Theoretical and practical knowledge to solve cleaning tasks with consistent quality and economically

The seminar "Process Design" covered the relationships relevant to effective component cleaning between media, plant and process engineering, as well as bath and cleanliness control. (Image source: Nicolas Herdin, fairXperts GmbH & Co. KG)

Together with experienced application engineers, the participants developed a systematic approach to solving individual cleaning tasks. (Image source: Nicolas Herdin, fairXperts GmbH & Co. KG)

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Part cleanliness has now become a quality feature in all industries. But how is a cleaning process designed so that the cleanliness requirements resulting from subsequent manufacturing steps are met with consistent quality and cost-effectiveness? Answers to this question were provided by the first part "Process Design" of the FiT Basic Seminar "Quality Assurance in Part Cleaning" on June 20, 2018, in Frankenthal. After the lectures and workshops, the participants agreed: this day was worthwhile.

The seminar conveyed the relevant correlations for effective part cleaning and offered a lot of practical knowledge – this was the conclusion of all 22 participants of the "Process Design" seminar on June 20, 2018, in Frankenthal. The event was part of the basic seminar "Quality Assurance in Part Cleaning" developed by the Professional Association of Industrial Part Cleaning e.V. (FiT). The continuing education and qualification measure is conducted in two parts by fairXperts.

The right process for my individual task

After an introductory and overview lecture, a presentation in the "Process Design" seminar provided information on the important criteria and their characteristic properties when selecting an optimally suitable cleaning chemistry – aqueous media or solvents. Then it focused on plant technology. Various wet cleaning technologies were discussed as well as different procedures, such as spray, immersion, and ultrasonic cleaning, as well as bath maintenance with filtration and separation. Subsequently, participants learned about measurement methods to monitor particulate and film contamination of baths offline, atline, and inline. Solutions and procedures for controlling particulate and film cleanliness of cleaned parts rounded off the theoretical part of the seminar. In the following three parallel workshops, participants worked together with experienced application technicians to develop systematic approaches as well as practical and proven solutions in the areas of aqueous and solvent cleaning, as well as developing solutions for process control and management.

The assessment of the qualification measure by the participants with an overall grade of 1.9 demonstrates that the FiT program has met the knowledge needs of users for designing efficient cleaning processes.

Process optimization through efficient quality control

The second part of the basic seminar, which can be booked independently of participation in the first event, will take place on November 15/16, 2018, in Frankenthal. The two-day qualification measure provides know-how on process optimization through lectures and practical exercises.

The continuing education and qualification measure for ensuring process quality in part cleaning is aimed at specialists and managers from development, design, technology, production planning, manufacturing, and quality assurance, for example from the automotive industry, electrical engineering, electronics, precision mechanics, optics, medical technology, surface and coating technology, mechanical engineering, and other industries where cleanliness is a quality criterion. To ensure a high level of learning success, the number of participants is limited to 40 persons.