Sustainable Industrial Cleaning for the Future

Sustainable cleaning is all about using methods and products that are safer for both the environment and human health. Eco-friendly cleaning products can reduce air and water pollution, as well as helping fight ozone depletion and climate change in the future.

Kemet is pleased to offer a new range of cleaning machines which operate in a complete vacuum treatment cycle in all phases, ensuring excellent cleaning of finished products from wastage and oily substances, without releasing harmful substances into the environment. The Sustainability benefits vs other industrial cleaning methods are:

• Virtually no air emissions in closed machines
• Zero water consumption in cleaning
• Continuous solvent recovery via built-in distillation. Long solvent lifespan and less solvent waste.

These cleaning systems take sustainability to the next level by adopting a waste hierarchy that encompasses three key levels: reduce, reuse and recycle. Reducing the consumption of cleaning fluids and water, as the vacuum applied in the distillation and in the shavings drying allows less consumption, using about 20 times lower than the regulation, per year.

A sophisticated ‘Double Distillation’ allows for separation of up to 99% (the highest value among the washing machines on the market) of the oil from the modified alcohol so that the content of alcohol in distillation residues before extracting it from the cleaning machine is ~1%.

The applied technology allows in particular the use of modified alcohols that ensure a degreasing quality results similar to those that can be obtained with perchloroethylene (chlorinated solvent classified as a suspected carcinogen).

The vacuum range during the cycle is 100 - 1 millibar. This is guaranteed by three different vacuum generating groups, each one with its special own characteristics to take advantage of all its use capabilities and makes it suitable for a wide variety of parts treatment cycles.

A rust-preventing treatment is automatically applied in vacuum and this allows avoidance of further processing, unlike other industrial cleaning units which normally have these additional steps.

The ideal applications are recommended according to the quantities to be treated, the quantity of contamination, the size of the semi-finished products. Kleen Power Technology is appreciated in the fields of precision mechanics, automotive, heat treatment, oleodynamic components, springs, moulded components, fashion accessories, jewellery, watches, components for furniture, medical, dental, cookware, cutlery, and electronics.

As well as this new range of Vacuum Solvent cleaners, Kemet also offer;

• Ultrasonic Cleaning Tanks ranging from 40 to 160 litres with more than 400 high performance formulations to choose from.
• Aqueous Cleaning Fluids with validation standards of ISO 19227-2018 and biocompatibility standards of ISO 10993-18, ideal for the Medical and Aerospace industries.
• Passivation lines that comply with ISO 7 clean room.

Contact Kemet on +44 (0) 1622 755287 or Sales@Kemet.co.uk to arrange cleaning trials, so Kemet can find the ideal cleaning solution for you.