Aerospace manufacturing and aircraft maintenance demand a level of precision that leaves little room for inconsistent cleaning. From turbine components and hydraulic parts to precision-machined fittings, valves and complex assemblies, aerospace components often contain areas that are difficult, time-consuming or sometimes nearly impossible to clean effectively by hand.
That is where an aerospace ultrasonic cleaner can make a major difference.
Industrial ultrasonic cleaning uses high-frequency sound waves to create microscopic cavitation bubbles throughout a cleaning solution. When these bubbles rapidly collapse, they produce powerful cleaning action across the submerged surfaces of a component—including small openings, recesses, threads, grooves and other difficult-to-reach areas.
For aerospace manufacturers, aviation maintenance facilities, MRO operations and defense contractors, ultrasonic cleaning can provide a faster, more repeatable alternative to manual scrubbing and many traditional parts-cleaning methods.
Omegasonics manufactures aerospace and defense ultrasonic cleaning systems designed for demanding industrial applications, from individual aircraft components to large custom and multi-stage cleaning systems.
What Is an Aerospace Ultrasonic Cleaner?
An aerospace ultrasonic cleaner is an industrial cleaning system that uses ultrasonic energy and a liquid cleaning solution to remove contamination from aircraft and aerospace components.
Inside the ultrasonic cleaning tank are transducers that convert electrical energy into high-frequency mechanical energy.
That energy travels through the cleaning solution and produces millions of microscopic bubbles through a process known as cavitation.
The bubbles rapidly form and collapse against submerged surfaces.
Unlike a brush or rag, this cleaning action is not limited to the areas an operator can easily reach.
When the cleaning process is properly designed, ultrasonic cavitation can reach exposed:
- Threads
- Blind holes
- Grooves
- Small openings
- Recesses
- Complex geometries
- Fittings
- Tubing
- Machined surfaces
- Internal passages
That ability makes ultrasonic cleaning particularly valuable for complicated aerospace components.
Why Aerospace Parts Are So Difficult to Clean
Aircraft and aerospace components present unique cleaning challenges.
A relatively simple industrial part may only require visible grease or oil to be removed. Aerospace components, on the other hand, can contain precision-machined surfaces, extremely small passages, complex geometries and tight tolerances.
Aerospace manufacturers also work with many different materials, including aluminum, titanium, stainless steel and specialized alloys.
Depending on the manufacturing or maintenance operation, contamination can include:
- Machining oils
- Cutting fluids
- Grease
- Lubricants
- Carbon deposits
- Metal fines
- Chips and particulate
- Polishing compounds
- Manufacturing residue
- Shop contamination
- Process residue
The correct cleaning process depends on more than simply how dirty the component appears.
Material, contamination, component geometry, production volume and the required level of cleanliness all need to be considered.
This is why there is no single cleaning recipe that should be applied to every aerospace component.
Why Aerospace Companies Use Ultrasonic Cleaning
One of the greatest advantages of ultrasonic cleaning is its ability to provide cleaning action in areas that are difficult to reach manually.
Imagine cleaning a complicated aircraft valve by hand.
An employee can wipe the outside. A small brush may reach some openings. Additional tools may be needed to work around threads, fittings and recessed areas.
But the cleaning process remains heavily dependent on the employee.
Did the technician reach every surface?
How long did they scrub each area?
Did another employee clean the same component differently?
An industrial ultrasonic cleaning process can reduce much of this variability.
Once the correct cleaning parameters are established, the process can control variables such as:
- Cleaning time
- Solution temperature
- Ultrasonic energy
- Detergent concentration
- Rinsing
- Filtration
- Drying
This can create a much more repeatable process than relying exclusively on manual cleaning.
Aerospace Components That Can Be Ultrasonically Cleaned
Ultrasonic cleaning can be used for a wide variety of aerospace manufacturing and aircraft maintenance applications.
The correct process must always be matched to the specific component, material and cleaning requirements, but common applications can include the following.
Jet Engine and Turbine Components
Jet engine and turbine components may accumulate oils, carbon and other contamination during manufacturing, maintenance and operation.
Their complex shapes can make manual cleaning labor-intensive.
Ultrasonic cleaning can provide cleaning action across complicated submerged surfaces and can be incorporated into a larger cleaning process that includes washing, rinsing, filtration and drying.
For MRO facilities, reducing the amount of manual cleaning required can also allow skilled technicians to spend more time performing inspection, repair and maintenance work.
Aircraft Hydraulic Components
Hydraulic systems contain valves, fittings and other precision components where cleanliness is especially important.
