{"id":8210,"date":"2018-11-21T18:54:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-21T18:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omegasonics.com\/?p=8210"},"modified":"2021-05-26T13:26:39","modified_gmt":"2021-05-26T18:26:39","slug":"case-study-steamatic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omegasonics.com\/knowledge-center\/case-studies\/case-study-steamatic\/","title":{"rendered":"Case Study: Steamatic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ultrasonic Cleaning Saves Time, Labor &amp; Quality<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BUSINESS TYPE: <\/strong><br>\u2713Fire and Water Disaster Restoration<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PART\/PRODUCT CLEANED: <\/strong><br>\u2713Glass, China, Toys, Figurines, Porcelain, Electronics, Collectibles, Stuffed Animals<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SUBSTANCE(S) REMOVED: <\/strong><br>\u2713Soot, Corrosion, Mold, Rust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>OMEGA CHEMISTRY USED: <\/strong><br>\u2713OmegaSmoke, Omega DeScaler, Omega Aqua Clean LPH, Omega Deodorizer, Omega Rust Protectant<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>OMEGASONICS SYSTEM USED: <\/strong><br>\u2713Omega\u00ae 5200 PW, Omega\u00ae 5224, Rinse-Detail Station, Omega\u00ae 2300E, Omega\u00ae 6500<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MONEY\/TIME SAVED: <\/strong><br>\u2713Increased recovery, 400% Increase in production, 50% Reduction in personnel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omegasonics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/steamatic_case_study.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Download the Steamatic PDF<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The City That Never Sleeps<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To most of the world, Las Vegas is known as the city that never sleeps. Casinos line the world famous Las Vegas Strip and dot the surrounding landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But what many forget is Las Vegas also has a huge base of commercial businesses that have nothing to do with gaming and has one of the fastest growing residential communities in the United States. Casinos, commercial business and homeowners are not immune to fire and water damage disasters, even in this famous city of lights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Business In-Laws<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Mark Keller and Ken Lehman, co-owners and brothers-in-law, started&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.steamaticlv.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Steamatic of Northern Las Vegas<\/a>&nbsp;to help casinos, commercial businesses and homeowners in the Las Vegas market&nbsp;recover from fire and water damage disasters since 2001.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mark and Ken have lived in Las Vegas their entire lives and have seen the town change and expand substantially over the years. Their lifelong insight has given them a keen perspective of how the town operates and what business, homeowners and insurance companies are looking for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the years,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.steamatic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Steamatic&nbsp;<\/a>used the old, tried and true method of cleaning damaged small content by hand, one laborious piece at a time. \u201cWe used to have to clean everything by hand using toothbrushes, Q-tips, fingertips and rags\u201d says Mark. \u201cWe had six people in there cleaning and we would do probably 14 to 15 boxes of contents per&nbsp;day.\u201d But no matter how hard they tried, getting delicate figurines clean and odor free was virtually impossible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Finding Omegasonics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Mark Keller discovered Omegasonics at the Crawford Connections Trade Show in Phoenix, AZ. Working with Omegasonics and his design consultant Barb Jackson, CR of&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/totalcontentz.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Total Contentz<\/a>, Mark put together a state-of-the-art, Assembly-Line Cleaning Process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Omegasonics Restoration Pro System\u00ae consisted of a pre-wash station, an ultrasonic unit, a rinse-detail station, an electronic cleaning station and an electronic hot air drying system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Omegasonics Restoration Pro System\u00ae<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ultrasonic cleaning creates millions of high frequency, cavitation vacuum bubbles that search out and implode, reaching areas unable to be cleaned by hand or other devices. The process gently, but effectively removes dirt, soot, mold, scale, rust and other residue from virtually any surface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Where ultrasound shines is in the precision cleaning of a variety of household items. Not only is the method more cost effective, saving time and labor, Steamatic has also found it to do a better job of cleaning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Objects are unpacked, placed in metal mesh baskets and submerged into the pre-wash tank to remove gross ash and soot using a high volume filtration pump. From there the baskets are moved to an ultrasonic tank for deep-cleaning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The baskets of content are then finished in the rinse-detail station with clean owing rinse water removing any soap residue from the previously damaged items and then into the drying room. This entire process is operated by 3 people instead of the old crew of 6, and produces ten times the volume.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More sensitive electronic items such as computers, televisions and industrial electronics that cannot be submerged in water are placed in an electronic cleaning station. The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.omegasonics.com\/omega-cleaners\/omegasonics-2300e-cleaning-station\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Omega\u00ae 2300E<\/a>&nbsp;uses a combination of finely directed de-ionized water and soap mixed with pressurized air to propel soot from surfaces without saturating the items in water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This method is extremely accurate, thorough and most importantly safe, removing 100% of the fire damaged contamination. Once cleaned, items are placed into the Omega\u00ae 6500 electronic drying chamber for a thorough drying out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Saving Time and Money<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Since implementing the Omega\u00ae Restoration Pro System, Steamatic has found multiple benefits. \u201cIt expedites our process over doing it free-hand, probably tenfold\u201d says Keller. \u201cThat is how fast you can clean with this system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We went from doing 14-15 boxes per day to 60 boxes per day. I was able to reduce the cleaning crew down from 6 to 3 or 4 people.\u201d In addition to speed, quality has also risen greatly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to ultrasonics, Steamatic was able to recover 65% \u2013 70% of the items they took in to clean. That level has risen to over 90%. This saves insurance companies significant money on cash-outs, thus making Steamatic of Northern Las Vegas a market leader in their community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"excerpt\">Ultrasonic Cleaning Saves Time, Labor &amp; Quality BUSINESS TYPE: \u2713Fire and Water Disaster Restoration PART\/PRODUCT CLEANED: \u2713Glass, China, Toys, Figurines, Porcelain, Electronics, Collectibles, Stuffed Animals SUBSTANCE(S) REMOVED: \u2713Soot, Corrosion, Mold, Rust OMEGA CHEMISTRY USED: \u2713OmegaSmoke, Omega DeScaler, Omega Aqua Clean LPH, Omega Deodorizer, Omega Rust Protectant OMEGASONICS SYSTEM USED: \u2713Omega\u00ae 5200 PW, Omega\u00ae 5224, Rinse-Detail [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3203,"featured_media":9015,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","inline_featured_image":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[36,466],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-8210","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-case-studies","8":"category-contents-restoration","9":"entry"},"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/www.omegasonics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/GenericThumbs-CsaeStudies.gif","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/www.omegasonics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/GenericThumbs-CsaeStudies.gif","author_info":{"display_name":"Steve T","author_link":"https:\/\/www.omegasonics.com\/author\/stevetomegasonics-com\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omegasonics.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8210","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omegasonics.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omegasonics.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omegasonics.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3203"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omegasonics.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8210"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.omegasonics.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8210\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omegasonics.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9015"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omegasonics.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8210"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omegasonics.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8210"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omegasonics.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8210"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}