{"id":3346,"date":"2013-11-07T14:00:45","date_gmt":"2013-11-07T20:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coleparmer.com\/blog\/?p=3346"},"modified":"2019-09-24T11:39:31","modified_gmt":"2019-09-24T17:39:31","slug":"making-the-best-use-of-ultrasonic-cleaners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coleparmer.com\/blog\/making-the-best-use-of-ultrasonic-cleaners\/","title":{"rendered":"Making the Best Use of Ultrasonic Cleaners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From jewelry to watches to industrial parts and electronic equipment, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coleparmer.com\/Category\/Ultrasonic_Cleaners\/24445?referred_id=5618\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">ultrasonic cleaners<\/a> are used to thoroughly clean objects. The cleaners operate through sound waves which agitate the solution the object is placed in; this agitation, in turn, produces pressure on the dirt, dust, grease, or other compounds adhering to the object. This process penetrates cracks and fissures on the object to reach all surface contaminants. It does not, however, sterilize the object.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coleparmer.com\/Product\/Ultrasonic_Cleaner_1_qt\/EW-08848-50?referred_id=5618\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-3348\" alt=\"Ultrasonic-Cleaner,-1-Qt\" src=\"https:\/\/www.coleparmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/ultrasonic-cleaner-1-qt.jpg\" width=\"210\" height=\"183\"><\/a>For industrial purposes, such as applications in the automotive, printing, electronics, and weapons industries, processing time typically takes between two and six minutes and the industrial ultrasonic cleaner uses sounds waves between 20 and 400 kHz. Application-specific solvents are used within the chamber; contaminants should be soluble within the solvent chosen.<\/p>\n<p>For optimal cleaning results, choose the proper cleaning solution, clean at the right temperature for the correct amount of time, and choose the right size and type of ultrasonic cleaner. An ultrasonic cleaning solution contains various ingredients designed to optimize the ultrasonic cleaning process. Adverse effects of the detergent on the material being cleaned potentially will be enhanced by the ultrasonics.<\/p>\n<p>Cleaning solutions to avoid are flammables or solutions with low flash points. The energy released by cavitation is converted into heat and kinetic energy, which generates high temperature gradients in the solution and can create hazardous conditions with flammable liquids. Acids, bleach, and bleach by-products should generally be avoided; acid and bleach will damage stainless steel tanks, and\/or create hazardous conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Once the cleaning solution is visibly dirty or the cleaning action is compromised, change the solution. Fresh solution is not necessarily needed for each cleaning session.<\/p>\n<p><i>View our selection of <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coleparmer.com\/Category\/Ultrasonic_Cleaners\/24445?referred_id=5618\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><i>ultrasonic cleaners<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From jewelry to watches to industrial parts and electronic equipment, ultrasonic cleaners are used to thoroughly clean objects. The cleaners operate through sound waves which agitate the solution the object is placed in; this agitation,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[1676],"class_list":["post-3346","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cool-tools","tag-ultrasonic-cleaners"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Making the Best Use of Ultrasonic Cleaners | from Cole-Parmer Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coleparmer.de\/blog\/making-the-best-use-of-ultrasonic-cleaners\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Making the Best Use of Ultrasonic Cleaners | from Cole-Parmer Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"From jewelry to watches to industrial parts and electronic equipment, ultrasonic cleaners are used to thoroughly clean objects. 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