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Immersion/Ultrasonic Cleaning

Products: AquaVantage® 815 GD
Parts Cleaned: Various components
Removing: Printing particulate, hydrocarbon oils from machining
Equipment: Immersion & Ultrasonics Washer
Products: AquaVantage® 815 GD
Parts Cleaned: Various aerospace alloys
Removing: Hangsterfers S787

Spray Wash

Products: AquaVantage® 1990 GD
Parts Cleaned: Various tubing components.
Removing: Debris, hydrocarbon oils from processing.
Equipment: Better Engineering Cabinet Washer
Products: AquaVantage® 1990 GD
Parts Cleaned: Various SRM components
Removing: Debris, hydrocarbon oils from processing.
Equipment: Proceco 14' Cabinet Washer.
Products: AquaVantage® 1990 GD
Parts Cleaned: Various space engine components
Removing: Debris, hydrocarbon oils from machining
Equipment: Better Engineering Cabinet Washer
Products: AquaVantage® 1990 GD
Parts Cleaned: Aluminum pieces used in satellite launch systems; substrates requiring reliable bonding of insulating substrate layer.
Removing: Debris, hydrocarbon oils from processing
Scenario: Prior to bonding, Mission critical aluminum surface and bonded layer do not tolerate any corrosion, cleaner residue, or residual soils that would interfere with adhesion.

Miscellaneous

Products: Solstice® PF-HP
Parts Cleaned: On Board Oxygen Generating Systems (OBOGS) for aerospace and defense Oxygen Breathing Systems. Design, build, repair OBOGS. The customer specializes in systems that utilize GOX and LOX. Currently they have these OBOGS in 3800 aircraft.
Specific Metals: Primarily Stainless Steel
Removing: Variety of machining lubricants (Mobil).
Equipment: Just-Rite Sprayer, Rapid Vap Machine, Soak, Ultrasonic.
Current Process: Asahiklin AK-225 was standard Navy approved cleaning solvent for O2 cleaning used in Vapor Degreasing and spray and wipe. Banned from use in the USA.
Improvements Sought: Must be approved for use and provide as good as or better results as the AK-225.

Aerospace

Immersion/Ultrasonic Cleaning Subsection

Products: AquaVantage® 815 GD
Parts Cleaned: Multiple types of tubes; titanium and aluminum alloys
Removing: Processing and machining oils, Particulate and process debris, Corrosion inhibitor oils
Scenario: In-process cleaning and degreasing of parts at the end of the manufacturing process prior to packaging
Equipment: 3 Tank Ultrasonic Immersion
Products: AquaVantage® 815 GD
Parts Cleaned: Manufacturing leading edge of helicopter rotor and helicopter air frame made of Aluminum 7075 and 7055
Removing: MetDraw and Houghto-Draw oil
Scenario: In-process cleaning of parts as they travel through the manufacturing process.
Equipment: 1700 Gal immersion tank with eductors
Products: AquaVantage® 815 GD
Parts Cleaned: Various
Removing: Magna Draw HV
Scenario: In process cleaning of parts as they travel through the manufacturing process
Equipment: Ultrasonic Tank
Products: AquaVantage® 815 GD
Parts Cleaned: Turbine Engine Components
Removing: Multiple Contaminants – MRO
Scenario: Removing Scrub Line
Equipment: Ultrasonic Tank
Products: AquaVantage® 815 GD
Parts Cleaned: Helicopter Rear Rotor Housings
Specific Metals: Steel & Aluminum
Removing: MRO soils from a war zone
Scenario: In process cleaning of parts as they travel through the MRO process
Equipment: Immersion tank without ultrasonics
Products: 815 QR
Parts Cleaned: Various-sized ball bearings
Specific Metals: Variety of steels
Removing: Houghton Mar-Temp 2565, Houghton Quench K & Parks Vacuum Quench Oil
Scenario: In-process cleaning of parts as they travel through the manufacturing process
Equipment: 50 gallon ultrasonic unit
Products: AquaVantage® 3887 GD
Parts Cleaned: Aerospace parts in a variety of sizes and shapes
Specific Metals: Aluminum, Titanium, Stainless Steel & Steel
Removing: Mystik Jt6 HI-Temp Multi-Purpose Grease, Prodraw 722X Chlorinated wax/oil gel, Super Lithium EP Moly Grease, Weld-Kleen 350
Scenario: In-process cleaning of parts as they travel through the manufacturing process
Equipment: Immersion Parts Washer
Products: AquaVantage® 3887 GD
Parts Cleaned: Various engine parts
Removing: Carbon
Equipment: Immersion Parts Washer & Spray Wash Cabinets
Products: AquaVantage® 3887 GD
Parts Cleaned: Various engine parts in the defense and aerospace industry
Specific Metals: Aluminum
Removing: Heavy oils, Zyglo penetrant, and waxes
Scenario: In-process cleaning of parts as they travel through the manufacturing process
Equipment: System Technologies
Products: AquaVantage® 815 GD
Parts Cleaned: Airframe & turbine engine parts
Specific Metals: Titanium, nickel alloy, stainless steel & aluminum
Removing: Machining coolants
Scenario: Preparation for NDT; soils must be thoroughly removed and detergent may not leave residue, so that cracks are not masked in the subsequent NDT process.
Equipment: 500L immersion parts washer with mechanical agitation (recirculation pump)
Products: AquaVantage® 815 GD
Parts Cleaned: Turbine Blades
Removing: Coolants & Lubricants
Scenario: Inspection & Repair of turbine blades, prep for FPI
Equipment: OMEGASONICS 33 gallon
Products: AquaVantage® 815 GD-NF
Parts Cleaned: Multiple parts, 2024 AI airframe fuselage skin panels, fairings, winglets, as well as other airframe parts.
Removing: Processing and machining oils, particulate and process debris, corrosion inhibitor oils.
Scenario: “In process” cleaning of parts at the end of a manufacturing process prior to de-ox and anodizing.
Equipment: Immersion Cleaning with Air Spray
Products: AquaVantage® 3887 GD
Parts Cleaned: Undisclosed – Aerospace
Removing: Oils and Coolants
Scenario: Parts cleaned for Aerospace defense specifically for rust prevention.
Equipment: Immersion Cleaning
Products: AquaVantage® 815 GD
Parts Cleaned: Rotating Parts
Removing: Castrol MB50
Scenario: Preparing the part surface for FPI testing.
Equipment: Crest
Products: AquaVantage® 815 GD
Parts Cleaned: Fuel components and accessories
Removing: Jet Fuel Lacquer Residue
Scenario: Required Honeywell approved products
Equipment: Immersion Parts Washer

