Clean/Pretreat

Venesia Hurtubise is a Technical Service Chemist at MicroCare, working in their research and product development in their Critical Cleaning Lab.

Due to industry demand, Gardner Business Media (GBM) announced the formation and launch of the Manufacturing Cleaning Association (MCA), along with the new Association’s prestigious board member roster.

Millipore testing is all about evaluating cleanliness based on the presence of particles or other solid, non-soluble contaminants.  In general, it can not be used to detect the presence of hydrocarbons or other contaminants which will be solubilized in the extraction process. 

Pretreatment is neither the most visible nor the most glamorous part of the coating process. It doesn’t involve color, it doesn’t photograph well, and it makes for less-than-ideal social media content. It’s no wonder, then, that most customers don’t prioritize pretreatment as they should when they’re shopping for a powder coating service provider – none of us know what we don’t know.

A quick list of the most important factors to bear in mind when determining your rinsing process.

When you purchase a parts washer, it’s a major investment. That’s why it makes sense to do all you can to get the most out of your system and that means preventative maintenance.

When selecting “the best” cleaner for your operation, it is important to look at many factors.

It is generally accepted that paint and powder coating processes suffer from the overspray that builds up on hooks, racks, and hangers.

Desmutting is the act of removing excess alloyed metals from the surface of aluminum after etching, and it can be done using any mineral inorganic acid, such as hydrochloric, sulfuric and nitric acids.

Vapor degreasing is the cleaning process by condensing solvents vapors on the object that is being cleaned.