Acetone is an organic compound that excels at removing grease, oil, dirt, and a variety of other coatings and residues. In industrial settings, acetone is commonly used to remove accretions on glass, metal, and other materials that are compatible with acetone’s chemical structure.
The diverse range of applications for acetone leads many companies and organizations to order acetone wholesale, taking advantage of the excellent price per volume to stock up on a solvent they’ll use for several applications. But when a customer is buying acetone wholesale for the first time, some important considerations should be made before placing the order.
- Personal Protective Equipment
Acetone has a good safety profile compared to many industrial cleaners, but if it contacts the eyes, skin, or is inhaled, temporary ailments that require workers to leave the work floor can result. To ensure your workers remain safe and productive when using acetone, outfit them with personal protective equipment (PPE) that’s sufficient to prevent these forms of contact.
- Air Filtration System
Acetone can also cause discomfort when its vapors are inhaled. In fact, inhalation tends to produce the most negative effects of all forms of exposure. If you use solvents whose vapors shouldn’t be inhaled, you may already have the filtration system you need for acetone. If not, consider installing a system before buying acetone wholesale and using it in large quantities.
- Fire Safety
If buying acetone wholesale has a downside, it’s that you’ll need to select a storage area for the solvent that doesn’t contain ignition sources that could spark a fire. Acetone is quite flammable, with a flashpoint of ?4 °F. For reference, consumer grade gasoline has a flashpoint of ?45 °F. The PPE you use to protect workers against eye and skin contact and inhalation should protect them from the ignition of acetone, as well.
- Compatibility With Materials
Acetone excels at removing numerous substances, including grease, oil, glues, and gums. But the compound isn’t compatible with all materials. It can dissolve styrofoam and certain textiles, as well as damage the surface of certain grades of plastic and rubber.
Due to acetone’s enduring popularity, there are quite a few online resources that specify materials it should and should not be used to treat. But these instructions are generally for acetone alone. If you need an acetone blend that contains other active ingredients, consult the manufacturer about the solution’s compatibility with the materials you need to treat.
Plan on Buying Acetone Wholesale?
If so, you’ve come to the right place. Ecolink supplies acetone and acetone blends in a variety of quantities, from small orders that are placed as needed, to large, wholesale orders that are placed weekly or monthly.
In addition to stock solvents, we also offer custom formulations that are tailored to specific requirements. Regardless of the product you need, we’ll send a free test sample, so you can see how well the solution works before making a purchase.
To learn more about our acetone solvents and buying acetone wholesale, contact us today at 800-563-1305, or fill out the contact form on our website. We look forward to assisting you!
Buying Acetone Wholesale: 5 Considerations for First-Time Users
/in Acetone Cleaners/by Industrial DegreasersAcetone is an organic compound that excels at removing grease, oil, dirt, and a variety of other coatings and residues. In industrial settings, acetone is commonly used to remove accretions on glass, metal, and other materials that are compatible with acetone’s chemical structure.
The diverse range of applications for acetone leads many companies and organizations to order acetone wholesale, taking advantage of the excellent price per volume to stock up on a solvent they’ll use for several applications. But when a customer is buying acetone wholesale for the first time, some important considerations should be made before placing the order.
Acetone has a good safety profile compared to many industrial cleaners, but if it contacts the eyes, skin, or is inhaled, temporary ailments that require workers to leave the work floor can result. To ensure your workers remain safe and productive when using acetone, outfit them with personal protective equipment (PPE) that’s sufficient to prevent these forms of contact.
Acetone can also cause discomfort when its vapors are inhaled. In fact, inhalation tends to produce the most negative effects of all forms of exposure. If you use solvents whose vapors shouldn’t be inhaled, you may already have the filtration system you need for acetone. If not, consider installing a system before buying acetone wholesale and using it in large quantities.
If buying acetone wholesale has a downside, it’s that you’ll need to select a storage area for the solvent that doesn’t contain ignition sources that could spark a fire. Acetone is quite flammable, with a flashpoint of ?4 °F. For reference, consumer grade gasoline has a flashpoint of ?45 °F. The PPE you use to protect workers against eye and skin contact and inhalation should protect them from the ignition of acetone, as well.
Acetone excels at removing numerous substances, including grease, oil, glues, and gums. But the compound isn’t compatible with all materials. It can dissolve styrofoam and certain textiles, as well as damage the surface of certain grades of plastic and rubber.
Due to acetone’s enduring popularity, there are quite a few online resources that specify materials it should and should not be used to treat. But these instructions are generally for acetone alone. If you need an acetone blend that contains other active ingredients, consult the manufacturer about the solution’s compatibility with the materials you need to treat.
Plan on Buying Acetone Wholesale?
If so, you’ve come to the right place. Ecolink supplies acetone and acetone blends in a variety of quantities, from small orders that are placed as needed, to large, wholesale orders that are placed weekly or monthly.
In addition to stock solvents, we also offer custom formulations that are tailored to specific requirements. Regardless of the product you need, we’ll send a free test sample, so you can see how well the solution works before making a purchase.
