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Ultrasonic cleaning

Mechanical surface cleaning process where the workpiece is immersed in a solvent, which is exposed to ultrasonic waves resulting in cavities implodes on the surface which cleans the workpiece.

Beskrivning
Illustration of Ultrasonic cleaning

The process

The workpiece is placed either in a basket or is suspended in the ultrasonic cleaner. It is important that the work does not touch the bottom of the chamber, as this would lead to a poorer treatment outcomes. A solvent is added and heated, after which an ultrasonic component [1] transmits high frequency vibrations to the solution. The vibrations create small cavities in the solvent on the details surface that collapse under high pressure and temperature, to remove impurities.