These components can contain small openings and complicated geometries that are difficult to clean manually.
Ultrasonic cavitation provides cleaning action throughout the liquid surrounding the component, making ultrasonic cleaning an excellent technology to evaluate for aerospace hydraulic parts.
Aerospace Valves and Fittings
Valves and fittings are exactly the type of components that demonstrate the advantages of ultrasonic cleaning.
Threads, openings, recesses and complicated surfaces can require substantial manual cleaning.
Instead of depending solely on a technician to physically scrub every accessible area, ultrasonic cavitation provides cleaning action throughout the submerged component.
Aircraft Fuel System Components
Fuel system components can contain small passages and complicated surfaces where contamination may become trapped.
Properly designed ultrasonic cleaning processes can provide a repeatable method of removing contamination from compatible components while reducing the need for extensive manual cleaning.
Aerospace Tubing
Aircraft tubing creates an entirely different cleaning challenge.
Cleaning the exterior may be relatively straightforward, but tubing can contain bends, fittings and areas that are considerably more difficult to access.
Omegasonics has worked with aerospace manufacturers to develop specialized ultrasonic cleaning solutions for aerospace tubing and similar components.
Landing Gear Components
Landing gear and associated components can be exposed to grease, lubricants, dirt and other contamination.
Depending on the component size, material and cleaning requirements, ultrasonic cleaning can be incorporated into manufacturing and maintenance operations to help reduce manual cleaning.
Heat Exchangers
Heat exchangers can contain complicated structures and areas that are difficult to reach using conventional mechanical cleaning methods.
Ultrasonic cavitation provides another way of attacking contamination without relying entirely on direct contact with a brush or cleaning tool.
Precision-Machined Aerospace Components
CNC machining operations commonly leave components covered with cutting oils, coolants, chips and fine particulate.
Cleaning these parts can become an important step before inspection, assembly, coating or additional manufacturing processes.
An industrial ultrasonic cleaner can help standardize this operation rather than requiring employees to manually clean each individual component.
Ultrasonic Cleaning vs. Cleaning Aerospace Parts by Hand
Labor is one of the largest hidden costs associated with industrial parts cleaning.
Consider what happens when an employee manually cleans a complicated aerospace component.
The technician may have to:
- Apply cleaning chemistry.
- Scrub the accessible surface.
- Turn the component.
- Clean another surface.
- Work around threads and fittings.
- Attempt to clean recessed areas.
- Rinse the component.
- Inspect it.
- Reclean areas that were missed.
Multiply that process by dozens or hundreds of parts.
Now multiply it by weeks, months and years.
The true cost of manual parts cleaning can become substantial.
There is also an opportunity cost.
A skilled aerospace technician who spends hours scrubbing parts is not performing another skilled task during that time.
Ultrasonic cleaning changes the equation.
Multiple compatible components can often be processed at the same time while ultrasonic cavitation performs much of the cleaning work.
Employees still need to properly load, unload, rinse, inspect and handle components, but the amount of hands-on scrubbing can often be significantly reduced.
Ultrasonic Cleaning vs. Solvent Parts Washers
Solvent-based parts cleaning has traditionally been used in many industrial and aerospace applications.
Solvents can be effective, but they can also introduce additional considerations involving chemical purchasing, storage, employee exposure, ventilation, waste handling and disposal.
Aqueous ultrasonic cleaning can provide an alternative for many applications.
Instead of relying primarily on aggressive chemistry to perform the cleaning, ultrasonic cavitation provides mechanical cleaning action while an appropriate water-based detergent assists with breaking down and removing contamination.
Depending on the application, potential advantages can include:
- Reduced reliance on harsh solvents
- Reduced manual scrubbing
- Lower chemical usage
- Improved cleaning consistency
- Cleaning of complex geometries
- Reduced labor
- Increased production efficiency
- Reduced chemical handling
- Potential reductions in waste-management costs
Not every solvent-cleaning application can simply be converted to ultrasonic cleaning without testing.
The part material, contamination and cleanliness requirements must always be considered.
How Ultrasonic Cavitation Actually Cleans Aerospace Parts
Cavitation is the key to ultrasonic cleaning.
Ultrasonic transducers produce high-frequency sound waves that travel through the cleaning solution.
These sound waves create alternating high- and low-pressure cycles.
During the low-pressure portion of the cycle, microscopic cavities form in the liquid. These bubbles grow and then rapidly collapse during the high-pressure portion of the cycle.
