Inline parts cleaning

Inline Steam Cleaning for Production Parts

Evaluate an inline steam cleaning cell for oils, chips, dust, and process residue before assembly, coating, or inspection. Tooling, extraction, drying, and controls are engineered around your parts and required cycle time.

Engineered response

A compact cleaning cell integrated into production

  • Steam tooling matched to part geometry and target surfaces
  • Conveyance, indexing or robotic handling coordinated with takt time
  • Extraction and drying contained within the cleaning enclosure
  • PLC handshakes, recipes and production-line interlocks

Relevant proof categories

Applications similar to yours

Machined partsStamped componentsDie-cast partsPre-coating cleaning
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Engineering discovery

The first questions determine whether steam is a fit.

Define acceptance before testing: which surfaces must be clean, how residual oil or particles will be measured, and how dry each part must be for the next operation.

No equipment model should be selected until the part, contamination, production rate and required result are understood.

REA can evaluate part presentation, cycle time, robotics, controls, utilities and the cleanliness condition required at discharge.

  1. Part material, dimensions and critical surfaces?
  2. Required production rate, cycle time, and how are the parts presented to the cleaning system?
  3. Contamination and current cleaning process?
  4. Downstream operation and required dryness or cleanliness?

Testing invitation

Test actual parts before defining the cleaning cell.

Send representative clean and contaminated parts, cycle requirements and acceptance criteria. REA can establish a test plan and document the process inputs needed for an inline concept.