Aqueous-based component cleaning and environmentally efficient waste water disposal will be on display at the  MecWash Systems’ stand, number 5645.

This year's stand includes a first MACH viewing for the new MecWash ‘Aqueous Degreaser’ (see photograph), featuring the company’s new AVD 300 system. The system is said to combine the benefits of aqueous cleaning, ultrasonics, flood/spray wash and vacuum drying in a compact, single chamber unit.

This patented technology provides an aqueous cleaning process that removes tenacious soiling including greases, zinc stearate, NDT inks, waxes, lapping pastes and polishing compounds to a level that, in some cases, is better than traditional solvent systems. Seen by the company as a major breakthrough in the component cleaning field, this is the first appearance for the MecWash AVD system at MACH.

Half of stand 5645 is dedicated to the company’s Aqua-Save Technologies Division, showcasing its waste water recycling systems. A proven counter to increasing disposal costs and a major help in meeting ever tighter environmental obligations, the range of Aqua-Save units can help companies to maximise the efficiency of their waste water handling procedures – while reducing associated expenditure by up to 75 per cent.

The Aqua-Save design can process not only waste from aqueous washing machines but also emulsifying machines coolants, floor washings and waste water from dye penetrant lines. With the water content condensed and returned as clean solution for re-use, only 5 per cent of the original volume – comprising oils and other contaminants – then requires off-site disposal.

The company is using MACH 2008 to show the process in action. Dirty water will be drawn into an Aqua-Save Junior from an adjacent dirty drum/tank with a corresponding second drum/tank receiving clean water.

Environmentally sound waste water disposal is seen as increasingly important in all areas of the processing industry.