This occurs millions of times throughout the ultrasonic cleaning tank.
The collapse of these microscopic bubbles creates an intense cleaning action against the surfaces of submerged components.
This is particularly important with complicated aerospace components.
A brush needs direct physical access.
Ultrasonic cavitation does not work the same way.
If the cleaning solution can properly reach a compatible submerged surface and the ultrasonic process is correctly configured, cavitation can provide cleaning action in locations that would be extremely difficult to scrub manually.
Four Factors That Determine Ultrasonic Cleaning Performance
An ultrasonic cleaning system is much more than a tank that makes noise.
For demanding aerospace applications, several variables must work together.
Ultrasonic Power
The system needs enough ultrasonic energy for the tank size and application.
This becomes especially important when cleaning larger components or heavier contamination.
An underpowered ultrasonic tank may create visible activity in the liquid without providing the cleaning performance required for a demanding industrial application.
Industrial equipment needs to be properly engineered around the working tank volume and intended cleaning application.
Temperature
Temperature can dramatically affect cleaning performance.
Heating the cleaning solution can help the appropriate detergent break down oils, grease and other contamination.
The ideal temperature depends on the cleaning chemistry, contaminant and material being cleaned.
Higher temperature is not automatically better.
The objective is to establish the appropriate temperature for the specific cleaning process.
Cleaning Chemistry
Cleaning chemistry plays a major role in successful ultrasonic cleaning.
The detergent needs to be compatible with both the contaminant being removed and the material being cleaned.
This is especially important in aerospace because manufacturers may be cleaning aluminum, titanium, stainless steel and other specialized materials.
Using stronger chemistry does not necessarily create a better cleaning process.
The correct chemistry is more important than simply using an aggressive chemical.
Cleaning Time
Cleaning cycles need to be long enough to achieve the required result without unnecessarily slowing production.
One advantage of establishing an ultrasonic cleaning process is that cleaning time can become much more predictable.
Instead of one technician scrubbing a component for five minutes and another spending fifteen minutes on the same part, the process can be standardized around a defined cleaning cycle.
The Importance of Filtration in Aerospace Ultrasonic Cleaning
When contamination comes off a component, it does not simply disappear.
It enters the cleaning solution.
As oils, carbon and particulate accumulate in the tank, the condition of the cleaning solution can eventually affect performance.
That is why filtration can be extremely important in industrial aerospace cleaning applications.
Depending on the system and contamination, an ultrasonic cleaning system can incorporate:
- Continuous filtration
- Bag filtration
- Cartridge filtration
- Recirculation
- Overflow systems
- Oil skimming or separation
Filtration helps remove contamination from the cleaning solution rather than allowing it to continually circulate in the tank.
For high-production applications, effective solution management can also help extend cleaning-solution life and reduce unnecessary tank changes.
Multi-Stage Aerospace Ultrasonic Cleaning Systems
Some aerospace applications require more than a single ultrasonic cleaning tank.
A complete aerospace cleaning line may include several stages designed around the required process.
For example:
Stage 1: Pre-Wash
Heavy contamination, loose debris, grease and oils can be reduced before precision ultrasonic cleaning.
Stage 2: Ultrasonic Cleaning
Ultrasonic cavitation removes remaining contamination from exposed surfaces and difficult-to-reach areas.
Stage 3: Rinsing
A rinse stage removes loosened contamination and residual cleaning chemistry.
Stage 4: DI Water Rinse
Applications requiring greater control over residual contamination may incorporate deionized water or additional rinsing.
Stage 5: Additional Processing
Depending on the application, another ultrasonic stage, treatment process or final rinse may be required.
Stage 6: Drying
A heated drying stage can complete the process and help prepare parts for inspection, assembly or the next manufacturing operation.
The important point is that the equipment should be designed around the cleaning process.
The cleaning process should not be forced to fit the equipment.
Omegasonics manufactures both standard systems and aerospace and defense ultrasonic cleaners that can be configured for demanding industrial applications.
Large Aerospace Ultrasonic Cleaners
Some people still associate ultrasonic cleaners with small tabletop machines used for jewelry, dental instruments or laboratory components.
Industrial ultrasonic cleaning is very different.
Ultrasonic technology can be scaled to accommodate much larger components and much higher production requirements.
Omegasonics manufactures industrial ultrasonic cleaning equipment ranging from smaller systems to large tanks and custom multi-stage cleaning lines.
