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Industrial ultrasonic cleaning equipment for the Solomon Islands

Misonics supplies industrial ultrasonic cleaners and parts washers to maintenance workshops in the Solomon Islands. Mine sites, power stations, fishing fleets and marine engineering shops clean and rebuild components on site, without freighting them out to be cleaned.

Benchtop MSX machines for injectors and fuel parts. Floor tanks for heads and pump parts. EvoSonic and UltraTecno tanks for blocks, final drives and coolers.

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From our own jobs

Mining equipment cleaning, before and after

Parts customers sent us, photographed as they arrived and again after a documented cycle.

Cat 3516 cylinder head ports lined with carbon at 15 minutes
15 min
The same ports at bare cast iron after 60 minutes
60 min

Cat 3516 head ports. Carbon lining both ports at 15 minutes. Bare cast iron to the back of both ports at 60 minutes, in MetalTek 100 at 30% and 70 °C. See the case study.

Drill pick holder as recovered, with rock dust, grease and corrosion
As received
The same pick holder after the cycle
After cycle

Drill pick holder. Rock dust, grease and corrosion baked into the shank and wear collar. The tool-steel face and weld detail readable again. More on mining.

Pick holder bore packed with scale and fines
As received
The same bore clean after the cycle
After cycle

Pick holder bore. The bore is where a pick seizes. Scale and packed fines out, with no reaming.

Dust suppression nozzle head sheathed in mineral scale
As received
The same nozzle head clean after the cycle
After cycle

Dust suppression nozzle. Mineral scale out of the swirl chamber and off the seat. Nothing abrasive touched the orifice.

Mining

Mining equipment cleaning in the Solomon Islands

Gold mining on Guadalcanal runs haul trucks, dozers and excavators. Their components come off carrying baked carbon, grease and mineral mud. Hot alkaline chemistry and ultrasonics take them back to bare metal with no abrasive and no change in size.

Engines

Cylinder heads, blocks, liners, valves, pistons and rods. See piston ring grooves.

Cooling

Radiators, oil coolers and intercoolers, cleaned inside the core where rodding cannot reach, in CoreKleen HX.

Drivetrain and hydraulics

Final drives, transmission parts, valve blocks and cylinders.

The reference job is a Cat 3516B overhaul, the V16 in the Cat 793D haul truck. Its heads came back to bare cast iron in 60 minutes. Valves, springs and hardware went through the same bath in the same basket. More on mining.

Power generation

Diesel power station maintenance

Most of the country's grid power comes from diesel generator sets. Their overhauls bring the same parts to the bench every time, and they clean well in an ultrasonic tank.

Fuel system

Injectors, nozzles and fuel pump parts, with carbon and lacquer out of the fine passages. Bench work runs in an MSX 30.

Engine overhaul

Heads, liners, pistons and valves from the generator engines, cleaned to bare metal before measurement.

Cooling and air

Charge-air coolers, oil coolers and radiators, cleaned through the core.

Filters

Reusable strainers and filter elements. See the power station filters case study.

Spark plugs

On gas engines, plugs cleaned for longer service life. See CHP spark plugs.

Recipes and logs

Machines with a controller store a recipe for each part and log every cycle for the maintenance record.

Marine and fishing

Marine ultrasonic cleaning in the Solomon Islands

The tuna fleet, inter-island ships and workboats keep marine engineering shops busy in Honiara and Noro. They clean two kinds of soil. Salt, scale and growth come from the seawater side. Carbon and sludge come from the fuel and oil side.

Engine

Injectors, fuel pumps and turbochargers, in Desludge or 815 QR-NF.

Coolers

Charge-air coolers, plate and shell exchangers, box coolers. Descale takes the scale.

Seawater systems

Pumps, valves and strainers in bronze, copper-nickel and stainless steel.

Heat exchanger tube ends bridged with scale and oil sludge
As received
The same tube ends open after the immersion cycle
After cycle

Exchanger tube ends. Scale and oil sludge bridged the tubes. Open again after the cycle, with no rodding.

Two shell-and-tube heat exchanger bundles on a workshop floor

Exchanger bundles. Tubesheet, tubes and shell in one immersion. Coolers usually need an alkaline bath, then an inhibited descale. See the cooler and exchanger case study and the marine page.

