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SMTA China East Conference 2018
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Boston Chapter Webinar: Cleaning Chemistry For PWB and Rework - Part 2, session 1
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Boston Chapter Webinar: Cleaning Chemistry For PWB and Rework - Part 2, session 2
Technical Library | 2015-02-05 20:25:41.0
In the past 20 yrs the solvent industry has gone through a great deal of change. In the early 1990s, CFC-113 and 1,1,1-trichloroethane were the workhorses of the industry. The Montreal Protocol to phase-out substances that deplete the Earth's protective Ozone Layer was implemented in the mid 1990s. After phase-out of the CFC solvents, the solvent industry fragmented to a variety of cleaning solutions. The electronics industry was a large user of CFC solvents and many of these applications changed to aqueous based cleaners (...) But those alternatives are now facing various problems: e.g. aqueous based cleaners use a lot of energy, require long drying times, use equipment that requires frequent maintenance, and require a large footprint; no-clean fluxes leave flux residues; and trichloroethylene and n-propyl bromide have toxicity issues. In response to these serious issues newer solvents and blends are being introduced in the marketplace
Technical Library | 2015-12-01 20:36:48.0
On January 1, 2015, nine months from APEX 2014, the production and use restrictions on HCFC-225 will be in effect throughout the United States. This phase out is encompassing in scope. This phase out will have significant technical, performance, and economic implications for the electronics industry. The regulatory situation remains fluid. A number of alternative solvents have been or are in the process of being developed. We discuss the options for assemblers and component manufacturers.
New Equipment | Cleaning Agents
CYBERSOLV® C8622 is a full strength solvent blend specifically designed as an IPA alternative in stencil wiping and manual bench top cleaning applications. Easy to use, C8622 is applied in applications where IPA is typically used. Safe IPA Alterna
Technical Library | 2022-08-17 01:21:54.0
Back in the "good old days," stencil cleaning was effortless and effective. CFC-based solvents were sprayed or wiped onto a stencil with apertures hundreds of times larger than modern-day components. The stencil cleaning process was not considered a value-added procedure; instead it was the cleaning of a production tool. How times have changed. The late-1980s ushered in the end of most of the popular solvents, and the machines that consumed them. Assemblers turned to alternative cleaning agents, including IPAs and other solvents.
Industry Directory | Manufacturer
Manufacturer of high performance, alternative cleaning agents. Petroferm Provides products to most cleaning process technologies; aqueous, co-solvent, hydrocarbon/solvent, semi-aqueous, and vapor degreasing.
Industry Directory | Manufacturer
Manufacturer of automated defluxing/cleaning equipment, cleanliness testing equipment, and stencil cleaning equipment.
Industry News | 2012-07-25 15:08:39.0
Kyzen announces that Dr. Mike Bixenman will present a paper titled “Dual Solvent Electronic Assembly Cleaning” at the upcoming IPC Midwest Exhibition & Conference
