Zone: Parts Cleaning Equipment

Continuous, In-Process Washing System For High-Production Machines

Dan Walters' invention is a part washing machine that attaches directly to the machine tool while occupying about 10 square feet of floor space. The Wheelie Washer is a conveyor-like system that takes the parts through various chemicals and solutions, removing the oil from each part and drying them.

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Passivation of Stainless Steel Parts: The Recipe for Success
2/26/2010 Modern Machine Shop: Passivation—the process for making stainless steel parts more corrosion-resistant—is affected by how well the part is cleaned. It’s also affected by the choice of acid. Nitric or citric?
Deburring, Cleaning, Rust Inhibiting Done on One Machine
1/20/2010 Production Machining: Multi-tasking extends to post processing.
Parts Cleaning in a Vacuum
10/7/2009 Production Machining: While not glamorous, cleaning is a necessity for quality parts production. This supplier provides a solution to many of the issues shops face for fast, effective and environmentally friendly parts cleaning.
Now, Even the Cleaning Aisle is Clean
7/23/2009 Production Machining: When cleaning parts becomes the bottleneck of the production line, it puts both quality and profit at risk. And that’s exactly what was happening at C&M Machine Products Inc.
New Cleaning Equipment Yields Improved Process
6/11/2009 Production Machining: Although a forced change in a shop’s process may at first be unwelcomed, the change often yields better results than the process it took the place of by increasing efficiency and lowering costs.

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Parts Cleaning Equipment

There is no specific method of cleaning that works for every part. The variety of metalworking fluids employed in today’s manufacturing preclude a single solution for removing. Manual, mechanical, robot supported and automatic techniques are commonly used in parts cleaning Removing various undesirable materials from parts or components, parts cleaning equipment can be used for the processes of metal cleaning, metal surface cleaning, component cleaning and degreasing. The cleaning process is used as an important inspection step, as a way to prepare surfaces for further processes and as a final finish.