Applications

The list of potential ultrasonic cleaning applications is endless. Blue Wave's mission is to provide our customers a reliable, cost effective method to meet their cleaning requirements. We are constantly working with our customers to determine the feasibility of ultrasonic cleaning for their particular needs.

A general rule of thumb is that if the item to be cleaned is metal, glass, ceramic, dense phenolic (such as Pyrex) or fiberglass, it is a good candidate to effectively be cleaned with ultrasonics. Softer materials such as polypropylene and rubber generally tend to absorb the ultrasonic energy, and thus are not typically good applications (as a side note, immersible ultrasonic transducers generally are not used in polypropylene tanks due to this.)

Numerous contaminates can be removed with ultrasonic cleaning. Generally, the agent that is used in the ultrasonic tank (soap, solvent, or water), combined with the intricate scrubbing action process created by the ultrasonics (known as cavitation), must be capable of either dissolving the contaminate(s) or by loosening and removing them.

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The following is a list of various categories that encompass our customer application database. If you have any questions about the feasibility of your cleaning application, please feel free to discuss your application with one of our qualified sales engineers.

INDUSTRIES

  • Aerospace
  • Aircraft
  • Automotive
  • Electronics
  • Health Care
  • Hospital
  • Medical
  • Optical
  • Pharmaceutical
  • Semi-Conductor
  • Textiles

SUBSTRATES

  • Ceramics
  • Delmat
  • Fiberglass
  • Glass
  • Graphite
  • Metals (All Types)
  • Pyrex

BEFORE / AFTER PROCESSES

  • Brazing
  • Buffing/Polishing
  • Coating
  • Die Casting
  • Grinding
  • Injection Molding
  • Lapping
  • Machining
  • Neutralizing
  • Packaging
  • Painting
  • Passivation
  • Plating
  • Powder Coating
  • Rinsing
  • Sterilizing
  • Vacuum Forming
  • Vapor Deposition
  • Welding

PART TYPES

  • Carbide Inserts
  • Circuit Boards
  • Connectors
  • Cutting Tools
  • End Mills
  • Fittings
  • Gears
  • Housings
  • Implants
  • Jewelry
  • Machined Parts
  • Manifolds
  • Molds/Tooling
  • Musical Instruments
  • Optics
  • Saw Blades
  • Stampings
  • Surgical Instruments
  • Valves
  • Taps
  • Tubing

CONTAMINATES

  • Blood
  • Buffing Compound
  • Carbon
  • Chips
  • Dirt
  • Drawing Lubricants
  • Fingerprints
  • Flux
  • Grease
  • Lapping Compound
  • Machine Oils
  • Mold Release
  • Pitch
  • Stamping Oils

Blue Wave Ultrasonics

Phone: (563) 322-0144 / Fax: (563) 322-7180

Toll Free (800) 373-0144


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