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Ultrasonic Cleaners: Dos and Don’ts
If we expect our ultrasonic cleaners to perform as designed and last for years to come, there are a number of things you should and shouldn’t do to keep them running efficiently. Just as important is your personal safety as you work around and with your ultrasonic cleaning systems—there are some things you should always […]
How Ultra Sonic Cleaners Are Used for Disaster Restoration
No one really wants to think about having to deal with the aftermath of a fire or flood, but the ugly truth is that these potentially catastrophic events happen somewhere on a daily basis, turning lives upside down in the process. Whether it happens to our homes or our businesses, the results can be devastating. […]
Top 10 Benefits of Using Ultrasonic Cleaners, Part 2
(Second in a two-part series) In Part 1 of this series, we looked at the diversity that ultrasonic cleaners provide and listed five of the benefits that parts cleaners provide over other types of washers. We’re not done yet! In Part 2, we will discuss five more benefits, and highlight why it makes sense to use […]
Top 10 Benefits of Using Ultrasonic Cleaners, Part 1
(First in a two-part series) 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 range of industries throughout the world, including medical, food processing, electronics, aerospace, and disaster recovery, among other more conventional […]
How Do Industrial Washers Work?
An industrial washer is a machine that removes contaminants from the surfaces of a part or component before we send it on to the next step in the manufacturing process. Depending on how we made the part, these foreign materials can be machine oil, casting sand, metal shavings, parting compound, and even human skin oil. […]
Industrial Cleaning Equipment: Increasing Reliability
As a function of the cleaning process, industrial cleaning equipment increases the reliability of systems quite dramatically. With today’s highly accurate machining and finishing processes and precision manufacturing methods, tolerances are tighter than ever, and any contamination that gets left behind is sure to cause problems in any number of ways. Regardless of the method […]
Ultrasonic Cleaners | The Benefits of an Industrial Parts Washer
A parts washer is designed to remove contaminants and debris from workpieces—from carburetors to plastics molds to disk drives. An industrial parts washer is found most often at the end of the parts manufacturing process or in settings where parts must be regularly cleaned to function at peak efficiency. Ultrasonic Parts Washers Ultrasonic cleaners use […]
Ultrasonic Cleaners, Helping You Run Your Marathon
Sure, training to run a marathon takes time, but did you know ultrasonic cleaners can help? They may not be useful as exercise equipment, for resistance training, or even for soaking sore muscles, but ultrasonic cleaners certainly can reduce the time spent cleaning industrial parts—which leaves more time for training. Traditional methods for cleaning industrial […]
Fire Restoration: Quirky Fire Damage Stories
No one looks forward to having their home restored after a fire, which is why everyone willingly listens to tips regarding how to avoid fire damage. We start early with our children, teaching them not to play with matches or fire. We know to keep a fire extinguisher handy in the kitchen and the workshop, […]
Ultrasonic Cleaning: Carburetor Cleaning
If you are in the Power Sports industry, then you or your employees are well aware of struggles that come with cleaning used and dirty carburetors without the aid of ultrasonic cleaning. A clean carburetor allows your vehicle to mix the fuel and air at a much more efficient rate, allowing your engine to run […]
Ultrasonic Cleaners: Meeting NFPA Standards
Proper care of personal protective equipment can mean the difference between life and death for firefighters. Chapter 7 of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1851 standard sets the requirements for proper cleaning and decontamination of gear. Meeting these standards presents a challenge. Gear cannot be taken home and placed in a firefighter’s washer and […]
Ultrasonic Cleaning Frequencies – 68/ 170 kHz
As we have discussed in the past, ultrasonic cleaning is used throughout the industrial world to remove a variety of contaminants ranging from dust to metal chips to carbon fibers to oil to baked-on polymers. There is not a “One Frequency Fits All” out there. Effective cleaning requires choosing the correct ultrasonic cleaning frequency to […]
Ultrasonic Cleaning Frequencies – 40 kHz
The last time we talked, we discussed how ultrasonic cleaning frequencies and how ultrasonic cleaning is used throughout the industrial world to remove a variety of contaminants ranging from dust to metal chips to carbon fibers to oil to baked-on polymers. There is not a “One Frequency Fits All” out there. Effective cleaning requires choosing […]
Ultrasonic Cleaning Frequencies – 25 kHz
Ultrasonic cleaning is used throughout the industrial world to remove a variety of contaminants ranging from dust to metal chips to carbon fibers to oil to baked-on polymers. This variety of contamination requires a variety of cleaning frequencies to choose from to optimize cleaning performance. There is not a “One Frequency Fits All” out there. […]
The 2013 Baseball Predictions Create Fire Damage
Call the fire department! The Washington Nationals will be leaving a lot of fire damage in their wake as they burn their way back to the National League East title in 2013. With a little extra heat to ignite a fire under this team, the Nats could blaze a trail into the playoffs and rocket […]
Cleaning PPE at Half the Price
Cleaning personal protective equipment (PPE) often comes with a high price tag, but failing to properly clean gear could cost even more and presents a serious health risk as well. Firefighters especially could find plenty of other uses for precious funds rather than paying for expensive, specialized equipment to clean and sanitize PPE. Meeting the […]
Industrial Cleaning Machine: How to Increase Productivity
Industrial work environments need an effective industrial cleaning machine to boost efficiency and productivity. Lubricants combine with particulates during the manufacturing process and literally gum up the works. Pressure washing or cleaning by hand is labor intensive and just doesn’t get the job done. Besides, these old fashioned methods produce a considerable amount of contaminated […]
Fire Damage Restoration Methods
Beyond the professionals, very few people deal with fire damage restoration. What do victims of a fire need to know about getting their lives back in order without risking their health or future problems with their home or business? In addition to direct fire damage, there are two other sources of damage from a fire: […]
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