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Defluxing Déjà vu

While the origin of the phrase "may you live in interesting times" is widely disputed, the fact that we indeed live in an interesting time is certainly not. While record bank failures and declines in stock values, only rivaled by the Depression era, wreak havoc on consumer confidence, the economic trickle-down effect translates to reductions in production output and ultimately the consolidation of many industries, including electronic assembly.

In the face of budget cuts and the resulting reduction of approvals of new capitol equipment requisitions, at least one industry failed to falter. The cleaning industry, specifically post-reflow defluxing and cleanliness testing equipment, experienced a surge of new business in 2008. So, one asks, who's cleaning boards? The answer is unconventional.

Credit / Source: Michael Konrad / Aqueous Technologies Corporation

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