New partnership comes clean
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A new partnership is offering a solvent-based cleaning solution for modern, high-additive cutting oils that comprise a mixture of solvent-based and aqueous constituents.
This mixture of constituents gives traditional chlorinated solvents a problem which Dürr Ecoclean and Dow/Safechem are tackling with the new Dürr Compact 80 machine and Dowclene 1611 cleaning solution.
Apart from being a good degreasant, the non-corrosive solution is also effective at removing water-based soil and oil-water emulsions as well as particulate matter, and dries without leaving a residue.
Sole UK agent, Geo Kingsbury Machine Tools, Gosport, says the new equipment will help manufacturers to address stringent EU legislation on volatile organic compounds, due to come into force in October 2007.
The Compact 80P is designed to remove contaminants between and after manufacturing processes, and is ideal for small volume production environments as well as larger companies with decentralised cleaning areas.
Vacuum distillation and double solvent filtration allows the cleaning medium to be recycled for cost-effective operation. Energy consumption is minimised by heat recovery, and the process is said to be almost emission-free.
