Parts Cleaning Clinic: Cleaning of Inconel
Q. What cleaning methods are recommended for finishing Inconel 718?
Parts Cleaning Clinic: Phosphate Coating Problems
Q. We electrocoat sheet metal, iron castings (machined and non-machined) and aluminum castings (machined and non-machined surfaces) and are having problems with poor phosphating on aluminum substrates. We maintain the free acid at 0.7-1.1 points and total acid at 20-24 points, and the total fluoride at 1,500 ppm. Bath temperature is 40°C to 45°C. Any suggestions?
Parts Cleaning Clinic: Pretreatment Equipment Suppliers
Q. I am researching manufacturers of aqueous part washers and phosphate pretreatment systems for powder coating, looking for companies that build conveyor systems, washers and treatment systems; not parts washers. The parts to be cleaned are various sizes of steel, stainless and aluminum fabrications from stampings, cut to length steel tubing, and sheet metal fabrications up to 6 feet long and 3 feet wide. What are my options?
Parts Cleaning: Does the Cleaning Agent Work?
Cleaning is a process. For this discussion, let’s focus on the cleaning agent itself. Choosing the right cleaning agent (aqueous or solvent) involves a number of factors.
Parts Cleaning: Understanding the Process of Vacuum Cycling Nucleation
VCN process is accomplished by reducing the total pressure in a controlled-environment chamber that contains the components to be cleaned submerged in a solvent or an aqueous solution.
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Parts Cleaning Clinic: Cleaning Oxygen-Free Copper
Q. Could you share with me how to lower or eliminate this defect and how to utilize automatic cleaning?
Astro Pak Acquires Chemko Technical Services
The newly acquired AS9100 Certified Class 10,000 square foot cleanroom facility in Florida equips the company to better serve the precision cleaning, testing and passivation requirements.
Successful Cleaning Process Requires Team Effort
Customer and supplier mount intensive effort to bring a new, successful cleaning process online.
Cleaning Q&A: Lighting for Inspection
What is the best type of lighting for a designated buff and finesse area?