Increasing demands for component cleanliness, process reliability and energy efficiency are driving the need for smarter industrial cleaning technologies. Responding to these challenges, Ecoclean GmbH has introduced two new developments designed to optimise cleaning quality while reducing energy, resource consumption and operating costs.
The company’s new Lab-on-a-Chip (LOC) system enables automated analysis and monitoring of cleaning and rinsing baths using multiple measurement methods within a single platform. Suitable for both multi-bath immersion and chamber cleaning systems, the technology automatically analyses cleaner concentration and bath contamination, helping manufacturers maintain consistent process quality while minimising unnecessary media usage and bath changes.
Unlike conventional solutions that require multiple sensors and manual testing, the LOC system combines titration, pH, conductivity and surface tension measurement in one integrated solution. The technology also enables automated sampling directly from connected process stations, reducing operator intervention and improving process transparency.
Future developments will include total organic carbon (TOC) and particle measurement capabilities, further expanding the system’s analytical functionality.
Alongside the LOC system, Ecoclean has introduced Smart Drying technology, an AI-supported solution designed to optimise hot air and vacuum drying processes. Developed using data from thousands of drying tests, the system continuously analyses humidity, temperature and pressure within the process chamber to determine the most efficient drying strategy for individual components.
By intelligently adapting the drying cycle, Smart Drying reduces energy consumption and process times while ensuring consistently dry components, even when processing different workpiece types.
The new technologies also support increasing documentation and traceability requirements by continuously recording process parameters and enabling stable, reproducible cleaning and drying performance. According to Ecoclean, future development work will focus on expanding AI capabilities into cleaning and rinsing process control.
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