With large aerospace components, several factors become especially important:
- Tank dimensions
- Working dimensions
- Ultrasonic power
- Heat capacity
- Part weight
- Basket design
- Filtration
- Recirculation
- Material handling
- Production throughput
Simply building a larger tank does not automatically create an effective large ultrasonic cleaner.
The ultrasonic system needs to provide sufficient and properly distributed energy throughout the usable cleaning area.
Standard vs. Custom Aerospace Ultrasonic Cleaners
Not every aerospace company requires a custom system.
Many components can be cleaned using standard industrial ultrasonic cleaning equipment.
However, aerospace manufacturing frequently presents unusual requirements.
A custom aerospace ultrasonic cleaning system may make sense when a company needs to clean:
- Very long components
- Large assemblies
- Unusually shaped components
- High production volumes
- Heavy parts
- Multiple types of contamination
- Components requiring multiple cleaning stages
Customization may also be appropriate when the cleaning system needs:
- Specialized filtration
- Multiple rinse stages
- DI water
- Automated material handling
- Custom baskets or fixtures
- Specific electrical requirements
- Integration with an existing production line
- Specialized drying
The goal should not be to buy the largest ultrasonic cleaner available.
The goal is to design the most efficient cleaning process for the parts being produced or maintained.
Aerospace Ultrasonic Cleaning and Process Repeatability
Repeatability is extremely important in aerospace manufacturing.
Manual cleaning inherently introduces human variables.
One technician may clean more aggressively than another.
One technician may spend longer on a component.
Another may overlook a difficult-to-see area.
A defined ultrasonic cleaning process can control many of the variables involved.
These can include:
- Cleaning solution
- Chemical concentration
- Temperature
- Ultrasonic power
- Cleaning cycle time
- Rinsing
- Filtration
- Drying
Ultrasonic cleaning does not eliminate the need for proper inspection, process development or quality control.
What it can do is make cleaning less dependent on the individual employee holding the brush.
Can Ultrasonic Cleaners Clean Aluminum Aerospace Parts?
Aluminum is widely used throughout the aerospace industry, and ultrasonic cleaning can be used for many aluminum components.
However, cleaning chemistry is particularly important.
The cleaner, concentration, temperature, ultrasonic parameters and exposure time must all be appropriate for the specific aluminum component and application.
This is why an aerospace company should not simply purchase a general-purpose ultrasonic cleaner and assume that one cleaning solution will work for every component.
The entire cleaning process needs to be considered.
Can Ultrasonic Cleaners Clean Titanium Parts?
Titanium components are also common in aerospace manufacturing.
Ultrasonic cleaning can be used for many titanium parts when the cleaning process is properly selected.
As with aluminum and other aerospace materials, the cleaning chemistry and process parameters must be compatible with the component and its requirements.
Aerospace MRO and Aircraft Maintenance
Ultrasonic cleaning isn’t limited to companies manufacturing new aircraft components.
Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul facilities—or MRO operations—can also benefit significantly from ultrasonic cleaning.
MRO technicians routinely need to clean components before:
- Inspection
- Testing
- Repair
- Rebuilding
- Reassembly
- Returning components to service
These technicians are skilled employees.
Having highly trained employees spend significant portions of their day manually scrubbing components can be an inefficient use of labor when an appropriate ultrasonic process can perform much of the cleaning.
Potential MRO applications include:
- Engine components
- Hydraulic components
- Valves
- Fittings
- Fuel system parts
- Landing gear components
- Heat exchangers
- Precision mechanical components
- Maintenance tooling
The objective is not simply faster cleaning.
It is using skilled labor more efficiently.
Bringing Aerospace Parts Cleaning In-House
Some aerospace manufacturers and maintenance facilities outsource specialized cleaning because they do not have the appropriate equipment internally.
Outsourcing can be the right solution in some situations.
But it also introduces additional costs and logistical requirements.
These can include:
- Shipping
- Packaging
- Transportation time
- Scheduling
- Outside vendor lead times
- Additional inventory
- Parts tracking
- Reduced control over the process
When cleaning volume becomes high enough, bringing the process in-house can become financially attractive.
An ultrasonic cleaning system can potentially allow a company to take control of a process that previously depended on an outside vendor.
The financial benefit may extend well beyond the cleaning cost itself.
Reducing turnaround time can improve production scheduling and decrease the amount of inventory required to keep operations moving.
Calculating the ROI of an Aerospace Ultrasonic Cleaner
The price of an ultrasonic cleaner should not be evaluated in isolation.
The better question is:
What is your existing cleaning process costing you?
Start with labor.
How many employees clean parts?
How many hours per day do they spend cleaning?
