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How Often Do I Need to Change My Aqueous Cleaning Product?
When business owners begin to do their research on industrial parts washers, they have questions. They think about what kind of parts washer would be best to use for their specific needs. They wonder whether they can purchase one already … Continue reading
Replace Trichloroethylene (TCE) with Aqueous Cleaning for a Safe and Clean Solution
Trichloroethylene (TCE) is a non-flammable liquid clorinated hydrocarbon used as an industrial solvent for its degreasing properties. It’s commonly used in dry cleaning as well. Surprisingly enough, given what we now know, it was used topically on humans as a … Continue reading
Customizing a Three Chamber Pass Through Washer with Dip Tank
The Problem: A customer came to AEC Systems with a cleaning problem that could not be satisfactorily resolved by the traditional washer solutions. Our customer had used standard cabinet style washers to clean the inside and outside of canister engine … Continue reading
Surfactants Are Safe
Studies indicate that surfactants, have long been considered a threat to the environment, are actually benign in terms of their overall effect on water quality and fragile ecosystems. Surfactants, short for surface active agents and defined as “compounds that lower … Continue reading
Meeting Tight Cleaning Specifications for Your Parts
The world needs parts washers, and AEC Systems designs cleaning systems for every imaginable sort of part. For parts with simple geometries or less strict cleaning specifications, a standard parts washer with an aqueous solution bath and rinse may be … Continue reading
Getting the Longest Life out of Your Wash Solution
By using heat, agitation, and detergent instead of solvents, aqueous cleaners offer an effective and safer cleaning option. The cleaning products aqueous parts washers use do have to be changed out periodically, though, and the aqueous cleaning waste byproducts must … Continue reading
What Are Your Parts Washer Requirements?
Any business in the market for a customized parts washer must consider what the parts washer requirements will be before the design process can begin. Specifically, the company’s management needs to determine what and how the washer will need to … Continue reading
How To Achieve Parts Cleaning Beyond the Machines
While an industrial parts washer can go a long way, it’s only part of a comprehensive clean parts process An Effective Cleaning Concept The great influence of parts cleanliness on subsequent product quality makes parts cleaning a value creation step … Continue reading
Michigan Expands Testing to Determine TCE Exposure
State officials in Michigan have reported that the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality will test more than 100 homes in Brighton for trichloroethylene (TCE). This toxic chemical was found to be present in the air of five homes near Brighton … Continue reading
What Michigan is Doing to Help Manufacturing
Previously we’ve talked about the lack of skilled workers in Michigan. This lack has impacted and continues to impact the manufacturing sector in negative ways. Since 2000 the state has lost 326,000 workers, and while unemployment is low, companies need … Continue reading