Secrets to Enabling the Digital Transformation of Parts Cleaning

DATE
August 18, 2021
TIME
10:00 a.m. PDT, 1:00 p.m. EDT, 18:00 BST, 19:00 CEST
Duration: 60 Minutes

Overview

The majority of finishers state that they believe parts cleaning helps optimize quality, productivity and profitability. Yet, despite uniform beliefs and claims from finishers about their cleaning process, differences in quality yield persist. Improper cleaning of finished metal parts leads to increased operational costs due to reworks, downstream contamination, customer rejections and process downtime.

Implementing analytical testing of the cleaning/pretreatment baths will result in higher quality yield, but these analyses are often labor-intensive manual methods. By implementing Process Analytical Technology (PAT), these tests are automated to improve quality without compromising productivity and profitability.

During this interactive live-stream event, Steve Kline, Chief Data Officer at Gardner Business Media, Inc., will discuss the consequences and costs of poor pretreatment/cleaning processes. Kraig Kmiotek will demonstrate how process analyzers provide the technology, data and process optimization insight to enable digital transformation in the surface finishing industry. Stay until the end to participate in our live Q&A forum and get your specific questions answered by our experts!

Brought to you by:
Metrohm USA

Speakers

Steve Kline
Chief Data Officer
Gardner Business Media, Inc.
Kraig Kmiotek
Product Specialist for Process Analytics
Metrohm USA
Jeff Huber
Contributing Editor
C&EN Media Group

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