Cleaning the uncleanable
May 1st 2005

Firesonics UK offers ultrasonic cleaning equipment. Ultrasonic cleaning is a process that can successfully clean items that were previously considered ‘uncleanable’.

From window blinds to silk plants, stove filters to patio furniture, wheelchairs and home appliances to computers, ultrasonics cleans fast, is highly efficient and extremely versatile.

The ultrasonic process cleans by transmitting high frequency sound waves through a bath of heated water. These sound waves produce millions of microscopic bubbles that form and collapse at an extremely high rate of speed 40 000 times per second, depending on the application), this is a phenomenon known as cavitation. Cavitation produces an action that gently and quickly lifts dirt and contaminants away from the surface of most items within 15- 30 seconds.