This ‘conversation-style’ presentation covers several popular cleaning-related subjects and provides answers to popular questions including:
- We haven’t cleaned for more than 20 years. Why do we need to clean now?
- How much assembly contamination is acceptable?
- How clean is clean enough?
- What’s the true cost of cleaning?
- How are most assemblers cleaning their assemblies?
- Do I need a chemical to clean?
- What’s the environmental impact when I clean (am I solving one problem and creating another)?
- Are there any alternatives to cleaning?
Michael Konrad is an SMT Advisory Board member and President of Aqueous Technologies. Konrad was a member of IPC’s Stencil Cleaning Task Group, contributing to the IPC-7526 Stencil and Misprinted Board Cleaning Handbook and IPC 5-31Cleaning Handbook.