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Dürr Ecoclean parts cleaning at Gates Albert

Case Study

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Contamination-Free Cleaning

Eliminating Contamination-Driven Defects with Dürr Ecoclean

Contamination is a leading cause of defects, downtime, and inefficiency in high-volume manufacturing processes. From assembly to injection molding, brazing, or welding operations, chips, oils, and fine particulates can disrupt automation, reduce product quality, and increase maintenance or labor costs.

Gates Albert implemented the Dürr Ecoclean Parts Cleaning System to eliminate contamination at the source, resulting in zero feeder jams, zero brazing defects, and significantly improved process reliability.

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Post-process stoppages
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Brazing defects eliminated
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Contamination defects reported
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The Challenge

Two separate production challenges shared a common root cause—insufficient part cleanliness:

  • Injection molding operations experienced frequent bowl feeder jams due to chips, dust, and machining debris, leading to costly downtime and equipment wear
  • A brazing process suffered an 18% defect rate caused by contaminated part surfaces, requiring re-cleaning and reducing throughput

In both cases, contamination disrupted downstream processes, increased labor costs, and limited overall production efficiency.

Contamination-Free Cleaning — supporting photo
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Our Solution

Gates Albert deployed the Dürr Ecoclean Parts Cleaning System to ensure consistent, high-quality cleaning prior to downstream operations.

Key capabilities include:

  • Removal of chips, oils, dust, and fine particulates from precision components
  • Vacuum-based cleaning and drying for contamination-free surfaces
  • Consistent, repeatable cleaning results independent of operator variability
  • Integration into high-volume production environments without slowing throughput
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The Results

  • Zero bowl feeder jams in injection molding operations
  • Elimination of an 18% brazing defect rate (achieving zero fallout)
  • Removal of re-cleaning steps and associated labor costs
  • Improved molding quality and brazing joint consistency
  • Reduced maintenance costs and increased equipment uptime

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