Thursday, August 6, 2009
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Is Your Ultrasonic Cleaner Working, Or Just Making Noise?
The easiest way to check if your ultrasonic cleaner's working up to par is to run the "foil test." A tried and true simple test that can tell you if your ultrasonic cleaner is doing what it should be doing or if it's just making noise.
Using standard aluminum foil, insert a piece that spans approximately two-thirds the length and depth of the ultrasonic bath vertically and hold in place for 30 seconds. After 30 seconds remove the foil piece and examine - there will be impressions (dents) in the foil where the micro-jets of solution have blasted into. The pattern should be consistent throughout the immersed section of foil - if there are any areas that appear unaffected larger than 1/4 square inch (6.35 square mm) then the unit would have failed the test and service may be necessary.
The intent of the foil test is to take an imprint of the action within the bath - not to see if holes will develop in the foil and is why the quick 30 second immersion test is used. If the foil is left in the bath for longer periods of time the ultrasonic action will certainly erode holes in the sample piece - first at the stress points or creases which are the weakest areas then throughout the foil sample depending upon the performance of the unit. Again, this is not the concept - an image of uniform cavitation throughout the bath is what you are looking to capture.
Don't trust the noise factor, do your own "foil test" on a regular basis to make sure your ultrasonic cleaner is up to par.
Using standard aluminum foil, insert a piece that spans approximately two-thirds the length and depth of the ultrasonic bath vertically and hold in place for 30 seconds. After 30 seconds remove the foil piece and examine - there will be impressions (dents) in the foil where the micro-jets of solution have blasted into. The pattern should be consistent throughout the immersed section of foil - if there are any areas that appear unaffected larger than 1/4 square inch (6.35 square mm) then the unit would have failed the test and service may be necessary.
The intent of the foil test is to take an imprint of the action within the bath - not to see if holes will develop in the foil and is why the quick 30 second immersion test is used. If the foil is left in the bath for longer periods of time the ultrasonic action will certainly erode holes in the sample piece - first at the stress points or creases which are the weakest areas then throughout the foil sample depending upon the performance of the unit. Again, this is not the concept - an image of uniform cavitation throughout the bath is what you are looking to capture.
Don't trust the noise factor, do your own "foil test" on a regular basis to make sure your ultrasonic cleaner is up to par.
Monday, May 4, 2009
California Dental Association Show Specials
The CDA Meeting starts this week and Sonix IV has just released it's "Show Specials." Our most popular table top units will be on sale through May 21, 2009 - products included in the special are the 3 quart, 4 quart, 10 quart, and 14 quart sizes.
The SS-Series products on sale include stainless steel baskets, stainless steel covers, and of course the Power, Performance, and Reliability that users world-wide have come to trust since 1972.
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Friday, April 10, 2009
Finally, someone makes something...
Finally, someone that makes something! That's the response I got after replying to the typical "what do you do for a living" question from my doctor at a recent visit to his office. Yes sir, there are a few of us left that actually make things in this country, and even fewer of us that haven't opted for the cost savings of sending manufacturing to overseas countries with daily wages less than our hourly wages.
"If you want something done right - do it yourself." We've all heard that saying, but that's what we opt to do at Sonix IV versus following the popular vote of outsourcing our manufacturing to an overseas country. Sure we'd save money, but undoubtedly we'd sacrifice quality. Our technology is a black science that has numerous proprietary nuiances, and when left to human nature where we have no supervision there will certainly be shortcuts, and/or component substitutions .
Sure we can provide contractors with our manufacturing guidelines, but there's no assurances. How many substandard products from foreign manufacturers have made the news recently? For companies that are much larger and that have strict policies with personnel in the foreign companies to oversee the manufacturing guidelines. No thank you! If you're going to make something do it yourself and make it right and make sure that your propriety knowledge is built into every product that leaves your plant.
Just like the users of our products we have equipment in our plant that we count on every day - all day long. We don't put much thought into those products they're just there for us each and every day, and if it does break down all hell breaks lose - production stops and has to be rerouted using other resources. We want users of Sonix IV products to have a product in their company that they don't have to think about - we want them to forget about our products, but remember and trust the Sonix IV name for reliability and durabilty.
Follow the crowd overseas? Following has never been Sonix IV's creed - we're mavericks, pioneers, innovators and proudly manufacture our products in the USA since 1972.
"If you want something done right - do it yourself." We've all heard that saying, but that's what we opt to do at Sonix IV versus following the popular vote of outsourcing our manufacturing to an overseas country. Sure we'd save money, but undoubtedly we'd sacrifice quality. Our technology is a black science that has numerous proprietary nuiances, and when left to human nature where we have no supervision there will certainly be shortcuts, and/or component substitutions .
Sure we can provide contractors with our manufacturing guidelines, but there's no assurances. How many substandard products from foreign manufacturers have made the news recently? For companies that are much larger and that have strict policies with personnel in the foreign companies to oversee the manufacturing guidelines. No thank you! If you're going to make something do it yourself and make it right and make sure that your propriety knowledge is built into every product that leaves your plant.
Just like the users of our products we have equipment in our plant that we count on every day - all day long. We don't put much thought into those products they're just there for us each and every day, and if it does break down all hell breaks lose - production stops and has to be rerouted using other resources. We want users of Sonix IV products to have a product in their company that they don't have to think about - we want them to forget about our products, but remember and trust the Sonix IV name for reliability and durabilty.
Follow the crowd overseas? Following has never been Sonix IV's creed - we're mavericks, pioneers, innovators and proudly manufacture our products in the USA since 1972.
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