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# Measurement and control of part cleanliness in the laboratory

## Your needs: check the cleanliness of your parts through simple inspections and relevant measurements

### Why carry out a measurement and control of part cleanliness?

In an increasingly demanding regulatory and quality environment (customer requirements, evolving international standards and norms, etc.), you want to qualify, approve and **validate your cleaning processes**. To achieve this, you are looking for the support of a specialized laboratory in the control and measurement of part cleanliness (metal alloys, polymers, composites, ceramics, glass, etc.).

## Our solutions: put our expertise in part cleanliness measurement and control at your disposal

### Our part inspection services

For more than 30 years, our FILAB laboratory has had the experience and the [analytical equipment](https://filab.fr/en/our-technical-resources.md) needed to support manufacturers in every sector (aerospace, automotive, medical devices, pharmaceuticals) in validating their cleaning processes and measuring part cleanliness:

- [Metal materials](https://filab.fr/en/our-services/our-analysis-services/metallurgical-analysis-laboratory/metal-failure-analysis.md)
- [Plastic parts and polymers](https://filab.fr/en/our-services/our-analysis-services/laboratory-material-testing/laboratory-polymer-characterization.md)
- [Composites](https://filab.fr/en/our-services/our-analysis-services/polymer-materials-analysis-laboratory/laboratory-analysis-composite-material.md)
- [Ceramics](https://filab.fr/nos-prestations/analyse/laboratoire-caracterisation-des-materiaux/laboratoire-analysis-ceramique/)
- [Glass](https://filab.fr/en/sectors-of-activity/laboratory-analysis-industrial-glass.md)

From drafting specifications to routine analysis, including the development of cleanliness specifications, the FILAB laboratory offers a full range of cleanliness inspection services:

## Our services

Part cleanliness measurements by [chemical analysis](https://filab.fr/nos-prestations/analyse/analysis-chimiques/)

Implementation of a cleanliness management system

Support in selecting cleaning products

Analysis and control of gravimetry (according to NF E 48-652)

Particle counting according to E-48-660 and ISO 4406 standards

Particle cleanliness inspection, analysis and [identification of particles and contaminants](https://filab.fr/nos-prestations/expertise/laboratoire-analysis-particules-contamination/)

Audit of your cleaning / rinsing process

Support in drafting your cleanliness validation procedures

Particle identification by SEM-EDX or [MO](https://filab.fr/en/our-technical-resources/laboratory-of-analysis-and-observation-by-optical-microscope-mo.md) according to NF E 48-651 and 48-660 standards