Surface treatment and ultrasonic cleaning systems and solutions

With knowledge and experience built up over decades, KKS has established itself as a recognized expert for sophisticated surface treatment and ultrasonic cleaning.

We deliver cutting-edge technology solutions and ensure greater quality, cost-effectiveness and flexibility for our customers. All over the world, leading companies from the medical technology industry and other demanding sectors rely on KKS as a competent partner. We develop and realize systems and installations and offer our expertise as a professional outsourcing provider of surface treatment and ultrasonic cleaning processes.

With our technical experts from research & development, process development and equipment construction, we can offer you proven concepts through to comprehensive, tailor-made systems for your surface treatment from a single source.

In all plant and process developments, we place the highest value on reproducible and stable processes and systems that meet the requirements of industrial production.

Would you like to know more about the surface treatment processes which KKS systems are designed for?

Read all about it on our expertise pages.

Thanks to our high level of vertical integration, the use of high-quality materials and components and consistently implemented project management, we guarantee our customers high product quality and adherence to agreed delivery dates. We are certified according to ISO 9001 (plant engineering) and EN ISO 13485 (Medical Surface Center).

Overview of our surface treatment equipment and systems

Ultrasonic cleaning systems

Custom-built ultrasonic cleaning system for fine cleaning.

Manual cleaning systems

  • Modular cleaning line
  • Manual multi-chamber system
  • Manual cleaning system with lifting devices
Automatische Linear-Reinigungsanlage für die industrielle Endreinigung von mikromechanischen Teilen in der Uhrenindustrie.

Automatic cleaning systems

  • Automatic single chamber system
  • Automatic linear system
  • Automatic Lift-Shift system

Mechanical processes

Picture of a KKS-NI wet blasting unit for blasting surfaces in industry

Blasting systems

  • Wet blasting unit
  • Dry blasting unit

Chemical processes

Picture of KKS etching system – system for surface treatment and for etching of dental implants

Pickling and etching systems

  • Pickling and etching
Picture of a KKS passivation system for surface treatment. Shown here as a closed system in white.

Passivation systems

  • Passivation: Nitric or Citric

Our passivation processes comply with ASTM A967, ASTM A380, ASTM F86.

Electrochemical processes

Picture of KKS electropolishing system – surface treatment system

Electropolishing systems

  • Electropolishing stainless steel
  • Electropolishing titanium
  • Electropolishing bulk material

Our electropolishing processes comply with ASTM B912.

KKS anodizing plant for color anodizing of medical implants as part of surface treatment.

Color and dark anodizing systems

  • Color anodizing TioColTM
  • Color anodizing TioColTM for bulk material
  • Dark anodizing TioDarkTM

Our dark anodizing processes comply with AMS 2488.

Our expertise

  • Tailor-made systems and installations focusing on process reliability
  • 40 years of experience as a plant manufacturer
  • Process and systems development and realization from a single source
  • Equipment qualification (DQ/IQ/OQ)

  • Worldwide commissioning and after sales service team by qualified experts
  • Application expertise comes from operating our own systems in the Medical Surface Center
  • Assistance with process validation
  • Quality: Swiss Made
  • Certified to ISO 9001

Engineering and production from a single source

KKS is a reliable and committed partner that approaches every task with foresight. As early as the sales phase, requirements are examined in detail with the customer and the customer-specific implementation is defined in advance.

Our wide-ranging skills in process development, design, automation, production and assembly of systems for industrial ultrasonic cleaning and surface treatment are success factors leading to optimal solutions. We use powerful KKS ultrasonic technology for all devices and systems. All automation solutions are developed, programmed and systematically tested in-house. Our knowledge and experience of equipment production built up over 40 years benefit our customers from all around the globe and from a wide range of industries.

When it comes to the qualification of devices, installations and entire systems, customers can rely on the long-standing experience and professionalism of KKS. The focus of all our activities for surface treatment systems and equipment is always on delivering reproducible, stable results for your products.