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MKS Atotech UniPrep Cleaners Win the 2022 Advanced Manufacturing Award MKS Atotech has been awarded with the 2022 Advanced Manufacturing Award in the category of Best Sustainable Project for its UniPrep® long-life, low-temperature cleaners.
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KS Instruments, Inc. announced the receipt of the Advanced
and less labor deployment since the equipment is kept clean of oil and
Manufacturing Award 2022 in the category of Best Sustainable
grease. Due to the solutions’ robustness, stability, and lower oil drag-out
Project during this year’s MetalMadrid exhibition in Spain, for
rate the quality of cleaning and subsequent processes are maintained at
its UniPrep portfolio of long-life, low-temperature cleaners, suitable for
very high standards resulting in a much lower rejection rate of finished
many industrial water-based chemical degreasing applications.
products and increased bath life of the surface finishing steps.
About UniPrep
The nomination criteria
The UniPrep cleaning solutions utilize water-based chemical degreasing
UniPrep long-life cleaners were nominated in September 2022
technology combined with special additives to degrade emulsified oils
for expert rating and public voting. The nomination criteria in the
and fats in-situ, which can significantly extend the effective process
category of Best Sustainable Project were: Improving sustainability
life. UniPrep cleaners’ extended process life improves sustainability by
in industrial processes, reducing carbon footprint, and facilitating a
reducing the need for new bath make-ups and wastewater treatment.
circular economy. “We are proud that our portfolio of UniPrep long-
UniPrep cleaners operate at low temperatures, from as low as 20°C to
life, low-temperature cleaners has been formally recognized by such
a maximum of 50°C. Compared to conventional degreasing solutions
a committee of experts. Our goal in developing more sustainable
operating at temperatures of 60 to 70 °C, MKS Atotech low-temperature
processes is to help reduce the environmental footprint of our
cleaners can reduce the energy consumption used for heating by half.
customers, make their production environmentally friendlier and more
Electrical energy savings and lower chemical consumption due to the
profitable”, said Brian List, Product Director Paint Support Technologies
reduced number of bath make-ups result in reduced carbon emissions.
at MKS Material Solutions Division.
In addition to the environmental benefits, UniPrep long-life, lowtemperature cleaners offer customers a range of economic benefits. The robust and stable cleaning processes require low maintenance
For further information: www.atotech.com
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