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Why Is There Empty Space at the Top of the Pail?Recently a customer called us and complained about our packaging. They had discovered the liquid quantity of a cubitainer was just about 4 liters. Did the container leak? Is MicroCare cheating on the quantities in the packages? Not at all. Here are the details:Packing by Volume…
Military customers know they must clean their electronics if they are going to get reliable performance under battlefield conditions. Many MicroCare solvents and cleaners have been and continue to be used for the cleaning of military devices, avionics systems, air frames, ground-based weapon systems and ground support equipment.MicroCare cleaners can be used to remove fluxes…
Water is an important factor when used for manual and automated instrument processing in healthcare settings. Water used in the cleaning cycle may affect dosing of detergent. As hardness increases beyond 200 ppm, higher levels of calcium and other minerals in water will bind with detergent and reduce ability of detergents to emulsify soils. Detergent…
How well a fluid will clean depends on several variables including:the contaminationthe selected solventthe applicationthe cleaning systemthe physical shape of the parts being cleanedWhen is pH a Good Enough Measure?While the pH of a cleaning fluid can be a good indicator of a fluid’s cleaning strength, the pH test only works for fluids containing water.…
This two-minute animation explains the source of the problem with static on fiber end-faces, and the damage such static can produce. Static is a particular nefarious problem in data centers and enterprise applications because these are assumed to be relatively clean environments, unlike the obvious concerns with outside plant installations. Nonetheless, static can attract particulate to end-faces and…
This inquiry comes from customers frequently. Just recently, a customer in aviation needed to remove a silicone-based adhesive. Another customer was removing a silicone conformal coating. MicroCare solves these problems with the best-selling No-Clean Flux Remover – VeriClean™ and the VOC-Free Flux Remover – UltraClean™.Both UltraClean™ and VeriClean™ are based on the chemical “siloxane” which is a chemical…
We are using MicroCare DC1 for lacquer removal, Humiseal 1B31. It works OK, but not perfect, and we do quite a few each day. Is there anything better?(Editor's note: 'Lacquer' is a term often used in Europe to describe conformal coatings.)We're a little surprised the No-Clean Flux Remover - VeriClean™ (#MCC-DC1) works at all. This…
No, there are no MicroCare products made with any ozone-depleting substances. In years past, MicroCare package products using HCFC-141b, 1,1,1-TCA, and CFCs. But those products were all phased-out years — even decades — ago, as the world became aware of the damage they were doing to the environment. MicroCare has many new, ozone-safe solvents that…
Conformal coatings are challenging. First, they are designed to be very durable and hard to remove. Then, there are many, many different types of coatings, and many are old formulations which require old solvent which are no longer widely acceptable. Let’s take a look at some good choices for more common applications:Silicone CoatingsDow Corning and…
Most self-seal sterilization pouch brands, including MicroCare ProView® plus pouches, now feature built-in external and “internal” indicators. Technically this may be adequate for small pouches with a few instruments. But the “built-in” indicator cannot monitor adequate steam penetration inside instrument cassettes or thick surgery packs that are processed inside self-seal pouches. Therefore it is recommended…