06 Sep 2006 Kerry Microsolve cleaning systems attain the highest cleaning standards yet keep running costs low. Microsolve ultrasonic cleaning systems attain the highest cleaning standards yet keep running costs low. Solvent retention features unique to the latest Guyson Kerry Microsolve machines including: triple coil reflux cooling, vapour break, 150% freeboard, auto top-up and solvent monitoring, ensure the systems are safe and comply fully with environmental and safety legislation. These features also mean that Microsolve systems are able to operate with low, predictable solvent usage and customers enjoy low, predictable running costs.
Microsolve Co-Solvent systems generally provide two cleaning stages, both with ultrasonics and filtration, followed by vapour rinsing, optional Superheat dry, and freeboard dry.
In the first cleaning tank a mixture of HFE (Hydrofluoroether) and a hydrocarbon solvating agent, agitated by ultrasonic transducers and the boiling action, removes gross contamination from the components. Large quantities of soluble contamination can be taken up by the solvating agent, and this makes the process particularly suitable for heavy duty cleaning applications - heavy weight oils, greases, waxes, fluxes etc.
In the second stage, pure HFE distillate, also ultrasonically assisted, removes from the components residues carried over from the primary cleaning tank. Cleaning is followed by a rinse in the vapour zone above the tanks and then a dwell in the freeboard zone to dry the components.
Low, predictable running costs
Microsolve owners enjoy low, predictable running costs thanks to intelligent machine design - a highly effective reflux cooling system, vapour break and a deep freeboard zone all help to minimise expensive solvent loss. An optional automatic HFE top-up system logs the rate of solvent usage. This device demonstrated a total consumption of only 2.4 litres over a 7-day test of a high capacity 350 size co-solvent unit.
Autotrans work transfer systems ensure consistent, repeatable quality whilst increasing throughput, and also contribute to cost reductions by controlling the speed of basket movement through the vapour zone, thus reducing solvent drag-out caused by disturbance of the vapour blanket. All Autotrans transporters can integrate with feed and exit conveyors or load and unload tables for fully automatic operation.
An optional Neptune generator allows selection of 38 or 70 kHz in both ultrasonic stages, the higher frequency being preferred for certain sensitive component such as electronic components, optical lenses and computer disk drive components to provide effective submicron particle removal without cavitation damage. Neptune also allows frequency sweep, variable sweep rate and a pulse feature, adjustable power control, autotuning, and 8-program capacity programmed operation. |
