Clean/Pretreat

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded nearly $350,000 to the Toxics Use Reduction Institute at UMass Lowell to implement new technology and industry-based outreach by advancing a key initiative to reduce the use of the industrial solvent trichloroethylene (TCE).

The glistening stainless steel. The sleek control panel. The surge of power when you press the START button. That fresh, new process bath smell.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is amending the prohibition compliance date for the use of TCE to 2028 instead of September 2025.

In our daily lives, we undoubtedly follow up on various activities and projects, determining if there is an advantage or disadvantage.

Change is inevitable. Frequently, change is good. It’s progress. But changes, even good changes, don’t always get communicated down the supply chain.

The United States Environmental Protection Agency is required by law to set emissions standards for hazardous air pollutants and other air toxics as identified by the Clean Air Act.

We talk with Joe McChesney from Mid-America Cleaning Technologies (MACT), located in Kentucky, which specializes in precision cleaning services, equipment, and chemical solutions tailored for manufacturing environments.

Remember the classic 1980s movie, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off?

The Cleaning Research Group at Sam Houston State University is hosting a webinar on transitioning to solvent-based cleaning.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is postponing until August 2025 its new requirements about trichloroethylene (TCE).

The reference to “soil,” in a metal finishing context, is more than just a reference to dirt that may be present on the surface.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it is putting a hold on the the Toxic Substances Control Act final risk management rule for trichloroethylene (TCE).

We associate cleaning parts, clarifying process solutions, and purification with the process of filtration.

Clients and colleagues share problematic comments about the water they use for critical product cleaning.

When it comes to metal reshaping, nothing is impossible for Geerts Metaalwaren BV, the deepdrawing and stamping specialist.

If you want to make an omelet, you have to break eggs. If you want to clean parts effectively, you have to disrupt the environment near the product surface.

3B Fluid Power, a precision mechanics company specialized in the hydraulics sector, bears the hallmarks of a successful enterprising story.

This column inclides comments submitted to the EPA amended TSCA docket regarding 1-BP and related solvents.

Oteraccordi is an Italian leader in the field of thermo-hydraulics, sanitary fixing systems and industrial fixings.

“Survival of the fittest” is a tenet of Charles Darwin’s evolution of species as many United States manufacturers requiring critical product cleaning must develop survival strategies and tactics.

There are many changes in today’s solvent-cleaning world, and possibly more to come.

CMP Products is a UK-based manufacturer of cable glands, cable cleats and associated accessories.