Chemistry

Pick the chemistry by the soil and the metal

Settings below are from each product's technical data sheet. Chemistry is matched to your parts and quoted with the machine. Rinse after every cycle. The full list is on chemicals.

Engine workshop
MetalTek 100 drum
Iron and steel only

MetalTek 100

Baked carbon, paint and rust back to bare metal on cast iron heads, blocks and steel parts. The bath used on the Cat 3516 heads.

10–30% (typ. 25%) · 60–80 °C

Ferrous parts only. Never aluminium.

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Brulin AquaVantage 815 QR-NF drum
Heavy-duty degreaser

Brulin AquaVantage 815 QR-NF

Grease, oil and carbon off steel, cast iron, aluminium and titanium. Carries Pratt & Whitney approval PMC 1339.

5–30% (typ. 10%) · 54–77 °C · 3–10 min

Not for copper, brass or bronze.

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CoreKleen HX drum
Heat exchangers

CoreKleen HX

Oil sludge and fin fouling out of radiators, coolers and exchanger bundles.

Part A 20% + part B 1–2% · 50–60 °C · 30–120 min
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Descale drum
Scale and salt

Descale

Waterside scale and salt out of coolers and seawater parts, and mineral scale off nozzles.

2.5–10% (typ. 2.5–5%) · ambient to 50 °C

Never above 60 °C in an ultrasonic tank.

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Desludge drum
Carbon and sludge

Desludge

Carbon and sludge off intake, EGR and fuel-side parts. Aluminium is protected at working strength.

10–20% (typ. 15%) · 40–60 °C

Not for zinc, galvanised or magnesium.

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Anti-Rust drum
After the rinse

Anti-Rust

Clean iron and steel flash rust while warm and wet, and faster in a humid climate. A dip after the rinse stops it.

2–5% · ambient to 50 °C · 1–2 min
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Machines

Machines for Solomon Islands workshops, sized to the biggest part

MSX machines for injectors, fuel and hydraulic parts. EvoSonic tanks for heads, blocks, final drives and coolers. UltraTecno ACM tanks with a platform lift for the heaviest parts.

Misonics MSX 30 benchtop ultrasonic parts washer

MSX 30

Benchtop · injectors, fuel and hydraulic parts
  • 650 W at 25/45 kHz
  • 490 × 235 mm basket
  • 240 V, standard 10 A socket
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Misonics MSX 140 floor-standing ultrasonic cleaner

MSX 140

Floor · valve blocks, pumps, oily work
  • 3,000 W at 25 kHz
  • 700 × 500 mm basket
  • Weir, oil capture and filtration
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Misonics MSX 240 floor-standing ultrasonic cleaner

MSX 240

Floor · cylinder heads and full baskets
  • 4,500 W at 25 kHz
  • 900 × 500 mm basket
  • Weir, oil capture and filtration
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Misonics EVS 800 industrial ultrasonic cleaner in a mine workshop

EVS 800

Heavy industrial · long parts, drill components
  • 15,000 W at 25 kHz
  • 1570 × 630 mm opening, 700 mm deep
  • Lift platform, pneumatic lid
Full specification →
Misonics EVS 7000-PL heavy industrial ultrasonic tank

EVS 7000-PL

Heavy industrial · blocks and big assemblies
  • 63,000 W at 25 kHz
  • 2495 × 1516 mm opening, 1,172 mm deep
  • Lift platform, logged recipes
Full specification →
UltraTecno ACM industrial ultrasonic cleaner, cylinder block on the lift

UltraTecno ACM

Heavy-duty · heads, blocks, final drives
  • 28 kHz
  • Platform lift carries 250 to 1,800 kg
  • LFS oil separation, two-year warranty
UltraTecno range →

The EvoSonic range runs from the EVS 180 through the EVS 1200 and EVS 1500-PL to the EVS 7000-PL. Compare them on the EvoSonic page or on industrial ultrasonic tanks. Exchanger bundles and large fabrications go in custom tanks to 46,000 L.

Parts washers

Parts washers for Solomon Islands workshops

An ultrasonic parts washer cleans inside drillings, galleries and cores that a solvent tank and brush do not reach. Pick it by the parts and the power on site.

