FUCHS develops and manufactures detergent and solvent degreasing products for cleaning operations for a large number of industrial applications: interoperation or final cleaning, high pressure, degreasing before and after heat treatment, immersion degreasing and ultrasonic cleaning, pickling, deoxidation, descaling, A3 solvents for vacuum sealed machines as well as a wide range of products for the cleaning and maintenance of industrial plants and equipment.
In addition to degreasing products, FUCHS offers washing equipment - detergent or biological degreasing fountain, high-pressure fountain, spray washing machine - and a full range of services and associated services including maintenance and waste treatment.

During the manufacture of metal or other components, all substances and particles which may detrimentally affect subsequent production processes or the later use of the part must be removed from the component’s surface.

During manufacturing processes, the surfaces of components come into contact with various substances which are intended to ease machining but which can leave residues which, in turn, may cause malfunctions and even process breakdowns in subsequent production processes. In addition, machining operations generate abrasion.

Finally, the contaminants which inevitably gather on the surfaces of components during storage and which must be removed prior to their subsequent use should be mentioned.

Depending on the application, a differentiation is made between:

• Interim cleaning during machining processes
• Cleaning prior to heat treatment and surface coating
• Cleaning as part of maintenance
• Hygiene and surface cleaning

Cleaning methods and products

It is only seldom possible to remove all the contaminants from the metal surfaces of a component in one operation. Often, the cleaning process requires a number of physical, chemical and physical-chemical steps.

Apart from purely mechanical procedures such as blasting and grinding, cleaners in the form of purely physically-active organic solvents or chemically-active aqueous solutions are used. Their effect can be assisted with physical procedures such as ultrasound.

There is a distinction between the following cleaning methods:

1. Immersion or dip cleaning (ultrasonic cleaning)
2. Spray cleaning
3. Aqueous cleaners for manual cleaning and cleaning with steam cleaners or high-pressure washers
4. Solvent-based cleaners

Whatever the sector of activity in food industry, drink but also in pharmacy and cosmetics, cleaning processes and cleanliness and hygiene requirements are of paramount importance to ensure the safety and quality of products. Cleaning operations in production workshops and premises fall within a regulatory framework and must meet very strict hygiene and cleanliness standards while preserving the health and safety of users. Rivolta cleaning products have been developed specifically for surface cleaning and equipment maintenance applications in the food, cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries and are qualified according to the relevant NSF standards. FUCHS LUBRIFIANT France offers you a selection of essential products to optimize your cleaning and maintenance operations for equipment and workshops inside and outside food production areas.