In 2000, Ecolink Inc (Cage Code 0WU71) introduced New II as an incredibly cost-effective equivalent product for MIL-PRF-680-Type-II to replace Breakthrough®solvent, Breakthrough®cleaner. As a result, the U.S. Department of Defense (and taxpayers) saved “hundreds of thousand of dollars” while buying thousands of 55-gal and 5-gal containers of MIL-PRF-680-Type II solvent, cleaner.
New II, MIL PRF 680 Compliant with Edge Tek™ Filtration Partswashing Systems
Ecolink Inc. guarantees our product, New II, will clean as well (or better) and offer you a FREE sample to see/smell the difference in pricing but not in cleaning performance. Over the years, we have fielded dozens of calls from concerned end users threatened to have the warranty voided from Inland Technology’s Edge Tek™ Filtration, Partswashing System. Ecolink Inc was not and is not intimidated by Inland’s threat and stand by our products. We 100% guarantee New II will not affect Inland’s Edge Tek™ Filtration, Partswashing System and have not had a ‘single’ incident reported in over 10 years.
Inland Technology Inc. enjoyed uncontested business for a long time before Ecolink showed up and moved their cheese. Their response? Set up another company, Diffusion Technology, and lower their price to ‘fair’ market value for a few minor spot buys. Diffusion Technology Cage Code is 1VBR9. Inland Technology Cage Code is 0K209. EXACT same address, city, state just a different phone number. Busted!
Search http://progate.daps.dla.mil/home/ to see for yourself. Simply search award history by cage code or NSN:
6850-01-474-2316 for 55 Gal. Drum
6850-01-474-2317 for 5 Gal. Pail
6850-01-378-0698 for 15 Gal. Drum
New II and BREAKTHROUGH® both qualify for MIL-PRF-680B. New II qualification number is DS-0004, BREAKTHROUGH® qualification number is DS-0005. It’s all available on-line. Anyone east of the Mississippi River will save 2 days (minimum) + a bunch of $ shipping AND enjoy live, in-person technical support to review cleaning process to maximize chemical life cycle in order to reduce expensive disposal fees.
As cited on http://www.inlandtech.com/catalog/products/breakthrough-z:
“BREAKTHROUGH®is a benzene free, HAP free, state of the art solvent designed to help users break out of the tangle of regulations regarding emissions, disposal, and industrial health hazards. BREAKTHROUGH®is a virtually odorless, low toxicity, high-purity hydrocarbon that exhibits a very low degree of irritancy to the eyes and is non-irritating to the skin. It has low vapor pressure to control volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions, is non-carcinogenic, and is not regulated under SARA, Title III, Sections 302 or 313, CERCLA, and RCRA requirements. BREAKTHROUGH®has no listed components and no characteristics of hazardous waste per the EPA; and worker exposure is not regulated by the OSHA Z-list.”
BOEING AIRCRAFT COMPANY
· BAC 5750 – General Solvent Cleaning on Boeing Aircraft.
CFM AIRCRAFT ENGINES
· CP 2011 – approved for all aircraft engine cleaning applications calling for PD-680 Type I and Type II.
GE AIRCRAFT ENGINES
· C04-002 – approved for all engine cleaning applications calling for PD-680 Type I and Type II.
PRATT & WHITNEY
· PMC 9001 – approved to Engine Cleaning Specification.
ROLLS ROYCE AIRCRAFT ENGINES
· approved for all engine cleaning applications calling for PD-680 Type I and Type II.
BELL HELICOPTER
· Part Number 2110-07015 – General solvent cleaning on Bell Helicopter Aircraft.
SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
· Part Number 08UTC-40588 – General cleaning on Sikorsky Aircraft.
U.S. AIR FORCE
· PRO-ACT SS Talk Edition 31, Dec 96 authorizes as MIL PRF-680, Type II.
U.S. ARMY
· “Based upon favorable toxicity, regulatory and use data; a toxicity clearance is granted for BREAKTHROUGH®use as a degreasing solvent.” U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventative Medicine, 28 January, 1997.
· APC Tech Message #92 authorizes BREAKTHROUGH® Type I and Type II for cleaning U.S. Army Weapons, Ground Vehicles, Equipment, and Aviation materials.as an Environmentally Compliant Replacement for PD-680
· TACOM – Meets Military Specification for MIL PRF-680, Type II.
· TACOM – ACALA Maintenance Advisory Message No. 97-17, authorizes BREAKTHROUGH®for use on all small arms and aircraft armament systems.
· TB 43-0135 – Recommended substitute for ozone depleting substances used on communications-electronics equipment.
Breakthrough Solvent, Breakthrough Cleaner Buyers – Switch & Save!
