ZEISS Technical Cleanliness Solutions

Thanks to technological progress, many industries require increasingly complex systems. As early as the 1990s, there was an increase in damage caused by contamination on components in the automotive industry. It quickly became clear that procedures had to be standardized. The so-called "VDA 19 Guideline", also known as "Testing of Technical Cleanliness – Particle Contamination of Functionally Relevant Automotive Parts", was published in 2004 and revised in 2015 as VDA 19 Part 1. At the international level, ISO 16232 (2007) forms the standard set of regulations. VDA 19 Part 2 from 2010 contains a guideline of rules for cleanliness-relevant orientation of assembly production.

VDA 19 Part 1 precisely defines various types of contamination. With the help of these definitions, contamination can be detected by cleanliness analyses and other technical cleanliness processes and appropriate decisions can be made. The aim is to preventively avoid residual dirt on components.

Particulate contamination is the enemy of any product’s efficiency, functionality and longevity. Investigations have shown that the major source of failure in hydraulic and oil-filled machines is based on particulate contamination. Oil analysis helps to minimize maintenance costs and improve machine uptime. To achieve maximum quality, manufacturers need clear and comprehensive particle analysis data.

ZEISS Technical Cleanliness Solutions identify the root cause of contamination, allowing you to make the right decision faster.

ZEISS Technical Cleanliness Solutions were developed in collaboration with automotive companies. They had a specific need for powerful particle identification and classification systems, which had to be simple to use.

As a result, ZEISS solutions are easy to apply, can be deployed to multiple sites within any manufacturing or industrial environment and used by operators who are not microscopy experts.