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An azeotrope is both unique and difficult to find or make. So, it is both rare and special. When used in precision cleaning, an azeotrope has many benefits including lowering your cleaning costs, boosting your cleaning effectiveness and enhancing worker safety. MicroCare offers azeotrope cleaning fluids to help deliver better cleaning.
The cleaning experts at MicroCare continue to expand their range of ‘greener’ cleaning products, including the Tergo cleaning fluids for vapor degreasing. These innovative cleaning fluids use unique chemistries and clever packaging to help companies clean parts faster, better and at lower cost while meeting ever-more stringent environmental and safety regulations. Tergo Chlorine-Free Cleaning Fluid is a…
The issue of static charges on fiber tools is interesting. Static on fiber cleaning products are only an issue if the work environment involves the manufacture of electronics. This is because many electronics manufacturers have an ESD control program that restricts materials at the workbench. The maximum allowed on the workbench is a static charge…
It’s laudable to try to control costs and protect the environment, but re-using lint-free wipes is a false economy. In fact, it creates a network nightmare because everything becomes cross-contaminated. You can’t clean with a dirty wipe.Let’s suppose a company provides a large, high-quality 9×9 inch (23x23cm) wipe for their techs. That wipe becomes contaminated when a…
The tuberculosis kill claim is used as a benchmark by the CDC (federal Centers for Disease Control) to designate Pathex as an intermediate-level disinfectant suitable for use where blood and other human soils are likely. The CDC also states that any germicide with a tuberculocidal claim on the label is considered capable of inactivating a…
As people became aware of the problems with IPA alcohol, many folks discontinued the use of solvents and went with dry cleaning only. However, dry cleaning has been proven to be less than desirable. As it turns out, wiping dry on a fiber end-face will generate a static charge (technically known as a triboelectric charge)…