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An Equipment Investment Can Help Cut Your Labor Costs
Equipment investment can save you a substantial amount of money. Uncertainty in costs associated with health care, labor laws, unemployment and benefits can add even more to those costs during the time a person spends with the company. Statistics show that right now, labor costs are rising at a rate of close to 7%. So […]
Winter Bike Cleaning – How An Ultrasonic Cleaner Can Help
So you have decided that taking a ride on a brisk winter morning is a good idea. Just like you would not head out into the cold weather wearing your warm weather gear– shorts in temperatures below 30 degrees is not a good idea– you cannot maintain your bike the same way when you ride […]
Ultrasonic Bike Cleaning
One of the most effective ways to get all the street grease and grime off bike parts is to use an ultrasonic cleaner. Ultrasonic cleaners are used in a wide range of industries from industrial to medical and can handle most heavy duty cleaning jobs. Not only can they assist with cleaning bike parts, but […]
Ultrasonic Cleaning versus Agitation Cleaning
The word sonic quite often brings with it the idea of vibration. If you have never used an ultrasonic cleaner, you might assume that the way it works is by using vibration to shake off dirt and debris from the part being cleaned. This could not be further from the truth. Let’s take a look […]
3D Printing and BioTech: The Future Of Technology Is Small and Precise
In spite of the growing size of the cell phones in our pocket, the future of technology keeps getting smaller and smaller. While the size of the screens on our mobile devices keeps growing, the intricate electronics on the inside keep getting smaller and more powerful. The shrinking technology is a trend for many other […]
Four Steps To Quality Control with an Ultrasonic Cleaner
The goal of any manufacturing process is to get quality parts delivered on time. It is frustrating when your own internal quality control, or worse a customer’s quality control, rejects your parts and sends them back for a remanufacture. An ultrasonic cleaner can help you reduce the number of quality control rejects that you receive. Strenuous quality […]
The Answer Is The Ultrasonic Cleaning Solution
Solution composition and temperature are two of the things that can have an effect on the outcome of your cleanings. One of the most important parts of your ultrasonic cleaner is the ultrasonic cleaning solution that you use. Ultrasonic cleaner solution is the medium that does the heavy lifting. Omegasonics carries a wide selection of Ultrasonic Cleaning Solutions […]
Can an Ultrasonic Gun Cleaner Offer New Streams of Revenue?
An Ultrasonic Gun Cleaner is becoming the Preferred Method for Cleaning Firearms. Anyone who uses a firearm knows the importance of having a clean weapon. Many man hours are spent by law enforcement, security firms and military units cleaning and maintaining their guns. What if there was a better way? An ultrasonic gun cleaner is a […]
How an Ultrasonic Cleaner Can Put Money in Your Pocket
Still cleaning and degreasing your parts by hand? Farming out your ultrasonic cleaning to an external vendor? You may not have considered the benefits of owning an ultrasonic cleaner. Owning an Ultrasonic Cleaner is a Smart Investment. Omegasonics can not only save you time and money, but reduce labor costs and get your billing out […]
Is Ultrasonic Cleaning Harmful to Operators?
It seems every day we find there are adverse effects due to things we use in everyday life. Since ultrasonic cleaning utilizes a form of intense energy, is it possible there are side effects to people near the machines in regards to their hearing? The short answer is no. Let us take a look at […]
Will Ultrasonic Cleaning Damage Electronics?
“Never put electronics in water” is a message that has been drilled into us from the time we were small children. Electricity and water do not mix. Since there is no way an ultrasonic cleaner will work without a solution then you cannot use ultrasonics to clean electronics, right? Nope! That’s not the case. Myth […]
Degassing Your Ultrasonic Cleaner Solution
Next to the tank, the most important thing in ultrasonic cleaning is the solution. Over time, your ultrasonic cleaner solution can have a build up small gas bubbles in the liquid. These bubbles can cause problems with the operation of your ultrasonic cleaner. Bubbles and Dissolved Gasses Make for Unwanted Partners Ultrasonic cleaners work by […]
Cleaning and Sterilizing Medical PPE with an Ultrasonic Cleaner
One visit into a room with a patient infected with a virus such as Ebola generates an enormous amount of contaminated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Cleaning PPE with normal cleaning methods is not enough. So what can be done to prevent the continual replacement of expensive PPE? A good bit of the PPE is disposable and […]
Is My Ultrasonic Cleaner Working Correctly?
There are several methods available to you which can test the day to day functions of your ultrasonic cleaner. You will want to keep in mind that temperature and solution concentration can have a huge effect on the operation of your unit. If you are going to use these methods, you must perform several tests […]
Ultrasonic Cleaning of 3D Printer Parts
3D printing has made waves as a game-changing innovation that opens up a whole new realm of design and manufacture possibilities for the commercial world. The technology behind the 3D printer allows firms to build full-size parts from a variety of materials without an expensive machining process. Ultrasonic cleaning has an integral place in the […]
Ultrasonic Transducer Types: A Comparison of Magnetostrictive vs Piezoelectric Transducers
Which Ultrasonic Transducer Type is Best for my Application? Since the creation of ultrasonic cleaning technology, only two types of transducers have been used to generate the sound waves necessary for the cleaning process: piezoelectric and magnetostrictive. While they both function well enough to have their place in the market, each ultrasonic transducer type has […]
Ultrasonic Cleaning Systems – You Get What You Pay For
Everyone has heard the old saying, “You get what you pay for.” This adage has never gone out of style, and never stopped being true. This is especially the case when it comes to choosing between ultrasonic cleaning systems. If you skimp on cost when purchasing an ultrasonic cleaning system for your business, you may […]
Omegasonics Introduces Ultrasonic Cleaning for 3D Printing
Omegasonics, a leading manufacturer of ultrasonic cleaning systems, announced today the introduction of two ultrasonic cleaning units for use with fuse deposition modeling (FDM) 3D printing parts. The 1900 BT and the SST4030 utilize precision ultrasonic technology to accurately and methodically remove all support material from 3D prototyped parts, one layer at a time. These […]