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Atotech Launches the Optimal Solution for Long Life Cleaning: UniPrep® System Atotech’s UniPrep® system, a combination of advanced cleaning processes and oil elimination equipment, facilitates high efficiency cleaning and degreasing in standard production.
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leaning and degreasing of a metal
environmentally conscious applicators.
all aspects of the cleaning process, including
substrate’s surface are essential for all
UniPrep® cleaners also offer the unique
chemical consumption, maintenance
high-performance paint applications.
advantage of low temperature operation,
requirements and overall operational costs.
To ensure efficient pre-treatment coating
a highly sought-after process trait by
deposition, uniform paint coverage, and
applicators seeking reduced energy
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adequate corrosion resistance, organic and
costs and improved carbon footprint. By
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inorganic soils or contaminants must be
utilizing sophisticated surfactant systems in
removed from the surface.
combination with robust builders, UniPrep®
Efficient alternative to conventional degreasing products
cleaners can efficiently function at low to ambient temperature without compromising performance.
For organic soils, conventional alkaline
For superior process versatility, the
cleaners provide the necessary degreasing
UniPrep® cleaner portfolio offers a wide
characteristics to prepare the metal for pre-
range of products developed for spray and/
treatment.
or immersion mode, ideal for pre-paint
However, these cleaners often operate at
applications as well as rack and barrel
elevated temperatures (55 - 80 °C), have a
plating suitable for various industries such as
short solution life and a declining cleaning
automotive, heavy machinery, construction,
efficiency as the organic soils build up.
white goods, or furniture industry.
Additionally, conventional cleaners often
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contain phosphorus, boron and alkylphenol
Oil elimination equipment
ethoxylates (APEs), all compounds considered
A natural by-product of cleaning stamped or
substances of concern with increasing
formed metal parts is the introduction of oil
regulation globally, while also being a
into the degreasing solution.
maintenance and wastewater treatment
These soils often limit the solution life of
burden.
conventional cleaners, resulting in frequent
Atotech’s UniPrep cleaners are the ideal
make-ups. With a goal of continuous process
alternative to conventional degreasing
improvement Atotech developed specialized
products. UniPrep processes are capable of
oil elimination equipment, UniPrep® ISOtect,
extended solution life promoting the natural
an easy-to-implement turnkey auxiliary
degradation of organic soils removed and
equipment, to further enhance the efficiency
emulsified during the cleaning process. By
of UniPrep® long life cleaning processes.
achieving this, UniPrep cleaners create
Suitable for the use with all UniPrep® long life
a more efficient and stable process for
cleaning processes but especially effective in
applicators, requiring less frequent cleaner
high oil loading applications, UniPrep® ISOtect
make-ups and reducing wastewater
improves the efficiency of oil degradation.
treatment burden. UniPrep long life
Further enhancing cleaning consistency and
cleaners are formulated without phosphorus,
solution life, it offers applicators a simple-to-
boron, and APEs, providing a solution for
use integrated system that will improve nearly
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UniPrep® spray application in white goods manufacturing and UniPrep® ISOtect oil elimination equipment.
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