventive (RP) is said to offer excellent corrosion protection with an improved user experience, making it easier it easier to protect gears, spindles, coils, hinges, flanges, nuts, bolts and more. The company says the RP is easy to spray onto metal parts using a handheld trigger spray bottle or common spray equipment.

D-Greeze 500-LO Non-Hazardous Degreaser/Cleaner for All Metals

D-Greeze 500-LO's aggressive cleaning action penetrates, dissolves, and removes lubricating oils, grease, cosmolin, adhesive deposits and other contaminants. Photo Credit: Solvent Kleene

Solvent-Kleene’s D-Greeze 500-LO is a non-hazardous cleaner that cleans quickly at room temperature. According to the manufacturer, it outperforms trichloroethane. Unlike aqueous and many other non-hazardous cleaners, the solvent does not compromise performance for safety. It can be used in most existing equipment, including immersion tanks, ultrasonic systems and parts washers with little or no modification.