Before
After

Cleaning Trial Summary

Segment
Fabricated Metal Product
:: TSR #15-A-161
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Customer Objective

The customer was looking to improve their cleaning performance, automate their cleaning process, reduce rework and reject rage, reduce their cleaning costs, eliminate hazardous chemicals and waste, recover scrap parts and reduce VOCs.

Cleaning Trial Type
Temperature
Aqueous
Temperature
160°F
Industry
Time Required
Industry
Metal fabricating
Time Required
15 minutes to 1 hour
Segment
Substrate
Fabricated Metal Product
Steel
Soil
Ink Paint, Rust
Description of Part(s)
Description of Part
Steel L-shaped brackets and steel square molds
Cleaner Used

10% by volume ARMAKLEEN™ Rust Remover

5% by volume ARMAKLEEN™ 4 in 1 NF Cleaner

Machine Used
Machine Used

• 10% by volume ArmaKleen™ Rust Remover

• 5% by volume ArmaKleen™ 4 in 1 Cleaner

Post Cleaning
Post Cleaning

Fresh water rinse followed by air pressure drying. Printed areas were lightly wiped with a clean cotton cloth during the fresh water rinse.

Recommendation to Customer
Recommendation

The ArmaKleen Technical Center recommended using 5% by volume ArmaKleen™ 4 in 1 Cleaner at 160°F in an Ultrasonic Washer for a minimum of 1 hour on the square molds and using 10% by volume ArmaKleen™ Rust Remover at 160°F in an Ultrasonic Washer for a minimum of 1 hour for the steel brackets.