Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 08 08:49:51 EDT 2002 | pjc
Interesting study. It shows no-Pb alloys having a greater negative environmental impact. I wonder if the Euros are re-thinking their no-Pb regulations? I also wonder if popular opinion and politics is at the route of our EPA's no-Pb regulations and n
Electronics Forum | Sun Feb 13 15:23:03 EST 2005 | Mike Konrad
There are several manufacturers of batch-format de-fluxing systems. Here is a list of them: Aqueous Technologies http://www.aqueoustech.com (909) 944-7771 Batch and Inline UnitDesign http://www.unitdesign.com (714) 672-9944 Batch Austin American T
Electronics Forum | Fri Mar 12 13:30:06 EST 1999 | Bill Schreiber
Dear Scott, You are correct in questioning the chemistry portion of the process. However, I am couriuous as to why you selected DEK as a stencil cleaner. The most important part of any cleaning process is always the chemistry. How you deliver the c
Electronics Forum | Fri Mar 12 13:40:53 EST 1999 | Bill schreiber
In a nutshell, you should be looking for a chemistry first, then look for a machine. Hopefully, they will be from the same source. | Dear Scott, | You are correct in questioning the chemistry portion of the process. However, I am couriuous as to w
Electronics Forum | Fri Mar 12 18:30:11 EST 1999 | Bill Schreiber
| We are a manufacturer of Ultrasonic stencil cleaning systems. We do not promote our own chemistry, rather we recommend that the user choose a chemistry that best suits the application and environmental considerations. | | We have extensively tes
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 22 17:17:27 EDT 2000 | Bill Schreiber
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finally taken a progressive position by creating the Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) Program to verifiy the environmental safety, user safety and efficacy of products prior to their purch
Electronics Forum | Fri Mar 12 18:12:15 EST 1999 | B. Walton
Spray cleaners are poor alternatives to todays ultrasonic stencil cleaners. Ultrasonics are the way to go and you can use rather benign water based chemistries to get the job done. As for screening adhesives and cleaning glue residue with spray wands
Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 16 12:49:30 EDT 2000 | Bill Schreiber
Phil, I know it must be frustrating to try and weed through all of the hype that is put out by various stencil cleaner manufacturers. However, there is some impartial published data available. An article by Richard Clouthier (now with Photo Stenc
Electronics Forum | Thu May 21 22:15:05 EDT 1998 | Earl Moon
| | Y'all: IPC set-up a site addressing the environmental issues of the printed circuit fabrication industry. Some of it is interesting and applicable to the assembly business as well, even though not aimed directly at assemblers. IPC has recently
Electronics Forum | Wed Mar 28 17:22:18 EST 2001 | billschreiber
Hello Mike, Let me try to explain the Certification vs. Verification for you. There are two EPA programs. The California Environmental Protection Agency's Certification Program where Cal/EPA Certifies the entire cleaning process for environmental sa
