Ultrasonic Solutions for Industrial Applications

Ultrasonic cleaning is a powerful, non-damaging technique for removing impurities and contaminants from various materials. This immersion-based process relies on cavitation, enabling precision cleaning of surfaces and micro-crevices without any damage. 

Industries where this can be applied: 

🔹Automotive, Aerospace, Watchmaking, Mechanical → ideal for degreasing, particle removal, and surface preparation of all shapes and materials.

🔹Nuclear industry → Speeds up equipment decontamination while reducing the amount of radioactive waste.

🔹Food & Beverage → Cleans production tools, conveyor belts, molds, and containers while reducing the use of chemicals and water consumption.

🔹Optics industry, Solar, Semiconductors → Prepares surfaces using megasonic cleaning technology for glass, lenses, and other optical components.  

🔹Medical → Ultrasonic cleaning ensures that surgical instruments, prosthetics, and equipment are contaminant-free and sterilization-ready.

🔹Biotech & Laboratories → For thorough glassware cleaning. 

Ultrasonic cutting uses a vibrating blade shaped to direct ultrasonic waves to the cutting edge.

This results in two effects: enhanced cutting due to vibrational energy, and reduced friction for easier blade penetration. 

Industries where this can be applied: 

🔹Food Industry – A cleaner, more accurate alternative to water jet cutting.

Perfect for delicate, multi-layered products (pastries, sandwiches, frozen foods, cheese). 

🔹Aerospace, Automotive and industries using composite materials – For cutting honeycomb structures and composite materials.

🔹Textile Industry – Cuts woven and non-woven fabrics while simultaneously sealing the edges. 

Ultrasonic welding is a joining process that uses high frequency vibrations to bond materials, typically thermoplastics.

It is the only process that :

🔹Does not require an external heat source.

🔹This process is fast, precise and adaptable to various joint configurations compared to many other techniques. 

Industries where this can be applied: 

🔹In the automotive industry, for assembling plastic parts such as dashboards, door panels, and interior components.

🔹In the food, pharmaceutical, and medical industries, for sealing plastic film packaging without heating the packaged product, ensuring airtight seals.

🔹In the medical industry, for assembling medical devices such as syringes, tubing, and implants, where cleanliness and precision are critical.  

🔹In the textile and nonwoven industries, for manufacturing products such as diapers, masks, and technical garments. 

🔹In a wide range of other industries, for producing toys, household items, and plastic products.

🔹More recently, for metal welding applications, such as bonding electrical wires and connectors in the battery and electronics sectors. 

Ultrasonic defoaming uses powerful acoustic fields in gaseous media to break down foam without contact or chemicals.

This technology increases production speed while maintaining ideal hygiene conditions. 

Industries where this can be applied: 

🔹Food & Beverage – Prevents foaming during high-speed filling of bottles or cans (breweries, dairies). 

🔹Chemical and Other Industries – that require foam control systems that do not use any anti-foaming agents. Thus, avoiding overpressure, spills, or product loss. 

Ultrasonics greatly affect the production, handling, and implementation cycles of powders. The ultrasonic vibrations produce mechanical shocks that successfully remove particles from surfaces where they are held by natural adhesion forces. It is especially effective for fine powders that are between a few microns and several hundred microns. compared to many other techniques. 

Applications: 

🔹Ultrasonic sieving/treatment of powder for fine powder, where ultrasound reduces particle agglomeration on sieve meshes, preventing rapid clogging of the mesh. 

🔹The ultrasonic unclogging of hoppers or pipes facilitates the detachment of particles from the internal surfaces of equipment under the influence of ultrasonic vibrations.  

🔹Ultrasonic dusting is an innovative solution that generates a focused acoustic airflow to effectively remove dust particles from surfaces without mechanical contact or external air supply. 

🔹Ultrasonic spray pyrolysis – The production of powders through ultrasonic spraying at high temperatures, a technique used to produce fine powders for the electronics industry and for 3D metal printing.

🔹Powder compaction –  Powder compaction increases the density of a material, creating a denser and more homogeneous substance, thus improving the final product’s quality and mechanical properties.

🔹Ultrasonic powder micro-dosing –  Powder micro-dosing by controlling the flow rate, where ultrasonic vibration produces a natural sliding effect in the powder delivery pipe. 

The process of liquid treatment through ultrasound operates through cavitation, which occurs when a liquid is subjected to an intense ultrasonic field. The cavitation process results in microbubble implosions that create.

Applications: 

🔹Intense pressure shocks near the bubbles (mechanical effect), thereby promoting homogenization, emulsion production, particle dispersion, plant compound extraction, and degassing. These applications are among the most common in laboratories or industry. The equipment that is used operates at low frequencies between 20 kHz and 80 kHz. 

🔹The creation of complex phenomena inside the microbubbles, which can induce chemical reactions. Sonochemistry is the common denominator of all applications aimed at producing or breaking down chemical molecules, sometimes in combination with other processes such as electrolysis or electrochemistry. Most sonochemistry applications are carried out using high-frequency equipment (range of 500 kHz to 2 MHz), although some low-frequency uses have also proven effective.

It is now known that mechanical effects dominate in the low-frequency ultrasound range, while chemical effects dominate in high-frequency ultrasound. 

The process of liquid treatment through ultrasound operates through cavitation, which occurs when a liquid is subjected to an intense ultrasonic field. The cavitation process results in microbubble implosions that create.Ultrasonic spraying uses high-frequency vibrations to atomize liquids into fine droplets with highly controlled size distribution, depending on frequency. 

Industries where this can be applied: 

🔹Thin Film Coating – For electronics, 3D printing, and surface deposition.

🔹Medical Inhalers – Generates aerosols that penetrate deep into the lungs.

🔹Hospital Sanitation – For airborne disinfection of rooms and equipment. 

Measurement systems typically combine:

Sensors 

Signal conditioning and processing

While many components are commercially available, implementing them effectively requires deep expertise in ultrasound to analyze, define, and develop the optimal solution. Our multidisciplinary team (acoustics, electronics, mechanics, software) provides high-performance, tailor-made solutions. 

The effects of ultrasound are well documented in scientific literature. Thanks to technological advancements in ultrasonic generators and transducers (from 20 kHz to 10 MHz), new applications across various fields are constantly emerging.

With its expertise, innovation capabilities, and advanced technology, SinapTec is equipped to meet new challenges and support future applications.