About Elma Ultrasonic Cleaners

Dating from 1948 with the development of the world’s first watch cleaning machine, Elma Ultrasonics today is an ISO-certified family owned company with more than 280 employees serving customers in more than 80 countries.

A Recognized Leader

Elma’s pioneering spirit was most recently recognized in 2023. Commissioned by the South German Newspaper Institute, the informaton and financial services firm Creditreform compiled a ranking of the 273 most innovative companies in Germany. Elma ranked 20th. The company also received a Top Innovator 2020 award – demonstrating Elma’s position at the cutting edge of cleaning technology.

With a Broad Product Line

Elma’s product lines include individual benchtop and floor-mounted industrial ultrasonic cleaning machines, multi-stage production line systems, steam jet cleaners and a broad range of ultrasonic cleaning solutions.

Used in a Wide Range of Industries

Here are links to examples where Elma ultrasonic cleaners excel:

Restoring PCBs and mobile devices with ultrasonic energy
Serving as a sonicator bath to extract an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) from its carrier, or excipient, prior to conducting content uniformity and potency assay tests
Safely cleaning costly plastic injection molds
Removing stubborn particles from fine mesh laboratory sieves
Aircraft engine maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) operations
Remove mold support and other surface contaminants from 3-D printed parts

For additional information on this cleaning method and other tips, we invite you to peruse our post on ultrasonic cleaner specification tips.

Elma Ultrasonics and Tovatech

Tovatech, established in 2005 by two PhD scientists, is the Elma-authorized reseller for North America and has products stocked in Plano, TX, for fast delivery.

Our mission includes serving a broad range of business and industrial users with our technical expertise, ensuring that all customers are offered products that best solve their specific problems.

Elma stands behind its products. All Elma ultrasonic cleaners come with an industry-best 2 year warranty. If your unit malfunctions because of a manufacturing defect, simply contact us at Tovatech and we’ll repair or replace it.

The Tovatech Team

Dr. Rachel Kohn

Dr. Rachel Kohn has extensive experience in developing technology-based business opportunities. Prior to founding Tovatech, she successfully built international sales of novel analytical instrumentation for Smiths Detection as a Global Account Manager in the Life Sciences division. Dr. Kohn’s prior positions include Director of Business Development at Photon-X, a telecom component start-up, Project Manager at Cardinal Health, and Business Director at the Medical Device Concept Laboratory, a nonprofit research institution focused on development of biomaterials and implantable medical devices. In addition, Dr. Kohn held various positions at Hoechst Celanese Corporation, including Marketing Manager, Project Team Leader, Business Analyst, and Senior Research Scientist. She has authored 37 patents and publications based on laboratory research in diverse fields such as advanced drug delivery systems, polymer films and membranes, optical disks, and polysaccharides. Dr. Kohn has a B.A. in Chemistry from Barnard College and a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from M.I.T.

Dr. Bob Sandor

Dr. Bob Sandor has over 15 years of experience managing high tech businesses. He has led the start up and growth of 5 technology companies. Dr. Sandor has marketed a broad range of technical products, including analytical instrumentation for pharmaceutical and semiconductor manufacturing, plastic sheet for construction and automotive applications, and general laboratory supplies. He has a track record of successfully commercializing leading-edge technology in the US market. As the VP/GM of Smiths Detection Life Sciences, he led the division in the commercialization of the paradigm-shifting IONSCAN LS. The IONSCAN LS is an in-house developed instrument for pharmaceutical QC analysis that achieved sales of $3MM USD in its third year of operation. As VP at ECI Technology, Dr. Sandor was responsible for marketing and global distribution of an analytical equipment product line serving the semiconductor industry. Dr. Sandor was also GM of Markson Labsales, a direct mail/catalog distributor of analytical laboratory equipment with annual sales of $3.5MM. He began his career at Hoechst Celanese Corporation, where he led the CRF-Cut Resistant Fibers business team and established the North American subsidiary of Hostaglas Plastic Sheet Products. Dr. Sandor has authored over 40 patents and technical publications. Dr. Sandor has a B.S. in Chemistry from The University of Rochester and a Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry from Brandeis University.