Ultrasonic cleaners come in 3 categories, 1 the small toy like systems that are sold by companies for cleaning contact lenses, etc. These are very light duty cleaners with small transducers and very simple generators that are not very efficient. They should never be used for critical cleaning jobs.
The 2nd type are the dental cleaners and small lab size tabletop cleaners, these have a heaver transducer and a better generator and are efficient in cleaning small parts and lab glass. They can be used for longer periods of time. Most of these cleaners have the generator incorporated into the same case as the tank. There are some drawbacks to this especially if the system is heated. If the system is heated the extra heat generated by the heater can affect the electronics if they are in the same cabinet, causing premature failure of the generator. They are not rated for 24 hr 7 day operation and should not be used for production cleaning. tm associates table top systems use a separate enclosure for the generator so that our table top systems are rated for heavy duty use.
The third type is the industrial heavy-duty type with very heavy compound transducers and rugged generators that produce high wattage per transducer. The Generators are separate from the tanks and can be remote mounted up to 10ft from the tank. These clean more efficiently and can be used for production cleaning. Tanks are heavy-duty welded 316L stainless steel with overflows and drain ports.
