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Stencil cleanliness and inspection

Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 07 13:40:12 EDT 2001 | kerryn

Dave, We have very short runs (less than one hour). We have stencils all over the place waiting to be cleaned. It is too time consuming to scope each stencil to inspect for cleanliness. Do you know of any automated or scanning devices that can ra

Stencil cleanliness and inspection

Electronics Forum | Tue Jun 05 16:40:46 EDT 2001 | kerryn

Thanks Phil. However, my objective is to identify stencils that are not 100% clean prior to sending to inventory. I want to catch it before the solder paste has a chance to dry and harden in the apertures. Kerry

Stencil cleanliness and inspection

Electronics Forum | Tue Jun 05 14:38:55 EDT 2001 | pteerink

You would be better served to check your print quality as you run. Any problems caused by dirty stencils ( plugged aps etc ) would show up right away as a defect. Search the forum for more on this subject. I seem to recall the same subject coming up

Stencil cleanliness and inspection

Electronics Forum | Tue Jun 05 20:45:54 EDT 2001 | davef

So, yer lookin' to detect a ~25um glob on the wall of the aperture on yer stencil, eh? Why not wash your stencils before you put them away? That's what we do. Give 'em a quick looksee, then rack 'em, if they're clean. Give 'em anudda looksee befo

Stencil cleanliness and inspection

Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 07 16:33:22 EDT 2001 | davef

I too know of no product like you desire, but I have a lead for you to follow that might get you further than you're getting now. Call Lumonics [Lumonics, 130 Lombard St, Oxnard, CA 93030 805.485.5559 fax3335 http://www.gsilumonics.com]. They ma

Ionograph testing

Electronics Forum | Mon Aug 02 11:11:01 EDT 2004 | tberkey

I am running no clean boards for automotive applications. We have continued to use a cleanliness test as part of our control plan.I am wondering if anyone has been able to eliminate the cleanliness test due to the use of no clean materials?