Feature Article

October 2026

The Quest for New Cleaning Equipment: More Ways to See Product Cleaning Machines

There’s nothing like getting out and seeing a cleaning machine with your own eyes. The reason is that engineering, chemistry, and critical cleaning are sciences. Science involves both calculation and astute observation. In the previous installment of The Quest for New Cleaning Equipment, we discussed exercising your own inherent powers […]
January 2020

Two Terrifying Cleaning Questions

(This article originally appeared in the January 2020 issue of Clean Source Newsletter) We were helping a client set up cleaning evaluations at a provider of cleaning equipment; and the client received a questionnaire asking for details. The first question: what manufacturing steps occur before the cleaning process to be […]
September 2019

Soprano or Bass—What Ultrasonic Frequency to Use? Part 2: Being TACTful

As a professional in product cleaning, you probably have encountered the acronym TACT. The letters represent four key facets for effective cleaning, Temperature, Action, Chemistry, and Time. Action is the facet usually associated with ultrasonics. In Part 1, we focused on cleaning action and the relationship to frequency. However, ultrasonic […]