What is their fully burdened hourly labor cost?
Then consider chemicals.
How much are you spending on:
- Solvents?
- Cleaning chemicals?
- Disposable materials?
- Replacement solution?
Next, look at waste.
What does it cost to handle and dispose of used solvent or contaminated cleaning solution?
Then consider productivity.
Could the employees currently cleaning parts be performing more valuable work?
Finally, look at outsourcing.
If parts leave your facility for cleaning, calculate:
- Vendor charges
- Freight
- Packaging
- Turnaround time
- Additional inventory requirements
- Administrative handling
Once these costs are calculated over an entire year, the economics of an industrial ultrasonic cleaner can look considerably different from simply comparing equipment prices.
A Real Aerospace Ultrasonic Cleaning Example
One of the best ways to understand the potential impact of ultrasonic cleaning is to look at an actual aerospace application.
Omegasonics has worked with Eaton Aerospace on ultrasonic cleaning equipment for aerospace manufacturing applications.
At Eaton’s Jackson, Michigan facility, the company manufactures critical fluid-conveyance components used in sophisticated aircraft.
The facility works with specialized aerospace tubing, including stainless steel and titanium components.
The previous cleaning process involved significant manual labor and chemical solvents.
Omegasonics worked with Eaton to develop and retrofit ultrasonic equipment around the company’s cleaning requirements.
The result was significant.
Eaton reported saving more than 20 labor hours per week while also minimizing employee exposure to chemicals.
That example demonstrates why the ROI of an aerospace ultrasonic cleaner should not be measured only by how quickly it removes contamination.
The larger savings can come from the labor and production time that the system gives back to the operation.
How to Choose the Right Aerospace Ultrasonic Cleaner
Before purchasing an ultrasonic cleaning system, gather information about the actual application.
What Are You Cleaning?
Document the largest and smallest components that will be cleaned.
Include:
- Length
- Width
- Height
- Weight
- Material
- Geometry
What Are You Removing?
Identify the contamination.
For example:
- Oil
- Grease
- Carbon
- Coolant
- Machining fluid
- Metal fines
- Particulate
- Polishing compound
- Process residue
Different contamination may require different chemistry and process parameters.
How Many Parts Are You Cleaning?
Production volume has a major impact on equipment selection.
Cleaning ten parts per week is very different from cleaning hundreds of components per shift.
What Happens After Cleaning?
Does the component go directly to:
- Inspection?
- Assembly?
- Coating?
- Painting?
- Testing?
- Packaging?
- Another manufacturing operation?
The next step can help determine the appropriate cleaning and rinsing requirements.
Do You Need Filtration?
High-production applications and processes that remove significant particulate may benefit from continuous filtration.
Do You Need Multiple Cleaning Stages?
Some applications may only require ultrasonic cleaning and rinsing.
Others may require pre-washing, multiple ultrasonic stages, DI water rinsing and drying.
What Tank Size Do You Need?
Tank selection should be based on the usable working area, not simply the outside dimensions of the equipment.
The largest component needs to fit properly while allowing cleaning solution and ultrasonic energy to reach the required surfaces.
Production volume should also be considered.
Sometimes the correct solution is not simply fitting one large component into a tank—it is determining how many components need to be processed during each cycle.
Questions to Ask Before Buying an Aerospace Ultrasonic Cleaner
When comparing ultrasonic cleaning equipment, don’t make the decision based solely on tank dimensions and price.
Ask:
How much ultrasonic power does the system provide?
How is the ultrasonic energy distributed throughout the tank?
Does the system have adequate heating capacity?
Can filtration be incorporated?
What cleaning chemistry should be used?
Can the equipment accommodate the actual production volume?
Can the manufacturer help evaluate the application?
Can the system be customized if necessary?
Can additional rinse or drying stages be incorporated?
An industrial ultrasonic cleaner should be considered part of a cleaning process—not simply a tank.
Why Aerospace Manufacturers Choose Omegasonics
Omegasonics manufactures industrial ultrasonic cleaning systems in the United States for applications ranging from general precision manufacturing to demanding aerospace and defense cleaning processes.
Rather than simply selecting a tank based on its dimensions, Omegasonics can evaluate the actual cleaning application.
That includes:
- Component dimensions
- Component material
- Contamination
- Production volume
- Existing cleaning method
- Desired throughput
- Filtration requirements
- Rinsing requirements
- Drying requirements
Solutions can range from individual industrial ultrasonic cleaning tanks to large customized multi-stage cleaning systems.
