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In this article we look at the 5 key components that make up an ultrasonic cleaning machine and explore what each of them does.

A good customer of ours, a supplier of stainless steel pipework and fittings, was unfortunate enough to be flooded in the recent storm Ciara. The majority of their stock, valued at over £50,000, was contaminated with floodwater, and unsaleable. They approached us to see if we could help them salvage some of their stock to keep going.

In short, we do use water, but it’s mixed with a cleaning agent. How much so is dependant upon the item you’re cleaning and the contaminant you’re removing. Different ultrasonic cleaning chemical manufacturers give their own guidelines on what concentrations […]

Whilst we’re not always asked this directly, some of you may be wondering “Why does ultrasonic cleaning cost so much, don’t you just put it in the tank and leave it?” so we thought we’d shed some light on the […]

We’re often asked how we send items back to a customer once they’ve been cleaned by us… How we ship your item back depends on the size, weight, and how it is packaged. We generally ship items back in the […]

Here at Sonic Solutions Ltd, we have been running successful filter cleans for the past 15 years. Over that time we would say we have become experts in the field. Here is a 10 point checklist you can use yourself […]

We are ultrasonic cleaning experts, but we are very familiar with other cleaning methodologies, and even use some of them in house as an alternative to ultrasonic cleaner. So we have our own jet washer and vapour blaster. We’re also […]

Is ultrasonic cleaning right for the job? This is the first thing to consider when looking into getting your own ultrasonic cleaning tank. Here at Sonic Solutions, we champion ultrasonic cleaning as one of the best deep cleans available. This, however, […]

While ultrasonics can remove virtually any contaminant from any material they are particularly best suited to the following general situations: Removal of limited quantities of contaminant from hard surfaces; Removal of contaminant from hard to access openings and chambers; Removal of […]

How long is a piece of string!? This blog post looks at the six variables that can determine how long ultrasonic cleaning takes. These variables include: How dirty the item is to start with. Clearly the dirtier it starts the […]

It is non-destructive and non-damaging to the item being cleaned unlike many purely physical cleaning methods; Its ability to clean items with variable geometry including uneven, remote, small and internal surfaces. Ultrasonic activity accesses all parts of the item in […]