High Performance Cleaning and Coating Conference Program Finalized and Online Registration Open

Minneapolis, MN - SMTA is pleased to announce that the program is finalized for the High Performance Cleaning and Coating Conference and online registration is now open. The event will be held November 16-18, 2010 at the Renaissance Hotel & Convention Center in Schaumburg, IL.

Tuesday, November 16 will feature two half-day workshops led by industry experts. Dr. Mike Bixenman, Kyzen Corporation, and Steve Stach, Austin American Corporation, will instruct a workshop on Cleaning Agent and Cleaning Equipment Integration. Lee Hitchens, Ph.D., SCH Technologies, will teach Practical Conformal Coating for the Future.

A two-day technical conference including tabletop exhibits, luncheons, and a networking reception, will complete the program on Wednesday and Thursday. Session topics include Assembly Cleaning, Electrical Failures, Conformal Coating, Class 3 Cleaning Challenges, Rework, Eco-Centric Cleaning Process, and Cleaning for Conformal Coating.

To kick-off the last day of the conference, Doug Pauls and Dave Hillman from Rockwell Collins will give the Keynote Presentation, Cleaning and Cleanliness in IPC Assembly Specifications.

The High Performance Cleaning and Coating Conference is co-organized by SMTA and the IPC.

Visit http://www.smta.org/cleaning for more information and to register.

Contact Melissa Serres at 952-920-7682 or melissa@smta.org with questions.

The SMTA membership is an international network of professionals who build skills, share practical experience and develop solutions in electronic assembly technologies, including microsystems, emerging technologies, and related business operations.