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There are many benefits of vapor degreasing. Vapor degreasing is an often-misunderstood critical cleaning process. It delivers perfectly clean parts quickly, easily, safely and inexpensively. But to many engineers it sounds too good to be true. This video from MicroCare briefly explains what vapor degreasing is, how it works, and the benefits it delivers.

Federal laws regarding the use of nPB and TCE as vapor degreasing cleaners is regulated in the United States by the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) and OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration). They recognize nPB (n-Propyl Bromide) and TCE (Trichlorethylene) as  hazardous air pollutants and risks to worker safety. MicroCare offers better more, sustainable options…

nPB is a strong, affordable, versatile, nonflammable industrial solvent. nPB is a great degreaser and defluxer. However, npB does have toxicity worries. nPB is banned in Europe as of July 2020 and other countries currently have nPB under scrutiny. In the 1990s when nPb was first introduced, the toxicity level for nPB (also known as “TLV”, “AEL” or “PEL”) was…