VATIS UPDATE Article

Cleaning experts MicroCare, the United States, have introduced a radical new flux remover. Designed for cleaning circuit boards in automated vapor degreasing systems, this innovation uses a unique, patent-pending formulation to help companies clean PCBs faster, better and at lower cost while meeting ever-more stringent European regulations. The MicroCare® Tergo™ High Performance Flux Remover is a non-flammable, low-temperature cleaning fluid that features a non-volatile additive specifically engineered to clean challenging solder pastes and flux residues.

It also can remove stubborn white residues. It is a versatile cleaner that is effective even on water-soluble (OA) fluxes. It has secondary applications as a degreaser and can even remove slight oxidation and tarnish from finished surfaces. The Tergo™ High Performance Flux Remover is compatible with traditional vapor degreasing procedures and no hardware modifications normally are required. This makes the Tergo™ High Performance Flux Remover a drop-in replacement for many older vapor degreasing chemistries that are being phased-out under environmental, health, safety or economic pressures.