Spray Wash

Products: AquaVantage® 1696 GD
Parts Cleaned: Aluminum T3 and T6
Removing: WD-40 and light oil
Scenario: In process cleaning of parts as they travel through the manufacturing process
Equipment: Walk-in 1800 Gal Spray Wash
Products: AquaVantage® 3887 GD
Parts Cleaned: Weapon Parts / Aluminum
Removing: Machine Oils used in Cutting Parts
Scenario: Remove impurities so final finishing process can be done
Equipment: Dishwasher
Products: AquaVantage® 3887 GD
Parts Cleaned: Precision Turning, Milling & Assembly of Aircraft Engine & Helicopter parts
Removing: Hocut 795-B cutting oil
Scenario: In process cleaning of parts as they travel through the manufacturing process
Equipment: Spray Wash Cabinet
Products: AquaVantage® 1990 GD
Parts Cleaned: Aluminum, Stainless Steel, Titanium, Polyimide, Mostly laminated but some solid
Removing: Grease, Machine oil, Inks, Label adhesives, Water Jet sludge, Coolant, Shop dust, Fingerprints
Scenario: Final clean before identification marking and packaging
Equipment: Conveyor Washer
Products: AquaVantage® 3887 GD
Parts Cleaned: Rotating Jet Engine Parts
Removing: Mostly coolants, lubricants, Zyglo.
Scenario: Parts must cleaned after every operation by a GE approved cleaner to a GE spec.
Equipment: Spray Wash Cabinet
Products: AquaVantage® 815 GD
Parts Cleaned: Oil pumps from field (MRO) disassemble and rebuild
Removing: Several petroleum lubricants specified for pumps, some burnt on carbon
Scenario: Preparing surfaces for FPI testing
Equipment: 3 Stage RAMCO- Turbo/Stroke no sonics
Products: AquaVantage® 1990 GD
Parts Cleaned: Aircraft Wheels
Removing: Particulate matter, grease, brake dust and soil film
Scenario: Compliance with FAA wheel & brake inspection and overhaul guidelines
Equipment: Jenfab In-Line Front Loading Spray Washer
Products: AquaVantage® 1990 GD
Parts Cleaned: Aluminum, for aerospace industry.
Removing: Cutting oils, dirt, grease
Scenario: Cleaning required prior to the next stage in the manufacturing process
Equipment: Unknown Washer
Products: AquaVantage® 3887 GD
Parts Cleaned: Pratt & Whitney Blades for turbine engines, Aluminum (4140)
Removing: Castrol MB50 Coolant
Scenario: To remove the deburring contamination, which requires a Pratt & Whitney approved degreasing chemistry
Equipment: Jenfab 360-2
Products: AquaVantage® 3887 GD
Parts Cleaned: Rotating Jet Engine Parts
Removing: Mostly coolants, lubricants, FPI/Zyglo
Scenario: Parts must cleaned after every operation by a GE approved cleaner to a GE spec.
Equipment: 1 Kemec, 5 Better Engineering, 3 Stoelting, all cabinet washers

