{"id":15315,"date":"2026-08-04T10:40:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T08:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geiss-gmbh.de\/?p=15315"},"modified":"2026-08-04T16:10:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T14:10:43","slug":"teamwork-is-key-in-the-new-degreasing-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geiss-gmbh.de\/en\/teamwork-is-key-in-the-new-degreasing-process\/","title":{"rendered":"Teamwork is Key in the New Degreasing Process"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Hydrocarbon-alcohol cleaning: Rosenberger, Richard Geiss GmbH and Vapic work hand in hand <\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Fridolfing\/<\/strong>Offingen (jm).<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cEverything from a single source\u201d is what Richard Geiss GmbH, a specialist solvent provider based in Offingen (Bavarian Swabia), promises with its RG4Chemicals brand. That it also delivers on this promise in practice is attested to by Helmut M\u00fchlberger of Rosenberger Hochfrequenztechnik GmbH & Co. KG, based in Fridolfing (Upper Bavaria): \u201cRichard Geiss GmbH and the system manufacturer Vapic supported us as effective partners on an installation project and proved that we can rely on them completely \u2014 especially when things get tricky,\u201d explains M\u00fchlberger, Group Leader for Parts Manufacturing at Rosenberger. The Rosenberger Group employs more than 15,000 people worldwide. At its headquarters in Fridolfing alone, around 3,500 people work on a company site covering approximately 133,000 m2. <\/strong><\/p>\n

In summer 2023, this leading provider of connectivity solutions for high-frequency technology placed a new degreasing system into service at its production site in Fridolfing. The new installation is special in that Helmut M\u00fchlberger and his surface-technology team deliberately configured it as a hydrocarbon-alcohol system that uses ISOCLEAN RG 59 from Richard Geiss GmbH as the cleaning medium, so as to allow the entire available range of cleaning solutions to be utilized going forward. The Fridolfing site already has four degreasing systems with perchloroethylene (PCE) as the cleaning medium, one hydrocarbon system, and one enclosed vacuum system with water-based cleaning. All the systems installed at Rosenberger in Fridolfing come from Vapic, a well-known specialist in industrial-parts cleaning based in Neubulach, Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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A huge requirement for degreasing<\/strong><\/p>\n

The amount of degreasing work required is enormous: In business year 2025 alone, Rosenberger cleaned two billion components at its Fridolfing plant, with more than 130 million connectors for high-frequency technology passing through its various degreasing systems every month. Demand for test instruments for AI chips, which Rosenberger also develops and produces in Fridolfing, is currently booming. Degreasing activities at the site run at full tilt around the clock, six days a week, in 6\/24 mode. <\/p>\n

No need for a PCE retrofit<\/strong><\/p>\n

Placing the new hydrocarbon-alcohol system into service proved more complicated than originally planned. \u201cTogether with Richard Geiss GmbH and Vapic, we managed to develop a stable process that leaves nothing to be desired. The dedicated efforts of everyone involved have paid off completely. We can now achieve the same quality and surface tension with the hydrocarbon-alcohol solution as with a PCE (perchloroethylene) system,\u201d M\u00fchlberger explains. Given that Rosenberger supplies its components not just to the automotive sector but also to the aerospace, telecom and medical technology industries, the degrees of cleanliness required from the degreasing process are especially high. <\/p>\n

A sensitive system<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWe knew in advance that the degreasing process used at Rosenberger, with its mix of hydrocarbons and modified alcohols, would be more sensitive than conventional degreasing with PCE in the previously installed systems. So we had to invest all the more energy into continuous process monitoring and optimization,\u201d reports Lech Andrzejewski-Eser, Field Service Representative for Surface Cleaning at Richard Geiss GmbH.<\/p>\n

A daily exchange of information<\/strong><\/p>\n

At the height of the analysis phase, the team headed by Markus Obermayer, Rosenberger\u2019s Project Manager for Process Optimization, reported the readings taken from the solvent bath to the experts at Richard Geiss GmbH on a daily basis. \u201cThe reply would come straight away: \u2018Okay, add 150 or 200 ml of stabilizer now.\u2019 We\u2019ve now optimized this process so that the stabilizer is admixed at fixed intervals spread throughout the day,\u201d says Obermayer. A key piece of equipment constantly in use at Rosenberger throughout this phase was a quick-testing kit for performing on-site analyses of the solvent bath based on ISOCLEAN RG 59. This testing kit is a case equipped with all the needed measuring instruments and test reagents, along with instructions for independent on-site solvent monitoring. \u201cOur team knows the testing process by heart by now, given that we\u2019ve also been monitoring our PCE systems with a three-stage testing kit from Richard Geiss for many years,\u201d explains Obermayer. <\/p>\n

Safety in the degreasing process<\/strong><\/p>\n

The all-around service palette offered by Richard Geiss GmbH was a great help to Markus Obermayer and Helmut M\u00fchlberger during the process-analysis phase for the new hydrocarbon-alcohol system: The specialists at the Geiss laboratory continually examined the samples from the solvent bath, provided the right recommendations for stabilizer admixtures and monitored the degreasing process\u2019 safety.<\/p>\n

