Automated four-stage aqueous cleaning for high-precision production, processing up to 10 baskets per hour through cleaning, rinsing and drying within a full clean-air enclosure.
The PC40 is a compact automated system in the Unitech Shyre precision aqueous cleaning range, engineered for continuous cleaning of high-value components. Automatic X-Y work handling carries baskets through the process, so parts move from load to dry, spot-free unload without manual handling. Particulate filtration on every stage and a full clean-air enclosure hold the conditions that precision surfaces demand.
A typical configuration runs a heated detergent cleaning stage with ultrasonics, an intermediate rinse supplied with town, DI or RO water to suit the process, a closed-loop DI water rinse polished through activated carbon, mixed-bed resin and particulate filtration, and a dual-stage HEPA-filtered dry. Ultrasonic frequencies of 40, 80 or 120 kHz match the process to the substrate, and the final rinse is performed in ultra-pure water generated within the machine. A dedicated slow lift drains almost all water from the substrate surface to aid spot-free drying, and drain and refill control is managed entirely from the HMI.
Automatic temperature and level control governs each cleaning stage, managed from the advanced touchscreen HMI; drain and refill control is entirely on screen. Advanced monitoring and control options are available, and sleep mode holds average consumption below 1 kW between production shifts.
Precision cleaning of high-value components prior to PVD coating and other downstream processes, across precision optics, ophthalmic, medical and orthopaedic, and metal finishing production.
| Throughput | Up to 10 baskets per hour |
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| Batch size | Part dependent; baskets are configured to the components being processed |
| Process time | 20 to 60 minutes |
| Process | Four-stage automated aqueous precision cleaning: heated detergent clean with ultrasonics, intermediate water rinse, closed-loop DI water rinse, dual-stage dry |
| Tank configuration | Heated cleaning stage (50 to 70 °C) with ultrasonics, agitation, filtration, level control, automatic drain and fill and weir overflow; 40, 80 or 120 kHz ultrasonic options |
| Rinsing and water | Intermediate rinse supplied with town, DI or RO water to suit the process; DI rinse closed loop through activated carbon, mixed-bed resin and particulate filter (optional UV); ultra-pure final rinse generated within the machine |
| Drying | Dual-stage dry, up to 120 °C as standard, HEPA filtered with inlet filter and damp-air bleed; optional IR heating |
| Enclosure | Full clean-air enclosure |
| Automation | Automatic X-Y work handling; load left, unload right |
| Controls | Advanced touchscreen HMI; drain and refill control on screen; sleep mode |
| Filtration | Particulate filtration on all stages |
| Dimensions | L 1900 mm x D 1100 mm x H 2000 mm |
| Electrical supply | 400 V, 3+N+E, 50/60 Hz, 20 A (transformer supplied on request); under 6 kW average running, under 1 kW in sleep mode |
| Water | 15 mm supply at 2 bar minimum; usage under 60 litres per hour |
| Compressed air | Not required |
| Effluent and extraction | 32 mm gravity drain (pump-away tank optional); 100 mm fume extraction duct |
| Options | Load and unload conveyors; hot air, IR, solvent or vacuum drying; full factory integration; pressure and flow monitoring; chemical dosing; alternative ultrasonic frequencies; maintenance suite |
Tell us your components, throughput target and cleanliness requirement, and we will recommend the right PC40 configuration.
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