ROSEMONT, IL — Industry-leading associations IPC and SMTA jointly announce that Dr. Bill Kenyon will moderate a collaborative panel discussion on cleaning fluid designs. The panelists will comprise industry experts including Dr. Ken Dishart formerly of DuPont, Karl Manske of 3M, Tom Tattersall of MicroCare, Kyle Doyel of Kyzen, Dr. Harald Wack of Zestron, and Dr. Jay Soma of Petroferm. The symposium, jointly sponsored by IPC and SMTA, will be held at Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare in Rosemont, IL on October 28-29, 2008.

Process Cleaning Rate Theory holds that the static cleaning rate (chemical forces) plus the dynamic cleaning rate (mechanical forces) must be understood to deliver a clean part. The focus of this panel discussion is to provide users with an understanding of material options for formulating electronic cleaning fluids to address current and future cleaning needs. Attendees will gain an understanding of cleaning formulation design and the constraints formulators must consider to succeed within the manufacturing environment.

The topics will address variables that formulators take into consideration when designing cleaning materials. Issues such as solder flux residue differences, material compatibility constraints, throughput considerations, and process variables will be discussed. Variations in formulation design to support different machine types and agitation modes including constraints of wash time and cost of ownership likewise will be discussed.