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?????? Cleaning PCx Attendees Gain Awareness productionmachining.com :: 39 Latest Cleaning Technology Marcia Snyder, technical services and key account manage- ment for DeForest Enterprises, says she enjoyed visiting the Parts Cleaning Pavilion, where the booths of companies offering cleaning solutions were in the same area on the show floor. "is made it easy to see all the suppliers during breaks without having to run around the entire show floor," she says. e goal of the PCx Pavilion was to give attendees the opportunity to see the latest advances in cleaning equip- ment, chemicals and services, alongside machine tool builders, cutting tool companies, software vendors and more under one roof. Mark Crosby, clean room supervisor at Kurt J. Lesker Co., has attended several PCx shows and rated the 2017 show as the best he has attended. "is year I feel was by far the best experience I have had," Mr. Crosby says. "I spent a lot of time on the floor making contacts and seeing what's out there to take our current process to the next level." He also liked attending the two-day technical sessions. "e sessions I attended were very well put together and very educational," Mr. Crosby says. "And it was great to see individuals from all perspectives of the process were involved and passionate about the cleaning process. It's always great to see and hear that there are others out there with the same concerns and commitment to precision cleaning." Finding Solutions Walter Hutter from THK Rhythm in Tillsonburg, Ontario, Canada, says the 2017 show was more focused than past shows he has attended. He enjoyed the technical presentations, which he says were "general enough for a lay person to follow, but technical enough to keep from getting bored." Mr. Hutter says one reason he attended PCx was because of a specific cleaning problem faced by his company, which manufactures ball joints, tie rods and various suspension arms and components for all major automotive companies. After a quench, a clean/anti-rust coating is applied during an induction hardening process that he says leaves a sticky film on their ball studs, which then wreaks havoc on the torque requirement of the assembled joint. :: The Parts Cleaning Expo (PCx) 2017 was held in conjunction with the Precision Machining Technology Show. :: The goal of the PCx Pavilion was to give attendees the opportunity to see the latest advances in cleaning equipment, chemicals and services. :: PCx featured a "who's who" lineup of industry speakers at the technical conference.