" It's Biological ! "

REMOVAL OF BACTERIA BY ULTRASONICS IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY

The Food industry has long been a major user of both ultrasonic cleaning equipment and water-based cleaning chemicals. The removal of particles and oils by ultrasonics is well known but recent research indicates that ultrasonics also eradicates bacteria. Dr Bruno Pollet, a leading authority in sono chemistry at the University of Birmingham, has conducted work into the bacterial killing properties of ultrasound and found that many harmful bacteria are completely eliminated by the ultrasonic action of CaresonicTM tanks.

Our partner Caresonic, a leading UK supplier of ultrasonic cleaning equipment, have launched a range of machines specifically designed for use in the Food manufacturing industry for cleaning brushes. Working alongside a major food manufacturer in the UK it was found that conventional washing did not remove contamination from inside the bristles and in some cases potentially hazardous particles such as glass and metal were being left inside these brushes. By immersing the brush heads in our specialist cleaning detergents and applying ultrasound these contaminants were removed and the plastic heads left both looking like new and biologically clean.

The ultrasonic brush washer is designed to clean hand brushes, brooms with soft or hard bristles, dust pans and all types of sweeping utensils.
Systems can be supplied in any size and are generally purpose built to meet individual customer requirements. A full range of cleaning agents are also available to suit various problems.

This new applications complement existing equipment in the food industry which are used for cleaning cutting blades, process equipment, stainless steel conveyors, chain mail gloves and aprons as well as equipment for particle disintegration and homogenisation.

SPECIALIST CHEMICAL - CLEANING OF OIL TANKS

Many traditional applications for solvent cleaning have been replaced by water based products combined with techniques such as spray washing, ultrasonic, immersion etc. There are however instances where this is not feasible and traditional solvent products must still be relied upon. One such example is the in-situ removal of heavy fuel oil deposits in the storage tanks of large ocean going vessels or even in filters and tanks of vehicles and machines. These deposits which build up over the years must be periodically removed to maintain maximum efficiency of the fuel or filtration system. It is in these instances where a highly solvated formulation is most effective and CARESOL 8085W provides the ideal solution.

CARESOL 8085W is a blend of powerful solvents and wetting agents designed to degrease a wide variety of components within the marine and industrial engineering sectors and is ideal for removing the aforementioned deposits. The solvents rapidly penetrate oil and grease deposits and the enhanced detergency package enables the product to be easily rinsed with water leaving a clean surface.