| Type |
Parts |
Contaminants |
| Metal working plant maintenance |
Bearings, bushings, seals and gaskets |
Dust, elastomer particles, environmental contaminants, fibres, wear products |
| Clutches and worm drives |
Lubricant residue, metallic dust, rust |
| Cutting blades and knives |
Adhesive residues, fibres, hardened oils, organic debris |
| Dies and moulds (extrusion dies, forging dies, stamping dies) |
Burnt residues, carbon deposits, fine particulates, grease, mould release agents, oil build-up |
| Electrical components (circuit boards, connectors, switch contacts) |
Dust, fine particulates, flux residues, oil contamination, oxidation on connectors |
| Gears, bearings and transmission shafts |
Corrosive debris, cutting oils, grease, metal wear particles, transmission oils |
| Heat exchangers, cooling fins and radiators |
Corrosion products, oil residues, particulate contaminants, scale, sludge |
| Hydraulic and pneumatic components |
Corrosion, dust, grit, hydraulic fluid residues, sealant residues |
| Miscellaneous industrial components (chains, filters, screens) |
Dirt, metal debris, oil and grease residues |
| Tooling and workholding (chucks, clamps, collets, jigs, vices) |
Coolant residue, dust, grease, metal particles, oil contamination |
| Valves, spools, pistons and pumps |
Adhesives, carbon, fine particulate contamination |
| Production process cleaning |
Castings (iron, steel, light metal, non-ferrous) |
Casting sand, carbon deposits, metal oxides, release agents |
| Cold-drawn bars, wire and strip |
Chlorinated paraffin residues, drawing lubricants, metal fines, oxidation products |
| Fabricated metal components (brackets, frames, structures) |
Corrosion products, cutting oils, mill scale, weld spatter, workshop grime |
| Fasteners, springs and wire products |
Grease, metal fines, scale, thread-locking compounds |
| Forged and stamped components |
Die lubricants, metal fines, mill scale, oxidation products |
| Light metal and steel packaging components (cans, drums, containers) |
Corrosion inhibitors, drawing oils, metal fines, surface oxidation |
| Machined precision components and nozzles |
Coolant residue, fine debris, metal fines, oxidation |
| Precious and non-ferrous metal components (coins, jewellery blanks, copper, aluminium) |
Drawing lubricants, flux residues, metal oxides, oxidation products, polishing compounds |