Certification of the process to AS9100 is in line with other approved processes on the site and makes it fully compliant to the European aerospace quality standard.
Serving aerospace, motorsport, nuclear, oil and gas and other demanding industries, Wallwork claims it will continually invest to improve process quality, service delivery and lessen environmental impact.
Business development manager, Mark Ferguson explained: "Thorough cleaning is essential to achieving heat treatment goals. However, traditional processes such as the use of trichloroethylene, aqueous cleaning and tumbling all have drawbacks. The newly installed Hockh washer uses perchloroethylene, a solvent commonly used by dry cleaners, for effective cleaning on a closed process where solvent is recovered and reused."
The new cleaning machine has high capacity and fast cycle times. Single items or custom made baskets containing small components with a volume up to 2.5 cubic metres, can be turned around quickly. The process is suitable for castings, tubes, pressed components and machined parts. "The efficiency of this process means that we will have spare capacity and so will be offering local manufacturers a competitive de-grease service, backed-up by our dedicated collection and delivery fleet to return treated parts quickly," Ferguson added.