Click Image to Enlarge Choosing the best cleaning process for a
given application should be a coordinated effort among the shop
and potential cleaning equipment and materials suppliers. As
machining technology has advanced, expectations for product
quality have increased as well. But better finishes and tighter
tolerances are not the only goals. The need for meeting more
stringent cleaning standards has gained the attention of many
shops. But these shops, while experts at metal removal, often
are not knowledgeable about the best methods for cleaning their
parts. So they often turn to outside sources for selecting their
cleaning processes. The first step in choosing any cleaning
system should start right at home with understanding the soil to
be removed and the parts from which that soil needs to be
removed. After all, the working definition of cleaning is
removing an undesired contaminant from a desired substrate. How
clean do the parts need to be, and what is the measure of
cleanliness? Often, another import