Learn more about Omegasonics’ Aerospace & Defense Ultrasonic Cleaners.
Frequently Asked Questions About Aerospace Ultrasonic Cleaners
What is an aerospace ultrasonic cleaner?
An aerospace ultrasonic cleaner is an industrial cleaning system that uses ultrasonic cavitation and a liquid cleaning solution to remove contamination from compatible aircraft and aerospace components.
What aircraft parts can be cleaned ultrasonically?
Potential applications include turbine and engine components, valves, fittings, hydraulic parts, fuel system components, aerospace tubing, landing gear components, heat exchangers and precision-machined parts. Every component should be evaluated for material and process compatibility.
Can an ultrasonic cleaner remove carbon from aircraft parts?
Ultrasonic cleaning can be effective for removing carbon deposits when the system uses the appropriate ultrasonic power, cleaning chemistry, temperature and cycle time for the component.
Can ultrasonic cleaners remove oil and grease?
Yes. Removing oils, lubricants and grease from industrial components is a common ultrasonic cleaning application. The correct detergent and operating temperature are important to the process.
Can ultrasonic cleaning remove machining oil?
Yes. Ultrasonic cleaning is frequently evaluated for removing machining oils, cutting fluids and particulate from precision-machined components.
Are ultrasonic cleaners used for aircraft hydraulic components?
Ultrasonic cleaning can be particularly useful for compatible hydraulic components because cavitation can provide cleaning action around complicated surfaces, openings and passages that may be difficult to clean manually.
Can ultrasonic cleaners clean jet engine parts?
Ultrasonic cleaning can be incorporated into cleaning processes for various jet engine and turbine components. The process must be appropriate for the specific material, component and applicable cleaning requirements.
Can ultrasonic cleaning replace solvent cleaning?
In many applications, aqueous ultrasonic cleaning can reduce or replace dependence on solvent-based cleaning. Testing should be performed to determine whether ultrasonic cleaning is appropriate for the specific component and contamination.
Are ultrasonic cleaners safe for aluminum aircraft parts?
Ultrasonic cleaning can be used with many aluminum components, but cleaning chemistry, temperature, power and exposure time must be appropriate for the specific material and application.
Can ultrasonic cleaners clean titanium aerospace parts?
Yes, ultrasonic cleaning can be used for many titanium components when the cleaning chemistry and process parameters are appropriate for the application.
What size ultrasonic cleaner do I need for aerospace parts?
The proper tank size depends on the dimensions and orientation of the largest component as well as production volume. Usable tank dimensions and basket dimensions should be considered rather than relying only on the machine’s overall dimensions.
Does an aerospace ultrasonic cleaner need filtration?
Not every application requires the same filtration system, but filtration can be extremely valuable in high-production environments or when significant oils, carbon or particulate are being removed.
How much does an aerospace ultrasonic cleaner cost?
Cost depends on tank size, ultrasonic power, heat, filtration, electrical requirements, production capacity and whether the application requires a standard tank or custom multi-stage system. Evaluating the application first is the best way to determine the appropriate equipment and cost.
Can Omegasonics build a custom aerospace ultrasonic cleaner?
Yes. Omegasonics manufactures standard industrial ultrasonic cleaning equipment as well as custom tanks and multi-stage cleaning systems for specialized aerospace applications.
Stop Paying Skilled Aerospace Employees to Scrub Parts
For many aerospace manufacturers and MRO facilities, this is ultimately the biggest reason to investigate ultrasonic cleaning.
Cleaning parts is necessary.
Paying skilled employees to spend hours manually scrubbing components may not be.
If your operation is dealing with increasing labor costs, production bottlenecks, inconsistent manual cleaning, solvent expenses or outsourced cleaning, an industrial ultrasonic cleaning system may provide a better approach.
The right system can help:
- Reduce manual cleaning labor
- Improve process consistency
- Increase cleaning throughput
- Reach difficult component geometries
- Reduce dependence on solvents
- Reduce employee chemical exposure
- Bring outsourced cleaning processes in-house
- Improve overall production efficiency
Omegasonics manufactures aerospace ultrasonic cleaners, aircraft parts cleaning systems and custom industrial ultrasonic cleaning equipment for aerospace manufacturers, aviation maintenance operations, MRO facilities and defense applications.
Whether you need to clean precision-machined components, aircraft valves, hydraulic components, aerospace tubing, turbine parts or large assemblies, the first step is understanding your cleaning application.
See Omegasonics’ aerospace cleaning systems and learn how ultrasonic technology can improve your parts-cleaning process: