Our history

ph-cleantec GmbH is a medium-sized German machine builder based in Kernen im Remstal, Baden-Württemberg. The company was founded in 1987 as Schickert GmbH, to develop a system for brake cleaning together with Mercedes. That is where the idea arose of cleaning brakes, engines and gearbox parts with low pressure and high temperatures.

Since then we have manufactured units for hot cleaning and were initially recommended by well-known car manufacturers, including Mercedes, BMW and VW. Today we supply the entire transport sector including cars and commercial vehicles, shipping, aviation, buses and railways, right through to e-bikes, mountain bikes and tanks. In the transport sector the units are used primarily for parts cleaning of parts, workpieces and surfaces soiled with greases and oils.

It quickly became clear that with low pressure and high temperatures whole machines too, especially machine tools, can be cleaned particularly efficiently. The company has therefore been a reliable partner to industry for over 30 years: besides the metalworking and machining industry, the food, chemical, pharmaceutical and biotech sectors are also supplied, often with top-of-the-line stainless-steel units that meet even the highest hygiene requirements.

In 2007 the company was renamed ph-cleantec GmbH. Over the years the production capacities were continuously expanded and the product portfolio broadened. A few years ago, for example, units were developed for the thermal disinfection of cooling lubricant, with which cooling lubricant can be pasteurised and disinfected without adding biocides.

Nowadays we also offer various services in Germany, such as safety inspections (UVV) and rental units as well as personal advice and a technical hotline provided by our expert team in Kernen. At the same time we supply customers worldwide, who are looked after on site by our international partners.

We are proud that our units are not only robust and economical, but also work in a particularly sustainable and gentle way. In this way we make an active contribution to environmental protection, sustainability and occupational safety. If you would like to know more, simply give us a call.