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Kemet Aqueous Processes Offer Efficient Cleaning
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leaning and surface
Even sensitive metal parts can be
Applications include:
preparation are critical for
safely and efficiently cleaned in
- Remove polishing paste in ultrasonic cleaning
perfect quality of finished parts
a water-based cleaning system
and selecting the right process has
without damaging the substrate and
never been so important as customers
without using problematic solvents.
seek better quality and performance
This is done by using advanced
systems - Removing oil in spray or ultrasonic cleaning systems - Cleaning Carbide and HSS using spray or
protective additives (Fig. 1).
are involved and it is important to
Kemet offer a broad range of
- Protect sensitive substrates against corrosion
consider all the various options to get
ecological aqueous solutions
Environmental issues have also been an
the best cleaning process.
that meet extremely demanding
important driver in the development of these
The formulation of a detergent takes
cleaning requirements which, until
chemicals and the scientists involved in this
into account the substrate specifics as
recently, were carried out only with
extensive research and experiments are also
well as the impurities to be removed
solvents. All products lines comply
able to advise industrialists on the choice of
from the surface.
with ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and
method for managing their waste water.
The steps before and after the
OHSAS 18001 standards and many
cleaning process are also critical to
are suited to cleaning automotive
For further information:
defining the process.
components.
www.kemet.co.uk
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for their coatings. Several parameters
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Figure 1: Automotive parts before and after cleaning with Kemet products.
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