How Utility Companies Cut Grease, Grime and Costs with Ultrasonic Cleaners

The large compressors are usually used by utility companies to move natural gas through pipelines into storage. The compressors themselves, as well as the engines that drive them, are exposed to a lot of grease, grime and deposits and thus require extensive cleaning and maintenance.

Many utility companies use conventional methods of cleaning those heavily and hardened grease- and oil-based components. However, industrial ultrasonic cleaners now offer a better alternative solution to traditional cleaning methods. They use powerful ultrasonic generators and transducers to generate microscopic bubbles in the cleaning solution. These bubbles act as “scrubbers” which cleans parts quickly and thoroughly.

Traditional cleaning methods use strong cleaning chemicals which may corrode or damage the surface of the parts being cleaned. Using industrial ultrasonic cleaners on the other hand only requires a gentle water-based cleaning solution to clean parts. A mild detergent may also added, and/or the solution can be heated if needed for cleaning off grease and oil-based materials.

Unlike manual scrubbing, microscopic bubbles generated by ultrasonic cleaners can reach inaccessible interior surfaces (such as holes, bolt threads and deep crevices) of the parts being cleaned. The result? When a part is submerged in the ultrasonic tank all surfaces are cleaned equally and completely.

Using industrial ultrasonic cleaners will significantly reduce the need to soak soiled materials in a harsh cleaning solution. Not only will ultrasonic cleaning system will save you time, it will also save you money as well. When machine parts are cleaned down to the bare metal throughout, maintenance is more effective, easier to carry out and provides improved reliability for the compressors and engines. Parts that are completely clean will usually have a longer life and extend the lifetime of the corresponding machines. Overall facility operating performance will be more cost-effective and energy-efficient.

Kaijo can help utilities realize the benefits of using ultrasonic technology. For more details read the entire article, “How Utility Companies Cut Grease, Grime and Costs with Ultrasonic Cleaners”. For a free consultation or quote call Kaijo at 408-675-5575 or email info@kaijo-shibuya.com.  

The Power behind Ultrasonic Cleaning Systems

Ultrasonic cleaning systems offer an ideal alternative to the traditional cleaning methods, which apply substances or physical contact such as using harsh chemicals or mechanical scrubbing.

But an ultrasonic cleaning system, as the name implies, uses sound rather than substance or scrubbing. It utilizes the principle of cavitation in cleaning contaminated tools and parts.

The principle of cavitation refers to a phenomenon in which disturbances in liquids lead to the creation of short-lived cavities bubbles of gas or vacuum. When the bubbles reach high levels of energy, the bubbles implode and generate a considerable amount of force. The impact created by the imploding bubbles powers the ultrasonic cleaning method.

An ultrasonic cleaning system consists of a tank fitted with a special loudspeaker (transducer) which generates the high-energy ultrasonic waves. As the waves pass through a liquid of water, they reach a desired level of disturbance which leads to the formation of millions of tiny bubbles. As these bubbles form and implode many times each second, they create the cavitation energy needed to dislodge dirt, grease, and grime of the article immersed in the cleaning tank. Despite being tough and effective in removing dirt because of the cavitation energy, these bubbles otherwise will not damage even the most delicate tools.

Kajjo’s ultrasonic cleaning systems offer versatile cleaning ability which are also cost-effective and energy-efficient. A unit has a transducer which produces ultrasonic energy that range from 20 kHz to 1.5 MHz.  These systems employ piezoelectric transducer technology which promises – and delivers – superior cleaning performance over a wider range than other technologies. Piezoelectric transducer technology is far more suitable for ultrasonic cleaning because it has the ability to create ultrasonic sound energy at very high frequencies.

For more information read the complete article titled “The Power behind Ultrasonic Cleaning Systems”. If you would like to learn how ultrasonic cleaning can be effectively used for your application, contact Kaijo for a free consultation or quote at 408-675-5575 or email info@kaijo-shibuya.com.