Not only are the demands on the precision of the manufacturing processes increasing, but also on the subsequent cleaning processes. Regulatory requirements, new manufacturing processes or material combinations always have an impact on the cleaning processes and equipment used. For example, particulate cleanliness specifications in the micro- and nanometer range apply to the cleaning of miniaturized components; cannulas or implants, on the other hand, must be cleaned in accordance with the strict specifications of the Medical Devices Ordinance; and how which cleaning medium affects new materials or the environment is often unknown. To find out whether spray, high-pressure, immersion, ultrasonic or megasonic and plasma cleaning, injection flood washing or pulsed pressure cleaning (PPC) is the most suitable process technology, full-service providers such as the Ecoclean Group are the obvious choice, since they have knowledge of all cleaning processes and their software control.
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