Did you know that there is a way to effectively clean sensitive items such as computers, televisions, stereo systems, and industrial electronics that have been damaged in a fire or flood? Frank Pedeflous, president of Omegasonics, gives a brief look at the restoration process of sensitive items such as electronics.
More information can be found at www.Omegasonics.com or by calling an Omegasonics ultrasonics and contents restoration expert toll free 1-800-669-8227.
You wash your hands with soap and water, so why wouldn’t you wash your industrial parts in the same way? The world is turning “green” and more businesses than ever are choosing safe and eco friendly methods to clean their industrial parts and machinery. One reason ultrasonic technology is superior to other forms of cleaning is its main ingredients: soap and water.
How are you currently handling your industrial parts cleaning and waste water disposal?
Prior cleaning methods used chemicals toxic to the environment, as well as to human skin and organs. These types of chemicals must be disposed of in a particular manner, and usually involve contracting with a third party company who specializes in disposing substances with a petroleum base.
Alternatively, ultrasound typically uses water and water-based cleaning agents which is why it is the most eco-friendly cleaning option in the world. In most instances draining your machine is easy. However, cleaning extremely greasy and dirty parts will require a specialized disposal process. This is because the parts being clean are contaminated, not because of the water-based soaps.
In such a situation, we recommend evaporating the ultrasonic bath, which leaves only greasy sludge behind. The sludge can be collected, and, after several bath changes, you’ll have enough sludge so that it can be transported to a processing plant. This will save you money with disposing your waste.
One of our clients, Mercury Marine, recently purchased a wastewater-recycling machine and began to use it onsite. These smart filters use a flocculation process that first binds the containments, and then passes the bath through a filter trapping all of the particles. The filtered bath is then pumped back into the ultrasonic cleaning tank resulting in even lower cleaning costs. The filtered sludge is dried and easily disposed. Each month they save a great deal of money by simply reusing their water supply.
How are you currently handling your industrial parts cleaning and waste water disposal? Our team at Omegasonics can provide you with more information on how your company can do these burdensome tasks safer, cheaper, and more efficiently. Call 800-669-8227.
Imagine cleaning a saw blade with just rags and some cleaning chemicals. Do you really want anyone’s fingers near those sharp metal tips when they can’t see the edges? With ultrasonic technology you can eliminate the nervousness surrounding cleaning saw blades.
Ultrasonic cleaning can eliminate the nervousness surrounding cleaning saw blades.
After rigorous use in the field, cutting tips on saw edge blades edges become dull. Traditionally, a lot of prep time is required before actually sharpening the blade. For many years, blades would come into the repair shop coated with “wood pitch” and then get dunked into a tank with caustic lye (better known as drain cleaner). Highly caustic solution would be an understatement! The next day, these blades would be taken out of this toxic soak bath drained and placed into a sawdust bin to absorb moisture. Once this process is complete, the blades are ready to be sharpened. A full overnight prepping process before any sharpening or repair can be started.
This 24-hour process is completely eliminated when using ultrasonic cleaning technology for saw blades. With ultrasound the same end result takes only 30 minutes. Plus, it’s a whole lot safer for your health and hands!
Several years ago, Anderson Saw Company made the switch to ultrasound and they couldn’t be happier. ASC was able to eliminate toxic solutions and a ton of labor costs, resulting in a bigger bottom line.
“Our customers want the most bang for their buck. Omegasonics has certainly helped us deliver on that promise.” Ray Anderson, Owner, Anderson Saw.
A large portion of Anderson Saw’s business came from walk-ins. Before ultrasound was used to clean blades, a lot of customers were frustrated because they did not want to wait for an estimate overnight. With ultrasound, Anderson Saw was able to complete customer’s requests on the spot… literally cutting the process time in half!
For more information on how ultrasonic cleaning technology can save you money on your saw blade repair business, click here: http://www.omegasonics.com/industries/saw_blade_cleaning.shtml
If you are in the music industry, whether as a hobbyist or as a professional, you probably have plenty of experience trying to clean musical instruments. As you know, it’s a lot more fun to play an instrument than it is to clean one! I don’t want to start off this blog on the wrong “note”, but are you aware that many music shops clean instruments such as trumpets, trombones, flutes, and tubas with toxic chemicals?
With ultrasonic cleaning, tiny vacuum bubbles implode and scrub all the valves, mouthpieces, and internal passages of band instruments.
