Newsletter_03-2024_EN

“AJCsens”: inline monitoring using a highly integrated contamination
sensor in adaptive jet cleaner. © Fraunhofer IVV
“CoControl QCM”: oscillating quartz technology for monitoring
inline cleaning. © Fraunhofer IVV
Industrial cleaning – new
technology leads to greater efficiency
despite a shortage of staff
From May 14-17, 2024, the Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV will be exhibiting cyber-physical
cleaning technology for quality-assured, efficient and resilient production processes at Interclean in Amsterdam, Hall 5,
Stand 530. In the Robot Arena, visitors will also have the opportunity to find out how the cleaning robot with sensor-guided
adaptive jet cleaner devel-oped by Fraunhofer IVV works.
In order to address quality risks in manual
cleaning processes and the increasing challenge
posed by the shortage of skilled workers,
Fraunhofer IVV has developed innovative
sensor technology and digital applications
for adaptive cleaning processes.
Automation and repeatability - mobile
cleaning robot detects, cleans and
then documents cleanliness in hygienecritical
areas
The “Exo-MCD” is a modular cleaning robot
that can be deployed as an autonomous device
for automatically cleaning hygiene-critical
systems and production environments.
Fully integrated contamination sensor technology
in the MCD automatically detects
the degree of contamination and means the
cleaning process can be fully documented.
Visitors can get a first-hand look at the potential
of the “Exo-MCD” at demonstrations
each day in the Robot Arena.
An innovative adaptive jet cleaner
(AJC), that rotates around three axes, takes
care of the cleaning. The next-level version,
the “AJCsens” will also be on display at the
trade fair. This adaptive jet cleaner, which
operates autonomously, uses highly integrated
sensor technology to enable continuous
inline monitoring of the cleaning process
for the first time, delivering highly efficient,
need-driven cleaning.
Quality assurance - digital support
for manual cleaning
Fraunhofer IVV has developed “CleanAssist”
technology to give fresh, groundbreaking
impetus to manual jet-based cleaning:
virtual support, digital twins and innovative
sensor technology allow cleaning to be
documented in full and fully automatically,
and cleaning staff to be qualified swiftly and
with minimal effort.
The cleaning lance is fitted with tracking
sensors that visualize both cleaning performance
and, for example, spray shadows. A
digital twin tracks progress in the cleaning
environment and displays actual cleaning
progress in near real time on end devices
such as, for example, a tablet or AR glasses.
This means that operating personnel can
physically see areas which have been missed,
under-cleaned or over-cleaned, so these
become a thing of the past.
Contamination detection - inline
contamination sensors for a need-driven
cleaning process
Fraunhofer IVV’s research work in the field
of contamination sensors is designed to deliver
powerful technology for the paradigm
shift towards truly need-driven process
management. It’s not just a matter of conserving
cleaning resources. In view of ever
more demanding challenges stemming from
the growing choice of products and the related
frequent changeover and cleaning
processes, gaining additional production
time is particularly important. We will be
exhibiting two sensor systems from the Co-
Control range at Interclean 2024: “LumiHD”
and “QCM.”
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