The afterwork event organised by NGL Academy at the end of this spring was aimed at both NGL clients and prospective clients in French-speaking Switzerland. The theme chosen was cleaning using polishing pastes in the watchmaking and medical industries. This activity is difficult to manage in companies because of a large number of factors influencing the final result.
It was about presenting the tools that would be able to manage the polish paste elimination process in an industrial environment:
1. “Polishing conditions and surface finishes”, presented by Mr Jean-Pierre Loffet, Sales Representative at MERARD CAUILLAUDIN SAS, let us understand the best practices for excellent polishing. The speaker highlighted the polishing paste-base pair allowing us to optimise results, especially with personalised pastes and bases. A methodological approach accompanied by a large range of products allow the MERARD society to respond to polishing needs either by using solid or liquid pastes, some of which have an animal fat base, while others have a vegetable fat base…
2. The importance of choice, not just of the quality of the water used, but also the best adapted chemical process, was approached by Mrs Aurélie Borruto, Technical Director of the NGL group. Apart from presenting the fundamentals of cleaning with detergent, a Tips and Tricks page highlighted the practical solutions available to better manage processes.
3. The experience of a washing parts manufacturer shared by Mr Gaetano Pastore, the CEO of APPLICATIONS ULTRASONS Sàrl illustrated the importance of mechanic action paired with the chemical process to completely eliminate pollution. Gifted with a strong cleaning experience, he developed custom made machines, even for the more complex cases. A process and type of equipment specific to cleaning watch straps convince us to avoid dye penetrant inspection problems…
4. Mr Thomas Letissier, Production Manager, and Mr Elisio Morgadinho, Polishing Coordinator at G&F CHÂTELAIN SA, involved us in their experience as an industrial and perfectly illustrated how important training staff and tracing facility upkeep by way of a logbook are for the durability of a physico-chemical process. In charge of cleaning a large range of surfaces made dirty by different pollutants (eg. polishing pastes, varnish, etc.), this presentation sparked a lot of questions from participants with similar problems. Mr Letissier’s remarks clearly demonstrated that it is essential that company management give the necessary importance to good conditions for managing the cleaning process, especially when it comes to resources in terms of work and training operators.
From left to right: M. Jean-Pierre Loffet – MERARD CAUILLAUDIN SAS, M. Gaetano Pastore – CEO APPLICATIONS ULTRASONS Sàrl, M. Thomas Letissier & M. Elisio Morgadinho – G&F CHÂTELAIN SA. «NGL Team» : Dr Philippe POUSAZ, Group NGL Academy Officer – Aurélie BORRUTO, Group Technical & R&D Officer – Philipp WÜTSCHERT, Sales Representative – Philippe MALAGUTI, Sales Representative – Huseyin KARABOGA – Group Sales Officer
The afterwork event traditionally finishes with a dinner aperitif to encourage fruitful conversation, especially for our NGL technical representatives in the sector: Philippe Malaguti and Philippe Wuetschert can, as electroplater and chemist, respond to the cleaning and surface preparation problems in a detergent setting as well as water treatment.
We would, once again, like to thank all the speakers and participants who accepted our invitation and particularly encourage us to have more of these types of exchanges. We will keep you informed via our News / Events website.