Quick dry electronic cleaner is used for cleaning sensitive electrical products, such as high-end stereos and speakers, industrial switchgear, and certain types of computers. It’s also the same cleaner you would use for electrical parts in industrial machinery and electrical hand tools.
The reason why is obvious: Because metal is a great conductor of electricity — and because many metallic alloys readily oxidize after exposure to liquids — liquid cleaner for metal should ideally be used in the form of a quick dry electronic cleaner that evaporates in seconds.
However, fast dry time may not be the only specification you need in an electronic cleaner. Below are three additional specs for quick dry electronic cleaner that could prove just as essential to your cleaning operations in terms of efficacy and safety.
- Cleaner Leaves No Residue
With their complex geometries, the guts of electronic equipment can require a lengthy, detailed cleaning process. Consequently, you want the cleanliness to last as long as possible. If you use a cleaner that leaves a residue, you’ll clean the equipment more frequently than you would otherwise.
In most cases, the residue doesn’t protect against the accumulation of dirt and grime. Conversely, it expedites the formulation of dirt and grime. It’s the same principal behind washing kitchen counters with dish soap; if you don’t wash away the soap residue, the counters get dirtier faster, you wash them more frequently, and the vicious cycle continues.
- Cleaner Contains a Dielectric
A dielectric is a substance that impedes transmission of electrical current. When an electrical cleaner contains a dielectric, it can diversify cleaning operations. For example, depending on the dielectric strength of a solution, you may be able to safely use it on energized equipment, ranging from small apparatuses, to common appliances, to large engines.
If you plan to use an electronic cleaner on energized equipment, using one that has no flashpoint is also a good safety measure. It prevents unexpected fires in electronics from igniting the cleaner and making a bad situation much worse.
- Cleaner Available in Aerosol
Using a aerosol electronic cleaner is helpful for cleaning electronic apparatuses that have complex geometries, such as electrical contact panels and switchgear boards. High-grade aerosol delivers a fine mist that disperses evenly across surfaces, penetrating crevices and other hard to reach places. The diffuse consistency of aerosol particles can make the cleaner evaporate more rapidly.
Need Quick Dry Electronic Cleaner?
If so, be sure to consider whether the cleaner should possess qualities in addition to an ultra fast evaporation rate. For many electronic cleaning applications, a cleaner that leaves no residue, has a dielectric formulation, and is available in aerosol are beneficial, as well. Cleaners with these traits can be found on the Electronics page of our website.
If you need assistance selecting the right eco friendly, quick dry electronic cleaner for your applications, call Ecolink today at (800) 563-1305, or send us an email through our contact form. We look forward to providing the best quick dry electronic cleaner for your operations!
The Health Hazards of Using TCE: An Overview
/in Ecolink News/by Industrial DegreasersTrichloroethylene — abbreviated as TCE — has a halocarbon formulation that makes it highly effective as a general degreaser. However, over time, the chemical has been identified as a major health risk for those who apply it, or work in and around the area of application.
In this entry, we list the well-known, negative health effects of acute and chronic exposure to TCE, the financial impact it can have on companies, and what companies should do to find a TCE replacement that possesses the same efficacy as TCE, but without causing all of the negative side effects in workers.
Health Effects of Acute Exposure
According to the Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry (ATSDR), the health hazards of using TCE in an acute capacity routinely cause the following negative health outcomes, among others.
As with other toxic solvents that produce negative health effects from acute exposure, these conditions often disappear within a few hours or a few days of non-exposure to the offending agent. However, the effects can still have a negative impact on companies in three potential ways: increased number of sick days taken, poor performance on the workfloor, and physical injuries due to drowsiness and decreased reaction time.
Health Effects of Chronic Exposure
According to the ATSDR, the health hazards of using TCE in a chronic capacity commonly cause the following negative health conditions, among others.
As with chronic exposure to other types of solvents that are hazardous to human health, long-term exposure to TCE can result in negative conditions that persist after TCE exposure is removed. For companies, in addition to causing the problems that acute TCE exposure causes, chronic exposure commonly leads to workers compensation claims and chemical injury lawsuits that precipitate costly settlements.
It should also be noted that, because the lawsuits can make the news, chronic TCE exposure can also harm a company’s business prospects by compromising its reputation among consumers and other businesses. Today, many individuals and businesses strongly prefer working with companies that have a “green” business profile.
How to Find a TCE Replacement
The best way to find a TCE replacement that cleans powerfully and safely is to contact a supplier of stock and custom eco friendly cleaning agents, such as Ecolink. We have considerable experience in helping companies and organizations implement TCE replacements that demonstrate the degreasing power of TCE and are much safer for workers to use. To prove the point, we’ll even provide you with a sample of replacement solvent you can use for free.
To get started on implementing a TCE replacement that is better for your workers and the environment, please call us today at (800) 563-1305, or use the contact form on our website. We look forward to helping you find an efficacious replacement that lacks the health hazards of using TCE.