Contract cleaning service<\/strong><\/p>\n

Besides relying on Richard Geiss GmbH\u2019s comprehensive support for system installation and cleaning at the Fridolfing site, Rosenberger also draws upon the firm\u2019s contract-cleaning services. \u201cThat really helps us a lot. It\u2019s a solution that offers us enormous security, especially when it comes to bought-in parts that we don\u2019t produce ourselves in Fridolfing but instead partly source from external manufacturers in Asia. Because Richard Geiss GmbH can adapt its own degreasing process in Offingen much faster than we can in Fridolfing to newly arising \u2014 and above all constantly changing \u2014 component-related challenges,\u201d M\u00fchlberger explains. <\/p>\n

A stricter approval process<\/strong><\/p>\n

Optimizing the processes of parts manufacturing and degreasing also affects Rosenberger\u2019s procurement procedures: \u201cWe\u2019ve tightened our purchasing regulations. Suppliers now have to document which oils were used to manufacture their components. Only then do they receive approval from us,\u201d explains M\u00fchlberger. <\/p>\n

Retrofitting the system<\/strong><\/p>\n

The system manufacturer Vapic was naturally also fully involved in the optimization process and made several changes to the system technology. \u201cIn the original configuration, some components were still very PCE-oriented. That was intentional, because we wanted to keep a hybrid solution open as a back door. But we quickly realized that it\u2019s actually better to bypass the absorber and the activated carbon unit completely,\u201d says M\u00fchlberger. Vapic also made adjustments to the water separator and to the supply tanks. <\/p>\n

A clear focus is essential<\/strong><\/p>\n

What all those involved take away from the project: If the degreasing process is to work with hydrocarbon and alcohol, then the system must be 100% tailored to this solution from the very outset. \u201cAnything else simply makes no sense,\u201d explains Michel Lubinsky-Fischer, Sales Manager for Surface and Textile Cleaning at Richard Geiss GmbH. The project at Rosenberger is a prime example of outstanding teamwork and genuine partnership. \u201cWe\u2019ve impressively demonstrated that we really do stay true to the four pillars of our RG4Chemicals brand \u2014 supply, support, disposal and guaranteed quality \u2014 in our everyday work,\u201d says Lubinsky-Fischer. <\/p>\n

Planning underway<\/strong><\/p>\n

The shared experiences gained by Rosenberger, Geiss and Vapic from the current system project have created a new sense of confidence, also with regard to the oldest PCE system in Fridolfing, which is scheduled for replacement in 2027. \u201cWe\u2019ve gained so much process expertise that we plan to run the new system with ISOCLEAN RG 59 from Geiss as well,\u201d says Markus Obermayer. <\/p>\n

Expertise built over time<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rosenberger Hochfrequenztechnik GmbH & Co. KG has taken decades to develop its expertise in optimal surface processing. Helmut M\u00fchlberger has been with the company for 40 years and headed the Surface Technology department for more than 15 years before becoming Group Leader for Parts Manufacturing. Also for more than 15 years now, Rosenberger in Fridolfing has relied on the quality products, expertise and comprehensive service of the Richard Geiss company. \u201cBack then, we switched completely from fresh products to distillates in the cleaning process and deliberately chose Richard Geiss GmbH as a regional partner, one that has truly provided us with all-around service ever since,\u201d says M\u00fchlberger. The professionals at Geiss handle the supply of distillates, the disposal of used material, the performance of regular laboratory analyses and the training of personnel. <\/p>\n

By Ingo Jensen.<\/p>\n

About Rosenberger Hochfrequenztechnik GmbH & Co. KG<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rosenberger Hochfrequenztechnik GmbH & Co. KG is a family-owned, medium-sized industrial company founded in 1958. It is currently one of the world\u2019s leading providers of standardized and customized connectivity solutions for high frequency, high-voltage and fiber-optic technology. Renowned high-tech companies in mobile communications and telecom, data technology, medical electronics, industrial electronics, industrial measurement technology, aerospace and automotive electronics rely on the precision and quality of its products. Rosenberger is certified to the standards IATF 16949:2016, DIN EN 9100, ISO 9001 and ISO 14001. <\/p>\n

Of the more than 15,000 employees of the Rosenberger Group, around 3,500 are stationed at the main plant in Fridolfing\/Tittmoning (Upper Bavaria), while the rest work at additional manufacturing, assembly and development sites and at Rosenberger sales offices in Europe, Asia, and North and South America. <\/p>\n

About Richard Geiss GmbH<\/strong><\/p>\n

Richard Geiss GmbH is one of Europe\u2019s leading specialists in the field of solvent recovery, based in Offingen in the district of G\u00fcnzburg. The company produces high-purity distillates from solvent waste by distillative processing. Richard Geiss GmbH supplies solvents for industrial surface cleaning, textile cleaning, and the chemical and pharmaceutical industries. Contract cleaning rounds off the range of services as the fourth business area. Richard Geiss GmbH employs approximately 110 people in Offingen. The company has an approved processing capacity of 50,000 tons of solvents per year, which are processed into high-purity distillates and is certified according to ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 50001 as well as being a waste management specialist. Richard Geiss GmbH was founded in 1959 by Richard Geiss and today Bastian Geiss manages the family business in its third generation. <\/p>\n

Info:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Richard Geiss GmbHL\u00fc\u00dfhof 100, 89362 Offingen, Telefon 08224-807-0, info@geiss-gmbh.de, www.geiss-gmbh.de<\/p>\n

Press contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fabian Baur, Product ManagementTel. 08224-807-78, fabian.baur@geiss-gmbh.de <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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