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Cleaning refers to any spraying process that is used to wash a product, area or machines. Cleaning is differentiated from the more specialist tank washing application which is dealt with in its own application section and also from disinfection which also has its own application section.
Cleaning and disinfecting in manufacturing and industrial facilities is of paramount importance. This is particularly true in certain industries such as food processing, dairy and pharmaceuticals. In these high use industries a poor cleaning regime can literally result in the closure of the business by standards agencies. With the arrival of the Coronavirus, effective equipment to assist in cleaning and disinfection has become important not just for the industries above, but for virtually every sector of the economy. Please see our full Cleaning and Disinfecting Brochure for all our industrial cleaning solutions by clicking on the brochure icon to the right.
Effective cleaning consists of four elements: chemical action, time, mechanical action and heat. Each of these elements contributes a certain amount of 'cleaning power' in any given tank cleaning operation.
An increase in one element means other elements can be reduced without compromising overall cleaning. Conversely a reduction in any given element must be compensated for by a corresponding increase in one or more of the other elements if cleaning is to be maintained. The relative contributions of each element varies considerably depending on which type of cleaning system is deployed.
In this section of our website we present a variety of products that can help improve various elements of the cleaning mix.
Correct nozzle selection can help improve the mechanical action component of the cleaning mix by improving the impact of the spray. In addition, high flow rate nozzles can be used to deliver large volumes of fluid which can improve the chemical action component. We have a wide variety of spray nozzles that can be deployed in conveyor based and other automated cleaning systems.
Our range of washdown guns can be used to deliver high volumes of fluid around the factory. We have a wide range of options that will work on mains pressure, medium pressure or high pressure water supply. The range includes mobile wash units that will mix caustic at the point of cleaning or systems fed from a wall mounted station which, again, can mix caustics and detergents automatically.
The introduction of foam into a cleaning system helps improve the time element of the cleaning mix. The foam will cling to the surface being cleaned for longer and thus give more time for the cleaning chemicals to work. We have a wide range of foaming systems from simple foaming guns that will mix foaming agents at the gun to sophisticated air foam mixing stations allowing for the precise control of the foam produced.
The chemical action component of the cleaning mix requires the accurate dosing of caustics and detergents. Our range of mixing stations will accurately mix concentrated cleaning chemicals with water via venturi mixing. They require no external power and will run off main or higher pressure water supplies.
Within this section the information on key engineering factors that affect cleaning nozzle selection can be found by using the blue menu to the right hand side of this page. Similarly information on the various designs of nozzles that might be suitable for cleaning applications can be accessed by the grey menu entitled "Cleaning Nozzle Designs".
The information contained with both the "Engineering Considerations" pages and the "Cleaning Products" pages is summarised in the Cleaning Product Selection table, accessible by clicking on the orange button also to the right hand side of this page.
Cleaning Engineering Considerations