b'Ultrasonic cleaning process checklist WORKHOLDING GRIPPERS.Particular needs and goals for parts cleaning determine the appropriate ultrasonic cleaning equipment and chemistry for a job. Answering the following questions will help decide the best process for ones needs.n What is the largest part that you need to clean?n What are the part substrates?n What are the soils?FIXED & n Are there blind holes or other complex part features? ADJUSTABLEn How many parts do you want to clean per batch?n What is the estimated weight of a batch? MODULAR &ECONOMICALn How many batches need cleaning in an eight-hour shift?n How many shifts are there per day? REPLACEABLE n How clean is clean? WEAR SURFACES Miraclean UltrasonicsGP-SERIES GRIPPER PADSI get calls all the time, Kuck- said. I would look at the drawing of lick said. People tell me they arethe part. If it had a lot of small blind milling X number of parts, andholes, I would look at an ultrasonic-they give me the length, width andtype machine because of the ability height. Theyll say theres a mixtureof an ultrasonic machine to get the of coolants and chips that need togrease out of blind holes where de-be removed before the parts go tobris loves to settle.a plating process or an anodizingWhen performing fine cleaning, process. With a request like that, wesuch as ultrasonic cleaning of med- MALLEABLE first ask what process they currentlyical and aerospace parts, filtrationALUMINUM BACKINGhave in place. of the wash is critical. As parts are He said companies sometimescleaned, debris may float around a dont have formal processes, ortank and be redeposited back onto perhaps a company simply cleansthem and subsequent parts. De-parts with rags but has a customerbris can be removed by a recirculat- LOCATE YOURwith newly stringent cleanlinessing filter loop that traps particulatesDEALER ONLINE!specifications. and extends tank life.You have to ask what their goalsKucklick said changing the clean-are, Kucklick said. What is theing fluid in a machine can be quite part, and how many are they tryingan undertaking.to clean at once? You can lose anywhere from a The quantity of parts to clean dic- half day to a full day of production, tates machine size and how fast thehe said, so you want to extend the cycle time needs to be. life of that fluid as long as possible.www.fairlaneproducts.comLets use an aluminum bar withBecause when that machine is not800.548.2935holes in it as an example, Kucklickrunning, youre not cleaning parts.www.\x1fxtureworks.net888.794.8687 45ctemag.com/cteguide.com PartsCleaning.indd 45 3/16/20 4:42 PM'