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Ultrasonic Gun Cleaning
Jim Green of Omegasonics demonstrates how gun cleaning can be done effectively, efficiently, and safely using an ultrasonic cleaner. The best way to restore a case back to its original perfection is with ultrasound and water based soaps. This unique technology is capable of cleaning specialized gun parts in a fraction of the time, reaches […]
Increase Musical Instrument Cleaning Profits 300%
Rick of Arrowhead Band Music says that he and his brass tech love the 59-gallon Music Pro Ultrasonic Cleaner. He says that it cleans his instruments much faster, and he can sleep at night not having to worry about OSHA regulators. One major benefit of ultrasonic cleaning is the ability to clean small, intricate pieces […]
How a Restoration Pro Earned $1000 in an Hour for her Company.
When State Restoration called to ask if they could try out a Restoration Pro by Omegasonics® to see how it would handle a contents job, we said, “Sure, send us your crew and we will set them up.” So Eileen Zark brought over her crew and five palates from a job she was already doing. […]
Made in the USA
Manufacturing products in other countries is vastly different from manufacturing products in the United States. While manufacturing overseas may offer cost savings in terms of reduced overall labor rates, U.S. manufacturers are having to be increasingly leary of intellectual property theft. This, combined with higher overseas shipping costs and ever-increasing offshore labor rates due to […]
Maximum Cleaning for Mini Blinds: Ultrasonics
One of the first commercial industries to utilize ultrasonic cleaning was the blind cleaning industry in the late 1980’s. The most popular types of blinds at were Venetian and vertical blinds. However, not only were they the most widely used, but they were also the most difficult to clean. Venetian and vertical blinds, as well […]
Wentworth Music uses Omegasonics to Clean Instruments
Allen of Wentworth Music shares how he and his music shop uses an Omegasonics ultrasonic cleaner to clean a variety of musical instruments – trumpets, alto saxophones, tenor saxophones, flutes, and more. They even use their ultrasonic cleaner to effectively clean guitar bridges. “It’s coming up to our busy summer season of cleaning instruments… it’s […]
Why Ultrasonic Cleaning is crucial for Food and Drug Companies
When it comes to the cleaning of parts and equipment used to process or dispense food, ultrasonic technology meets and exceeds the toughest of standards. In the food and drug industry, as you can imagine, inspectors must be extremely thorough. Using ultrasound will more than please even the most meticulous inspectors, reduce your labor overhead, […]
Six Reasons to use Ultrasonic Cleaning
Some of the benefits of ultrasonic cleaning include being SAFE for the environment, SIMPLE to use, and SAVES on money, time, and labor. Ultrasonic cleaners provide us with a number of benefits that aren’t available with other styles of industrial parts washers. It’s because of these benefits we see them being used in a wide […]
The Best Way to Clean Firearms – Ultrasonics!
Approximately ten years ago, the government began restricting the use of chlorofluorocarbons, a potentially dangerous component commonly found in cleaning solutions used to clean guns and metals. This became a highly regulated solvent because it was extremely dangerous to the human skin. Recently, shooters and hunters have found ultrasonic cleaning to be a safer and […]
The Evolution of Ultrasonic Cleaning
Unlike today’s fast paced world economy, ultrasonic units were not always used on American Navy vessels for cleaning engine components and tools. Fire restoration companies were not commonly using ultrasound everyday to restore memories and magically bring household objects back to life… Currently, there are Omegasonics’ machines on almost every ship in the United States […]
How Ultrasonic Technology is Curing Common Mold
Ultrasonic Waves: The Cure for the Common Mold Even though ultrasonic cleaning is widely used in the restoration industry, many restoration professionals are not fully aware of how to maximize the unique advantages of an ultrasonic cleaner’s wide range of power and effectiveness. One area in which ultrasound is a must is when the job […]
Start Going Green with Water-Based Soaps in Ultrasonic Cleaning
Ultrasonic cleaners are quicker and better than manual cleaning methods, and do not use harsh or harmful chemicals. Ultrasonic cleaning provides faster, safer and more thorough results than toxic solvents ever could. Many cleaning solvents such as carburetor cleaner, brake cleaner, MEK or petroleum-based solvents have been outlawed due to their detrimental effects on people and the […]
Ultrasonic Tabletops – Powerful, Convenient Parts Cleaning
Before ultrasound was used to effectively clean larger-sized industrial parts, it was used initially in the medical industry. But the most commonly recognized application for ultrasonic cleaning known to the general public is jewelry. Everyone has been to a jeweler in the mall and heard those little tiny tanks buzzing away to the delight of […]
Ultrasonic Cleaning of Sensitive Metal Parts
Ultrasonic cleaning can be applied to a wide range of metals such as aluminum, stainless steel, and titanium to name a few. But what happens when those surfaces are highly sensitive metals and require specialized care? Because aluminum is such a soft metal, it is susceptible to the cavitation implosions that ultrasound cleaning produces. The […]
Ultrasonic Cleaning Test Lab for Industrial Parts Washing
At Omegasonics, we think of our ultrasonic cleaning testing lab like a “CSI crime scene lab” and even refer to ourselves as “chemistry detectives”. We have a large library of ultrasonic cleaning protocols for a variety of industrial parts, however, if we get a call regarding an item that we’ve never tested before, a client […]
Finding the Right Ultrasonic Frequencies and Chemicals
Industrial tools and medical instruments come in many different shapes and sizes. While in use, they can accumulate grease, bacteria, oils and more. But did you know that 30-50% of the surface area for many these items are unreachable when cleaned by a bristle brush! This poses a tough challenge for the operator when trying […]
Industrial Ultrasonic Cleaning Test Lab = “CSI: Simi Valley”
In previous posts we’ve talked about finding the right balance between ultrasonic chemistry, frequency, time, and process to maximize industrial ultrasonic cleaning efficiency. To uncover how to optimize these elements, we use our state-of-the-art testing lab located in Simi Valley, California. We think of our testing lab sort of like a “CSI crime scene lab” […]
The Father of Modern Ultrasonic Technology
In a previous blog, I mentioned the name “John Wild”. John Wild is considered to be the father of modern ultrasonic technology. He invented ultrasonic imaging techniques used to view live soft tissue inside a human. His discovery would eventually become the standard for medical screening and diagnosis. Influence in Ultrasonic Technology John’s field of […]
