Parts Cleaning

END USER: Van’s Manufacturing Inc., (805) 522-6267. SOLUTION PROVIDER: Omegasonics, (888) 989-5560, www.omegasonics.com. CHALLENGE: Reduce the time and cost to clean machined parts. SOLUTION: An ultrasonic parts cleaner with a filtration pump.

Part Time column from the January 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

Part Time column for March 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

Part Time column for the May 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.

Part Time column for July 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.

Part Time column for the September 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.

Part Time column for February 2011 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering looks at a shop that machines tungsten-carbide wedding, engagement and personal rings.

Part Time columnist Bill Kennedy visits a Minnesota job shop that makes "light" work of a challenging part in the June issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

Equipment and media options for cleaning automotive parts.

When applying finishes to parts, shops have a key choice: outsource or DIY.