/in Ecolink News/by Industrial DegreasersReplace Breakthrough® solvent, Breakthrough® cleaner with New II for MIL-PRF-680-Type-II
In 2000, Ecolink Inc (Cage Code 0WU71) introduced New II as an incredibly cost-effective equivalent product for MIL-PRF-680-Type-II to replace Breakthrough®solvent, Breakthrough®cleaner. As a result, the U.S. Department of Defense (and taxpayers) saved “hundreds of thousand of dollars” while buying thousands of 55-gal and 5-gal containers of MIL-PRF-680-Type II solvent, cleaner.
New II, MIL PRF 680 Compliant with Edge Tek™ Filtration Partswashing Systems
Ecolink Inc. guarantees our product, New II, will clean as well (or better) and offer you a FREE sample to see/smell the difference in pricing but not in cleaning performance. Over the years, we have fielded dozens of calls from concerned end users threatened to have the warranty voided from Inland Technology’s Edge Tek™ Filtration, Partswashing System. Ecolink Inc was not and is not intimidated by Inland’s threat and stand by our products. We 100% guarantee New II will not affect Inland’s Edge Tek™ Filtration, Partswashing System and have not had a ‘single’ incident reported in over 10 years.
Inland Technology Inc. enjoyed uncontested business for a long time before Ecolink showed up and moved their cheese. Their response? Set up another company, Diffusion Technology, and lower their price to ‘fair’ market value for a few minor spot buys. Diffusion Technology Cage Code is 1VBR9. Inland Technology Cage Code is 0K209. EXACT same address, city, state just a different phone number. Busted!
Search http://progate.daps.dla.mil/home/ to see for yourself. Simply search award history by cage code or NSN:
6850-01-474-2316 for 55 Gal. Drum
6850-01-474-2317 for 5 Gal. Pail
6850-01-378-0698 for 15 Gal. Drum
New II and BREAKTHROUGH® both qualify for MIL-PRF-680B. New II qualification number is DS-0004, BREAKTHROUGH® qualification number is DS-0005. It’s all available on-line. Anyone east of the Mississippi River will save 2 days (minimum) + a bunch of $ shipping AND enjoy live, in-person technical support to review cleaning process to maximize chemical life cycle in order to reduce expensive disposal fees.
Breakthrough®solvent, Breakthrough®cleaner Summary
As cited on http://www.inlandtech.com/catalog/products/breakthrough-z:
“BREAKTHROUGH®is a benzene free, HAP free, state of the art solvent designed to help users break out of the tangle of regulations regarding emissions, disposal, and industrial health hazards. BREAKTHROUGH®is a virtually odorless, low toxicity, high-purity hydrocarbon that exhibits a very low degree of irritancy to the eyes and is non-irritating to the skin. It has low vapor pressure to control volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions, is non-carcinogenic, and is not regulated under SARA, Title III, Sections 302 or 313, CERCLA, and RCRA requirements. BREAKTHROUGH®has no listed components and no characteristics of hazardous waste per the EPA; and worker exposure is not regulated by the OSHA Z-list.”
BOEING AIRCRAFT COMPANY
· BAC 5750 – General Solvent Cleaning on Boeing Aircraft.
CFM AIRCRAFT ENGINES
· CP 2011 – approved for all aircraft engine cleaning applications calling for PD-680 Type I and Type II.
GE AIRCRAFT ENGINES
· C04-002 – approved for all engine cleaning applications calling for PD-680 Type I and Type II.
PRATT & WHITNEY
· PMC 9001 – approved to Engine Cleaning Specification.
ROLLS ROYCE AIRCRAFT ENGINES
· approved for all engine cleaning applications calling for PD-680 Type I and Type II.
BELL HELICOPTER
· Part Number 2110-07015 – General solvent cleaning on Bell Helicopter Aircraft.
SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
· Part Number 08UTC-40588 – General cleaning on Sikorsky Aircraft.
U.S. AIR FORCE
· PRO-ACT SS Talk Edition 31, Dec 96 authorizes as MIL PRF-680, Type II.
U.S. ARMY
· “Based upon favorable toxicity, regulatory and use data; a toxicity clearance is granted for BREAKTHROUGH®use as a degreasing solvent.” U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventative Medicine, 28 January, 1997.
· APC Tech Message #92 authorizes BREAKTHROUGH® Type I and Type II for cleaning U.S. Army Weapons, Ground Vehicles, Equipment, and Aviation materials.as an Environmentally Compliant Replacement for PD-680
· TACOM – Meets Military Specification for MIL PRF-680, Type II.
· TACOM – ACALA Maintenance Advisory Message No. 97-17, authorizes BREAKTHROUGH®for use on all small arms and aircraft armament systems.
