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Who Makes Vapor Degreaser Systems to Use with Vertrel® ? |
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Below is an abbreviated listing of the major vapor degreaser manufacturers. They are all good companies and make fine products. Here's our take on "who's who": Branson Ultrasonics -- Connecticut
Contacts: Nick Kaplanis, VP Sales, 203-796-0387 or Tech Support, Tel: 203-796-2298 On the web at
www.BransonCleaning.com Forward Technologies -- Minnesota
Contacts: Wayne Mouser, VP of Sales, 800-992-7378 and Russell Manchester, lab manager; Tel: 761-557-2658 On the web at www.forwardtech.com and/or www.crest-ultrasonics.com Trek -- California Trek is expert in the aqueous, semi-aqueous and co-solvent choices, but they got into the vapor degreaser game after buying Corpaine in the late 1990s. They have redesigned the Corpaine unit and offer systems that are medium to large and generally fully enclosed (low emmission). They are very capable from the very smallest applications to the largest customers who spec in a cleaning system and purchase multiple units for global applications, and they cover the west coast of the U.S. better than anyone. Contacts: Sales: 626-815-5555 Fax: On the Web at: www.TrekIndustries.com Thermal Equipment Corp. -- California Thermal markets vapor degreasers under the venerable Baron-Blakelee brand name, which they bought from Allied Signal several years ago. They offer models similar to Branson but slightly larger than those which Branson offers. While they are most famous for their "off-the-shelf" systems they do produce some custom-engineered systems. Contacts: Pam Gormley, Sales, Tel: 310-328-6600 x3040; Fax: 310-320-2692 Email: gormleyp@thermalequipment.com Farr Manufacturing and Engineering -- Kentucky
Farr bought the Detrex cleaning equipment company in January 2002. They have a complete line of aqueous cleaners and solvent vapor degreasers. At one time, Detrex was the leading engineering and in-line vapor degreaser company in the world and they are well-positioned to return to that position of pre-eminence in the next few years. They have a complete technical center in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Contacts: Jim McChesney, tel: 270-782-2411 On the web at www.farrmfg.com Ultronics -- Pennsylvania Ultronics is a small but proven manufacturer of vapor degreasers, located in rural Pennsylvania. They utilize a proprietary "cold trap" technology to lower emissions. Their equipment is on the small to medium size, and is generally very cost-effective. While they make their own machines -- both custom and off-the-shelf -- they also are well-known for their huge inventory of spare Baron-Blakeslee equipment and parts. They also have creative leasing options for equipment. Contacts: Carl Wolf, Tel: 800-553-7881 On the web at www.ultronix.com UKI (Ultra-Kool, Inc.)-- Pennsylvania Ultra-Kool is another small but reputable player with excellent technology. They assembly their own designs and do most of their work with custom "one-off" configurations, normally on the smaller sizes of vapor degreasers. They claim to offer a better value due to their superior cold trap technology, and the fact they deliver all the required cooling with one compressor instead of the more normal two. They are very skilled at building machines for the Vertrel® solvents as well as all the other solvents, including the older materials such as methylene chloride, perc, trike and so on. Contacts: Frank Salamone, Sales Manager, Tel: (610) 367-2019, Fax: (610) 367-8396 on the web at www.ultra-kool.com Unique Equipment Company -- California
Contacts: Art Gillman, Sales Manager, Tel: 818-890-1133 Fax: 818-897-3878 On the web at: www.uniqueequip.com Tiyoda Equipment -- California Tiyoda is one of the leading providers of low-emmission machines in California, as their machines run with a very low vacuum for reduced emissions. While these machines more expensive, they are clearly held in high regard by the South Coast Air Quality Board in Southern California. Contacts: Mickey Ohkubo, Tel: 310-539-5471 On the web at: www.TIYODA.Com |
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595 John Downey Drive
New Britain, CT 06501 USA
Tel: 860 827-0626 Fax: 860 827-8105
in North America, dial 800 638-0125
E-mail: TechSupport@microcare.com
Branson has a large market share in the vapor degreaser industry, and they also manufacture aqueous cleaning systems. They offer standard designs as well as a low-emission machine using vacuum technology. Branson has a complete applications laboratory in which they have samples of all the major chemistries and their cleaning machines. Their
have a line of benchtop ultrasonic systems which are not vapor degreasers, but can use Vertrel® and
also larger, hihgly popular, well-featured vapor
degreasers.
Forward/Crest Ultrasonics has a complete line of vapor degreasers and aqueous systems and, because they make such big systems, seems to be favored by the very biggest accounts. Their
special skill are low-emission machines equipped with super-heat, which makes them very appealing environmentally. They have recently introduced a small- to medium-sized degreaser to better compete with Branson. They have a complete applications lab at their headquarters
and are the leading supplier of contained vapor degreasers for clean rooms and semiconductor applications. 
Unique specializes in lab-scale vapor degreasers. They manufacture small, high quality systems which feature very clever designs for the smallest applications. Their products are often found in clean room environments, laboratories and in the medical industry. The normal capacity here is 2-4 gallons.