MecanoFAST – High-Volume Spray Cabinet Parts Washer for Robot Cells

One-piece-flow washing and drying, from 30 s per cycle

  • Fast > from 30 s per cycle, with one or several parts per cycle
  • Compact > less than 2 m² (22 ft²) footprint and 700 mm wide
  • Technical cleanliness > particle and gravimetric cleaning to ISO 16232 – VDA 19
  • Robot friendly > over 100 MecanoFAST units loaded by robots worldwide
  • One piece flow > no batches, no work in progress, lean manufacturing ready
  • Built in Mexico, France or India

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Trusted by leading manufacturers

JTEKTVolvoLinamarRenaultSchaefflerMultimaticMubeaSKFKongsberg AutomotiveDanaBorgWarnerECM Technologies

Optimize Your TAKT Time

The MecanoFAST washes and dries one part, or several parts per cycle, from 30 seconds depending on part type and complexity. It is a high-volume parts washer that keeps pace with your line instead of stopping it.

Easy Integration
Between Production Operations

Designed to integrate easily into the production flow, the MecanoFAST allows a smooth connection between upstream and downstream manufacturing processes.

  • Less than 2 m² footprint
  • 700 mm width
Compact Washer for Robotic Cell
Fast Washer with Drying and Precision Cleaning

Cleaning in Continuous Flow

The batch cleaning concept creates significant interruptions in the production flow, slowing down production and generating inventory buildup. The MecanoFAST process takes a different approach, using the one-piece flow concept with a short cycle time.

  • Continuous flow: no batches
  • Loading and unloading in the same position
  • No production accumulation
  • Fast detection of machine faults

Targeted Cleaning and Drying

The part support and cleaning/drying tools are designed in 3D and manufactured according to the part drawings and critical areas.

  • Cleaning and drying of critical areas, blind holes, threads, etc.
  • Perfect drying
  • Part exit temperature below 35°C
Integrated Design of Industrial Washer Manufacturer
Ergonomic HMI for Operators and Technicians Washer

Process Reliability and Repeatability

The MecanoFAST integrates high-quality components from premium brands.

  • Process data visualization and monitoring
  • Automatic detergent addition
  • Programmable partial drainage

Improve Your Competitiveness by Reducing Operating Costs by 50%

The MecanoFAST uses about half the energy and a quarter of the water of a traditional tunnel or carousel washer, on less than 2 m² of floor space.

Piece by Piece Flow Washing
Fast Washer with Drying and Precision Cleaning

Built for Robot Cells

More than half of the MecanoFAST machines installed worldwide are loaded and unloaded by robots. The machine is designed for it:

  • Profinet interface with PN/PN coupler to communicate with the robot and the line
  • 2- to 5-position rotary table: loading and unloading available up to 95% of the time
  • Separate “dirty” and “clean” zones
  • Manual mode with light curtains when production requires it

Modular and Easily Upgradable

Quick change > tool replacement in less than 5 minutes

  • Reconfiguration > only the tools need to be changed to process a different part number
  • Integration of an indexed rotary table ensuring loading/unloading during the hidden time of the cleaning cycle
  • Also allows integration of additional post-cleaning processes, such as marking, traceability, quality control, etc.
  • Horizontal, inclined, vertical or multiple chambers, for long parts or several parts at once
  • WR version with a dedicated rinsing module, for demanding degreasing before laser welding or heat treatment
Flexibility in Parts Washing for Robotic Cells
Precision Cleaning ISO 16232

A Solution for Your Cleaning Requirements

We support you through validation tests and laboratory analysis.

  • Gravimetry and particle size analysis
  • VDA19 – ISO 16232 standards
  • Surface tension measurement: degreasing up to 38 dynes/cm

Example: aluminum steering rack housings after machining: 42 s per part, 1 mg max per part, 0 particles larger than 600 µm and perfect drying, in a 700 mm wide machine.

Simplified and Safe Maintenance

Large removable panels ensure safe and easy access to the filtration system, tank, and other moving parts.

  • Self-cleaning of the working chamber
  • Automatic or full/partial drainage
  • Maintenance monitoring management via HMI
  • Option to connect the machine to a central detergent supply unit
Washer Easy Integration in Robotic Cells

COMMON APPLICATIONS


  • Final washing of automotive parts
  • Drive shafts and camshafts
  • Steering housings
  • Turbo components
  • Manifolds
  • Cylinder heads
  • Transmission components
  • Steering racks
  • Cylinder heads and crankcases
  • Common rails
  • Crankshafts
  • High-flow cleaning
  • In-process degreasing
  • Particle cleaning
  • Cleaning in a robotic cell

Frequently asked questions

What is a one-piece-flow parts washer?

A machine that washes and dries each part individually, at the pace of the line, instead of accumulating batches in baskets. Work in progress disappears and any deviation is detected immediately.

Can the MecanoFAST be integrated into a robot cell?

Yes. More than half of the MecanoFAST machines installed are loaded by robots. The machine communicates via Profinet with a PN/PN coupler and can be fitted with a 2- to 5-position rotary table for loading and unloading in hidden time.

What cleanliness level can it reach?

Cleanliness is validated to ISO 16232 and VDA 19 or to the customer specification, with degreasing up to 38 dynes/cm surface tension. For example, on steering housings: 1 mg max per part and 0 particles larger than 600 µm, with perfect drying.

MecanoFAST or tunnel washer?

For parts produced one by one on a line, the MecanoFAST takes less than 2 m², uses about half the energy and a quarter of the water of a tunnel, and creates no work in progress. Dedicated tooling cleans critical areas such as blind holes and threads.

Where is it built and who services it in Mexico?

The MecanoFAST is built in Mexico, France or India. Installation, commissioning and service in Mexico are provided by WashTech from Querétaro.

Can I run trials with my own parts?

Yes. We run washing trials with your parts in Mexico or France, with cleanliness analysis if your specification requires it.

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COMMON SECTORS

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