Layton Technologies has introduced the Bluestone SE range of equipment, which enables the use of a range of cleaning solvents, including Tric, Perc, hydrocarbons, HFEs, HFCs, Vertel, Novec and nPB. The double-enclosure system is claimed to offer companies a high level of future proofing for their solvent cleaning process. According to the company, any solvent can be used in a compliant and safe system that is capable of being easily converted to accommodate alternative solvents if required.The system includes low-emission features that enable the economical use of relatively high-cost solvents. Given the level of change and the introduction of industry supply codes, companies may not want to be tied to a single solvent or supplier. The Bluestone system is designed to provide safe, low-emission solvent cleaning, which is carried out within a sealed process chamber and inside a secondary enclosure using a process that prevents solvent loss or operator exposure.
