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Best Technology represents the industry’s leading environmentally friendly precision cleaning solvents, aqueous cleaners, and surface finishing chemicals. The BestSolv® family of chemicals includes:

  • Engineered fluids and solvents
  • Aqueous cleaning solutions
  • Passivation acids
  • Electropolishing electrolytes
  • Chem film coatings

Precision Cleaning Solvents and Engineered Fluids

Looking for a precision cleaning solvent? Best Technology offers a complete line of engineered fluids and solvents for precision vapor degreasing, heat transfer, immersion cooling and associated processes.

BestSolv Precision Cleaning Solvent

BestSolv® Engineered Fluids and Solvents – Replacement for 3M™ Novec™

BestSolv® Engineered Fluids offer an ideal substitute for the soon-to-be-discontinued 3M™ Novec™. These innovative fluids can effortlessly replace Novec™ without the need for significant process revalidation or the acquisition of capital equipment.

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3M Novec Solvent

3M™ Novec™ Engineered Fluids & Solvents

Best Technology is a U.S. nationwide distributor of 3M™ Novec™ engineered fluids and solvents. We remain committed to our customers during the phase out and continue to distribute Novec™ products when available.

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Aqueous Cleaning Chemistries

Aqueous Cleaning Solution for Ultrasonic Cleaning

Aqueous Cleaners

Best Technology offers a complete line of aqueous cleaning solutions for use with water-based parts washers and ultrasonic cleaning systems. Aqueous cleaners are frequently used in pretreatment prior to other surface finishing processes, such as passivation and electropolishing.

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Surface Finishing Chemicals

Citric acid passivation solution

Passivation Acids

Check out our lineup of high-performance citric acid solutions used for passivation and corrosion prevention in metal finshing applications. Citric acid for passivation is a safer alternative to nitric acid or hydrochloric acid.

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Electropolishing Electrolyte Solution

Electropolishing Electrolytes

Find the electropolishing electrolyte that’s right for you with our selection of electropolishing solutions for a variety of metals. Whether it’s stainless steel, aluminum, cobalt-chrome, brass or other alloys, we have an electropolishing electrolyte for you.

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eTCP and TCP-HF Touch-Up Pens

Chem Film Coatings

For Type 2 chem film coatings, choose from our trivalent chromate conversion coating chemistry options. Trivalent chromium conversion coatings are the safer and more environmentally friendly alternative to coatings containing hexavalent chromium.

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Surface Finishing Equipment

Best Technology is a surface finishing industry leader for process manufacturing systems. Each of the BestSolv® chemistries serves a key role in the Best Technology process equipment product offering:

  • Precision cleaning systems – Aqueous cleaning and vapor degreasers
  • Passivation equipment – Nitric and citric acid passivation
  • Electropolishing equipment – Wet and dry electropolishing
  • Surface finishing systems such as:
    • Chem film / Alodine
    • Titanium anodizing
    • Mass finishing

Excellence in Chemicals, Solvents and Fluids

With over 30 years of industry expertise, Best Technology provides a seamless experience from initial contact to ongoing support and service. By leveraging our wealth of knowledge, we can determine the optimal solution for your applications.

Contact a chemical expert to learn more about your chemical and solvent options in today’s changing landscape of fluid availability.

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Automated Ultrasonic Cleaning System for High-Volume Production

System Description Common Applications Common Configurations High-Throughput Ultrasonic Cleaning with Integrated Automation When manufacturers in aerospace, medical device, and precision machining industries face increasing demands for cleanliness, consistency, and throughput, Best Technology delivers with its Automated Ultrasonic Cleaning System for High-Volume Production. Our system combines high-performance ultrasonic cleaning with a rail-mounted gantry automation platform—a compact, […]

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