Manufacturer of highly specialized cleaning, disinfection and passivation products as well as services for industry, medical and life sciences.
Borer Chemie AG
Zuchwil (CH) · Großwallstadt (DE) · China (CN)New on Amplifa
About Borer Chemie AG
Borer Chemie AG is a Swiss family company founded in 1965, now run by the second generation, with headquarters in Zuchwil. The company develops and produces highly specialized products for demanding cleaning and disinfection under the deconex® and decosept® brands – for over 60 years, entirely Swiss Made. The fields of application include parts cleaning and decoating in industry, hospital hygiene and reprocessing of medical devices (MDR), validated cleaning in pharmaceutical and cosmetic production, laboratory glassware cleaning, the dairy industry, as well as hand and surface disinfection. In addition to its products, Borer offers services, including pH-neutral derouging and passivation of steam sterilizers during ongoing operation as well as the deconex® MT 41 passivation process for immersion, spray and vacuum methods. With the Competence Center opened in 2019, including a test and training center, subsidiaries in Germany and China and a worldwide network of sales partners, Borer operates internationally; 144 employees work worldwide.
- Site
- Zuchwil, Schweiz
- Processes
- Parts cleaning and decoating (deconex® cleaning agents), Derouging & passivation of steam sterilizers (pH-neutral), Passivation with deconex® MT 41 (immersion, spray and vacuum processes), Manual and machine-based reprocessing of medical devices, Validated cleaning (pharmaceutical production, laboratory glassware cleaning), Development of customer-specific cleaning and disinfection processes, Derouging & passivation of steam sterilizers (pH-neutral, during ongoing operation), Passivation processes (deconex® MT 41, immersion/spray/vacuum processes)
- Materials
- Metallic materials (general, for passivation), Stainless steel (sterilizer chambers, instruments, passivation), deconex® MT 41 passivation process, Stainless steel, Metallic materials, Laboratory glassware
- Certificates
- ISO 9001, ISO 13485, Halal, ISO 14001
- Founded
- 1965
- Employees
- 144
- Industries
- Industry (parts cleaning, surface technology), Medical / hospital hygiene / reprocessing of medical devices, Life Sciences / Pharma / Cosmetics, Laboratory, Dairy industry, Hand and surface disinfection
- 01
Research & Development
- 02
Production of the deconex®/decosept® branded products at the Zuchwil
- 03
Process development (7-step approach) in the test and training center
- 04
Implementation at the customer
- 05
On-site derouging and passivation services
- 06
Regulatory Affairs & Quality Management
- 07
Sales via subsidiaries, sales partners and direct sales
Materials & Processes
deconex® MT 41 passivation process
Strongly acidic passivation agent (pH 2.2) for immersion, spray and vacuum processes, more economical and environmentally friendly than conventional nitric acid processes.
Stainless steel
Material for sterilizer chambers and instruments, for derouging and passivation.
Metallic materials
Field of application for parts cleaning, decoating and passivation of industrial components.
Laboratory glassware
Application area of laboratory glassware cleaning in the life sciences segment.
Locations
Zuchwil, Switzerland
CHHeadquarters with production, R&D, test and training center (Competence Center, opened 2019)
- Materials
- Cleaning and disinfection products; stainless steel, metallic materials (process development)
- Test and training center with a machine fleet for immersion, spray and vacuum processes
- Derouging vehicle for on-site deployment at the customer
Großwallstadt, Germany
DESubsidiary Borer Chemie Deutschland GmbH (sales)
China
CNSubsidiary (sales)
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parts cleaning and decoating (deconex® cleaning agents)Surface | – | – | – | – | Metallic materials (industrial parts) |
| Derouging & passivation of steam sterilizers (pH-neutral)Surface | – | – | – | – | Stainless steel (sterilizer chambers) |
| Passivation with deconex® MT 41 (immersion, spray and vacuum processes)Surface | – | – | – | – | Metallic materials, Stainless steel |
| Manual and machine-based reprocessing of medical devicesSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Validated cleaning (pharmaceutical production, laboratory glassware cleaning)Surface | – | – | – | – | Laboratory glassware |
| Development of customer-specific cleaning and disinfection processesEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
1 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test and training center with machine fleet for various system types (immersion, spray and vacuum) | – | – | – | 2019 (Comp | Zuchwil, Switzerland |
Additional services
Quality & Certifications
Borer Chemie AG is certified according to ISO 9001 and ISO 13485; in addition, it holds a Halal certification. An in-house quality management department works closely with R&D and Regulatory Affairs to ensure customer and legal requirements.
| Evidence | Zuchwil |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 | |
| ISO 13485 | |
| Halal | |
| ISO 14001 |
History
- 1965
Founded as «PMC Produkte für Medizin und Chemie»
- 2019
Opening of the Borer Competence Center with an integrated test and training center, unique in Europe