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Most ultrasonic degreasers are single-tank systems containing a slow-drying nonflammable liquid, such as water, enhanced with a soap or saponifier. These machines are simple, inexpensive, and easy to use. But they do not deliver the highest quality cleaning because they have no way to rinse the contamination from the parts being cleaned.In contrast, vapor degreasing…
The short answer almost always is, NO, don’t do this. It can be extremely dangerous. YouTube has a number of videos showing people cleaning parts in ultrasonic machines filled with IPA alcohol. Here at MicroCare we always are amazed at this. It is absolutely not an acceptable industrial process.Some people use IPA alcohol or “white…
It is no longer recommended to use trichloroethylene, also called TCE or trike, CAS #79-01-6. While TCE was widely used since the 1950s, it is an old-style chlorinated solvent that generally should be avoided in today’s environment. The main advantages of TCE is that it is inexpensive, widely available and cleans very well. However, it is…
MicroCare divides the cleaning world into two big segments: critical cleaning, and everything-else, “good enough” cleaning.In the category of “everything else” is hygienic cleaning in restaurants and hospitals; industrial degreasing of metal parts, or commercial cleaning such as transportation systems. Think of a brake cleaner used in an auto repair shop, the cleaning performed in…
No, the MicroCare vapor degreaser cleaners are not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. However, It is perfectly acceptable to use these medical cleaners on medical products for cleaning and surface preparation. This is because the solvents evaporate completely and leave no residues. There is nothing which stays on the surface of a…
Yes. All of the MicroCare cleaners are 100% completely ozone-safe. None of the HFC, HFE or HFO cleaning fluids sold by MicroCare contain any ozone-depleting substances. Here are the details:The Montreal Protocol, the Benchmark in International Co-operationIn the 1980’s a group of experts were tabulating all of the world’s ozone-depleting solvents and classified them into three…