Benchtop parts washer

The MSX 15 and MSX 30 for injectors, fuel and hydraulic parts and pump parts. 240 V from a standard 10 A socket.

Floor parts washer for oily work

The MSX 140 and MSX 240 carry a weir, oil capture and filtration for engine and mine workshop soils. 415 V three phase.

Sealed-chamber parts washer

The UltraWash washes, rinses and dries behind one door in about twenty minutes, for repeat batches of the same parts.

How an ultrasonic machine compares with a solvent washer is on the ultrasonic parts cleaner page.

Built for remote sites

Supply and support to the Solomon Islands

Same plug as Australia

The Solomon Islands runs 230 V, 50 Hz with the Type I plug used in Australia. Larger machines are 415 V three phase, checked against the site supply at quotation.

Freight to your port

Quoted to Honiara, Noro or your nominated port with the machine.

Stainless tanks, replaceable wearing parts

Stainless 316 tanks, insulated on the floor and EvoSonic machines. Every wearing part is replaceable.

Weir, oil capture and filtration

On the MSX 140, MSX 240 and every EvoSonic. The bath keeps working for weeks between changes. See oil removal and weirs.

Remote diagnostics

Our engineers read the controller, diagnose and adjust from Melbourne. Most faults are found without a site visit. Spares are held in Australia.

Rust protection in the humidity

Iron and steel parts finish in Anti-Rust, so they can queue for machining without blooming.

The order

How an order to the Solomon Islands runs

Send the parts

Tell us the components, the soil and how many you turn around in a month. Photos help.

We specify

Technical sales picks the machine, the chemistry and the cycle.

Delivered quote

Machine, baskets, chemistry and freight to your port in one quote.

Tested before despatch

The machine is filled, run and tested in Melbourne.

Shipped to site

To Honiara, Noro or your nominated port, as quoted.

Commissioning

On site or by video, quoted with your order. Cycle settings written down for your operators.

FAQ

Ultrasonic cleaning Solomon Islands questions

Where can I buy an industrial ultrasonic cleaner in the Solomon Islands?
Direct from Misonics in Melbourne. We specify, test and ship MSX, EvoSonic, UltraTecno and UltraWash machines to the Solomon Islands, with the chemistry. Send an enquiry with your parts.
Will the machines run on Solomon Islands power?
The Solomon Islands runs 230 V, 50 Hz with the same Type I plug as Australia. Benchtop and smaller floor machines run single phase. The MSX 140, MSX 240, EvoSonic and UltraTecno tanks need three phase, checked against the site supply at quotation.
Which machine suits a power station workshop?
Injectors and fuel pump parts run in an MSX 30. Heads, liners and charge-air coolers from the generator engines go in an MSX 240 or an EvoSonic tank, sized to the biggest part.
Can a fishing fleet workshop use the same machine?
Yes. Injectors, turbochargers, coolers and seawater pump parts all clean in the same tank. Scale and salt come off in Descale, and carbon and sludge in Desludge.
How does mining equipment cleaning work without sending parts out?
The tank goes in your workshop. Heads, valves and hardware strip, clean and rebuild on site in one basket and one recorded cycle. The Cat 3516B overhaul shows the method in MetalTek 100.
Our site is remote. What happens when the machine faults?
Connected machines are diagnosed remotely from Melbourne. Most faults are found without a visit. Spares are held in Australia and fitted on site with our guidance.
How does freight to the Solomon Islands work?
Freight is quoted with the machine to Honiara, Noro or your nominated port. Commissioning, on site or by video, is quoted with your order.
Read next

Related pages

Mining

Mobile and fixed plant components, with trial photos.

Cat 3516B overhaul

Heads to bare cast iron, timed at four points.

EvoSonic tanks

Heavy industrial tanks.

UltraTecno ACM

Heavy-duty tanks with a platform lift.

Papua New Guinea

Machines for mine, hangar and marine workshops.

Marine

Exchangers, injectors, pumps and seawater hardware.

Coolers and exchangers

Fin side and tube side cleaned in one documented process.

Specification checklist

What to send us so the machine is sized right.

New Zealand

Machines for marine, manufacturing and engine work.

What are you cleaning?

Tell us the components, the soil and how many you turn around in a month. We will come back with a machine, a chemistry and a delivered price to your port.

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