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Introduction to cleaning
Every manufacturer or industrial user of chemicals performs cleaning operations, whether cleaning of equipment (e.g. chemical manufacturers) or cleaning of products (e.g. industrial users). This presentations provides a quick overview of the purposes of cleaning operations and the most important cleaning techniques.
Introduction to cleaning
Content
- Definition of cleaning
- Motivation for improving cleaning operations
- Purposes of cleaning
- Cleaning techniques
- Learning objectives
Key Messages
Cleaning operations are typically not value-adding processes and are a significant source of waste, downtime, pollution and costs.