Miscellaneous

Products: Brulin MP 1793
Parts Cleaned: Aerostructures, landing gear, gear boxes, air control systems
Removing: Removing Zyglo in FPI Process prior to applying developer in FPI Process
Scenario: To check for defects/cracks in large parts that can’t be immersed
Equipment: Manual Cleaning
Products: AquaVantage® 3887 GD
Parts Cleaned: GE Fuel Pump Housing
Removing: Dirt, Grease, Oil, and burnt on carbon
Equipment: Hand Brushed

ShopVantage®

Products: AquaVantage® 815 GD
Parts Cleaned: Aluminum / Stainless Steel / Copper
Removing: Machine Oils used in Cutting Parts
Scenario: Customers require parts to be cleaned for delivery
Equipment: Blackstone – Ultrasonic Cleaner WRD-1414
Products: AquaVantage® 3800 GD
Parts Cleaned: Deep Drawn Metal Components
Removing: Castrol Bio Lube DF Heavy Draw
Scenario: Remove lubricants prior to plating/heat treating or between operations
Equipment: Jenfab 360-2
Products: Brulin MP 1793
Parts Cleaned: Steel, Aluminum, and others
Removing: Cutting , and machine oils , other residues
Scenario: The customer specializes in Heat Treating, Brazing, Finishing and Coatings for Metal Industrial Parts. Currently they use our 815GD in immersion tank for aqueous cleaning of parts; prior to Thermal Vac processes.
Equipment: Hand / Wipe Parts Cleaning with Acetone
Products: AquaVantage® 3800 GD
Parts Cleaned: Fire Depression Equipment
Removing: Blazo Cut 935 Coolant
Scenario: In process cleaning of parts as they travel through the manufacturing process
Equipment: Conveyor type spray washer
Products: AquaVantage® 3800 GD
Parts Cleaned: “Buttons” Barrels
Removing: Largely Prodraw 150, Sunnen Hone Oil, S121 Saw Cut
Scenario: Post operation is heat treat
Equipment: Magnus 450 Gallon Wash/Rinse Stroke Agitation
Products: AquaVantage® 815 GD
Parts Cleaned: Large parts of the process vessels, stainless steel
Removing: Particulate and low-level ionic contamination, very minimal oil
Scenario: Satisfying testing of the vessel parts for outgassing performance
Equipment: 2 separate wash processes, 200L ultrasonic, 4000L immersion
Products: AquaVantage® 3800 GD
Parts Cleaned: Wide variety of parts of different shapes, mostly stainless steel
Removing: Corrosion inhibitor oil, machining particulate, ambient soils, fingerprint
Scenario: Cleaning of parts received from suppliers prior to final assembly
Equipment: Custom-built ITS spray wash tunnel system
Products: AquaVantage® 1990 GD
Parts Cleaned: Variety of machining operations on all metals
Removing: Cutting oils
Scenario: Replacing solvent with aqueous detergent at a small metal fabricator
Equipment: Spray wash cabinet
Products: AquaVantage® 815 GD
Parts Cleaned: Upper and Lower AR-15 receivers
Removing: Qualichem 250C coolant
Scenario: Next operation is either Cerakote or Anodize
Equipment: Ultrasonic Unit
Products: AquaVantage® 815 QR-NF
Parts Cleaned: Valves
Removing: Calcined alumina, Fused aluminum oxide, #6 oil base vehicle
Scenario: Must be free of all contamination before sending to customer
Equipment: RAMCO A-1S with Turbo Agitation
Products: AquaVantage® 3843 GD
Parts Cleaned: Job Shop – Various
Removing: Oils and Lubricants
Scenario: Parts need to be free of oil before going into furnace to prevent smoke and possible fire.
Equipment: McLaughlin Furnace Group
Products: AquaVantage® Non-Silicated
Parts Cleaned: All types of steel parts from a wide variety of customer types
Removing: Quench oil and lubricants
Scenario: To remove quench oil after heat treating
Equipment: RAMCO

