university of huddersfield reduces cleaning time by 75% with ultrawave's ultrasonic cleaning...

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The University Of Huddersfield reduces cleaning time by 75% using Ultrawave’s

Customised Ultrasonic System

Working with Ultrawave has enabled the University of Huddersfield to:

Reduce cleaning time by 75% (From 4 hours to 1 hour)

Free staff time to complete other tasks

Improve cleaning quality

Re-use slats to reduce costs

Streamline cleaning process





“It has more than paid

for itself in the

reduction of staff time

and has made an

extremely tedious task

much safer and more

pleasant.”

“It makes the job much

easier and to be honest

I’m not sure what we

would do without it.”

Challenges

The School of Art, Design and Architecture at The

University of Huddersfield used a power wash to

clean the aluminium honeycomb slats which forms

the bed of one of their laser cutters.

“The slats became dirty from cutting medium

density fibreboard and the residue was very

difficult to remove. Each slat took half a day to

clean with the power wash and the end result was

very poor. Many slats had to be replaced because

of poor cleaning results” says Chris Charlesworth,

Technical Team Leader for The University of

Huddersfield.

The Solution

The escalating cost of replacing slats and the

increasing amount of time it was taking to clean

them, without the desired results led to The

University of Huddersfield to search for a more

efficient cleaning solution.

After researching the market they decided to

purchase a customised ultrasonic cleaning system

from Ultrawave. The system was designed to an

exact size and shape of the slats so they would fit

into it easily.

The University is delighted with the tank and

impressed by the cleaning results. “It cleans to an

exceptional standard and removes dirt and

residue from the hard to reach areas that were

previously impossible to clean” says Chris.

Using this ultrasonic cleaning system has reduced

cleaning time from half a day to just one hour per

Slat. “We load the tank and return in an hour to

find the slats clean. It has more than paid for itself

in the reduction of staff time and has made an

extremely tedious task much safer and more





“Ultrawave’s system

cleans to an exceptional

standard and removes

dirt and residue from

the hard to reach areas

that were previously

impossible to clean.”

pleasant. The team can now concentrate on other

duties instead of spending a large amount of time

using the power wash. The amount of time it saves

us every day is incredible” says Chris.

Ultrawave’s Customised system has reduced costs

for the University as the slats don’t have to be

replaced as often. They are cleaned to a much

higher standard and therefore they last longer. Staff

find the system easy to use and are impressed by

its high standards of quality and reliability. “It

makes the job much easier and to be honest I’m not

sure what we would do without it” says Chris.

Do you need help choosing the right ultrasonic cleaning system for your

business?

Talk to us today.

Call: +44 (0)845 330 4236

Email: [email protected]

Or visit: www.ultrawave.co.uk

Working with Ultrawave has enabled The University of Huddersfield to:

Cut costs by reducing the number of slats that would otherwise need to

be replaced

Reduce cleaning time from 4 hours to 1 hour

Improve cleaning quality

Free staff to complete other tasks

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http://www.ultrawave.co.uk/





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