Zenith Ultrasonic Cleaning Systems
Zenith Ultrasonics manufactures every conceivable type of ultrasonic cleaning system you may need and will custom-manufacture systems if one of our standard equipment lines are not perfect for your application without any hidden customization charges. We know that you will only be satisfied if the equipment delivered not only cleans your parts, but is reliable and easy to maintain, with help available from Zenith for years to come. Purchasing an ultrasonic cleaner is an investment in your company’s future and getting the details right the first time is highly important. This is why we go through an extensive process to help you determine which system would be best for you and prove it before the purchase is made.
Below you will find descriptions and links to all Zenith ultrasonic cleaning products starting with smaller systems and working up to our larger and industry-specific systems.
Manually-operated Systems
Manually-operated ultrasonic cleaners are those where operators are required to lift and lower baskets into the tanks or transfer the baskets from tank-to-tank in a multi-stage cleaning system.
GT Table-top / Benchtop Cleaners
- Perfect when only the ultrasonic cleaning tank is needed for part loads under 35 pounds.
- Small bench-top ultrasonic cleaning tanks from 12″ x 6″ x 9″ to 24″ x 24″ x 24″ in tank size.
- Industrial-grade continuous-duty operations.
- All stainless steel construction with heavy-gauge tank welded with nitrogen purging for best possible weld quality and longevity.
- Available with or without our patented CROSSFIRE Multiple Frequency Ultrasonic Systems in choice of operational frequencies.
- Designed to last for decades where lower-cost systems may last 1-2 years at most.
- Includes drain valve and stainless steel cover at no additional charge.
- Available with several options to customize the system to your needs.
MEC Multi-stage Ultrasonic Cleaning Systems
- Lower-cost multi-tank systems that include cleaning and rinsing, or cleaning, rinsing, and drying for part loads less than 35 pounds.
- Additional tanks such as rust preventative dip tanks can also be added.
- All stainless steel construction with heavy-gauge tanks welded with nitrogen purging for best possible weld quality and longevity.
- Available with or without our patented CROSSFIRE Multiple Frequency Ultrasonic Systems in choice of operational frequencies.
- Choose from several standard sizes, or customize the size at no additional cost.
- Includes drain valves and stainless steel covers at no additional charge.
- Available with several options to customize the system to your needs.
STC High-capacity Single-Tank Cleaners
- Includes only an ultrasonic cleaning tank (no rinsing or drying is included).
- Designed for loads over 50 pounds in weight or for parts too large to fit in a table-top ultrasonic cleaner.
- Available with or without our patented CROSSFIRE Multiple Frequency Ultrasonic Systems in choice of operational frequencies with ORION industrial-grade generators for improved cleaning action and enhanced features.
- Choose from several standard sizes, or customize the size at no additional customization cost.
- Includes drain and fill valves, digital heating system, digital cycle timer, and filtration system as standard equipment.
- NEMA4X main control enclosure.
- Available with a greater number of options such as part oscillation systems (shown in the neighboring photo), pump drain systems, automatic liquid level maintenance, and more.
- Load capacities up to 2000 pounds.
MTC High-capacity Manual Multi-stage Systems
- Larger frame-mounted multi-tank cleaners which can include cleaning, rinsing, drying, or other processing tanks for loads greater than 50 pounds.
- Standard systems include from 2-5 tanks to support any cleaning application as standard. Any number of tanks can be added as a custom configuration at no additional customization charge.
- Systems require basket transfer from tank-to-tank by hand or using existing basket handling equipment.
- Available with or without our patented CROSSFIRE Multiple Frequency Ultrasonic Systems in choice of operational frequencies with ORION industrial-grade generators for improved cleaning action and enhanced features.
- Choose from several standard sizes, or customize the size at no additional cost.
- NEMA4X main control enclosure.
- Available with a greater number of options such as part oscillation systems (as pictured), pump drain systems, automatic liquid level maintenance, closed-loop deionization systems, and more.
- Load capacities up to 2000 pounds.
Automated Ultrasonic Cleaning Systems
Automated ultrasonic cleaners are those in which the baskets are lifted, lowered, and transferred from tank-to-tank fully automatically. Operator interaction other than loading baskets of dirty parts and removing baskets of clean parts is minimized. Zenith has the largest selection of automated multi-stage cleaning systems you will find.
Advantage Industrial Automated Ultrasonic Cleaning System
- Can be added to any of our standard multi-stage ultrasonic cleaners.
- High-capacity multi-stage systems equipped with our patented Advantage Automation System to maximize cleaning effectiveness.
- Capable of producing spot and residue-free final cleaning results when deionized water is used in the rinsing tanks.
- Zenith’s patented ADVANTAGE Automation System (US Patent 10,112,221), is designed specifically for industrial cleaning applications and used to automate systems with 2-10 processing tanks.
