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Ultrasonic Cleaning for Automation & Robotics

Automation hardware is precision hardware: grippers, actuators, valve manifolds and sensors that drift or seize when contamination reaches them — and cells that cannot stop for manual cleaning.

Misonics systems clean automation components to precision standard, and integrate into automated cells as a cleaning station with PLC handshake — cleaning inside the process, not beside it.

The Contamination Problem

What we remove in automation & robotics

Lubricant migration

Greases and oils spread onto grippers, rails and sensing faces.

Wear particulate

Fine metallic and polymer debris through moving assemblies.

Process residues

Coolants, dust and product residues carried into mechanisms.

Assembly soils

Fingerprints and shop contamination on precision fits.

Varnish films

Oxidised lubricant on pneumatic and hydraulic internals.

The endpoint is a defined, repeatable process condition — cycle time, chemistry, concentration, frequency and temperature are recorded parameters, not operator judgement.
Components We Clean

Real parts, real materials

End-of-arm tooling

Grippers, vacuum hardware, tool-changer components — clean fits and sealing faces.

GrippersChangersVacuum

Motion & actuation

Precision actuators, valve manifolds, pneumatic components — varnish and particulate out of internals.

ActuatorsManifoldsValves

In-line cleaning stations

Ultrasonic stations integrated into automated cells with PLC/robot handshake.

PLC handshakeConveyorRobot load
Why Ultrasonics — And Why These Machines

Cavitation cleans geometry it cannot see

Bubble collapse at the liquid–metal boundary lifts contamination from passages, galleries and cavities without anything touching the surface. Nothing abrades, nothing embeds, no metal is removed.

GeneratorResonance held all shift

The VarioSonic G5 tracks the transducer array as temperature and load shift — conversion efficiency up to 95%.

Sound fieldSweep modulation

Eliminates standing-wave hot and cold zones across a loaded basket.

Process controlLogged, recipe-driven cycles

Stored recipes and logged cycles — audit evidence produced as a by-product of running.

Bath conditionFiltration & oil separation

Multi-stage filtration and weir oil capture hold results steady as the bath loads.

SupportOver-the-air diagnostics

Most faults identified — many resolved — without a site visit.

ConstructionBuilt to work hard

Heavy 316 stainless tanks, tested before despatch, every wearing part replaceable.

Equipment Fit

The machine follows the process

From manually loaded single-tank units to automated lines — and engineered systems where the catalogue ends.

MSX

Precision cleaning of automation components.

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SonoLine

In-line stations with automated transfer and PLC integration.

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Chemistry

Matched to the soil and the substrate

Precision components take low-residue formulations with clean rinsing — specified against your tolerance and material set in the trial.

Applications Matrix

Component coverage at a glance

Component categorySpecific parts / assembliesCompatible materials
EOATGrippers, changer platesAluminium, steels, polymers
ActuationCylinders, actuators, valvesAluminium, stainless
Sensing hardwareMounts, housings, fittingsAnodised aluminium
DriveRails, bearings, gearsHardened steels
PneumaticsManifolds, fittingsAluminium, brass

Prove it on your parts

Where an application needs validation, we clean sample components in our laboratory, document the result, and specify the machine around the verified process. If ultrasonics is the wrong answer, the trial shows that too, and we will tell you.

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FAQ

What automation engineers ask us

Can a cleaning station sit inside our cell?
Yes — MODBUS/PLC integration, automated load, and cycle status back to the line controller.
Is it gentle enough for precision fits?
Frequency and power are selected for the component — precision cleaning is a parameter choice, not a different machine.
What cycle time can we plan on?
Minutes per basket; the trial gives the number your takt calculation needs.
Does it handle mixed materials?
Chemistry is chosen for the whole bill of materials — confirmed by trial.
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