Industrial Ultrasonic Cleaners
Industrial ultrasonic cleaners are made to gently clean delicate objects
or to aggressively remove grease and dirt from tough products. The cleaning,
sterilizing and degreasing actions take place via agitation, where ultrasonic
sound waves produce bubbles that move quickly and remove dirt from the objects which
are immersed in a fluid. The tank is usually manufactured out of stainless
steel and in the case of industrial ultrasonic cleaners, is very large and
automated. This cleaning method is highly effective in comparison to
traditional methods and leaves no streaking or finger prints. Many also have a
drying system. Industrial ultrasonic cleaners are used to clean parts and
equipment that come into contact with oil, grease, lubricants, adhesives or
many other substances. They are used in the food, beverage, pharmaceutical,
automotive, sporting equipment, printing, marine, electroplating, electronics,
engineering and weapons industries to clean products like automotive parts and
computer hard drive components.
Industrial ultrasonic cleaners are equipped with a
transducer, a generator and an immersion tank. Since ultrasonic cleaners are
able to clean many products at once, it is important to ensure all surfaces and
holes are cleaned. This is accomplished by using rotating parts cleaners,
tumbling baskets and oscillating systems to keep the products moving within the
ultrasonic cleaner. The items that require cleaning are placed into the tank
which contains an ultrasound conductive fluid. There are three different
cleaning mediums commonly used: hot water cleaning, which uses a heated water
stream; aqueous cleaning, which uses a water-based ultrasonic cleaning
solution; and solvent or vapor cleaning, in which the solvent is evaporated
then condensed onto the surface of the parts.The ultrasonic cleaning process begins when there is cavitation,
or the formation of vapor bubbles in the fluid. When the transducer introduces
ultrasonic sound waves into the tank, innumerable minute and intense imploding
bubbles release both energy and heat to provide a highly efficient method of
scrubbing both exposed and concealed surfaces of the immersed parts. There is a
direct connection between how the frequency and the number of implosions which
allows for a high level of control; high frequencies ideal for the removal of
very small particles without harming the surface of the industrial part.
