Removal of surface contamination from automotive bodies and body parts prior to the primer application stage.

Automotive bodies and car parts are often covered in contamination from previous production processes and because static charges are inherent in plastic components, this causes more contamination to be attracted. The neutralisation of any static charges on the parts and removal of surface contamination is vitally important prior to the parts entering the paint booth. The cost of a poor-quality paint finish includes the cost of rework and rejection and reduced productivity.  

Solution: Use of an air knife surface cleaning system that uses a powerful blade of fan blown ionised air to remove unbonded surface contamination from the target area.

Surface cleaning and static neutralisation of automotive plastic mouldings.

The focus is on enabling the best possible paint finish by the removal of contaminants (dust, dirt, fibres) prior to painting. This reduces the level of product rejects reducing the cost of rejection and rework by increasing the first-time pass rate. 

Solution: Use of an air knife surface cleaning system that uses a powerful blade of fan blown ionised air to remove unbonded surface contamination from the target area. 

Static neutralisation and cleaning of automotive light clusters and other 3D components prior to assembly

When automotive light clusters and other 3D components are assembled electrostatic charges must be neutralised and contamination removed in order to ensure the desired quality of the final part. Cleaning of parts is often a manual process that takes time and is not consistent. Also, manual cleaning processes prior to assembly can result in contamination being blown into the local atmosphere and contaminating other nearby parts.  

Solution – Use of an automated surface cleaning system that uses high volume ionised fan blown air to quickly eliminate static charges and effectively remove and contain unbonded contamination from 3D parts.