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The Light at the End of the Tunnel IS a Tunnel!

April 17th, 2012 by Frank Pedeflous

The problem? Because the ultrasonic cleaning process was so fast, items began to pile up while waiting to be dried.

The solution? The Omega 6900 tunnel dryer was created to alleviate this bottleneck.

Tunnel DryerTunnel Dryers were originally manufactured by Omegasonics for disaster restoration cleaning purposes.  However, building upon the initial success found in the restoration market, numerous other industrial applications are continuously being discovered for aiding in parts drying. Countless ways of combining ultrasonic washers and tunnel dryers are being implemented to improve overall cleaning process efficiencies, saving you time, labor, money.  And in the highly competitive contents restoration industry, contractors are looking for any edge they can get.

After extensive research, development, and field-testing, Omegasonics has developed a tunnel drying unit that allows for washed parts to be dried instantly without much effort from the operator. As an example, our dryers use guillotine doors, locking in heat and airflow necessary to properly dry parts while maintaining energy efficient protocols.

Alternative drying methods from other manufacturers include separate ovens which have no airflow, centrifugal dryers that can’t be used on sensitive parts due to mechanical damage, or hand held dryers which are extremely slow. Using these other methods can increase your drying times, thus costing you money due to increased production costs.

Tunnel dryers can be applied in both industrial and restoration settings. The key is getting help with the application from a knowledgeable ultrasonic cleaning supplier who can provide advice on maximizing your efficiency so that more green goes into your pocket.

Ultrasonic Contents Restoration Assembly Line = High ROI

April 10th, 2012 by Frank Pedeflous

An assembly-line ultrasonic contents restoration processing system allows a staff of 3-4 technicians to increase production by 500%. Disaster restoration companies usually clean fire, smoke, and water damaged contents manually. The ultrasonic process does a more thorough job of cleaning. Contents restoration companies recover more contents for homeowners. Insurance companies save millions of dollars in total loss claims. Restoration companies are more profitable due to increased efficiency.

Improve Contents Processing Efficiency

April 3rd, 2012 by Frank Pedeflous

If you are a contents restoration company not yet using the latest technology in ultrasonic cleaning, then you are potentially missing on countless amounts of clients, jobs and money.

With today’s technology, using an ultrasonic cleaning machine is the ONLY way to reduce cleaning costs, improve cleaning time/effectiveness and reduce the number of cash outs on highly damaged items.

After a disaster has struck, such as a residential home fire, the insurance company and homeowner work together to find a suitable restoration company. Insurance professionals are now only choosing restoration companies that use modern ultrasonic equipment because of their ability to quickly clean fire damaged contents and restore them to pre-loss condition.

Some of these items may be impossible to restore by hand. Cleaning a box of contents by hand would normally take about hour for an experienced contents cleaner. Inside a typical box, you may find everyday items such as statues, fine china, a T.V. remote, etc… The cleaning technician would use specialized brushes and sponges to reach every crack in and around the item. This process is often long, tedious, and expensive.

In one hour, a team of workers single worker can clean an average of 10-12 of these boxes using ultrasonic equipment. Ultrasound reaches those hard to get nooks and crannies in a fraction of the time, allowing a worker to use their time more effectively on other projects. Because of the extreme difference in cleaning time, insurance companies now pay a lot less to restore a home filled with damaged items. If you are a restoration company not using the latest in ultrasonic technology, you simply cannot afford to stay in the dark ages of inefficiency and hand cleaning.

Omegasonics Announces New and Improved Site

September 13th, 2011 by Frank Pedeflous

We proud to announce that the newly redesigned website for Omegasonics went live yesterday! After a five-month process, we are very excited with the way everything turned out. Our goal with the new site was to extend the functionality of the navigation for the user.  It features modified content, streaming videos, new pictures and incorporates bold colors and graphics.

http://www.Omegasonics.com

Let us know what you think of our new and improved website.

Here are my top 5 favorite elements about the new site:

1)    Tightened Navigation: Our website is pretty deep and we don’t want anyone to get lost! That’s why we implemented a new breadcrumb system to allow our users to trace past pages leading up to the current page. You can see your breadcrumbs right under the main navigation bar… but please don’t eat them.

2)    Modified Content: Don’t you hate it when you want to read about a product but you have to sort through all the fluff to find the right information? Well we do too… you will notice our Table Tops, Industrial Washers, Restoration Systems and Industry Specialty pages have all been re-written to help you find specific product information easier and faster.

3) New Photos: To follow up on our modified content, we let our pictures do the talking. Throughout the site, you will notice a wide array new photos that compliment the product pages and areas that they serve.

