TX803 General Purpose Small Foam Cleanroom Swab (Orange Handle, Thermal Bond, Silicone-Free Reclosable Bag)

Texwipe TX803 is a general-purpose small foam cleanroom swab designed for “less critical area” cleaning and industrial applications where thick residues and tight access create rework risk—flux in corners, grease on fixtures, ink/paint touch-up, adhesive handling, and powder pickup. Built with 100% polyurethane foam and complete thermal-bond construction (no adhesive at the head-to-handle interface), TX803 helps reduce adhesive-related contamination variables while delivering controlled pickup and application in confined spaces. The orange polypropylene handle supports visual process control (easy identification to keep general-purpose tools segregated from higher-cleanliness swab families), and the swabs are lot coded and packed in a reclosable, silicone-free bag to support traceability and controlled staging. TX803 is designed to be low-linting (no swab is truly “lint-free” in every process condition)—best results come from disciplined technique and avoiding abrasive contact on burrs and sharp edges.

• Product type: Dry swab
• Swab family: General Purpose (Foam Series)
• Head material: 100% polyurethane foam
• Handle material: 100% polypropylene
• Head bond: Thermal bond (eliminates adhesive contamination at the bond line)
• Handle color: Orange (visual segregation for less critical areas)
• Design notes: Rigid head; compact geometry for tight access
• Head width: 3.6 mm (0.142")
• Head thickness: 3.5 mm (0.138")
• Head length: 12.0 mm (0.472")
• Handle width: 3.0 mm (0.118")
• Handle thickness: 3.0 mm (0.118")
• Handle length: 59.0 mm (2.323")
• Total swab length: 71.0 mm (2.795")
• Packaging: 500 swabs/reclosable bag; 3 bags/case (1,500 swabs/case)
• Packaging attributes: Reclosable, silicone-free bag; lot coded for traceability and quality control
• Shelf life: Non-sterile — 5 years from date of manufacture (typical program guidance)
• Storage conditions: Ambient storage typically defined as 59°F to 86°F (15°C to 30°C)
• Use environments: Less critical areas, industrial cleaning steps, and general-purpose controlled workflows (final suitability depends on your process, chemistry, and SOP)
• Country of origin: Made in the Philippines

Values below are typical analyses (not specifications). Use them for selection logic, supplier comparison, and incoming trend checks. Your results can vary based on your solvent, dwell time, recovery technique, and analytical method.

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Texwipe (an ITW company) is widely used in contamination control and critical cleaning because its swabs are built as engineered tools with controlled materials, repeatable geometry, and disciplined packaging. In the General-Purpose Swab Series, Texwipe uses high-precision automated processes, complete thermal-bond construction to eliminate adhesive contamination at the seam, and lot coding plus silicone-free, reclosable packaging to support traceability and practical handling controls. Texwipe also maintains an ISO 9001:2015 registration as part of its quality management approach.

SOSCleanroom (SOS) supports that manufacturing discipline with a close working relationship with ITW Texwipe focused on continuity of supply, documentation discipline, and practical application support—so customers can standardize TX803 swabs with predictable performance and procurement reliability.

• Complete thermal-bond construction: Eliminates adhesive contamination risk at the head-to-handle interface
• 100% polyurethane foam head: Engineered for applying and absorbing adhesives, greases, and liquids in less critical areas
• Compact, rigid-head geometry: Built for tight access and controlled fingertip cleaning in corners, seams, and confined spaces
• Orange polypropylene handle: Visual identification for use in less critical areas and process-control segregation
• Chemical resistance: Polypropylene handle provides broad compatibility and will not break down with many common chemicals (verify fit to your chemistry and SOP)
• Lot coded: Traceability and quality control support
• Reclosable, silicone-free bag: Supports cleaner staging and reduces uncontrolled repackaging

• Better control on thick residues: Foam head supports controlled pickup/application of flux, grease, ink/paint touch-up materials, and viscous films (process-dependent)
• Reduced seam-variable risk: Thermal bonding avoids adhesive as a contamination and residue variable at the bond line
• Repeatable small-area cleaning: Consistent dimensions help reduce operator-to-operator variability in tight features
• Process segregation: Orange handle helps keep general-purpose swabs out of higher-cleanliness or final-clean workstations
• Qualification support: Published typical ion/NVR data supports risk-based selection and incoming trend checks

• Removing and applying solders and fluxes (corner cleanup, connector pockets, small fixtures)
• Cleaning confined spaces containing thick solutions such as paints or inks
• Applying and removing lubricants, adhesives, and process solutions
• Picking up powders and dust in less critical areas
• General-purpose cleaning support steps in industries including aerospace, automotive, circuit board assembly, printing/graphic arts, and USP <797>-adjacent support workflows (process-dependent)

• Control wetness: Pre-wet to “damp,” not dripping. Over-wetting can spread dissolved residues and leave streaking as solvent flashes.
• One-direction strokes: Use straight-line, overlapping passes to reduce redeposit; avoid aggressive scrubbing that can abrade foam on burrs or sharp edges.
• Rotate to a clean face: Treat each contact face as single-pass; replace/rotate as soon as the foam loads or drag changes.
• No re-dip rule: Do not re-dip used swabs into shared solvent containers; use controlled dispense or single-use wetting to reduce cross-contamination.
• Two-step method for heavy soils: First pass for bulk pickup; second pass with a fresh swab and tighter wetness control to reduce film/smear carryover.

• Choose TX803 when: You need a compact foam swab for thick residues and tight access, and you want thermal-bond construction plus traceable, silicone-free packaging for controlled issuance.
• Step up when the process tightens: For critical final cleaning, optics/coatings, microelectronics final clean, aseptic operations, or validation-sensitive analytical steps, select a swab family processed and documented for that cleanliness tier.
• Use the orange handle as a boundary: Treat TX803 as a deliberate “general-purpose station” tool to reduce swab mix-ups and protect higher-cleanliness work windows.