Posts Tagged ‘Automotive’
Heavy Parts Degreasing with Industrial Ultrasonic Cleaners
Heavy parts degreasing engines and other heavy, complex machinery components can be accomplished quickly and effectively by cavitation action in industrial ultrasonic cleaners. This post provides guidance on the benefits of ultrasonic cleaning, how to use an industrial ultrasonic cleaner, and how to get the best performance from your industrial ultrasonic cleaning equipment.
But first….
Why Use an Industrial Ultrasonic Cleaner?
Cleaning and degreasing heavy parts can be accomplished several ways. Commonly used options include high-pressure steam cleaning and degreasing, solvent-based wash tanks and high-pressure sprays.
Common disadvantages of these options in addition to being time-consuming is that they are unable to penetrate and remove grease and other contaminants lodged in cracks, crevices and blind holes found in complex-shaped industrial parts.
Yet another disadvantage is that solvent-based wash tanks and sprays may introduce environmental concerns both in terms of use and solvent disposal.
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How to use an Ultrasonic Cleaner for Vehicle Transmissions
Automobile transmission service companies, rebuilders and backyard mechanics can save a tremendous amount of time by using ultrasonic cleaning to remove dirt, grease, metal shavings and other deposits from valves, valve body casings and other intricate components. Potentially harmful solvent-based parts washers and aerosol sprays cannot compare with the cavitation cleaning action of an industrial or tabletop ultrasonic cleaner using biodegradable ultrasonic cleaning solutions, some of which are available with rust inhibitors.
How it Works
Regardless of size, all ultrasonic cleaning systems operate on the same general principal. Biodegradable cleaning solutions diluted to the manufacturers’ recommendations are added to the cleaning tank to the fill line. Attached to the tank are ultrasonic transducers tuned to specific ultrasonic frequencies such as 37 kHz (37,000 cycles per second). The transducers are driven by an ultrasonic generator affixed to the unit.… Read the rest