4) Social Media Icons: Are you following us on Facebook, Twitter, Linked In or YouTube? If you aren’t already, add us to receive all the latest news and information about everything ultrasound. We just finished up a Facebook Contest where we gave away a FREE table top unit. *Hint: We are doing another contest soon!

5) Search Bar: Can’t find what you are looking for within our site? No problem… just locate the search bar in the upper left corner. A list of Omegasonics sub pages will come up.

We hope that you enjoy your visit to the new and improved Omegasonics.com.  We think your visit experience will be greatly enhanced as you search for valuable news, information, and products related to ultrasonic cleaning and disaster restoration.

Let us know what you think of the site redesign by posting in the comment section below.

How to Establish a First Class Restoration Division

August 12th, 2011 by Frank Pedeflous

Are you in need of setting up or improving your fire and water restoration division? Your company can specialize in the cleanup and restoration of property after a situation involving fire damage, smoke damage, or water damage. In this video, we give a few helpful steps that you and your company can take to maximize success, and make your restoration division shine above the competition.

We, at Omegasonics, understand that there are many factors that contribute to operating a successful contents restoration business. We are committed to providing superior ultrasonic and electronic cleaning equipment, the most thorough training program, and the finest after-sales support in our industry.

For more information about creating a first class fire restoration facility, feel free to give us a call at 800-669-8227 or visit our page at http://www.omegasonics.com/fire.shtml

Why Industries have Increased their use of Ultrasonic Cleaning

August 5th, 2011 by Frank Pedeflous

In the 1980’s, the U.S. government began to crack down on un-safe industrial cleaning chemicals, and created the need for new, safer, greener, water-based cleaning solutions: one of the key alternatives being ultrasonic cleaning technology.

industrial parts cleaning via ultrasonics

There are hundreds of industries that use ultrasound as their first choice for safe and effective parts cleaning.

As government regulations on toxic chemicals used in the workforce were tightened, industrial companies were frantically searching for newer and safer ways to clean their dirty, oily, and contaminated parts. Today, it is more important than ever to maintain and achieve the highest quality levels of precision cleaning in many different industries due to constantly changing requirements.

There are hundreds of industries that use ultrasound as their first choice for safe and effective cleaning. Currently, ultrasound is the premier cleaning technology for the automotive, marine, pharmaceutical, aerospace, musical instrument, firearm, disaster restoration and other industries requiring absolute precision cleaning.

Other methods of aqueous-based industrial cleaning can use a lot of water, which goes directly down the drain or has to be collected and disposed of properly depending on the toxic levels. Water waste can come from the manufacturing process, scrubbers, mops, tanks and more. There are several technologies that recycle water but these systems can be costly especially for smaller operations. Despite the effort and resources, none of them have been nearly as effective as ultrasound.

Are you in a specialized industry that could benefit from ultrasonic cleaning? Take a look at some of these industrial ultrasonic cleaning case studies to see how companies of every size are cleaning more efficiently and increasing their bottom line!

Cutting Saw Blade Cleaning Costs in Half

July 25th, 2011 by Frank Pedeflous

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 of 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

Ultrasonic Cleaning – “Instrumental” for Success in Music

July 18th, 2011 by Frank Pedeflous

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?

ultrasonic cleaning of musical instruments

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!

Made in the USA

June 6th, 2011 by Frank Pedeflous

Manufacturing products in other countries is vastly different from manufacturing products in the United States. While manufacturing overseas may offer cost savings in terms of reduced overall labor rates, U.S. manufacturers are having to be increasingly leary of intellectual property theft. Made in the USA This, combined with higher overseas shipping costs and ever-increasing offshore labor rates due to the progressive sophistication of the economies of third world countries, has U.S. manufacturers bringing more production back home. Many developing nations are also seeing political and labor unrest as workers are beginning to demand higher income and better working conditions.

Purchasing raw materials and components from American companies helps ensure better quality control in all aspects of a manufacturing operation. Raw materials coming from overseas do not meet manufacturer’s specifications on occasion.

At Omegasonics, all floor model ultrasonic cleaning and restoration systems, including bench top systems, are proudly designed, created and manufactured in Simi Valley, CA. This ensures that we can maintain better quality control and process control in comparison to many the ultrasonic cleaners brought to the marketplace by our competitors. “Made in the USA” is more than just a good marketing slogan, it is a commitment we have made, and it is an investment in our country that will pay future dividends in many ways.

 

Maximum Cleaning for Mini Blinds: Ultrasonics

May 31st, 2011 by Frank Pedeflous

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.

Ultrasonic cleaning of mini blinds

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.