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Reduce Water Waste to Avoid Diluting Your Profits
Reducing water usage and increasing reuse is an essential part of productivity and profitability for businesses today. Today’s manufacturers and fabricators are realizing that they are major stakeholders in this global water conservation effort and that water conservation lowers costs. … Continue reading
5 Things to Look for in Your Parts Washer
We’ve previously talked about the importance of considering what kind of parts washer is best for a specific cleaning need. Since AEC Systems designs each parts washer to fit the application, we already incorporate learning our customers needs as a … Continue reading
Green Chemistry: Designing Safer Chemicals
Previously when we discussed green chemistry, we listed 12 Principles of Green Chemistry the American Chemical Society has developed as guides. They are: Prevention Atom Economy Less Hazardous Chemical Syntheses Designing Safer Chemicals Safer Solvents and Auxiliaries Design for Energy … Continue reading
Dip Tank Technology for Low Waste in the Parts Cleaning Industry
As manufacturers move closer toward zero waste business models, the technology required becomes necessarily more advanced and complex. In 2010 Volkswagon established a $30 million eco-friendly paint shop in its Chattanooga, TN assembly plant as a part of its process … Continue reading
How Do I Remove Swarf and Produce as Little Waste as Possible?
A number of AEC Systems clients have needed parts washers designed to clean recently turned or machined parts, and with these types of products swarf typically is an issue. Swarf, for the unfamiliar, is “material (as metallic particles and abrasive … Continue reading
AEC Understands the Consequences of Solvent Exposure in Parts Cleaning
AEC Systems understands that we live in a world filled with dirt and grime and that our clients, whether they are in manufacturing, small engine repair, construction, automotive, or the oil and mining industries, battle this every day in order … Continue reading
What Does Immersion Do?
The vast majority of the parts washers that AEC Systems manufactures utilize more than one process in order to remove contaminants from industrial products. With the correct combination of certain physical processes (in addition to heat and the cleaning products … Continue reading
How Do You Manage Aqueous Cleaning Waste?
Aqueous cleaners offer an effective and safer clean than solvents by using heat, agitation, and detergent instead of harsh or toxic chemicals. Businesses that utilize aqueous cleaning methods do not expose their workers to unsafe working conditions. They also realize cost … Continue reading
Communicating Expectations of Washer Quality, Production, and Cost
As part of AEC Systems’ design process we discuss with each of our customers what their expectations are for the washer we will manufacture for them in terms of washer quality, production, and cost. This communication process typically requires several … Continue reading
Design for Degradation
As the scientific community’s understanding and exploration of the boundaries of chemistry grows, we begin to see how we can accomplish two goals that previously were thought to be incompatible: environmental responsibility and modern living with large-scale economies and manufacturing. … Continue reading