Anilox surface cleaning is one of the challenge in industrial part cleaning. The anilox surface could be defined as a fine surface texture which having certain needs. For instance a roller surface engrave with fine dimple which commonly seen in the printing industry.
The anilox surface is so fine that the contaminant will easily build up through out the application. Further more, the layer becomes very stubborn and hard to remove by ordinary cleaning method. In this circumstances, the owner may need to engage DST for part cleaning service.
Anilox surface cleaning requires substantial knowledge to accomplish the job.
The challenge for Anilox Surface Cleaning
The anilox surface is a fine surface texture which requires for certain process need. The texture is so fine that the contaminant is easily build up and clog the texture. The dirty texture surface will affect the performance eventually. There are many possible causes for causing a dirty anilox surface, such as:
Dry up process material
In sufficient periodic maintenance
The build-up contaminant could be becomes stubborn if aged. Under this circumstance, the ordinary anilox surface cleaner or blemish cleaner in the market may not be sufficient to remove the aged-contaminant.
The Common Methods for Aged-Contaminant Removal
For aged-contaminant on the fine texture surface will becomes very challenging to the cleaning. Many factors have to consider before we proceed the anilox surface cleaning. This requires experience in detergent selection and the use of cleaning tools.
However there are a few cleaning methods we normally apply during the cleaning services,
Detergent and Chemical Selection.
Surface Scrubbing
Mechanical Surface Blasting.
Clean with Ultrasonic Cleaning.
Implement Temperature Control.
During the actual cleaning, we may consider to apply multiple cleaning strategy in order to improve the cleaning efficiency without damaging the texture surface.
The Anilox Surface Cleaning Job
Recently we have a request to clean-up a anilox surface. It is a fine mesh which filled up with rubber residue. It is so stubborn that the process owner has used various methods but still unable to clean the surface. They look for our industry cleaning service with the voice of customer.
After some examination on the fill-up anilox surface, we concluded to clean the surface with chemical and scrubbing approach. By selecting the suitable Mold Cleaner, and with the helps of minor scrubbing, the aged-contaminant being removed.
Anilox surface is a hard to clean surface. It requires experience to remove the contaminant without damaging the fine texture surface.
If you have a fine anilox surface which always giving you trouble, this is the moment you want to talk with DST so that let us help you to remove the contaminant effectively.
There are many surface cleaning detergents available in the Malaysia shopping mall. Sometimes consumers get confused about how to choose the appropriate detergent for its cleaning needs.
There are many parameters to consider while coming into surface cleaning. After listing out those limitations, then we could have a better idea which cleaner may suit us the most. If you have facing difficulty, you are welcome to contact us for a free cleaning consultation service.
What is the Contaminant to Remove?
The contaminant is our first question while coming into surface cleaning. The contaminant could be too general, it will be better if we could separate into:
Oil or grease relate contaminant.
Particle contaminant.
Does adhesive or glue involve?
We have to adopt a different cleaning strategy while comes to surface cleaning. We have to use difference cleaners or detergent base on difference contaminant.
Select an appropriate surface cleaning detergent will ease all cleaning effort!
Where the Contaminant Locate?
Besides, we have to understand where the contaminant locates? Is the contaminant sitting on a metal surface or glass surface?
The various base substrate may affect our detergent selection. A glass surface may be more robust either too alkaline or acidic based detergent. However, if the contaminant appears on a metal surface, a neutral base detergent is more prefered.
Experience in Surface Cleaning Detergent Selection
A Cleaned Urine Basin
We have come across many improper detergent selection during our consultation service for commercial cleaning. At once, a cleaning service supervisor visited us about removing a contaminant located on a colourful tile. The cleaning service company used an acidic base solvent to clean the contaminant, this resulted in the tile discolouration. This is a fact about wrongly select a detergent.
There was another occasion, a toilet janitor service company visited about toilet cleaning. They were complaining about an awkward smell in a toilet.
After we visited with them, we manage to identify the smell is actually coming out from the urine basin. We have specially formulated a special cleaner. The cleaner came in two functions,
On the other hand, it also has the ingredient on dissolving the residue along the pipeline.
After a few flush, the janitorial manage to remove the awkward smell in the toilet.
Household cleaning detergent selection will be more straight forward while coming into surface cleaning. Among the contaminants, the oil stain residue in kitchen area shall be the most challenging for housewife.
There is no one-and-for-all kind of surface cleaning detergent suitable for household. And if you are also facing the challenge, please do not hesitate to contact EC, we are always here to help you in getting back a cleaner living environment.