Paint Gun Cleaners: The Benefits of Using Safe Strip
/in Paint Strippers/by Industrial DegreasersIndustrial paint guns disperse paint uniformly at a high rate of speed, making it possible for manufacturers to paint thousands of pieces a day. Like most other industrial equipment, paint guns need regular maintenance to keep operating smoothly. More specifically, they need to have accumulated layers of dry paint removed from interior and exterior parts. This is what Safe Strip does, while offering end users the following six benefits.
Used Safe Strip doesn’t have to end up buried in a chemical landfill. The solvent readily biodegrades, making it non-threatening to the environment in practically any quantity. Disposing of paint gun cleaners in a biodegradable manner helps reduce chemical waste disposal cost.
Safe Strip has a flashpoint of 190° F, which classifies it as a non-flammable solvent. High-powered paint gun cleaners are traditionally some of the most flammable cleaning solutions on the market, but Safe Strip breaks the trend, and it’s safer to use and store for doing so.
It’s always a good idea to wear a respirator when applying paint remover, but if you walk through a space where Safe Strip is used, and you aren’t wearing one, you won’t grow dizzy and pass out from a high density of volatile organic compounds (VOC) in the air. Safe Strip’s VOC content is 968 gm/liter, which is exceptionally low compared to most traditional paint removers.
If you’ve ever used residential grade paint remover to remove a paint coating that’s several layers deep, you probably know the frustration of having to perform the task repeatedly to get best results. Safe Strip has the strength to remove paint build-up in one cleaning operation. The solvent is designed for the efficiency of industrial operations, and it shows.
Unlike some traditional paint gun cleaners, Safe Strip is a non-chlorinated solvent that offers efficacy at the level of chlorinated solvents such as MEK and methylene chloride. If you currently use a toxic, chlorinated solvent for cleaning paint guns, consider switching to Safe Strip.
In addition to its biodegradability, Safe Strip is environmentally preferred because its vapors don’t deplete the ozone layer. In turn, this makes the solvent a great option for outfits that are located in low emission zones (LEZ) due ozone depletion and other chemical emission concerns.
Who We Are
For over 15 years, Ecolink has supplied companies and organizations with environmentally preferred and environmentally safe solvent solutions. In addition to providing a wide selection of stock solvents, we also offer custom formulations that are designed for the needs of specific users. If Safe Strip doesn’t meet your requirements, we can create a paint remover that does.
To learn more about our paint gun cleaners, call us today at (800) 563-1305, or send us an email using the contact form on our website. We look forward to learning about your paint removal needs and see what we can do to help.
Tips for Selecting Medical Cleaning Solvents
/in Solvents/by Industrial DegreasersHospitals and health centers often use autoclaves to clean medical equipment. However, because autoclaves use high-temperature, high-pressure water to perform the cleaning operation, they’re only appropriate for equipment that doesn’t have electrical circuitry, such as surgical instruments and certain types of durable medical equipment (DME).
Most medical equipment that can’t be cleaned in an autoclave can’t be cleaned in a general parts washing system for the same reason: It would be ruined by water. Instead, the equipment must be cleaned manually, which brings us to the subject of this entry: selecting safe, effective medical cleaning solvents. Below are four tips that should inform your selection.
Sick people go to hospitals and health centers in hopes of getting better. The last thing they need is to have their health outlook complicated from inhaling hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) that vaporize at room temperature and circulate easily on standard airflow. If at all possible, the medical cleaning solvents you use should be free of HAPs. You can find a list of known HAPs in the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) List of Lists.
Solvent residue on medical equipment is bad news for two reasons: The residue can attract dirt, and create a vicious cycle in which the equipment must be cleaned ever more frequently; and, as a corollary, the dirt the residue attracts could pose health risks to patients, especially if it contacts sutures or open wounds.
There are plenty of no residue cleaners for electrical equipment on the market, so cleaner residue isn’t something you should have to contend with. When selecting a solvent, be sure its specifications state in no uncertain terms that the cleaner leaves behind no residue.
Do you need to clean medical equipment while it remains energized? If so, the medical cleaning solvent you use should contain a dielectric, which impedes the flow of electricity from one point to another. Cleaning energized equipment with a non-dielectric solution could cause the solvent to ignite and/or deliver a major electrical shock to the solvent user. When cleaning energized equipment, it’s also ideal to use a solvent that has no flashpoint.
Solvents that evaporate quickly offer three advantages: sitting moisture that could cause oxidation is eliminated, little to no solvent enters the waste trap, and the turnround time for cleaning procedures can be reduced, as no drying is necessary. As long as the solution is free of HAPs, the faster it evaporates after soils are removed, the better.
Need Medical Cleaning Solvents?
If so, check out our lineup of eco friendly solvents of before you make a purchase. We carry stock solutions that are highly effective as medical cleaning solvents, while posing little to no chemical injury risk to workers or patients. We can also create custom solvents that are tailored to your precise requirements.
To inquire about our medical cleaning solvents, call us today at (800) 563-1305, or send us an email through our contact form. Our chemists and product specialists and ready to answer your questions and take your order.
