Aqueous Technologies’ President to Present at Surface Mount 2010

Aqueous Technologies Corp announces that Mike Konrad will speak at Surface Mount 2010 in Sydney, Australia on Thursday, September 9 at the Australian Technology Park in Eveleigh, Sydney.

The presentation will review the major causes of residue-related failures including dendritic growth, electrical leakage and under-coating adhesion failures. Why we clean, what we are removing and a roadmap to defluxing will be presented. The roadmap will cover the major cleaning technology formats available today along with the pros and cons of each technology.

Additional topics to be covered include environmental considerations, cleanliness testing alternatives, and a discussion on "how clean is clean.” A review of best practices also will be presented.

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 IPC-7526 Stencil and Misprinted Board Cleaning Handbook, and is a current member of IPC’s 5-31 Committee for the upcoming IPC Cleaning Handbook.

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