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CLEANLINESS TESTING & GRAVIMETRY

You make a great product and your clients rely on you to maintain a high level of quality.  IMR Test Labs can assist you in ensuring manufacturing processes don't leave oils, particulates and other contaminants behind that can compromise your product's performance reliability and reputation.  Verifying cleanliness after manufacturing processess can prevent failures in the field.

We perform cleanliness testing for many major manufacturers in a variety of industries.

• Nuclear Power (CGD)
• Medical/Dental
• Air Conditioning/Refrigeration
• Aerospace 
• Automotive
• Electronics

We will work with you to develop a method for testing your specific product(s), whether you need internal or external cleanliness testing.  IMR's cleanliness testing experts have developed methods to ensure we get a complete and accurate picture of the contaminants involved.  We can work with a variety of solvents, from reagent grade, to common cleaners or your proprietary blends.

We also offer a clean wipe service for those who need to monitor cleanliness during production.  IMR Test Labs provides sealed clean wipe kits that can be used at the production line, resealed and sent to us for analysis.  This allows you to improve your production process on a much faster timeline.

Our chemists understand the science of ion chromatography to allow for thorough and insightful analysis of anions such as:

chloride analysis fluoride analysis bromide analysis nitrate analysis nitrite analysis sulfate analysis phosphate analysis weak organic acid analysis  and more
	Chemistry Supervisor Jamie Wech preparing an auto-sampler run on one of Ithaca's Chromatographs

 

We also have the support of our metallurgical, corrosion and failure analysis departments to assist with any additional analysis needed, including SEM analysis.

For more information on cleanliness testing services, please view our cleanliness testing tri-fold, or to get a quote, please contact:

Jamie Wech (Chemistry Supervisor in NY)
Pete Damian (Director of Chemistry in NY) or
Andy Waldron (Chemistry Manager in KY)

Sample Prep Lab	Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) of Particulates	Ion Chromatography Lab

Formicary (ant nest) corrosion caused by oils left from manufacturing Particulates on a filter paper from a cooling system Oils cleaned off the exterior of a cooling system

Nuclear Cleanliness of parts used in nuclear power facilities is critical to preventing failures.  Oils left from manufacturing processes can oxidize and compromise the integrity of metal parts, causing pinholes, weak spots and leaks.   Medical & Dental In no other industry is the external cleanliness of a product more crucial.  Contaminants can cause slow healing, infection or other complications for patients.    Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Particulates caught inside, and oils left outside, can compromise the efficiency and life span of these systems.  We have developed proprietary methods, side by side with various manufacturers, to ensure that we get a complete view of what's inside and outside of your cooling systems.  Formicary (ant's nest) corrosion is just one of our areas of expertise.     Automotive & Transportation Closed systems such as power steering are critical to the safe operation of automobiles, trucks and transportation systems everywhere.  Failures can endanger human lives and incur costly recalls and repairs, as well as lasting damage to you and your client's reputation.     Aerospace Failures of fluid handling systems in aircraft can wreak havoc on a large scale.  Ensuring the safety of your clients, passengers and cargo is critical.     Electronics  Electronics can short out if contaminants are left on sensitive boards and wiring.  Contamination levels can be measured at ppm or ppb levels by ion chromatography.