· TB 43-0135 – Recommended substitute for ozone depleting substances used on communications-electronics equipment.
Safety Kleen Parts Washer + PD 680 = Disaster for US Military
/in Ecolink News/by Industrial DegreasersEcolink Inc. honored at Warner Robins AFB 2010 Environmental, Health and Safety Fair
With more than 100 exhibitors, Ecolink Inc. was recognized for their commitment to our troops and reducing taxpayer’s burden by promoting local, safer, and healthier industrial cleaning solvents and degreasers. With thousands of attendees, Ecolink Inc. confirmed PD 680 is still in use despite its phase-out on December 13, 1999 and replacement with MIL PRF 680. The common denominator is pairing this material in use with Safety Kleen Parts Washers. This is a giant sized NO NO on multiple levels:
Four reasons why PD 680 is still in use after cancellation on December 13, 1999
Here is our theory why this trend continues despite a user survey for P-D-680 solvents and commercial alternative solvent evaluations completed during 1994-1995 where twenty-three (23) commercial solvents were identified as candidate alternative P-D-680 solvents.
A) PD 680 is a LOT less expensive (30-40%) than PRF 680
B) PD 680 works and has for more than 50 years. The ‘smell’ is familiar.
C) PD 680, also known as Mineral Spirit Solvents, is readily available from a long list of suppliers
D) PD 680 vs. PRF 680 has ‘minimal’ cost difference for disposal
Stop and do the right thing. It costs more to buy but cost less when factoring the risk exposure to the soldier or civilian and the very expensive parts and materials being routinely cleaned.
Special Offer for Warner Robins AFB attendees of 2010 EH&S Fair
Ecolink Inc. is offering a 15% discount and FREE shipping for any new cleaner degreasers, degreaser chemicals or industrial solvent manufactured or distributed by Ecolink Inc. — including MIL PRF 680B.
Mention “Museum of Aviation” when placing order.
We offer numerous alternatives to:
Chemtronics
Petroferm Inc.
CRC Industries
Safety Kleen
Inland Technologies
ZEP
LPS Laboratories
Call 800 886-8240 or email info@ecolink.com to discuss your current use of any of these or other manufacturer’s brand to switch and start saving. With over 200 products to choose from, including several new formulations not yet listed on the website, we feel certain we can expand upon the savings and safety improvements enjoyed for nearly 20 years. Chemist owned and operated, we offer guaranteed FREE samples, including FREE freight, to evaluate for a RISK-FREE evaluation.
MIL PRF 680 related articles
Industrial Degreasers are Available as Ecofriendly Cleaning Solutions
/in Ecolink News/by Industrial DegreasersThere is a lack of public knowledge regarding industrial degreasers, as well as a general misconception regarding availability types for those who do know a little bit of information regarding these solvents. The first issue – the lack of public knowledge – has to do with people who use these degreasers or are around them frequently not realizing how dangerous the chemicals are to people and to the environment. Industrial degreasers, because their contents are so strong and concentrated, emit hazardous chemicals that are dangerous to anyone who inhales them, as well as to the environment, as it can create smog. People need to start understanding the negative ramifications to using hazardous solvent components and begin using green alternatives and ecofriendly cleaning solutions – which brings this article to its second point.
Because industrial degreasers need to be heavy duty and fully concentrated in order to clean and dissolve oil, grease, dirt, and other particles that can harm materials, people assume that the hazardous ingredients are just a a condition to using a product that works. At some point that might have been true, but no longer. There are, available now, ecofriendly cleaning solutions that are every bit as strong, even stronger, than the best traditional industrial degreaser on the market. Therefore, you receive the same type of outcome – cleaned materials – along with a safer product for you, others around you, and for the environment. In addition, ecofriendly cleaning solutions are lower in price compared to regular solvents.
It is the hope that this article has educated you on the negative effects of older industrial degreasers, as well as the positives to switching to ecofriendly cleaning solutions. Coupled with the fact that you will save money going with a green alternative solvent, you put people around you in less danger and no harmful exposure, and you are no longer emitting hazardous gases into the air that harm the ozone layer and the environment. Act today and begin using more efficient degreasing solvents, at less price when compared to traditional cleaners, and to take a green initiative.
Cleaning Electronics: What is a Dielectric Solvent?
/in Electrical Contact Cleaning Solutions/by Industrial DegreasersWhat is a dielectric solvent? You already know what a solvent is, so what you need is the definition of “dielectric”. Wikipedia gives a nice summation of the term:
“A dielectric (or dielectric material) is an electrical insulator that can be polarized by an applied electric field. When a dielectric is placed in an electric field, electric charges do not flow through the material, as they do in an electrical conductor, but only slightly shift from their average equilibrium positions, causing dielectric polarization.
