Why Use a CUDA Parts Washer? In these environmentally conscious times, companies are switching as quickly as possible from solvent- and corrosive-chemical cleaning to aqueous parts washing. Solvent washers are under growing pressure from the ever changing state and federal environmental laws. This is due to the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) they use to clean. VOCs are considered a health and an environmental hazard. Solvent washers are also very labor intensive. Often, CUDA parts washers pay for themselves in less than one year through the savings in labor alone. CUDA parts washers are an affordable, environmentally sound choice for a large, and growing, list of cleaning applications. Over the years, they have proven to be a cost-effective way to replace "scrub tub" solvent wash