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The Quest for New Cleaning Equipment: More Ways to See Product Cleaning Machines

Ed Kanegsberg and Barbara Kanegsberg

There’s nothing like getting out and seeing a cleaning machine with your own eyes. The reason is that engineering, chemistry, and critical cleaning are sciences. Science involves both calculation and astute observation. In the previous installment of The Quest for New Cleaning Equipment, we discussed exercising your own inherent powers of observation to determine what is being offered in terms of hardware, software, experience and technical expertise. Site visits to the cleaning equipment supplier also help to identify cleaning equipment providers who will be more than a vendor - they will be a supplier/partner. For significant capital investments and for applications where the product should be considered “safety/critical,” visiting the equipment supplier is essential. However, site visits are costly and may not be in the budget. If the cleaning machine is a custom design, the cleaning equipment you anticipate purchasing may not be available for demonstration. In addition, the cleaning equipment on the showroom floor may not be subject to the same stresses as in the manufacturing facility.

This episode describes multiple ways to observe new cleaning machines, to see if the cleaning process and the cleaning supplier will be a good fit. These approaches can be used alone, or, even better, in combination. Because the cleaning process includes the cleaning equipment and the cleaning agent, we include ways to explore how the cleaning machine supplier works with various cleaning formulations – do they “push” their own brand? We also help you determine if the cleaning equipment supplier helps you minimize chemical use.

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