Furthermore, “Because of dielectric polarization, positive charges are displaced toward the field and negative charges shift in the opposite direction. This creates an internal electric field that reduces the overall field within the dielectric itself.”
In other words, a dielectric or dielectric material impedes the flow of electricity through the solvent stream, preventing you from receiving an electrical shock while cleaning electrical equipment, unless the solvent’s dielectric isn’t strong enough to impede the equipment’s active voltage.
Establishing Dielectric Strength
Suppliers of dielectric solvents offer them in different dielectric strengths for a reason. Different cleaning operations involve different voltages. Some equipment is cleaned while energized, meaning the operating voltage could travel through the solvent stream and shock a worker, if the solvent’s dielectric isn’t sufficiently strong.
When ordering industrial dielectric solvent from a professional supplier, dielectric strength will be identified in the “product description” or “product safety” resources available online and in print. If in doubt about the dielectric strength you need for an application, don’t resort to trial and error; it’s too dangerous. Instead, contact the product’s manufacturer to clarify dielectric resistance.
Dielectric Versus Flash Point
One mistake new solvent users make is thinking that a strong dielectric is the equivalent of a non-flammable or high flashpoint formulation, which isn’t true. A solvent with dielectric strength can be flammable. And flammable solvent with dielectric strength may resist ignition from an arc flash, for example.
Before you order a dielectric solvent, determine whether you need a non-flammable formulation, as well. For safety reasons, address this issue with the manufacturer upfront, before you order.
Shopping with Ecolink
If you need a dielectric solvent for cleaning electrical equipment, Ecolink can provide a solution that works flawlessly. If you need to clean energized equipment with your dielectric solvent, it’s essential to establish the dielectric strength you need upfront. This is what our dedicated team of chemists is here to help you do.
When selecting your solution, you have two options: order a stock solution that’s preformulated and ready to ship, or request a custom solvent that’s designed for your unique requirements. Because custom solvents are a bit more expensive, we recommend evaluating stock options first, and then pursuing a custom solution is no stock solvents offer a perfect fit.
Regardless of the solution you order, feel free to request a free test sample, so you can see how the solvent works for your application. If you get excellent results, you can place you official order with confidence, knowing that you’re receive the best solution for the job.
Contact Us Today
For assistance identifying the right solvent for your application, call us today at 800-563-1305, or use our contact form. We look forward to providing environmentally preferred solvent options!
Safety Kleen 105 Solvent – Reduce Your Risk and Save Big $
/in Ecolink News/by Industrial DegreasersWarning: Safety Kleen 105 Solvent contains Perchloroethylene – CAS # 127-18-4
A parts washer solvent based on petroleum distillates also known as mineral spirits, Safety Kleen 105 Solvent is often used for cleaning and
degreasing metal parts. If you are buying product codes: 6614, 6617, 1011662, or 1014662 you need to STOP right away. It is based on the least expensive and consequently least effective grade of Distillates (petroleum), hydrotreated light – CAS # 64742-47-8. More alarming, it also contains a small % of Tetrachloroethylene commonly referred to as Perchloroethylene or Tetrachloroethene – CAS # 127-18-4.
OSHA Risks of industrial degreasing with Safety Kleen 105 Solvent
Tetrachloroethylene is a manufactured chemical used for dry cleaning and metal degreasing. Exposure to very high concentrations of tetrachloroethylene can cause dizziness, headaches, sleepiness, confusion, nausea, difficulty in speaking and walking, unconsciousness, and death. Tetrachloroethylene has been found in at least 771 of the 1,430 National Priorities List sites identified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has determined that tetrachloroethylene may reasonably be anticipated to be a carcinogen. Tetrachloroethylene has been shown to cause liver tumors in mice and kidney tumors in male rats.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has set a limit of 100 ppm for an 8-hour workday over a 40-hour workweek. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recommends that tetrachloroethylene be handled as a potential carcinogen and recommends that levels in workplace air should be as low as possible.
A safer, less expensive solution for metal degreasing
The high costs associated with industrial chemicals – acquisition vs. ownership
According to www.chemicalstrategies.org, the cost of chemical management range from $1.00 to $3.00 for every dollar of chemical purchased. That means for a facility purchasing $5 million in chemicals, they are spending an additional $5 million to $15 million managing those chemicals. These high costs are due to the concealed expenses behind chemical use, like compliance, safety, disposal, and floor space.
For most companies, chemical management is not considered part of the “core” business. Chemical management often does not run as efficiently and cost effectively as other processes.
Getting your chemical management system in order has benefits on many levels. Aside from lowering costs, some primary reasons companies launch a strong effort to improve their chemical management include: