Sustainability 07. March 2024
Precision cleaning optical parts for the medical industry
Cleanliness guarantees a conclusive image
In medical endoscopy, a reliable diagnosis depends on clear, detailed imagery of exceptional quality. A decisive factor is the cleanliness of the optical lens systems used. A well-known manufacturer of coated precision optics relies on UCMSmartLine for the final cleaning step. The ultrasonic multi-chamber immersion cleaning system based on standardized modules is connected directly to a cleanroom.
Diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy has made huge advances in recent years. A a result, enhanced imaging technologies enable exquisitely detailed and razor-sharp insights into the human body. The manufacturing precision and cleanliness of the optical rod lens systems used play a major role in this respect. Exceptional requirements in terms of residual particulate and film-type contamination must be met when cleaning such precision optics prior to their assembly in the cleanroom.
The high cleanliness specifications were one criterion that a well-known endoscope manufacturer placed on the new plant for the final cleaning of coated lens systems with a diameter of less than two to ten millimeters and a length ranging between 1.5 and 40 millimeters. Other criteria included the design of the cleaning process and the continued use of existing workpiece carriers. In addition, the new system had to be able to meet annual throughput targets in the upper five-digit range.
The company opted for UCMSmartLine from the Swiss company UCM AG, the division of the SBS Ecoclean Group which specializes in ultra-fine and precision cleaning. UCMSmartLine is an ultrasonic immersion system with automated parts transport. It is based on standardized, freely configurable modules for washing, rinsing and drying processes as well as loading and unloading. Electronics and control components are integrated into each individual unit, so no extra space is n
In medical endoscopy, a reliable diagnosis depends on clear, detailed imagery of exceptional quality. A decisive factor is the cleanliness of the optical lens systems used. A well-known manufacturer of coated precision optics relies on UCMSmartLine for the final cleaning step. The ultrasonic multi-chamber immersion cleaning system based on standardized modules is connected directly to a cleanroom.
Diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy has made huge advances in recent years. A a result, enhanced imaging technologies enable exquisitely detailed and razor-sharp insights into the human body. The manufacturing precision and cleanliness of the optical rod lens systems used play a major role in this respect. Exceptional requirements in terms of residual particulate and film-type contamination must be met when cleaning such precision optics prior to their assembly in the cleanroom.
The high cleanliness specifications were one criterion that a well-known endoscope manufacturer placed on the new plant for the final cleaning of coated lens systems with a diameter of less than two to ten millimeters and a length ranging between 1.5 and 40 millimeters. Other criteria included the design of the cleaning process and the continued use of existing workpiece carriers. In addition, the new system had to be able to meet annual throughput targets in the upper five-digit range.
The company opted for UCMSmartLine from the Swiss company UCM AG, the division of the SBS Ecoclean Group which specializes in ultra-fine and precision cleaning. UCMSmartLine is an ultrasonic immersion system with automated parts transport. It is based on standardized, freely configurable modules for washing, rinsing and drying processes as well as loading and unloading. Electronics and control components are integrated into each individual unit, so no extra space is n
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