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Glassware clean enough to trust the next result

A film you cannot see is a variable you cannot control. Ultrasonic cleaning strips residues from glassware, frits and fittings without abrasion — and the same tank degasses solvents and disperses samples.

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Misonics PowerSonic 620 benchtop ultrasonic bath

Three lab jobs, one bench machine

Glassware & apparatus

Pipettes, flasks, condensers, joints and frits — residue films and baked deposits removed without brushes that scratch graduations and wear ground joints.

Components & fittings

Valves, fittings, filters, small mechanical parts from rigs and instruments — cleaned to assembly standard between runs.

Degassing & sample prep

Degas mode purges dissolved gases from solvents and buffers (HPLC mobile phases, dissolution media); short bursts disperse and dissolve stubborn samples.

What goes in the basket

Volumetric glasswareCondensers & jointsSintered fritsCruciblesInstrument fittingsSievesOptics (per spec, Low power)Sampling hardware

Why labs standardise on it

Removes the invisible variable

Trace films from previous work are cross-contamination waiting to publish. Cavitation plus the right detergent removes them to a rinse-water-clean endpoint.

Gentle on the expensive stuff

No brush scratching on graduated, ground or optical surfaces — the non-contact clean is why labs trust it with the glassware that costs real money.

Two instruments in one

The cleaning tank doubles as the degasser and sample-prep bath — bench space and budget both approve.

The machines labs buy

Misonics PS 603

PS 603

$1,475

Bench-side: daily glassware, small fittings, solvent degassing at 3.3 L.

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Misonics PS 610

PS 610

$2,135

Wash-up room: batch glassware and apparatus, 10.7 L with the full-width basket.

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For dedicated critical cleaning at higher throughput, the MSX range adds capacity and duty cycle. PowerSonic units are also available through our laboratory equipment reseller network — ask us for your nearest stockist.

Typical starting cycle — refined in your first week

ChemistryLaboratory glassware detergent; DI-water final rinse
Temperature40–60 °C (per detergent)
PowerLow (optics/graduated) · Med (general)
Time3–10 minutes · degas 5 min after fresh fill
ThenDI rinse · dry · store covered

Starting points only — part condition, chemistry and load set the final card. We help you dial it in.

Questions from this trade

Asked every week

Will it damage graduated or volumetric glassware?
No — the appeal is exactly that nothing touches the surface. Keep pieces from knocking together (rack or separate) and run Low–Med; the calibration outlives brush-cleaned glassware.
Can it clean sintered glass frits?
Yes — one of the few methods that clears frit porosity without pressure or acid heroics. Pair with the right detergent for the residue class.
Does degas mode replace vacuum degassing?
For routine mobile phases and buffers, ultrasonic degassing is the standard quick method; for the most demanding applications combine with vacuum. Either way the tank does the daily work.
What about optics and sensors?
Per manufacturer specification, Low power, short cycles, correct chemistry — many optics are routinely ultrasonically cleaned, some coatings are not rated. Check the spec; we help sort the list.
Water quality for rinsing?
Final rinse in DI/RO water for anything analytical — tap-water minerals are their own residue film. Cheap discipline, visible in the blanks.

Prove it on your own kit

Send us a tray of your worst — we clean it, photograph it and send back the result with the machine and cycle that did it.

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