COMPANY SPOTLIGHT – MecWash
MecWash delivers
spotless cleaning for 20 years
MecWash Systems Ltd
specialises in the design
and manufacture of
a complete range of
precision aqueous
cleaning and degreasing
systems for metal and
plastic engineering
components.
Its capabilities include
laboratory analysis of
complex component
cleaning issues and
specifying or developing
specialist detergents,
plus the ability to design
special processes and
parts washers for
particularly difficult
cleaning challenges.
MecWash specialises in achieving high
cleanliness standards for components with
intricate geometries, difficult substrates or
tenacious contaminants. Its parts washers
support the full range of engineering processes,
including machined castings, forgings, turned
parts, pressings, extrusions and mouldings.
MecWash is based in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire,
making it accessible from the M5 and within
easy reach of both Birmingham and Bristol
airports. Its purpose built facilities comprise a
machine manufacturing plant and a laboratory
where all chemical formulation
projects take place.
Technology
The company currently offers seven
standard aqueous cleaning machines,
all built to different specifications.
From the streamlined Solo 300
which is ideal for applications
requiring a simple spray wash where
there’s limited space, to the Maxi 600,
the largest standard machine currently
available, MecWash offers complete
systems designed to fit in all
manufacturing facilities.
The independently owned company is celebrating
its 20th anniversary this year and a number of its
original machines are still in daily operation today,
including a MecWash MPS (Multi-Purpose System)
400 which was installed
for the Pegler Yorkshire
Group in 1994.
MecWash systems are
now used by customers
throughout Europe as
well as the USA, China,
India, Indonesia,
Thailand and Australia.
Managing Director,
John Pattison
comments, “The UK’s
manufacturing expertise
is recognised across
the globe – MecWash’s
reputation for delivering quality products and
services, backed up by testimonies from many
of our high-profile clients, is helping
us grow our export sales, whilst
orders from UK manufacturers are
continuing to increase.”
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Location and facilities
May 2014
Tailored systems are central to
MecWash’s service offering; it prides
itself on working closely with its
clients to identify their exact requirements to
develop a cleaning and drying solution that is
absolutely right for their needs. Both machines
and detergents can be customised to achieve
the best results possible for applications that
rely on the highest levels of cleanliness.
MecWash employs a dedicated PhD chemist
to determine the best process and chemical
mix for individual circumstances.
MecWash uses the latest technology to ensure a
superior clean is achieved by all of its machines.
Features offered include spray and immersion
washing, continuous rotation to ensure a constant
flushing action, ultrasonics, rotational direct
jetting of blind holes and concealed galleries,
and hot air and vacuum drying.
All of MecWash’s machines are designed
to integrate seamlessly with other handling
and ancillary equipment. From manual
roller conveyors, scissor lifts, load tables and
cooling tunnels, to fully automated loading
and unloading systems; each installation can be
tailored to meet precise handling requirements.
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