Transportation

Immersion/Ultrasonic

Products: AquaVantage® 3887 GD
Parts Cleaned: High End Engine Blocks (Graphite Iron Blocks, Titanium Valves)
Removing: Carbon, Grease, Transmission Fluids
Scenario: Build and rebuild $50K plus racing engines
Equipment: 180 Gallon Ultrasonic Part Cleaner
Products: AquaVantage® 815 GD
Parts Cleaned: Chrome parts, engine parts, carburetors
Removing: carbon, old gas , corrosion
Scenario: Service/repair - online used parts business
Equipment: Omegasonics Pro Plus Model 5028-33Gal
Products: Alkaline Deruster HD
Parts Cleaned: Blocks and heads from many kinds of internal combustion engines
Specific Metals: Ferrous metal
Removing: Rust, carbon, paint
Improvements Sought: Heavy soils are difficult to remove quickly and thoroughly
Products: AquaVantage® 815 GD-NF
Parts Cleaned: Automotive intake manifold. Various models and sizes
Specific Metals: Cast Aluminum
Removing: Oil, particulate, carbon, ambient soils
Current Process: Various
Improvements Sought: Fast effective on-site way to clean at repair shop.
Products: AquaVantage® 815 QR-NF
Parts Cleaned: Diesel Particle Filters, various models and sizes from Ford Focus/Volvo V50 to commercial excavator
Specific Metals: Materials typically Stainless Steel, Ceramic, Binder. Highly alkaline chemistry can dissolve binder
Removing: Particulate, carbon, ambient soils. Frequently so clogged that water can’t be poured through the filter. Mild chemistry ineffective against soils.
Current Process: Typically discarded and replaced (cost from US$ 1,000 to US$ 8,000) or sent to specialist overhaul shop.
Improvements Sought: On-site way to clean at repair shop.
Products: AquaVantage® 815 GD
Parts Cleaned: Condenser and evaporator components that are used in automotive air conditioning systems
Specific Metals: Aluminum
Removing: Various metalworking fluids used in bending, flaring, etc. Insoluble in water (separable). Flared sections can trap oils and impede cleaning.
Products: AquaVantage® 815 QR-NF
Parts Cleaned: Engines, including very old, vintage and pre-war engine parts
Specific Metals: Ferrous metals, aluminum
Removing: Heavy carbonized soils, oils grease
Equipment: KKS Ultraschall Ultrasonic System 150L
Improvements Sought: Current cleaner is too alkaline to clean aluminum parts (causes corrosion). Wants a single cleaner effective on both ferrous metals and aluminum

Spray Wash

Products: AquaVantage® 224
Parts Cleaned: Heavy equipment parts and engines
Removing: Baked on carbon and grease
Scenario: They overhaul and repair Caterpillar, Deere,and other construction equipment
Equipment: Spray Wash System Cuda 2530
Products: AquaVantage® 3887 GD
Parts Cleaned: Engine Castings, Valve Train, Other Engine Components
Removing: Honing Oils, Coolants, Corrosion Inhibitors
Scenario: Supply Cleaning Chemistry and Cleaning Support
Equipment: Spray Wash & Immersion

Medical Device Manufacturing

Products: Bio-Solv Dewaxer
Parts Cleaned: Inserts for surgical devices
Removing: Oils from cutting and grinding, Universal Photonics #48 transparent pitch wax and Red Rouge buffing/polishing media
Scenario: Remove the soils prior to heat treat and brazing
Equipment: Ultrasonic immersion
Products: AquaVantage® 815 GD
Parts Cleaned: Syringes
Removing: Unknown water-soluble coolant
Scenario: Cleaned, sterilized, bagged, and shipped syringes
Equipment: Ultrasonics
Products: AquaVantage® 815 GD
Parts Cleaned: Small parts, pins etc. 10-12” in length
Removing: Light machining oils
Scenario: In process cleaning for next manufacturing step
Equipment: Multiple 40 khz ultrasonic units
Products: AquaVantage® 815 GD
Parts Cleaned: Stock and custom tubing, shrink tubing, fittings, engineered components and assemblies
Removing: Mainly Lubricants, EDM oils
Scenario: Customer’s internal requirements
Equipment: Ultrasonic Consoles- Branson, Crest
Products: AquaVantage® 815 GD
Parts Cleaned: Vascular and Non-Vascular Tubing
Removing: Light silicone film from outer surface used as a process lubricant
Scenario: Preparation for additional part processing, not a final clean
Equipment: Custom Inline ultrasonic bath line
Products: Rust & Scale Solvent
Parts Cleaned: Stock and custom tubing, shrink tubing, fittings, engineered components and assemblies
Removing: Surface corrosion-rust
Scenario: Customer’s internal requirements
Equipment: Ultrasonic Consoles – Branson, Crest