Category Archives: Economic Issues

Washing Clothes With Ultrasonics

Posted on November 20, 2012 by John Fuchs

Blackstone Ultrasonics was founded in the mid 1950′s in the hope that the addition of ultrasonic agitation to a conventional clothes washer would revolutionize laundering of fabrics.  It didn’t take long before it was recognized that ultrasonic techniques weren’t going … Continue reading →

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Rinsing – Better Rinsing Using Less Water

Posted on February 15, 2012 by John Fuchs

It is no secret that good cleaning followed by poor rinsing can be worse than not rinsing (or cleaning) at all.  A single-use rinse using a fresh water spray or a high flow rate or single use immersion rinse are often … Continue reading →

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Sorting Out Filtration – And Finally . . .

Posted on July 29, 2011 by John Fuchs

In this series on filtration I have not mentioned much about filter ratings other than to say that most filters are rated based on the minimum size of particles they will capture.  It is important to know that a filter rated … Continue reading →

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Sorting Out Filtration – Filter Types and Media Selection for Increased Filter Life

Posted on July 18, 2011 by John Fuchs

If a filter is doing its job, its life will be limited.  Eventually it will have filtered out and collected enough particles to be severely restricted or totally block liquid flow.  When this happens, the filter or filtration media must … Continue reading →

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From Rags to Rinses

Posted on July 8, 2011 by John Fuchs

It will come as no surprise to anyone who is involved with industrial parts cleaning that rinsing is an expensive but important part of the process.  Although it may not reduce your wardrobe to “rags,” proper rinsing can put a sizeable dent in the … Continue reading →

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The Cost of (Not) Cleaning

Posted on March 22, 2011 by John Fuchs

Why do we clean things?  “Cleanliness is next to Godliness” immediately comes to mind but doesn’t seem quite appropriate here.  There are tons of reasons to clean things but in the final analysis it comes down to aesthetics and function.  … Continue reading →

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