Custom Ultrasonic Cleaner – Design Your Own Ultrasonic Tank & Frequency
Designing your own industrial ultrasonic Bath gives you complete control over cleaning performance, cleaning tank size, frequency, and heating – ensuring a perfect match for your parts, workflow, and facility. Whether you clean automotive components, aerospace parts, marine engines, or heavy manufacturing tools, a custom ultrasonic cleaner tank delivers reliable, repeatable results that off‑the‑shelf machines cannot guarantee.
Three Core Components You Control
Every custom ultrasonic cleaner is built around three essential elements:
- Ultrasonic cleaning tank – constructed from heavy‑gauge SUS304 or 316L stainless steel for durability and chemical resistance. You choose the dimensions according to your cleaning items.
- Ultrasonic transducers – mounted to the tank base, they generate high‑frequency cavitation that blasts contaminants from crevices and blind holes. The quantity of transducers depends on the volume of the cleaning tank.
- Heating system – integrated heaters maintain optimal solution temperature, accelerating degreasing and improving cleaning consistency.
By adjusting these components, we engineer an industrial ultrasonic parts cleaner that fits your exact production requirements.
Large Industrial Ultrasonic Cleaner Diagram
An ultrasonic tank with transducers mounted at the bottom, coming with independent ultrasonic generators. This diagram shows the basic structure of an industrial ultrasonic cleaning machine.
Custom Ultrasonic Tank Dimensions – Any Size, Any Shape
For large-scale industrial parts cleaning applications, the ultrasonic tank size is the first decision. We fabricate ultrasonic cleaning tanks to virtually any measurements – from compact benchtop ultrasonic baths to extra-large tanks of 3000L+ systems. The key point is that we should know the specific sizes of the cleaning items and the cleaning tasks. Or just tell us the length, width, and depth you need, and we will build a heavy‑duty ultrasonic cleaner that accommodates your largest components and highest batch volumes.
Custom Ultrasonic Frequency – Single or Dual Frequency
The ultrasonic frequency determines how the sonic wave behaves. Choose the right frequency for your contaminants and materials:
- 28KHz & 40KHz – most common for general industrial degreasing and parts cleaning.
- Higher frequencies (60KHz – 130KHz) – ideal for delicate parts, precision instruments, and electronic components.
- Dual frequencies – combine two frequencies in one machine (e.g., 28/40KHz, 40/80KHz, 80/120KHz) for versatile cleaning.
Available single frequencies: 20KHz, 25KHz, 60KHz, 68KHz, 80KHz, 100KHz, 120KHz, 130KHz
Available dual frequencies: 28/40KHz, 25/45KHz, 32/68KHz, 40/80KHz, 40/100KHz, 40/120KHz, 40/135KHz, 80/120KHz
Extra Functions – Build Your Ideal Machine
Beyond the ultrasonic cleaner tank, transducers, and heating element, you can also specify:
- Automatic sweep frequency for even energy distribution ensures long-lasting and strong cleaning power.
- Adjustable ultrasonic power for delicate or heavy‑duty cycles
- Filtration & recirculation systems to extend solution life, and an eco-friendly cleaning system for industrial use.
- Immersible transducer plates for easy maintenance in very large ultrasonic cleaning tanks.
Why Custom Ultrasonic Tank Matters
We have developed various standard large ultrasonic cleaners for easy choice. But it may force you to adapt your workflow to its limitations. A custom‑designed large ultrasonic cleaner adapts to your workflow – saving time, improving cleanliness, and lowering operating costs.
Send Us Three Numbers, and We Will Do the Rest
- Largest part dimensions – length × width × height, and how many pieces per batch
- What you are removing – cutting oil, carbon, polishing compound, rust, or a mix
- Daily throughput – batches per shift, and how many shifts you run
With those, we specify the sonic tank size, transducer count and frequency, confirm the voltage, and quote. Drawings are welcome — most custom tanks start from a part drawing rather than a model number.
Industrial Ultrasonic Parts Cleaner FAQ
What size industrial ultrasonic cleaner do I need — and why isn't the litre rating enough?
Size the ultrasonic cleaning tank from your largest part, not from the litre number. Two 500 L tanks can have completely different internal dimensions — one long and shallow, one short and deep — and only one of them will take your part.
Three measurements decide it:
Part dimensions (L × W × H) of your largest component, including any fixture it sits in.
Internal tank dimensions, not the outer cabinet. Leave roughly 30–50 mm of clearance on each side so the solution can circulate.
Working depth — the distance from the basket floor to the liquid surface. Your part must be fully submerged with 25–50 mm of solution above it.
A cleaning basket also takes about 8 mm off each side. If your part is 1.4 m long, a 500 L tank measuring 1200 × 700 × 600 mm will not take it, whatever the litre figure says. Send us the part dimensions, and we will tell you which standard tank fits — or whether one needs building.
28 kHz or 40 kHz — which ultrasonic frequency should I choose?
Match the frequency to the contamination and the material, not to the machine:
28 kHz produces larger, more energetic cavitation bubbles — the aggressive action for heavy oil, packed grease, carbon deposits, and castings.
40 kHz produces smaller, denser bubbles — general industrial degreasing, and safer on machined, plated or polished surfaces.
60–130 kHz is for delicate parts, precision instruments, electronics, and fine finishes.
Most industrial parts washers run at 28 or 40 kHz, and every standard model on this page can be built in either. If you clean a mix of heavy and delicate work, a dual-frequency ultrasonic cleaning machine (28/40, 40/80, or 80/120 kHz) lets one tank do both jobs. A higher frequency is not automatically better — thick grease cleans faster at 28 kHz.
What cleaning solution should I use — can I just use water?
Water on its own will move loose dirt and not much else. Cavitation supplies the mechanical energy; the detergent supplies the chemistry, and the two have to be matched:
Alkaline detergents for oils, grease, machining coolants and general industrial soils.
Neutral pH for aluminium, brass and other sensitive alloys.
Acidic or chelating for rust, scale and oxides.
Enzymatic for biological contamination.
Use only detergents formulated for ultrasonic use, at the dilution the supplier specifies, and avoid chlorine bleach, strong acids, and anything flammable. Never heat a volatile solvent, and never run the machine with no liquid in the tank.
What if none of the standard tank sizes fit my part?
Then we build the ultrasonic tank to your drawing. Standard industrial ultrasonic cleaners on this page run from 60 L to 3110 L; custom ultrasonic tanks have been built up to 6000 litres, with the internal dimensions, transducer layout, frequency, heating, filtration and lifting all specified to the job.
To quote, we need three things: the largest part dimensions (L × W × H, plus how many per batch), what you are removing (cutting oil, carbon, polishing compound, rust, scale — or a mix), and your daily throughput (batches per shift, shifts per day). With those, we size the tank, set the transducer count and frequency, confirm the voltage, and quote. Drawings are welcome — most custom tanks start from a part drawing, not a model number.
Not sure which tank fits your parts?
Need to OEM-make a large ultrasonic cleaner for your cleaning application? Send your largest part dimensions, the contamination, and your daily throughput. We will size the ultrasonic tank, confirm frequency and voltage, and quote.
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