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Sonic Cleaning Adhesive Gun and Spray Paint Nozzles

Sonic Cleaning Adhesive Gun and Spray Paint Nozzles                            

We sometimes get a question along the lines “Can I use a sonic cleaner to clean sprayer tips?” There’s lots of advice on the Internet for cleaning adhesive gun and spray paint nozzles.  Many involve time-consuming manual cleaning and/or the use of volatile solvents such as acetone.  A better way is sonic cleaning adhesive gun…

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How to Develop Moisture Analysis Methods

By Rachel Kohn | October 21, 2015

Many of our posts on using a moisture analyzer to check on moisture content provide examples of conducting a moisture analysis for a specific product. The importance of proper moisture content is…

Ultra-Cold Freezer Saves Skull Fragments After Brain Surgery

By Bob Sandor | September 28, 2015

Brain surgery is an intricate and precise procedure. When extreme swelling of the brain necessitates removal of portions of the skull to relieve pressure, it’s medically preferable to reattach those pieces rather…

How the Pharmaceutical Industry Uses Precision Scales

By Rachel Kohn | September 28, 2015

The primary measure of the effectiveness of a pharmaceutical product is how beneficial it is for the patient, while introducing minimal side effects. A vital part of the pharmaceutical manufacturing process occurs…

Digital HPLC Flowmeter Accuracy Checks

By Rachel Kohn | September 18, 2015

As pointed out in our post on HPLC pump accuracy uniform and reproducible column retention times are critical when analytes are pumped through a high performance liquid chromatography system. One of the…

Reclaim Industrial Filters in an Ultrasonic Cleaner

By Rachel Kohn | August 14, 2015

Google industrial filters and you’ll get about 12.5 million results.  Narrow it down to industrial metal mesh filters and the count is just over 1 million.  The point: industrial filters are a…

Dual-Range Industrial Platform Scales with Bluetooth Interface

By Rachel Kohn | August 13, 2015

Scales used in industrial locations can be exposed to a variety of contaminants as well as stresses and strains during their lifetime. A new family of dual-range industrial platform scales with high…

When to Use an Industrial Steam Jet Cleaner

By Rachel Kohn | July 16, 2015

A compact steam jet cleaner can be an excellent solution for chemical-free and environmentally friendly  removal of deposits such as oil, lubricants, polishing pastes, waxes, chips and filings from cast, machined and…

Compact Digital Crane Scale with Remote Readout

By Rachel Kohn | July 7, 2015

Time is money, so quickly determining or confirming the weight of products or pallets being loaded or unloaded at warehouses, transportation hubs, construction sites and similar locations is quickly accomplished using a…

Glass Front Tabletop Lab Refrigerator with Temperature Alarms

By Rachel Kohn | July 6, 2015

Opening a lab refrigerator to check inventory or retrieve vaccines and biologicals causes an unwelcome interior temperature spike that over time can result in vaccines losing potency.   These spikes are more pronounced…

Tips on Selecting a Laboratory Balance

By Rachel Kohn | February 13, 2015

A lot goes into selecting a laboratory balance. Let’s start with weight.  You’ll need to select a balance that displays sample weight to the resolution desired.  This is described as readout.  Readout…

Ultrasonic Cleaning Systems for Precision Optics

By Rachel Kohn | February 11, 2015

Specifying ultrasonic cleaning systems for precision optics requires close collaboration between optics manufacturers establishing optical cleaning requirements and engineers at firms supplying the equipment and chemicals to fulfill those requirements.  It is…

Environmental Test Chamber Series with Ultrasonic Humidifiers

By Rachel Kohn | February 2, 2015

A new series of environmental test chambers now available from Tovatech in 4 storage capacities from 24 to 80 cubic feet feature ultrasonic humidifiers producing far smaller water particles than centrifugal humidifiers. …