Fluid-free Pre-cleaning instead of fluid washing

The first process stage removes oil and particles using aerodynamic cold air suction instead of conventional fluid washing or simple air blowing. This keeps oil cleaner, enables reuse or recycling and significantly extends bath service lifetime.

Competitive disadvantage avoided: contaminated oil, fluid washing, air blow-off and high waste disposal costs.

Functional surface cleaning instead of ineffective spray washing

In the wet cleaning stage, high-performance nozzles, pressure flooding and low surface distance ensure that functional surfaces are reached and cleaned effectively. This provides higher process reliability than systems with long spray distances and large tanks.

Competitive disadvantage avoided: high surface distance, ineffective spray washing, large tanks and high energy demand.

Cold intermediate drying instead of energy-intensive evaporation

Aerodynamic cold air suction removes cleaner fluid without heat. The fluid can be reused, evaporation is avoided and carryover into the rinsing stage is reduced. This improves bath stability and lowers energy consumption.

Competitive disadvantage avoided: expensive pressure blow nozzles, high-energy evaporation and rinse water contamination.

Pressure rinsing instead of incomplete wetting

The rinsing stage combines high nozzle performance with pressure flooding and surface-covering wetting. This ensures that functional areas are rinsed thoroughly, even where conventional spray systems fail to cover the complete surface.

Competitive disadvantage avoided: no flooding, incomplete surface wetting and ineffective spray rinsing.

Cold aerodynamic drying instead of hot air evaporation

Final drying uses aerodynamics, vibration and cold air suction. Rinsing fluid is recovered instead of evaporated. This avoids spots, prevents humid warm exhaust air and keeps cleaner concentration stable.

Competitive disadvantage avoided: hot air drying, water loss, warm humid exhaust air and changing cleaner concentration.

The fastest changeover in industrial cleaning

Shuttle exchange takes approximately one second and requires no tools. Compared to traditional basket washers, single-chamber systems, or conveyor cleaning lines, there are no lengthy format changes, fixture modifications, or mechanical adjustments. This makes the system ideal for high-mix manufacturing and frequent product changes.

Custom fixtures at the cost of a coffee

Shuttles can be customer-designed and produced as single-piece 3D-printed fixtures for only a few euros. Expensive custom tooling becomes an affordable and highly flexible consumable component. New products can be introduced quickly without long engineering or fixture lead times.

Automation-ready precision cleaning

Loading and unloading positions are located directly next to each other, enabling extremely simple automation concepts. Robots or manual operators benefit from short handling distances and compact machine integration. Unlike large conveyor systems or complex multi-bath installations, automation remains straightforward and cost-efficient.

12 cleaning steps in just 2 m²

The Shuttle System supports up to 12 individual process steps using 100 mm shuttles, including cleaning, rinsing, and intermediate drying stages to reduce media carryover. Compared to compact single-chamber machines, this enables significantly more process capability, while requiring far less space than conventional multi-stage cleaning systems.

From batch cleaning to intelligent shuttle processing

Traditional basket washers typically operate in batch mode: parts are loaded together, cleaned together, and unloaded together. The Shuttle System introduces a closed-loop, indexed workflow where every shuttle moves through the process in a controlled sequence. This creates a highly automated and continuous cleaning flow with cycle times as low as 4 seconds.

High throughput in minimal footprint

With up to 300 liters of component volume per hour, approximately 15 kW energy consumption, and only 2 m² of floorspace, the system delivers an exceptional ratio of throughput to footprint. Conventional conveyor systems often require substantially larger installations, while single-chamber machines typically offer lower throughput at comparable space requirements.

Closed-loop cleaning for modern manufacturing

The system is designed around a closed-loop cleaning workflow using only two media: cleaner and water. Intermediate drying stages reduce carryover between process steps, improving media separation, process stability, and operating efficiency.