What Is SYSTEMK4 Dry Cleaning?
SYSTEMK4 is Kreussler’s PERC alternative for professional dry cleaning. It is a suite of three products designed to work together: SOLVONK4, a halogen-free dry cleaning solvent; CLIPK4, a concentrated detergent; and PRENETTK4, a pre-brushing agent. Kreussler’s R&D chemists in Germany developed it to clean as well as PERC without PERC’s unsafe attributes. It launched at Clean Show in 2011.
What is in the SYSTEMK4 suite?
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What it is |
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The halogen-free dry cleaning solvent, and the essential component of SYSTEMK4 | |
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The concentrated detergent | |
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PRENETTK4 |
The pre-brushing agent |
The three products were created to work together for maximum cleaning advantages.
Why are dry cleaners moving away from PERC?
Perchloroethylene (PERC) was introduced in the 1930s and became the dry cleaning industry standard. Time has shown that it is unsafe. According to PopSci, OSHA guidance links acute exposure to PERC to dizziness, blurred vision, and loss of coordination. Even picking up a PERC-cleaned garment that was not properly dried can temporarily trigger those symptoms, and long-term exposure can trigger mild memory loss.
How was SYSTEMK4 developed and tested?
Kreussler’s experienced R&D chemists worked in the company’s laboratories in Germany to create a dry-cleaning alternative that cleans as well as PERC without the attributes that make it unsafe.
Before launching at Clean Show in 2011, SYSTEMK4 was tested in three places: Kreussler’s labs in Germany, a manufacturing plant in Italy, and in the field at dry cleaners in the United States. That global project brought in R&D chemists, machine manufacturers, and dry cleaners who use solvents every day, and each group added expertise to the final product.
What is SOLVONK4?
SOLVONK4 is the halogen-free solvent at the center of SYSTEMK4. Halogen-free means the material does not contain the halogen elements: fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, and astatine.
SOLVONK4 is not classified as either a hazardous material or a hazardous substance. It is biodegradable, and it has been tested dermatologically with the result “Very Good.” Kreussler reports that its cleaning effect is the same as PERC, and sometimes even better. [CONFIRM: substantiation for the PERC comparison before publishing]
What do you need to dry clean with SYSTEMK4?
You need a Class III-A dry cleaning machine with vacuum distillation. A Kreussler Technical Sales Representative will work with you to set up machine programs for the entire SYSTEMK4 line and train your staff on the new process.
Thinking about phasing out PERC?
Kreussler is available to consult on changes you want to make in your dry cleaning business, from phasing out PERC to changing your cleaning process. Contact our team to talk with a Technical Sales Representative.
Related reading: Dry Cleaning 101: Everything You Need to Know
SYSTEMK4 FAQ
SYSTEMK4 is Kreussler’s PERC alternative for professional dry cleaning. It is a suite of three products designed to work together: the halogen-free solvent SOLVONK4, the concentrated detergent CLIPK4, and the pre-brushing agent PRENETTK4. It launched at Clean Show in 2011.
A halogen-free material does not contain the halogen elements: fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, and astatine.
You need a Class III-A dry cleaning machine with vacuum distillation. A Kreussler Technical Sales Representative sets up your machine programs and helps train your staff.
PERC became the industry standard in the 1930s, but acute exposure is linked to dizziness, blurred vision, and loss of coordination, and long-term exposure can trigger mild memory loss. SYSTEMK4 was developed as an alternative that cleans as well as PERC without those attributes.
SOLVONK4 is the halogen-free dry cleaning solvent at the core of SYSTEMK4. It is not classified as a hazardous material or a hazardous substance, it is biodegradable, and it was tested dermatologically with the result “Very Good.”
