BestSolv™ Echo – 3M™ Novec™ 72DE Replacement BestSolv™ Echo engineered fluid is a non-flammable cleaning solvent used in a wide variety of industrial applications, including vapor degreasing and solvent cleaning of precision and industrial parts containing true machining oils. BestSolv™ Echo cleaning solvent is formulated as a drop-in 3M™ Novec™ 72DE alternative fluid, based on the […]
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BestSolv™ Alpha: Engineered Fluid and Cleaning Solvent – 3M™ Novec™ 72DA Replacement
BestSolv™ Alpha – 3M™ Novec™ 72DA Replacement BestSolv™ Alpha engineered fluid is a non-flammable cleaning solvent used in a wide variety of industrial applications, including vapor degreasing and solvent cleaning of precision and industrial parts containing true machining oils. BestSolv™ Alpha cleaning solvent is formulated as a drop-in 3M™ Novec™ 72DA alternative fluid, based on […]
BestSolv™ Engineered Fluids: 3M™ Novec™ Replacement
Alternatives / Replacements for 3M™ Novec™ Engineered Fluids Due to the discontinuation of 3M™ Novec™ solvents by the end of 2025, many companies are searching for an alternative solvent option that is suitable for both the present and the future. Best Technology recognizes the urgency that companies in highly regulated industries are experiencing to identify […]
3M™ Novec™ HFE Engineered Fluids Replacements and PFAS Phase Out
This page will be updated regularly with information on 3M™ Novec™ products, replacements and alternatives. BestSolv™ Fluids – Alternatives / Replacements for 3M™ Novec™ BestSolv™ fluids are drop in replacements for 3M™ Novec™ Engineered Fluids due to 3M™’s plans to phase out Novec™ chemicals by 2025. Best Technology is the exclusive distributor of BestSolv™ Solvents […]
3M™ Fluorinert Thermofluid Alternatives
Product Operating Temperature Range Alternatives Operating Temperature Range 3M™ Data Sheets for Alternatives 3M™ Fluorinert™ Electronic Liquid FC‑3284 Data Sheet -65 to 40 °C Fluorinert™ FC‑72 -80 to 45 °C Data Sheet Novec™ 7100 -105 to 50 °C Data Sheet 3M™ Fluorinert™ Electronic Liquid FC‑770 Data Sheet -70 to 85 °C Fluorinert™ FC‑3283 -40 to 120 °C Data Sheet Novec™ […]
Thermal Management / Heat Transfer with 3M Fluorinert and Novec Fluids
3M™ Novec™ and Fluorinert™ Production Ending Take control of your future by switching to BestSolv™ Engineered Fluids today. Don’t wait and risk production delays! 3M™ Novec™ and Fluorinert™ for Heat Transfer and Thermal Management Many modern manufacturing and technology practices require managing excess heat, or thermal management, with fluids such as 3M™ Fluorinert™ and 3M™ […]
Solvent Cleaning with 3M Novec Engineered Fluids
3M™ Novec™ Production Ending Take control of your future by switching to BestSolv™ Engineered Fluids today. Don’t wait and risk production delays! 3M™ Novec™ for Solvent Cleaning and Vapor Degreasing Best Technology is a U.S. nationwide authorized 3M™ Novec™ distributor of 3M™ Novec™ Engineered Fluids. 3M™ places a significant amount of trust in Best Technology’s […]
3M Novec 72DA 73DE Solvent Vapor Degreaser For Medical Device Instruments
Application Many times the geometry of a part makes it difficult for aqueous cleaning systems to clean the entire part – inside and out. Small features like blind holes or even through holes with a very small diameter means that the water based solutions may not be able to wick or wet into an area […]
nPB Replacement – Phase Out – OSHA & EPA Restrictions on n-propyl bromide, 1-bromopropane
Use of the solvent n-propyl bromide (nPB), also known as 1-bromopropane or 1-BP, grew considerably in the early 2000s, but as of February 2022 it was added to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Air Act list of Hazardous Air Pollutants. According to the Federal Register, this is the first time that the EPA has […]
U.S. Department of Defense Risk Alert for nPB April 2013
The following article was released from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) regarding an alert for nPB aka 1-Bromopropane (CAS #106-94-5), npropyl bromide or n-PB. The American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists proposes to lower the threshold limit valuetime-weighted average from 10 parts per million (ppm) to 0.1 ppm. If implemented, this change presents a […]