Thankfully, there is a better way to clean band instruments. Instead of using toxic cleaning chemicals, let me make the case for ultrasonic cleaning. Ultrasonic cleaners are actually much like musical instruments, and are rapidly growing in popularity with cleaning musical parts. Ultrasonic generators act like a speaker system that blast millions of tiny vacuum bubbles that implode and scrub all the valves, mouthpieces and internal passages in less time than it takes to play “Journey to a Rainbow” by Chuck Mangione. In case you’re not familiar with the famous Jazz piece, it’s about 3 minutes long.
Most pieces of a disassembled instrument can fit perfectly into an ultrasonic cleaning unit. For an experienced musical repair technician, this same cleaning process takes about 15 by manual hand scrubbing. Also, cleaning by hand does not guarantee that all the nooks and crannies within the instrument will be cleaned thoroughly.
With ultrasound you can increase your musical cleaning “tempo” and really give your audience something to cheer about because of the fast turn around time. One of our recent clients, Mike, who cleans instruments professionally, claimed that, “Since going to ultrasound, I can now charge more money because I am providing my clients with a more sophisticated level of service.”
Using ultrasonic technology to clean your instruments just “sounds” a lot better than doing it by hand, doesn’t it? See (and hear) the difference for yourself by clicking on our musical instruments page or read how ultrasonics is helping one music store in Rocklin, CA. see its profits crescendo!
Jim Green of Omegasonics demonstrates how gun cleaning can be done effectively, efficiently, and safely using an ultrasonic cleaner.
One of the first commercial industries to utilize ultrasonic cleaning was the blind cleaning industry in the late 1980’s. The most popular types of blinds at were Venetian and vertical blinds. However, not only were they the most widely used, but they were also the most difficult to clean.
Mini blinds attract a lot of airborne particles including nicotine residue, yeast, bacteria, and dust.
Venetian and vertical blinds, as well as mini blinds that are commonly found in homes, offices and warehouses attract a lot of airborne particles including nicotine residue, yeast, bacteria and dust. When the blinds are opened and closed repeatedly, these particles, often unseen, become airborne which creates a potential health hazard. If inhaled, respiratory problems can occur to sensitive individuals
Traditional methods such as dusting only move the particles from side to side, plus it is a time consuming process. Cleaning with brushes creates static electricity which attracts more dust, and can damage the blind. Power washing and steam cleaning are other popular methods, but those options can ruin the surface of the blind, as well.
The best alternative to cleaning blinds: ultrasonic cleaning. Only ultrasonic cleaning can effectively and safely eliminate nasty dust particles from your window blinds. How does it work? Blinds are immersed into the ultrasonic bath tank. A mild, safe, and environmentally-friendly water-based soap is mixed into the tank for several minutes. During the ultrasonic process you can actually see the dust particles float away from every nook and cranny. Those cracks and crevices are virtually unreachable by tools and brushes.
The ultrasonic industry has grown by leaps and bounds from the original days of window treatment cleaning. Now, the safe and environmentally-friendly cleaning process of ultrasound is used in other commercial industries such as disaster restoration. Cleaning contents damaged by fire, soot, water and mold is now more thoroughly and efficiently cleaned using ultrasound rather than traditional hand cleaning methods.
More information on cleaning blinds via ultrasonics, including a FREE DVD to show you how you can start your own mini blind cleaning business can be found at http://www.omegasonics.com/blind_cleaners.shtml.
When it comes to the cleaning of parts and equipment used to process or dispense food, ultrasonic technology meets and exceeds the toughest of standards. In the food and drug industry, as you can imagine, inspectors must be extremely thorough. Using ultrasound will more than please even the most meticulous inspectors, reduce your labor overhead, and increase your bottom line.
Companies such as Anheuser-Busch and Natural Alternatives are using Omegasonics’ machines to ultrasonically clean processing and dispensing equipment.
Ultrasound doesn’t use any harsh chemicals so you don’t have to worry about putting toxic substances near food, supplements and pharmaceutical items. Ultrasonic tanks generally use water-based soaps or just water alone to easily and effectively remove dirt, scale minerals, grime, oils and other residues from most surfaces. Filler valves, vitamin molds and dispensing equipment to name a few are the more common items being cleaned with precision ultrasonic cleaning systems in the food industry.
In an industry with a wide range of products that need to be cleaned, ultrasonic machines are built to accommodate your particular work area. Ultrasonic cleaning units can also be customized to meet your specific needs, size, power and other specifications. By using only a variety of mild solutions including citric acid and water, ultrasound is able to meticulously and safely remove dirt, scale minerals, grime, oil and other resides from virtually any surface without exposing employees or your product to unsafe chemicals.
