Vapor degreasers have been around for a long time, but that doesn’t mean they are all created equal. Best Technology offers the highest quality vapor degreasing machines in industry. The significant advancements in cleaning solvent fluids have brought increased solvent costs; therefore, solvent recapture and vapor degreasing distillation have never been more important. Ensuring the proper boiling heat capacity balanced with chilling capacity and freeboard is a must for today’s vapor degreasers. We are experienced in proper vapor degreaser equipment sizing and the latest chemistries used in them.
For Full Scale Production, We Offer Floor Standing Vapor Degreasers
MEK, trichlor and soon to be phased out nPb are great solvents of the past that worked well but can no longer be used due to environmental impact and employee exposure limits.
How Do Vapor Degreasers Work?
Video of Actual Degreaser in Operation
For Smaller Applications, We Offer Bench Top Style Vapor Degreasers
Inside the tank, liquid solvent is heated to a vapor which envelops the soiled part suspended in the vapor zone of the vapor degreaser. As the vaporized/boiled solvent condenses when the part at ambient temperature enters the vapor, dirt and contaminants are washed from the part and drained back into the liquid solvent solution in the boil sump of the vapor degreaser. Optionally, in some vapor cleaning machines, the parts may also be immersed into the solvent with ultrasonics in the rinse sump to “microscrub” the particulates off into the solvent.
Vapor Degreasing FAQs
Automated Vapor Degreasers
Industry Applications for Vapor Degreasing Equipment
- Precision cleaning medical device parts where critical that no chemical residue is left on parts
- Manufacturing processes requiring precision cleaning of true oils and particulates and quick drying
- Semiconductor printed circuit board cleaning and flux removal
- Aerospace parts cleaning for components required to conform to Military Specifications 1526B and BAC 5750
- Minimizing solvent loss
Common Configurations
Our vapor degreasers come in a variety of configurations depending on customer application. We can size a vapor degreaser to fit not only your parts, but also your cycle time and production requirements. With today’s solvents it is essential to size the vapor degreaser properly to ensure maximum solvent recapture through distillation cycle chilling coils.