- In addition, parts are suspended from overhead to maximize ultrasonic performance by eliminating basket structures under the basket which reduce ultrasonic cleaning performance.
- Includes high-resolution color touch-screen HMI and PLC control system with manual control, recipe programming, and password protection.
- Available with any number of processing tanks to suit any application.
Transtar Cleanroom-grade Automated Multi-stage Cleaners
- The Transtar Automation System is an overhead pick & place robotic transfer system that engages with baskets using a series of hooks, lifting and transferring them from tank-to-tank one at a time.
- Can be added to any of our multi-stage ultrasonic cleaning systems.
- These systems are the preferred choice in clean-rooms and ultra-critical cleaning applications since systems are easier to clean and sanitize.
- Capable of producing spot and residue-free final cleaning results when deionized water is used in the rinsing tanks.
- 2 different versions are available; Transtar 1 which lifts baskets using an overhead pneumatic cylinder and is more economical and the top-of-the-line Transtar 2 which lifts baskets using a ball screw actuator.
- Both designs transfer baskets using a servo-motor-controlled transfer device for the highest possible accuracy.
- Includes high-resolution color touch-screen HMI and PLC control system with manual control, recipe programming, and password protection.
- Available with 2-10 process tanks.
Ultramatic HV Small Footprint Automated Ultrasonic Cleaning Systems
- The Ultramatic HV is a high-performance clean/rinse/dry system that includes a number of cleaning and rinsing technologies in a smaller package.
- Ultrasonic cleaning, ultrasonic rinsing, spray rinsing, and cleaning/rinsing oscillation are all included, along with a multi-position automated gravity conveyor which allows queuing of multiple baskets and programmable recipe control.
- Capable of producing spot and residue-free final cleaning results when rinse tanks and deionized water are included.
- Includes high-resolution color touch-screen HMI and PLC control system with manual control, recipe programming, and password protection.
- Smaller than our other automated multi-stage systems which multi-position load and unload conveyors are included.
- Comes standard with most features which are optional on our other systems such as automatic liquid level maintenance, indicator strobe, automatic rinse water quality systems, and more.
- Used to clean industrial or precision parts to zero-residue cleaning results.
Ultramatic One-tank Automated Cleaning Systems
- The standard Ultramatic is a lower-volume lower-cost option to our Ultramatic HV and is designed based on Zenith patent #4,409,999.
- All cleaning, rinsing, and drying takes place in a single ultrasonically-activated tank for the ultimate in convenience and ease of use.
- Includes high-resolution color touch-screen HMI and PLC control system with manual control, recipe programming, and password protection.
- Parts do not need to be transferred through multiple tanks making the system perfect for large and heavy parts cleaned at low volumes or other low-volume applications.
- Fluids are heated, filtered and stored in stainless steel holding tanks.
Ultramatic NHT One-tank Automated Cleaner
- All cleaning, rinsing, and drying takes place in a single ultrasonically-activated tank for the ultimate in convenience and ease of use.
- Ultrasonic action is used in cleaning and rinsing operations.
- Fluids are not re-used. Fresh cleaning and rinsing fluids are added to the tank and used for each batch automatically when required from a pressurized water source.
- Detergent is mixed into the water as it is added to the cleaning tank.
- Includes high-resolution color touch-screen HMI and PLC control system with manual control, recipe programming, and password protection.
- A good selection when using detergents that can be dumped directly to drain or on-site waste disposal equipment.
Vortex Centrifugal Ultrasonic Cleaner
- Designed specifically for high volume zero-residue cleaning of small parts or stampings, the Vortex is an automated clean/rinse/dry system which includes centrifugal rotation in all cycles to virtually eliminate detergent drag-out into rinse baths, eliminate water spotting, and eliminate the drying tank bottleneck which slows the speed of the system.
- Significantly faster and less damaging to parts than systems which slowly tumble parts.
- Baskets typically eject every 5-7 minutes continuously.
- Filtration, multi-position conveyors, water quality control and more are all included.
- Includes high-resolution color touch-screen HMI and PLC control system with manual control, recipe programming, and password protection.
ASTRO Clean & Dry Systems
- The Astro is a 2-tank clean & dry system that is designed to clean steel parts or other components not requiring a rinse operation.
- Parts are cleaned using proprietary cleaning/rust preventative agents and immediately dried thereafter.
- The cleaning fluid leaves no residues that will interfere with subsequent painting or coating operations and the rust-preventative properties will prevent oxidation on parts prior to coating.
- The ultrasonic cleaning tank includes a programmable oscillation platform that will enhance the cleaning by intermittently oscillating parts during the process.
- This lower-cost automated system is available with process are enclosures, exhaust blowers, and a host of other options.