To learn more about our acetone solvents and buying acetone wholesale, contact us today at 800-563-1305, or fill out the contact form on our website. We look forward to assisting you!
Choosing an Acetone Chemical Supplier: Vendors Vs. Manufacturers
/in Acetone Cleaners/by Industrial DegreasersAn acetone chemical supplier typically operates on one of three business models: vendor, manufacturer, or a combination of both. Is it better to get your chemicals from one of these sources than the other two? Below, we look at the basic pros and cons for each business model to help you select an acetone chemical supplier that’s a good fit for your industrial acetone needs.
Standard vendors operate as a middlemen between manufacturers and customers. It’s a good deal for manufacturers because it lets them expand product availability and make more sales. It’s a good deal for customers because vendors excel at offering a wide range products.
Even so, for many customers, buying from a vendor isn’t ideal for two reasons: After applying their price markup, vendors often charge more than manufacturers, and many vendors don’t provide a meaningful level of pre-sale technical assistance. They don’t have chemists in-house who answer technical questions; they simply specialize in selling and shipping products.
For many businesses and organizations, buying straight from the manufacturer has three benefits: prices are often lower than what vendors charge, chemical manufacturers employ chemists who directly or indirectly assist with solvent selection, and some manufacturers provide custom acetone solutions in addition to stock solutions.
If ordering from a manufacturer has a downside compared to getting what you need from a vendor, it’s that vendors frequently offer the most payment and shipping options. Arranging freight shipments is one of a vendor’s primary specialties, which helps explain why vendors offer a variety of time-sensitive, cost-sensitive delivery options.
For many customers, an acetone chemical supplier that operates as a vendor and manufacturer is the best of both worlds. You receive technical assistance, have access to custom chemical formulation, and you can choose from a broad selection of ready made solvents.
In addition, when ordering products the manufacturer vends, you can buy with great confidence. A manufacturer / vendor applies the quality standards for its own products when selecting products to sell from other manufacturers.
With that said, it’s important to note that vended products are usually sold under a warranty from the manufacturer that produced them, which can be good or bad, depending on terms for the warranty. Buying a product from an acetone chemical supplier that also operates as a vendor can require more product research than buying straight from the manufacturer.
About Our Company
Ecolink is a longtime solvent manufacturer specializing in environmentally safe and environmentally preferred solutions that comply with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations. We offer a variety of stock products, as well as custom formulations. If a ready made solution is not right for your needs, we can create a formulation that hits the mark, and supply it any quantity you could reasonably require.
To learn more about our acetone products or to place an order, please call us today at 800-563-1305, or send us an email using our contact form. We look forward to serving as your trusted acetone chemical supplier!
Parts Washing 101: What Cleaners are Used in Parts Washers?
/in Parts Washer/by Industrial DegreasersIndustrial parts washers provide a highly efficient way to perform general parts cleaning and precision parts cleaning. The end result is a combination of a washer’s cleaning process and the solvent that removes the soils. If you’re in the market for an industrial parts washing system, and you need on what cleaners are used in parts washers, the information below is for you.
What Cleaners are Used in Parts Washers?
There are several possible answers to the question, “What cleaners are used in parts washers?” To offer a meaningful response, we classify parts washer cleaners by moving from their most basic characteristics to ones that are highly specific, starting with the base the cleaners use.
Cleaner Base
Cleaners for parts washers have one of two bases: solvent or water. Solvent-based cleaners contain a solvent that dissolves two or more cleaning agents to create a homogenous formulation. Aqueous-based cleaners use water to dissolve an application of detergent and commonly use a heating process to speed the detergent dissolving and cleaning processes.
Hot or Cold
Aqueous-based cleaners commonly require heat to achieve the best detergent dispersal and remove tough accumulations. By the same token, solvent-based cleaners often require no heat to perform efficaciously. Whether you should choose a cleaner that uses heat or one that stays cold is determined by the technology of the parts washer.
“Hot tank” washers are intended for cleaners that need heat to generate the best cleaning action. “Cold tank” washers are designed for solvents that exhibit proper efficacy at room temperature or below.
Jet Spray or Power Wash
Most parts washers use a jet spray cleaning process or a power wash process. Wikipedia provides an excellent description of each type of washer.
“A jet spray washer cleans by flooding the parts with warm chemical solution and high chemical concentration to clean the parts. In the power wash process the parts are blasted with hot chemical solution… A parts washer utilizing the power washer process operates at a very low concentration of cleaning detergent.”
Because they involve markedly different concentrations of cleaning agents, jet spray cleaners and power wash cleaners are often labeled and sold separately. The exception is when the cleaners are offered in undiluted form, and the user will create the correct formulation.
Type of Cleaning
Last, we come to why the cleaner is used: degreasing, adhesive removal, tar removal, etc. As long as the proper solvent is applied, parts washers can remove almost any type of accumulation. It’s simply a matter of choosing the right cleaner for the job, and choosing it in a form the works for your parts washer.
