Thermal Cleaning
Top-rated Thermal Cleaning Services in the Southeast
Industrial finishers often struggle with keeping paint racks, fixtures, hooks, and reject parts clean. Overspray contamination and waste buildup can slow down production. Industrial metal cleaning, specifically thermal cleaning, offers a powerful solution. Our team at Eco-Clean makes thermal cleaning simple and straightforward for businesses across Atlanta, Chattanooga, and Birmingham. We cover what thermal cleaning is and why it is highly effective for maintaining your industrial parts and equipment.
How Does Thermal Cleaning Work?
Thermal cleaning uses heat to remove organic materials like paint, powder coatings, and plastics from metal parts. The process takes place inside a specialized thermal cleaning machine. The parts are heated in a controlled environment until the coatings decompose into vapor and ash. This method effectively cleans parts without damaging the underlying metal, preparing them for reuse. It is an efficient way to handle multiple parts at once while minimizing hazardous waste and pollution, ensuring your operations remain smooth and productive.
Why Is Thermal Cleaning More Effective?
Thermal cleaning offers several advantages over other cleaning methods. Unlike abrasive techniques like media blasting, it preserves the integrity of your metal parts. Here’s what sets this method of cleaning apart:
- Preserves Integrity: Burn-off ovens can sometimes damage or warp metals, but a modern thermal cleaning system operates with precise temperature controls to protect your assets. This keeps your equipment in top shape.
- Removes All Coatings: This method cleans off tough coatings, effectively tackles polyester, epoxy powder, and E-coat. The coatings come off completely, ensuring parts are ready for reuse.
- Extends Equipment Life: Thermal cleaning helps your equipment last longer, ensuring you don’t have to repair or replace it as often. This makes your operations more cost-effective over time.
- Gentle Cleaning: Our specialized Thermal Fluidized Bed provides gentle but thorough cleaning. It removes all residues without harsh chemicals, ensuring your parts stay intact.
The Thermal Cleaning Process Explained
The thermal cleaning process begins with placing the coated metal parts into the cleaning equipment. The chamber is heated to a specific temperature, usually between 650°F and 800°F. This heat breaks down the organic coatings into a fine, powdery ash. The process is carefully monitored to ensure the metal itself is not compromised. After the heating cycle, the parts are cooled, and the remaining ash is easily removed. This leaves the metal parts perfectly clean and ready to be put back into service on your production line.
How Eco-Clean Inc. Can Help You
Eco-Clean Inc. provides reliable thermal cleaning solutions for manufacturers and industrial coaters. With over 30 years of experience, we deliver fast, precise cleaning using advanced thermal cleaning equipment. Serving Atlanta, GA, Chattanooga, TN, and Birmingham, AL, we operate up to seven days a week for custom jobs. Here’s how our thermal cleaning services can benefit your business:
- Advanced Cleaning Process:Our thermal cleaning process removes paint and plastics effectively while protecting metal components.
- Large Capacity Ovens: Our state-of-the-art batch ovens easily handle large or custom parts.
- Versatile Metal Cleaning:We clean aluminum, steel, and copper to extend their lifespan and usability.
- Fast Turnaround:Multiple shifts ensure quick, dependable service to keep your operations running smoothly, especially for custom services.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Learn more about our thermal cleaning process. We use a proven method to strip coatings from industrial parts safely. This gentle, uniform heating process effectively cleans parts of many shapes and materials. For more guidance, we answer these commonly asked questions:
This is a specialized thermal cleaning method that we use. It uses heated, sand-like particles that are activated by airflow. This environment strips coatings from metal parts without damaging them.
We clean coatings from various metals like aluminum, steel, and copper. Our process removes polyester powder, epoxy, E-coat, urethanes, and plastics. We work with tooling, dies, and other industrial parts.
Turnaround time depends on the coating, part size, and job volume. Our large facility runs multiple shifts and offers weekend availability for custom jobs. This flexibility ensures we complete your project quickly to minimize downtime.
Improve Your Operations With Eco-Clean Today
Thermal cleaning is a superior method for maintaining your industrial parts and equipment. It efficiently removes waste buildup while preserving the integrity of your metal assets. This process saves you money, reduces waste, and helps your facility operate at its best. Eco-Clean Inc. has been a leader in this technology for over 30 years, serving the Southeast from our Atlanta, GA complex. If you are ready to improve your maintenance process, contact us today. Let our team provide a comprehensive estimate and show you how our thermal cleaning services can benefit your business.