Cleaning Media For Wet Cleaning

Description

In industrial parts cleaning, wet media are used in 70 to 90 % of all cleaning processes. Wet media include aqueous solutions – similar to detergents we use to wash our dishes or laundry – as well as nonaqueous solvents. For each cleaning task, project engineers must choose the best wet medium, taking into account ecological and economic considerations. Workpieces and parts are produced in finetuned production processes that often require the use of special consumables and process chemicals. Parts are generally made from specific materials, and their contamination after machining is determined by the processes they have undergone. When assessing the environmental impact of cleaning media, one sometimes comes to surprising conclusions. First of all, the energy input and use of resources must be assessed.