Having a means to evaluate and monitor the cleanliness of parts after cleaning is essential to assure the success and consistency of any cleaning process. Selecting and properly applying the appropriate cleanliness test for a particular application is a task that should not be taken lightly. A cleaning test should be able to quantify the …
The vast majority of industrial cleaning processes today use water-based chemistry for cleaning and the cleanest water possible for rinsing. Most water comes from wells or reservoirs and arrives via a municipal utility which may filter it and add chemicals to kill and prevent the growth of bacteria and/or provide certain health benefits. Other than …
Many cleaning specifications call for “Spot Free Drying.” I have always taken this to mean that there should be no visible water (or other) spots on the parts once they exit the cleaning process. The offending spots are usually created when water evaporates leaving behind a solid residue. The resulting residues or spots are cosmetically …
The use of some kind of chemistry is an important and unavoidable part of most industrial cleaning processes. Chemistries can remain effective for as little as a few hours or as long as a year or more depending on the chemistry and how it is used. In the end, however, cleaning chemistry must be disposed …
Somewhere along the way, maybe half a lifetime ago, I got involved in photography on a semi-professional basis. I photographed a bunch of weddings and also spent a lot of time cruising around back roads taking pictures of birds, colored leaves, snow banks, flowers and whatever else I thought was interesting that got in the …
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