Clean/Pretreat

The United States Environmental Protection Agency is required by law to set emissions standards for hazardous air pollutants and other air toxics as identified by the Clean Air Act.

We talk with Joe McChesney from Mid-America Cleaning Technologies (MACT), located in Kentucky, which specializes in precision cleaning services, equipment, and chemical solutions tailored for manufacturing environments.

Remember the classic 1980s movie, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off?

The Cleaning Research Group at Sam Houston State University is hosting a webinar on transitioning to solvent-based cleaning.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is postponing until August 2025 its new requirements about trichloroethylene (TCE).

The reference to “soil,” in a metal finishing context, is more than just a reference to dirt that may be present on the surface.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it is putting a hold on the the Toxic Substances Control Act final risk management rule for trichloroethylene (TCE).

We associate cleaning parts, clarifying process solutions, and purification with the process of filtration.

Clients and colleagues share problematic comments about the water they use for critical product cleaning.

When it comes to metal reshaping, nothing is impossible for Geerts Metaalwaren BV, the deepdrawing and stamping specialist.

If you want to make an omelet, you have to break eggs. If you want to clean parts effectively, you have to disrupt the environment near the product surface.

3B Fluid Power, a precision mechanics company specialized in the hydraulics sector, bears the hallmarks of a successful enterprising story.

This column inclides comments submitted to the EPA amended TSCA docket regarding 1-BP and related solvents.

Oteraccordi is an Italian leader in the field of thermo-hydraulics, sanitary fixing systems and industrial fixings.

“Survival of the fittest” is a tenet of Charles Darwin’s evolution of species as many United States manufacturers requiring critical product cleaning must develop survival strategies and tactics.

There are many changes in today’s solvent-cleaning world, and possibly more to come.

CMP Products is a UK-based manufacturer of cable glands, cable cleats and associated accessories.

For several decades, this initial step in most finishing operations had been relegated to a general “all-purpose” status. 

Manufacturers are in a fascinating, frightening era. It is also an era with excellent opportunities for growth.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposed rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) on 1-bromopropane (1-BP), a solvent used in vapor degreasing.

Most of us, through experience, can relate to the strong link between effective filtration and quality metal finishing of parts.

“If you compare the cost of running and maintaining a wet cleaning bath — as opposed to that of a vacuum solvent cleaner — I think you’d be astonished.”