Industrial cleaning machine application in the automotive industry

Innovative steam cleaning technology is more environmentally friendly, faster and more economical

In March 2013, Filstadtstadt – the EcoCSteam system is a new environmentally friendly cleaning technology developed by Dürr Ecoclean. This innovative technology uses saturated steam and high-speed airflow to remove various materials without any chemicals. Particulate or film-like contaminants on parts and surfaces. In addition to environmental advantages, the EcoCSteam process is also easy to automate and has a very high price/performance ratio.

As in other manufacturing areas, industrial parts and surface cleaning are increasingly focused on cost efficiency, sustainability and quality optimization. Dürr Eoclean's innovative EcoCSteam technology is fully responsive to industry trends. This new steam cleaning process eliminates the need for detergents and quickly and reliably removes particulate or film contaminants from any material such as oils, greases, lotions, mold lubricants, debris, particles, dust and fingerprints. . In addition, this environmentally-friendly technology can be easily automated, and with this advantage, users can easily integrate the technology into the production line without any effort.

Multi-application solution

In the past, when cleaning large, heavy-duty components such as wind turbine drives, locomotive modules and bodywork, ships and marine engines, users often needed expensive, oversized cleaning equipment. EcoCSteam opens up new ideas for such applications with good cleaning quality and cost efficiency. The system achieves good results when cleaning mechanical parts such as cylinder heads, casings, and stampings. In addition, the system is equally suitable for cleaning liquid storage tanks, composite parts, profiles, and for cleaning metal and plastic parts before spraying or coating. Compared to traditional solutions, EcoCSteam offers better cleaning quality and shorter cycle times, which is well documented in a variety of applications both inside and outside the automotive industry.

Innovative steam generation technology ensures process reliability

The new steam generation method developed by Dürr Ecoclean and several experts in the field is a key factor in ensuring the effectiveness of the EcoCSteam process. The technology uses a "through flow" water heating principle to deliver pressurized water through a piping system containing a heating coil. Depending on the cleaning task, the EcoCSteam system can heat the water to 135 to 280 ° C, convert the water into steam, and pump the steam to the washing nozzle through the pipe.

Unlike conventional boiler systems, the through-flow steam generation method ensures that the amount and quality of the steam is kept constant, providing stable steam characteristics for the cleaning task. Through the programmable logic controller (PLC), the EcoCSteam system precisely adjusts the heating power and the flow of water and steam, and continuously monitors and controls these parameters.

Steam interacts with the air to ensure excellent cleaning results. Thanks to the interaction of saturated steam with high-speed airflow, the system has excellent cleaning performance. As soon as the steam jet leaves the nozzle, it is accelerated to a very high velocity hot air mass and can be concentrated directly on the surface to be cleaned. The combination of extremely high air flow rates and steam characteristics prevents mixing of the two media.

For optimum cleaning results, the system precisely controls the moisture content of the steam depending on the cleaning task or the type of specific contaminant. For example, when removing oil, the system will use wet steam to change the viscosity of the oil, first atomizing the oil into ultra-fine oil droplets, and then using airflow to blow off the surface of the part together with the particulate pollutants. In addition, the high-speed airflow also has a drying function.

Fast, economical cleaning technology

The EcoCSteam cleaning process typically requires only one or two steps. As a result, the EcoCSteam cleaning process has a shorter cleaning cycle and higher productivity than conventional methods. In addition, this space-saving steam cleaning technology also has outstanding performance in terms of cost efficiency. On the one hand, user investment has fallen sharply; on the other hand, the process does not require the use of chemical cleaners, bath treatment and filtration equipment, which saves operating costs. In addition, the EcoCSteam process has the advantages of easy maintenance and high availability.