Quick Dry Electronic Cleaner: Important Additional Specs
/in Electrical Contact Cleaning Solutions/by Industrial DegreasersQuick dry electronic cleaner is used for cleaning sensitive electrical products, such as high-end stereos and speakers, industrial switchgear, and certain types of computers. It’s also the same cleaner you would use for electrical parts in industrial machinery and electrical hand tools.
The reason why is obvious: Because metal is a great conductor of electricity — and because many metallic alloys readily oxidize after exposure to liquids — liquid cleaner for metal should ideally be used in the form of a quick dry electronic cleaner that evaporates in seconds.
However, fast dry time may not be the only specification you need in an electronic cleaner. Below are three additional specs for quick dry electronic cleaner that could prove just as essential to your cleaning operations in terms of efficacy and safety.
With their complex geometries, the guts of electronic equipment can require a lengthy, detailed cleaning process. Consequently, you want the cleanliness to last as long as possible. If you use a cleaner that leaves a residue, you’ll clean the equipment more frequently than you would otherwise.
In most cases, the residue doesn’t protect against the accumulation of dirt and grime. Conversely, it expedites the formulation of dirt and grime. It’s the same principal behind washing kitchen counters with dish soap; if you don’t wash away the soap residue, the counters get dirtier faster, you wash them more frequently, and the vicious cycle continues.
A dielectric is a substance that impedes transmission of electrical current. When an electrical cleaner contains a dielectric, it can diversify cleaning operations. For example, depending on the dielectric strength of a solution, you may be able to safely use it on energized equipment, ranging from small apparatuses, to common appliances, to large engines.
If you plan to use an electronic cleaner on energized equipment, using one that has no flashpoint is also a good safety measure. It prevents unexpected fires in electronics from igniting the cleaner and making a bad situation much worse.
Using a aerosol electronic cleaner is helpful for cleaning electronic apparatuses that have complex geometries, such as electrical contact panels and switchgear boards. High-grade aerosol delivers a fine mist that disperses evenly across surfaces, penetrating crevices and other hard to reach places. The diffuse consistency of aerosol particles can make the cleaner evaporate more rapidly.
Need Quick Dry Electronic Cleaner?
If so, be sure to consider whether the cleaner should possess qualities in addition to an ultra fast evaporation rate. For many electronic cleaning applications, a cleaner that leaves no residue, has a dielectric formulation, and is available in aerosol are beneficial, as well. Cleaners with these traits can be found on the Electronics page of our website.
If you need assistance selecting the right eco friendly, quick dry electronic cleaner for your applications, call Ecolink today at (800) 563-1305, or send us an email through our contact form. We look forward to providing the best quick dry electronic cleaner for your operations!
The Cost of not Replacing Hazardous Cleaning Chemicals
/in HAPS/by Industrial DegreasersHazardous industrial cleaners have been around for decades. For most of their time on the market, the oldest of the cleaners have had a clandestine existence, being dispensed strictly to industrial users, being avoided by workers at every turn, and being acknowledged as toxicity incarnate. On the bright side, the solvents did a heck of a job, so companies kept using them.
The time period described above is roughly about the same time when you could still smoke cigarettes in the grocery store, in government buildings, and even in the waiting room of a doctor’s office. The Clean Air Act was in place, but it was more of a futuristic novelty than a present force that had a discernable impact on daily air quality.
Fast forward to today, and my how times have changed. Hazardous industrial cleaning chemicals are still considered dangerous, but there’s now a slew of financial penalties associated with not replacing hazardous chemicals, when the cleaners are used in volumes that make the hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) they contain violate emission limits. Depending on the extent of the violation, the penalty could range from thousands to millions of dollars.
There’s also some other financial setbacks that industrial users of hazardous chemicals tend to suffer more regularly than non-users. As one might expect, the biggest toll is usually taken on personnel who work closely with the hazardous chemicals. Workers on the chemical front line commonly experience acute ailments that take them away from the work floor for a day or two, such as dizziness, upset stomach, and blurry vision, to name a few.
But these conditions are a cakewalk compared to the worst workers experience from chronic exposure to hazardous chemicals: permanent neurological damage that impairs movement and cancer. Depending on the particular hazardous agent you’re talking about, there could be more chronic conditions to consider.
For companies, this brings us to the ultimate cost of not replacing hazardous chemicals: jeopardizing human resources. Acute exposure to toxic chemicals may only take workers away from the workfloor temporarily, but personnel who suffer chronic injuries are usually gone for good, but they aren’t forgotten. At least, their employer often has to compensate them for reduced earning capacity.
Contact Us Today
To replace your company’s hazardous cleaning chemicals that pose a danger to workers’ health and company finances, contact Ecolink at (800) 563-1305, or use our contact form, to schedule a free consultation. Our stock solutions or a custom solution can provide the cleaning power you need, minus the significant health risks of solvents that contain hazardous air pollutants (HAPs).
One of the main concerns companies have when switching from a toxic solvent to an eco friendly one, is whether the latter will work as well as the former. We understand this concern. That’s why we give you the option of receiving a free sample of your cleaning solution to test with your procedures. When you find the product works as well as expected, place your order. We look forward to helping you use safer cleaners.