Distillation plants

Distillation systems

Distillation and solvent recovery is a key element of modern mixing rooms and paint shops. It enables economical recirculation of used cleaning media through batch or continuous processes, combined with efficient heat exchanger and condensation technology and optional activated carbon polishing for fine purification. All systems are ATEX-certified, grounded and equipped with integrated spill containment trays. The systems can be seamlessly integrated into existing cleaning stations and 2K systems. As a result, VOC emissions and cleaning agent consumption are significantly reduced, while all process data is recorded in GLP-compliant reporting – from planning through to final handover.

Applications & benefits

Distillation systems are used in automotive and OEM plants, in industrial and plastic coating as well as in bodyshop and refinish operations. Properly sized systems measurably reduce VOC emissions, lower the consumption of cleaning and rinsing media and thus contribute to lower operating costs and more sustainable production. At the same time, they provide verifiable approvals and complete digital traceability of all process and quality data.

Tasks & set composition

The distillation process includes the phases feeding, heating, evaporation, condensation and optional polishing via filter or activated carbon units. For maximum safety, there is ATEX-compliant design, continuous grounding and EKS systems, integrated spill containment trays and controlled exhaust air and airflow management. Integration into existing cleaning stations and 2K processes enables closed material cycles including container management and automatic media recirculation. Documentation comprises labels and QR codes, PDF/CSV exports, stored serial numbers and users as well as continuous limit checking with digital archiving.

Product areas & integration

The system portfolio includes distillation boilers, condensers and heat exchangers, filter and polishing units, precise sensors and control systems as well as spill containment trays and ATEX peripherals. Additional elements include containers and a central QC/formulation software that monitors process parameters and recovery rates. All systems are fully integrated into existing quality workflows (QS), report repositories and audit processes in order to ensure seamless traceability and standards-compliant documentation.

Key benefits at a glance

• Sustainable – reduced VOC & solvent reuse
• Cost-efficient – less cleaning agent, lower disposal costs
• Safe – ATEX, grounding & defined spill/exhaust air management
• Traceable – labels/QR, PDF/CSV & limit checking

Top manufacturers – distillation systems

• Tieser – distillation & peripheral solutions.
• Hamach – furniture, spill containment & extraction.
• ensutec – ATEX workstations & integration.
• DENIOS – spill containment trays & hazardous materials handling.
• asecos – safety cabinets & storage.
• Justrite – safety cans & containers.
• Nederman – extraction & filtration.
• ESTA – extraction technology.
• Systemair – fans & air routing.
• Graco – material supply & peripherals.
• WIWA – pumping/spraying technology.
• Wagner – application & supply systems.
• Sames (formerly Kremlin) – material feed.
• Walther Pilot – spraying/mixing technology & peripherals.
• Krautzberger – dosing units & systems.
• DeVilbiss – spray guns & accessories.
• SATA – air/compressed air management & guns.
• Anest Iwata – application accessories.
• OHAUS – scales & accessories.
• RADWAG – precision/industrial scales.
• Sartorius – laboratory & industrial scales.
• Mettler Toledo – precision scales.
• Mirka – cleaning & surface preparation.
• 3M – personal protection, masking & PPS peripherals.
• beschicht. – QS templates, QR/label sets & customer-specific sets.

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