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News Release from: Kerry Ultrasonics | Subject: Microsolve 250 mono-solvent cleaning system
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 10 January 2003
Mono-solvent system protects environment
A manufacturer of microwave amplifiers for the telecommunications industry has installed a mono-solvent cleaning system to ensure that its finishing process carries no risk to personnel.
A manufacturer of microwave amplifiers for the telecommunications industry has installed a mono-solvent cleaning system from Kerry Ultrasonics to ensure that its finishing process carries no risk to either its personnel or the environment Microwave Amplifiers is using a three-stage Microsolve 250 in conjunction with Dupont's Vertrel XMS Plus to remove soldering flux and general soiling from double-sided PCBs and finished amplifiers
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 26 Mar 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Monitoring system minimises solvent loss
Kerry Ultrasonics has developed an automatic monitoring system which allows users of its cleaning machines to check the rate at which costly solvents are used during processing.
Vertrel is completely ozone-safe, has negligible global-warming impact, is free from carcinogenic ingredients and is non-flammable.
Microwave Amplifiers had previously cleaned its components in two bench-top ultrasonic baths running on isopropyl alcohol (IPA), but was concerned by IPA's environmental and health and safety risks.
The company was also dissatisfied with the inconsistency of the results of the non-automated cleaning system and the high level of solvent loss it produced.
Microwave Amplifier's new unit is fitted with an Autotrans Single Axis lift to see that boards are repeatedly finished to the same internal standard of cleanliness.
Given that Vertrel is a relatively expensive solvent, the Autotrans carries the added benefit of guaranteeing low solvent consumption due to minimal drag-out.
The PLC-controlled Microsolve machine features an ultrasonic wash followed by a vapour rinse and finished with a freeboard dry.
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