Contact Us Today
Now that you know what cleaners are used in parts washers, do you need to place an order or receiving help selecting the right cleaner for your requirements? If so, call us today at (800) 563-1305, or send us an email through our contact form. We offer a wide selection of eco friendly, highly efficacious parts washing cleaners. Get your greener cleaner from Ecolink!
Petroleum Solvent: A Good Option for Auto Shop Parts Washers?
/in Parts Washer/by Industrial DegreasersThe auto repair industry uses petroleum-based preparations to lubricate parts and formulate fuel for vehicles. Consequently, auto repair shops encounter a high level of petroleum accumulations that must be removed from repairable auto components and tools used to repair them. Often, the most efficient way to clean both objects is placing them in an enclosed parts washing system that removes petroleum coatings.
Is a Petroleum Solvent the Best Option?
Traditionally, auto repair shops that use parts washing machines for removing petroleum buildup use one of two types of cleaning solvents: chlorinated solvents or petroleum solvents. The former have a relatively well-known list of disadvantages you may already be familiar with, including:
To avoid these and other drawbacks of using a chlorinated solvent in parts washers, some auto shops use a petroleum solvent instead. Most types of petroleum solvent don’t involve the waste removal expense of chlorinated solvents. Even so, they have some significant drawbacks of their own, such as:
Using a parts washing system without chlorinated and petroleum solvents can place auto repair shops in a difficult position, especially when they’re accustomed to using one or both of these types of solvents as a go-to cleaner. What type of solvent could they use instead?
Benefits of Acetone Solvent
One alternative is using acetone or an acetone blend whose ingredients have the same traits as acetone in terms of toxicity, efficacy, and waste removal. A powerful degreaser in the right formulation, acetone is a naturally occurring chemical compound that’s non-toxic and non-carcinogenic — two qualities that aren’t associated with chlorinated and petroleum solvent.
In addition, acetone is highly affordable to purchase and use. It won’t boost your chemical waste disposal bill. And its formulation is non-toxic enough that acetone can even be ingested without fatal results, although you would probably have a whopping case of upset stomach.
Acetone and Your Parts Washer
Because acetone works well as a degreaser, and auto shops use parts washers for degreasing, acetone can be a viable replacement for chlorinated solvent and petroleum solvent. First, though, ensure your parts washer would accommodate acetone or an acetone blend. If so, using acetone may offer a safer, less expensive way to degrease auto parts and tools than using a petroleum solvent.
About Ecolink
Ecolink is a supplier of environmentally safe and environmentally preferred parts cleaning solvents for a variety of parts washers. We provide both stock and custom solutions, and supply free samples so you can see the results of a solvent before you place an order.
To explore acetone options for your parts washer, call us today at 800-563-1305, or send us an email through our contact form. We look forward to supporting your cleaning needs!
Solvent Based Parts Washers: What Are the Advantages?
/in Parts Washer/by Industrial DegreasersThere are many makes and models of parts washers, with each having its own appearance and special features and capabilities. But before you start looking at the finer points of a parts washer, it’s important to decide which type of machine you need based on how it uses the cleaning agent: a solvent based parts washer or an aqueous based parts washer.
Solvent Based vs. Aqueous Based
Solvent based parts washers use a cleaner that has a solvent base. The solvent in the cleaner dissolves two or more ingredients to create a homogenous cleaner that is typically used without heat. Aqueous based parts washers, on the other hand, use water to dissolve detergent, and apply heat to aid with solvent dispersal and cleaning action. This is why parts washers that use aqueous based cleaners are often called “hot tank” washers, while those using solvent based cleaners are often known as “cold tank” washers.
Now that we’ve looked at the basic differences between aqueous and solvent based parts washers, let’s look at three key advantages of using solvent based parts washers.
Because cold tank washers don’t use heat to facilitate solvent distribution or cleaning action, they often use less energy than hot tank washers, which heat up and maintain a stable temperature during washing. Whether you’re concerned about energy efficiency for cost reasons, impact on the environment, or both, a solvent based washer may be your best option.
Some solvent based parts washers are designed for solvent recycling (e.g., recycling vapor degreaser). The solvent condensates in a special unit, free of the soils it just removed. Then, the recycled solvent returns to the basin where it was first applied. This allows you to use a single application of the solvent for two or more more parts washing sessions.
For users who need to clean a low volume of parts on a periodic basis, the speed of a parts washer may be of little concern. However, industrial organizations that have a high volume of parts to clean to perform at any given time are naturally concerned about speed. Solvent based parts washers that don’t use heat often have a cycle that’s faster than the cycle of an aqueous based parts washing system.
Need Parts Washer Solvent?
If so, Ecolink has several environmentally preferred solutions that are suitable as drop-in replacements for your current solvent. In addition to providing a dynamic line of stock solvents, we produce custom formulations that are tailored to the needs of unique users. Before you order one of our solvents, request a free sample so you can see how it works, with no obligation to buy.
If you’re ready to place an order, or you need assistance selecting a solvent, please call us today at 800-563-1305, or send us an email through our contact form. We look forward to providing a powerful, eco friendly solvent for your solvent based parts washing system!