Our friend, Dave Pierson formerly of from Pepsi Bottling Group had this to say about his experience with ultrasound machine, “The ultrasonic cleaners are working great! The precision parts in our fillers have never been cleaner or rebuilt as well!”
Companies all across the nation such as Anheuser-Busch and Natural Alternatives are all using Omegasonics’ machines to clean ultrasonically in the medical, food and drug industry!
For more information, please see www.Omegasonics.com
Some of the benefits of ultrasonic cleaning include being SAFE for the environment, SIMPLE to use, and SAVES on money, time, and labor.
Approximately ten years ago, the government began restricting the use of chlorofluorocarbons, a potentially dangerous component commonly found in cleaning solutions used to clean guns and metals. This became a highly regulated solvent because it was extremely dangerous to the human skin. Recently, shooters and hunters have found ultrasonic cleaning to be a safer and more effective cleaning process to clean different types of gun-metals.
Shooters, hunters, and gun enthusiasts have found ultrasonic cleaning to be a safer and more effective cleaning process to clean different types of gun-metals.
Competitive shooting is such a technical sport, and any improvement in technique can give the shooter a big advantage. Case preparation is the most complex component of professional shooting competitions. To win, shooters must be absolutely perfect with uniformed methods of preparation.
When a shot is fired, the bullet leaves rough deposits in the case and primer pocket. As time goes on, carbon and other residues will flake off which can alter the path of the bullet. A case that is perfectly clean models that of a new brass case. The clean environment positively impacts a shooter’s accuracy.
The best way to restore a case back to its original perfection is with ultrasound and water based soaps. This unique technology is capable of cleaning specialized gun parts in a fraction of the time, reaches areas unreachable by hand-cleaning, and effectively leaves no residue without any harm human skin to the hand or the gun metal. Hand washing these same parts can take up to 5x longer. Most importantly, ultrasound is able to accomplish these amazing tasks because it works so cohesively with water based soaps. One of the most popular soaps for gun cleaning, OmegaBlue, is a gentle cleaning solution that never removes bluing from carbon steel gun barrels.
Older style cleaning methods involve a case tumbler and treated corn, which doesn’t completely clean the inside. Traditional tumblers are also prone to leaving corn grit stuck in the gun mechanism, and can become very difficult to get out.
To achieve the maximum accuracy in your shot, you should demand perfection. You should use an ultrasonic cleaner for all of your firearms. Effectively protect the guns that protect you and your family.
To learn more, please click the following link:
http://www.omegasonics.com/industries/gun_cleaning.shtml
Currently, there are Omegasonics’ machines on almost every ship in the United States Naval Fleet.
Unlike today’s fast paced world economy, ultrasonic units were not always used on American Navy vessels for cleaning engine components and tools. Fire restoration companies were not commonly using ultrasound everyday to restore memories and magically bring household objects back to life…
Currently, there are Omegasonics’ machines on almost every ship in the United States Naval Fleet. These machines are used rigorously everyday by the men and woman serving on aircraft carriers, battleships and submarines. Restoration companies are now saving previously un-recoverable contents in addition to cutting costs and increasing profits!
I have seen the world of ultrasonic cleaning grow leaps and bounds from when I arrived at Omegasonics in 1996. During this time, we were only focusing our efforts in the blind cleaning industry. Blinds would accumulate massive amounts of dust and bacteria from sitting for long periods of time. If they sat untouched for too long they could become a health hazard if inhaled by a sensitive nose. Look around your office or house and notice the wide range of shapes, lengths and widths of your mini blinds. Imagine trying to clean each type slat with a towel and some spray. Doesn’t that seem like a long, tedious task?
However, we came to realize, like blinds, other items and objects could benefit from ultrasonic cleaning. Other companies were already proficient and were constantly in the industrial side of ultrasonic cleaning. Soon enough, Omegasonics evolved our marketing approach and began shifting our focus to industrial application cleaning.
Ultrasound is still used to clean mini blinds just as it was before. However, the wide range of applications for ultrasonic cleaning has greatly increased over the years as well as the benefits and rewards. For that matter, ultrasound is a technology that has made an environmentally beneficial impact on many different industries. Our ultrasonic manufacturing business has evolved from cleaning simple window blinds, to automobile restoration, cleaning medical supplies, power sports, aerospace technology, disaster restoration and will continue to evolve for years to come!
For more information, see us at www.omegasonics.com