• Customer: A leader in graphite and carbon solutions in various fields including energy and insulation materials. Heat treatment, medical and analytical technology.

  • Item to Clean: Injection molded graphite part measuring approximately 1.5″ dia. x .25″ tall

  • Contamination: Lapping compound residue.

  • Cleanliness Required: Visually Clean

  • Dryness Required: 100% dry

  • Production Rate: 7,000 parts per hour with an anticipated drum speed of 1.79 RPM assuming continuous production.

  • Process Parameters: Wash (heated), rinse (heated), final rinse and heated blow-off.

  • Machine Type: Conveyorized Rotary Drum Parts Washer Aquamaster CD-1800E

Customer Background

Customer is a world leader in making and developing carbon and graphite part solutions for various fields and a wide variety of products. Their products involve fields such as energy storage, wind energy and home appliances.

Challenge

Provide a cleaning system for removing lapping compounds from molded graphite parts in line with the customer’s lapping machines.

Solution

After initial testing at Alliance to confirm the graphite material handling process a rotary drum cleaning process was developed.