- Includes high-resolution color touch-screen HMI and PLC control system with manual control, recipe programming, and password protection.
Orbit Basket-less Ultrasonic Cleaner
- The ORBIT is a basket-less conveyorized ultrasonic cleaning system that was originally designed for ultra-clean applications.
- Includes cleaning, rinsing, and drying systems to clean parts to the highest zero-residue quality levels.
- Perfect for customers requiring the cleaning of very high volumes of parts.
- Parts are placed onto a moving conveyor which passes them through an ultrasonic cleaning tank, spray cleaning area, deionized water rinsing tank, final spray rinsing area, and a compressed air blow-off dry before exiting the system.
- The ORBIT is a perfect replacement for an in-line spray washer, but includes ultrasonic cleaning , rinsing, and spray operations all in a very unique and basket-less operating mode.
- Belt speed can be adjusted to increase or decrease contact time with the ultrasonic cleaning and rinsing tanks.
- Includes multiple-frequency ultrasonic cleaning systems in both clean and rinse tanks at higher power densities.
- Can communicate with loading equipment to index conveyor when signal is received from an external device.
- Optional drying tunnels, pump drain systems, and others are available.
Industry-specific Cleaning Machines
Aero-clean Automated Aerospace Cleaner
- The Aero-clean is an automated clean/rinse/dry system designed to clean high volumes of complex aerospace parts to zero-residue cleaning results.
- Ensures that all blind holes, cavities, and channels in multiple orientations are completely clean, and includes a multi-position drying tunnel to dry multiple baskets simultaneously and eliminate the drying tank bottleneck which slows the system’s output when only 1 drying tank is included.
- Includes a host of options such as a powered automated multi-position conveyor, random recipe processor, surface particle removal, automatic water quality maintenance, automatic liquid maintenance, filtration, oil removal & skimming systems, part rotation capabilities, detergent spray into cavities and crevices, and much more.
- Includes high-resolution color touch-screen HMI and PLC control system with manual control, recipe programming, and password protection.
Angstrom Automated Cleaning & Passivation System
- The Angstrom series of cleaning & passivation systems are multi-use machines that can rough clean, zero-residue clean, or clean & passivate metal parts.
- Baskets requiring any one of these processes can be added at any time. No need to queue particular parts for one of the included proceses
- This system, available in standard 7-tank or ultra-high-volume 9-tank versions includes both citric and nitric passivation tanks, ultrasonic cleaning and rinsing tanks, and high-efficiency drying tank, along with every conceivable option such as a stainless steel process area enclosure with fume exhaust, automatic rinse quality maintenance, rinse collection & pump drain systems, large touch-screen HMI, internal process area lighting, a TRANSTAR II automation system, automated covers, and much more.
- Perfect for medical components or those companies requiring cleaning of parts, or cleaning and passivation of parts at any particular time of day.
SSS Metal Strip Washing Systems
- Zenith ultrasonic strip washing systems are used to remove stamping lubricants, metal fines, and other contaminants from continuous lengths of metal strip as they exit a stamping press when formed in a progressive stamping operation, or other payout/take-up operation.
- Several models are available from our SSS-960 full-length strip washer which includes ultrasonic cleaning & ultrasonic rinsing and our SSS780 which includes spray rinsing and a shorter system length.
- All systems include Zenith’s patented CROSSFIRE Multiple Frequency Ultrasonic system for the ultimate in cleaning performance.
- Systems are designed to produce medical-quality cleaning results when deionized water is used in the rinse.
- Includes color touch-screen HMI and PLC control system.
SSW Wire Cleaning Systems
- High speed wire cleaning is a challenging task since the contaminants, usually dry stearate lubricants, are difficult to remove.
- Zenith’s ultrasonic wire cleaning systems are designed to remove these contaminants using biodegradable cleaning agents, and systems are available that can clean wire up to 1000FPM and achieve perfectly clean product.
- Wire passes straight through the system without re-direction for most applications other than our highest-speedwire cleaning systems
- Single and multi-strand systems, with a large selection of options to customize the system to suit your specific needs.
- Includes color touch-screen HMI and PLC control system.
ACS Automotive & Aviation Cleaner
- These systems are specifically designed for engine, transmission, cylinder head, and other automotive & aviation components which are typically highly contaminated with burned carbon and other common residues found in this industry.
- All commonly-purchased equipment options are already included, such as dual-canister filtration system with stainless steel flow pump, digital ultrasonic cycle timer, load-supporting cover, 250 pound capacity work rest platform, oil skimming system with belt skimmer, all stainless construction, and more.
- Low-frequency CROSSFIRE Multiple Frequency Ultrasonic System ensures that enough power is present to remove stubborn contaminants.
