We brought in cleaning celebrity, Mike Valenti, to help you navigate the transition from solvent to aqueous cleaning, because it’s more than just finding a compatible water-based chemistry...  During this conversion, you have to consider variables such as: chemical reactions, equipment, and wastewater treatment.  For example, have you thought about how you will address different alloys?  With water-based chemistry, can you clean aluminum and steel in the same line - or will you need to set up different cleaning lines?  A move to aqueous cleaners also requires you to address other issues such as: surface tension, corrosion, and bleed out further down the process line.  By the end of this episode, you will have a better understanding of these issues - and how parts geometry, rinsing and soils (lubricants vs. coolants), factor into your process moving forward!