UltraSonic Cleaning Blog

Cleaning injection molds is a time-consuming, labor-intensive process that requires patience, attention to detail and elbow grease.  Lots and lots of elbow grease.  At PVS plastics in Huber Heights, OH, rags and steel wool pads are being replaced with bubbles, and elbow grease replaced with a simple push of a button— resulting in much cleaner molds in a fraction of the time. 

In any industrial setting, for any industrial process, it is essential to keep industrial parts clean. Clean parts help keep machinery running smoothly; they help to mitigate any process flaws or errors; they protects sensitive industrial parts and components from damage, corrosion or contamination; and they help to promote quality in nearly every facet of an industrial operation.

In any industrial setting, for any industrial process, it is essential to keep industrial parts clean. Clean parts help keep machinery running smoothly; they help to mitigate any process flaws or errors; they protects sensitive industrial parts and components from damage, corrosion or contamination; and they help to promote quality in nearly every facet of an industrial operation.

Ultrasonic cleaning is a precision parts cleaning technology that uses high-frequency sound waves to remove dirt and contaminants from parts. Micron-sized bubbles are formed from the alternating pressure waves generated from high-energy transducers. Energy is transferred to and stored within these bubbles. As the bubbles contact the parts to be cleaned, they implode, releasing the stored energy and creating a micro jet, with a kind of scrubbing action that dislodges contaminants from the parts.  Dirt, oils and other dislodged contaminants then settle to the bottom of the tank.

Parts cleaning is an essential step in many industrial and automotive processes. As a prelude to the reassembly of remanufactured engines, cleaning the parts is the most basic yet important procedure in machine shops and custom engine shops. There are three main stages in Ultrasonic cleaning: washing, rinsing, and drying.