RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA — Aqueous Technologies Corp. announces the acquisition of all marketing, sales/distribution, and service rights for the MicroJet family of conveyorized (inline) defluxing systems manufactured by Austin American Technology (Burnet, TX).

Effective immediately, Aqueous Technologies will assume all marketing, sales, distribution and new equipment service of MicroJet, MicroJet EC, and MicroJet FC inline defluxing systems.Aqueous Technologies is the exclusive worldwide distributor of these products. Under the multi-year exclusive distribution agreement, Austin American Technology will no longer manufacture inline defluxing systems for sale to the public.

The MicroJet Series inline defluxing systems represent the state-of-the-art in high-performance, inline defluxing technology. The MicroJet family of conveyorized defluxing systems has garnered the interest of top military and other high reliability OEMs and EMS companies. MicroJet’s patent-pending Progressive Energy Dynamics and high-performance drying systems have been the subject of numerous studies and published papers.

Aqueous Technologies’ MicroJet FC High Performance Inline Defluxing System provides superior cleaning and drying power in one the industry’s smallest footprints (just over 13 ft/396 cm).Patent pending “Progressive Energy Dynamics” optimizes mechanical, thermal and chemical energy to achieve the best possible defluxing performance.The patented “Jet Manifold” drying system provides thorough drying, even on complex, high-density circuit assemblies.

Aqueous Technologies’ President and CEO Michael Konrad stated, “With the acquisition of the MicroJet Series Inline Defluxing Systems, Aqueous Technologies is now the only supplier in the world of both batch-format and inline-format spray-in-air defluxing systems.Aqueous Technologies’ currently holds the top market share for batch-format automatic defluxing systems worldwide. Its acquisition of exclusive worldwide distribution rights of all MicroJet defluxing products will provide Aqueous Technologies’ customers will the industry’s largest selection of best-in-class defluxing equipment.”