How Ultrasonic Cleaners Effectively Clean Industrial Machined Parts

Machined parts that come directly from a production environment will be contaminated with a variety of substances. These parts may have picked up contaminants from the shop environment and machining can often leave particles on the machined surfaces. Industrial ultrasonic cleaners offer an efficient and cost-effective solution to meet these types of cleaning needs.

Contamination can be harmful especially if machined parts are used in systems which have high levels of cleanliness. These requirements are needed in certain industries such as food, pharmacy, and medicine.

There are many ways to clean machined parts. Cleaning and rinsing machined parts with solvents may remove the contaminants with simple geometries but they cannot clean the intricate crevices and holes. Plus, rinsing may leave residues as well. Manual scrubbing, another cleaning option, may remove contaminants but may damage the machined surfaces.

That's why ultrasonic cleaning is the best alternative to these traditional cleaning methods, since it effectively removes all grease, oil, dirt, particles and all other sorts of contaminants.

Ultrasonic cleaning starts with the ultrasonic generator which sends an electric high-frequency signal to the ultrasonic cleaning transducers immersed in the cleaning solution. The ultrasonic waves create cavitation bubbles which form in their troughs and collapse in the wave peaks. This formation and collapse of bubbles in the liquid result in a powerful scrubbing and cleaning action as the bubbles effectively dislodge dirt and other foreign particles from the machined surfaces.

One of the primary benefits of using industrial ultrasonic cleaners is that the bubbles work where there is a cleaning solution, and you can select the frequency range as to how intense the cleaning you would like it to be. As a result, cleaning is thorough and effective around both simple surfaces and more intricate crevices, holes and along the ridges. No need to use harsh chemicals that may leave residues, or mechanical scrubbing that may damage the machined parts.

The article “How Ultrasonic Cleaners Effectively Clean Industrial Machined Parts” explains more details. For more information or to get a free consultation on how ultrasonic cleaners can be used for your cleaning application, contact Kaijo at 408-675-5575 or by email at info@kaijo-shibuya.com.