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Industrial ultrasonic cleaning equipment for Papua New Guinea

Misonics supplies industrial ultrasonic cleaners and parts washers to maintenance workshops in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Mine sites, aircraft hangars and marine engineering shops strip, clean and rebuild components on site, without freighting them out to be cleaned.

Benchtop MSX machines for injectors and fuel parts. Floor tanks for long parts. EvoSonic and UltraTecno tanks for heads, blocks, final drives and coolers.

From our own jobs

Mining equipment cleaning, before and after

Parts customers sent us, photographed as they arrived and again after a documented cycle.

Cat 3516 cylinder head ports lined with carbon at 15 minutes
15 min
The same ports at bare cast iron after 60 minutes
60 min

Cat 3516 head ports. Carbon lining both ports at 15 minutes. Bare cast iron to the back of both ports at 60 minutes, in MetalTek 100 at 30% and 70 °C. See the case study.

Drill pick holder as recovered, with rock dust, grease and corrosion
As received
The same pick holder after the cycle
After cycle

Drill pick holder. Rock dust, grease and corrosion baked into the shank and wear collar. The tool-steel face and weld detail readable again. More on mining.

Pick holder bore packed with scale and fines
As received
The same bore clean after the cycle
After cycle

Pick holder bore. The bore is where a pick seizes. Scale and packed fines out, with no reaming.

Dust suppression nozzle head sheathed in mineral scale
As received
The same nozzle head clean after the cycle
After cycle

Dust suppression nozzle. Mineral scale out of the swirl chamber and off the seat. Nothing abrasive touched the orifice.

Mining

Mining equipment cleaning in PNG

Haul truck, dozer and excavator components come off carrying baked carbon, grease and mineral mud. Hot alkaline chemistry and ultrasonics take them back to bare metal with no abrasive and no change in size.

Engines

Cylinder heads, blocks, liners, valves, pistons and rods. See piston ring grooves.

Cooling

Radiators, oil coolers and intercoolers, cleaned inside the core where rodding cannot reach, in CoreKleen HX.

Drivetrain and hydraulics

Final drives, transmission parts, valve blocks and cylinders.

Drilling

Pick holders and drill components, cleaned through the bore.

Dust control

Dust suppression nozzles, with scale out of the orifice so the spray pattern holds.

Light vehicle fleet

Injectors, fuel parts and workshop components in the same tank, in baskets. See automotive.

Cylinder heads, valves, springs and hardware loaded in one basket
Heads, valves, springs and hardware loaded together. One basket, one recipe, one recorded cycle.
EVS 7000-PL heavy industrial ultrasonic tank installed in a workshop
EVS 7000-PL, with a 2495 × 1516 mm opening and a lift platform.

The reference job is a Cat 3516B overhaul, the V16 in the Cat 793D haul truck. Its heads came back to bare cast iron in 60 minutes. Valves, springs and hardware went through the same bath in the same basket. The block is the part that decides the tank.

Aviation

Fixed-wing and helicopter maintenance

Turbine and piston aircraft, fixed-wing and rotary, carry the same families of parts that clean well in an ultrasonic tank.

Engine

Fuel nozzles, combustion liners and turbine hardware, where carbonised fuel and soot are baked on.

Hydraulics

Servo valves, actuators and pumps, where varnish sits on surfaces with micron tolerances. Bench work runs in an MSX 30.

Heat transfer

Oil coolers and heat exchangers.

Airframe

Landing-gear components and fasteners.

Approved chemistry

Brulin chemistry carries approvals from Boeing, Airbus, Rolls-Royce, Pratt & Whitney and GE Aviation, including BAC 5749 and BAC 5753. 815 QR-NF carries PMC 1339.

Recipes and logs

Machines with a controller store a recipe for each part number and log every cycle for the maintenance record.

Check the engine or airframe maintenance manual for the cleaning materials approved for each part before you use any cleaner. More on the aerospace and aviation page.

Marine

Marine ultrasonic cleaning in PNG

Marine engineering shops clean two kinds of soil. Salt, scale and growth come from the seawater side. Carbon and sludge come from the fuel and oil side.

Engine

Injectors, fuel pumps and turbochargers, in Desludge or 815 QR-NF.

Coolers

Charge-air coolers, plate and shell exchangers, box coolers. Descale takes the scale.

Seawater systems

Pumps, valves and strainers in bronze, copper-nickel and stainless steel.

Heat exchanger tube ends bridged with scale and oil sludge
As received
The same tube ends open after the immersion cycle
After cycle

Exchanger tube ends. Scale and oil sludge bridged the tubes. Open again after the cycle, with no rodding.

Two shell-and-tube heat exchanger bundles on a workshop floor

Exchanger bundles. Tubesheet, tubes and shell in one immersion. Coolers usually need an alkaline bath, then an inhibited descale. See the cooler and exchanger case study and the marine page.

