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Ultrasonic Parts Cleaner Specification Tips

You most likely have parts cleaning challenges not easily resolved by brushes, solvents, wash tanks, sprays and other manual methods that fail to yield satisfactory results. These can all be solved with an ultrasonic parts cleaner. Here you will learn that cleaning parts, whether new or refurbished, is best accomplished in an ultrasonic parts cleaner.  And […]

The Role of Sonicator Baths in Sample Preparation

Sonicator baths are often employed for sample preparation steps in research and development activities. For example, a sonicator bath may be  used to extract an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) from its carrier, or excipient, prior to conducting content uniformity and potency assay tests.  Many USP monographs recommend using a sonicator bath to dissolve samples prior […]

Cleaning Solutions for Ultrasonic Cleaning Tasks

The old saw “the key to good work is using the right tool for the job” applies equally well to ultrasonic cleaning jobs. In this case the “tool” is selecting one of the many ultrasonic cleaning solutions available to assure the desired results. As you will learn here, there are many cleaning solution formulas available.  […]

Selecting Ultrasonic Cleaner Frequency

Ultrasonic frequency is a key selection criterion when operating an ultrasonic cleaner.  The correct frequency yields superior results in terms of efficiency, thoroughness, and in certain cases avoiding damage to parts being cleaned. Moreover, there are projects where more than one frequency is recommended, or when you are cleaning a variety of products calling for […]

Ultrasonic Cleaning Plastic Injection Molds

The global plastic injection molding machine market was valued at $10.4 billion in 2022 and projected to grow to $12.4 billion by 2027 according to a Markets and Markets report.  Unrecognized in such reports are the importance and costs of plastic injection molds that support this growth and the role of ultrasonic cleaning in plastic […]

Clean Lab Test Sieves with an Ultrasonic Cleaner

Ultrasonic energy proves highly effective in removing particles trapped in fine mesh lab test sieves. Ultrasonic cleaning is fast, avoids potential damage caused by brushing, and can achieve 100% particle removal.  This post describes two ultrasonic cleaner configurations to clean test sieves and find additional utility in food and pharmaceutical research labs.   Clean 4 Sieves […]

Ultrasonic Cleaner Capacity Selection Tips

One of the first if not the first point in selecting an ultrasonic cleaner is the ultrasonic cleaner capacity.  By capacity we mean not the size of the ultrasonic cleaner itself but the size, or dimensions, of the cleaning tank. That’s where cleaning action takes place.  If the parts you want to clean can’t be […]

Ultrasonic Dental Instrument Cleaner

An ultrasonic cleaner is one of options recommended by the CDC to clean reusable dental instruments prior to sterilizing. Uniform sonication in an ultrasonic dental instrument cleaner provides added assurances that blood and tissues are thoroughly removed before sterilization. More on this below but first, How Uniform Sonication Cleans Dental Instruments Uniform sonication assures technicians […]

Restore Mobile Devices with Ultrasonic Cleaners

The consumer electronics market size was valued at over USD 1 trillion in 2020 and is estimated to grow at a CAGR of more than 8% from 2021 to 2027, according to a Global Market Insights report.   It defines electronics as computers, laptops, mobile devices, smart wearables, TVs, appliances, etc.  Ultrasonic electronics cleaners contribute to […]

Introducing the Elmasonic Select Line: Programmable Cleaning, Five Ultrasonic Modes

Elmasonic Select ultrasonic cleaners available from Elmaultrasonic feature 5 ultrasonic modes to simplify task setting and supervision for parts cleaning and maintenance, sample prep, and solvent degassing plus up to 4 commonly used programs for quick call up and reproducible results.  5 ultrasonic modes for powerful, rapid, thorough, reproducible cleaning and mixing 3 cleaning cycle […]