parts2clean 2023: The right cleaning process for optimum product quality

At parts2clean 2023 it will be demonstrated how to achieve optimum product quality, high economic efficiency and sustainability with the right cleaning process. Component cleaning is a quality- and cost-relevant production step in all industrial sectors.

Today, component cleaning is a quality- and cost-relevant production step in all industrial sectors, and its importance is continuously increasing. In the future, the competitiveness of companies will therefore depend even more on meeting high demands for resource and energy efficiency in addition to component-specific cleanliness requirements. As an information and procurement platform with the world's most comprehensive range of products and services, parts2clean offers the right solutions for this. The supporting program of the 20th leading international trade fair for industrial parts and surface cleaning, which will be held from September 26 to 28, 2023, at the Stuttgart Exhibition Center, will also provide information on trends, innovations and benchmark applications. Modified and new components, changed manufacturing and coating technologies, innovative materials and material combinations, the advancing digitalization of manufacturing - these and other trends also require new and adapted cleaning processes in industrial parts and surface cleaning. In addition to particulate contamination, the focus is increasingly on filmic contamination, which must be removed stably and efficiently. At the same time, ever stricter energy efficiency and climate protection targets must be met.

"The exhibitors at this year's parts2clean will present optimally adapted and future-oriented solutions for these increased requirements," reports Christoph Nowak, Project Director at Deutsche Messe AG. "These include developments in the area of wet chemical processes and dry cleaning technologies, as well as for improved energy and resource efficiency, greater cost-effectiveness and flexibility, and the integration of component cleaning into networked manufacturing processes." A novelty at the anniversary event is the addition of the "High Purity" theme to the parts2clean core areas, which addresses special solutions for the semiconductor supplier industry, medical technology, sensor technology, electronics and various applications related to electromobility, for example.

The exhibitor presentations across industries, technologies and materials will be complemented by a supporting program perfectly adapted to the current challenges in component cleaning. "With knowledge and know-how as well as solution approaches for process design, adaptation and optimization, the focus is on topics relevant to competition that are not dealt with anywhere else to this extent," notes Christoph Nowak.

The bilingual technical forum at parts2clean has been one of the highlights of the leading international trade fair for many years. Renowned experts from research and science, as well as from associations and industry, will offer knowledge and know-how, as well as benchmark solutions, on the following topics in simultaneously translated (German <> English) presentations at this year's event: Basics of industrial cleaning processes - this includes presentations on the mode of action of cleaning processes and media, drying processes, special features and suitability of product carriers, and component design suitable for cleaning. The session "Monitoring and controlling cleaning processes" will focus, for example, on process automation, the use of AI (artificial intelligence) for cleaning and analysis processes, and integration into factory automation systems. In the lecture block "Cleaning for electrical engineering / electronics", practical examples and special solutions will be presented, as well as fundamental challenges and the possibilities and limits of cleaning technology. The section "High Purity Applications - Challenges and Solutions" will address applications for, for example, EUV lithography, semiconductor manufacturing, microtechnology, medical and pharmaceutical technology and will present innovations. If it is a question of proving the technical cleanliness achieved, the contributions in the "Monitoring and analyzing cleaned surfaces" section provide detailed information and solutions.

How can the required component cleanliness not only be achieved in the process, but also verified? Answers to this question are provided by the special show "Technical Cleanliness" organized jointly with the CEC (Cleaning Excellence Center). Here, the path and implementation of innovative technologies for component cleanliness and the accompanying quality assurance will be demonstrated.

The Fachverband industrielle Teilereinigung e.V. (FiT) will also be represented again with a special show area and an interesting program. One highlight will certainly be the presentation of the FiT2clean Award on 28 September. This award, which is endowed with 10,000 euros, will be presented for the second time during this year's parts2clean. The award is presented annually for outstanding achievements and innovative solutions in industrial component cleaning. Information on the supporting program as well as the complete lecture program of the technical forum are expected to be available on the parts2clean homepage from the beginning of August 2023. (OM-07/23)

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