Chemistry

Pick the chemistry by the soil and the metal

Settings below are from each product's technical data sheet. Chemistry is matched to your parts and quoted with the machine. Rinse after every cycle. The full list is on chemicals.

Machines

Industrial ultrasonic cleaner PNG range, sized to the biggest part

MSX machines for injectors, fuel and hydraulic parts and aircraft components. EvoSonic tanks for heads, blocks, final drives and coolers. UltraTecno ACM tanks with a platform lift for the heaviest parts.

The EvoSonic range runs from the EVS 180 through the EVS 1200 and EVS 1500-PL to the EVS 7000-PL. Compare them on the EvoSonic page or on industrial ultrasonic tanks. Exchanger bundles and large fabrications go in custom tanks to 46,000 L.

Parts washers

Parts washers for PNG workshops

An ultrasonic parts washer cleans inside drillings, galleries and cores that a solvent tank and brush do not reach. Pick it by the parts and the power on site.

Benchtop parts washer

The MSX 15 and MSX 30 for injectors, fuel and hydraulic parts and aircraft components. 240 V from a standard 10 A socket.

Floor parts washer for oily work

The MSX 140 and MSX 240 carry a weir, oil capture and filtration for mine workshop soils. 415 V three phase.

Sealed-chamber parts washer

The UltraWash washes, rinses and dries behind one door in about twenty minutes, for repeat batches of the same parts.

How an ultrasonic machine compares with a solvent washer is on the ultrasonic parts cleaner page.

Built for remote sites

Supply and support to Papua New Guinea

Same power, same plug

PNG's 240 V, 50 Hz supply and plug match Australia's. Larger machines are 415 V three phase, checked against the site supply at quotation.

Freight to your port

Quoted to Port Moresby, Lae or your nominated port with the machine.

Stainless tanks, replaceable wearing parts

Stainless 316 tanks, insulated on the floor and EvoSonic machines. Every wearing part is replaceable.

Weir, oil capture and filtration

On the MSX 140, MSX 240 and every EvoSonic. The bath keeps working for weeks between changes. See oil removal and weirs.

Remote diagnostics

Our engineers read the controller, diagnose and adjust from Melbourne. Most faults are found without a site visit. Spares are held in Australia.

Rust protection in the humidity

Iron and steel parts finish in Anti-Rust, so they can queue for machining without blooming.

The order

How an order to Papua New Guinea runs

Send the parts

Tell us the components, the soil and how many you turn around in a month. Photos help.

We specify

Technical sales picks the machine, the chemistry and the cycle.

Delivered quote

Machine, baskets, chemistry and freight to your port in one quote.

Tested before despatch

The machine is filled, run and tested in Melbourne.

Shipped to site

To Port Moresby, Lae or your nominated port, as quoted.

Commissioning

On site or by video, quoted with your order. Cycle settings written down for your operators.

FAQ

Ultrasonic cleaning Papua New Guinea questions

Where can I buy an industrial ultrasonic cleaner in PNG?
Direct from Misonics in Melbourne. We specify, test and ship MSX, EvoSonic, UltraTecno and UltraWash machines to Papua New Guinea, with the chemistry. Send an enquiry with your parts.
How does mining equipment cleaning in PNG work without sending parts out?
The tank goes in your workshop. Heads, valves and hardware strip, clean and rebuild on site in one basket and one recorded cycle. The Cat 3516B overhaul shows the method in MetalTek 100.
Which parts washer suits a PNG mine workshop?
An MSX 140 or MSX 240 for valve blocks, pumps and heads, with oil management for mine soils. An EvoSonic or UltraTecno ACM when the job includes final drives, coolers or blocks.
Our site is remote. What happens when the machine faults?
Connected machines are diagnosed remotely from Melbourne. Most faults are found without a visit. Our support covers Australia, New Zealand, PNG and Indonesia. Spares are held in Australia and fitted on site with our guidance.
What size takes a haul truck engine?
Heads and components fit the mid-size EvoSonic tanks such as the EVS 1200. The block decides the tank, so measure its length, width, height and lifting points before anyone quotes. The EVS 7000-PL has a 2495 × 1516 mm opening.
Can one machine serve the mine workshop and the light vehicle fleet?
Yes. The tank is sized for the largest part, and smaller parts run in baskets.
Will the machines run on PNG power?
PNG uses the same 240 V, 50 Hz supply and plug as Australia. Benchtop and smaller floor machines run single phase. The MSX 140, MSX 240, EvoSonic and UltraTecno tanks need three phase.
Is the chemistry approved for aircraft parts?
Brulin chemistry carries approvals from Boeing, Airbus, Rolls-Royce, Pratt & Whitney and GE Aviation. Check the engine or airframe maintenance manual for the materials approved for each part before you use any cleaner. See aerospace.
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