Ultimate Guide to Degreasers & Precision Cleaners
What Is a Degreaser? A degreaser (also called a precision cleaner or maintenance cleaner, and in automotive use, a carb or brake cleaner) is a solvent- or water-based cleaner designed to remove common industrial contamination, such as: Grease...
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Products Engineered to Reduce Climate Change Impact
As the impact of greenhouse gases on the global climate becomes more apparent, companies are seeking to reduce the carbon footprint of their operations. In anticipation of this, the Chemtronics R&D team has been hard at work developing new products...
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Overcoat Pen Can Lock Together Connector and Lock Out Moisture
By Edward J. Forrest, Jr., rMSâ„¢ Protection of high value connectors is far less expensive than replacement. At what point does fretting create signal loss? Best practice prevents it in the first place.
The electronics industry has long used...
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Ultimate Guide to “Canned Air” / Aerosol Dusters
Aerosol duster, commonly referred to as “canned air,” “compressed air,” or “dusting gas,” is used to dislodge dust and dirt with a pressurized blast. While compressed air lines are often used on production...
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Ultimate Guide to Contact Cleaners
If you're getting intermittent issues with your device, you likely have contamination in the electrical contacts. A contact cleaner (also called electrical cleaner, switch cleaner, electrical contact cleaner, and, specific to automotive repair,...
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Ultimate Guide to Cleaning Electronics: Improve PCB Reliability Safely & Effectively
In the process of assembling, reworking, or repairing printed circuit boards (PCBs) for electronic devices, the discussion inevitably turns to whether or not to clean the PCB. Cleaning adds time and expense to the process, and doing it wrong...
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ESD Safe Swabs Prevent Shocking PCB Failures
Swabs are useful precision tools for technicians and operators to perform delicate and meticulous tasks like precision cleaning, repair, and assembly. The types of swabs can range from low-cost cotton buds on a wooden stick to highly engineered...
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Introducing The Lean-Design Poly Wiper!
Just The Material You Need . . . Without All The Waste How do you reduce wiper cost without impacting quality? Cut 20-30% out of your wipe cost by changing from the standard 9”x9” (23cm x 23cm) size to 6”x9” (15cm x...
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Chemtronics Introduces an Expanded Line of Coventry ESD-Safe Swabs
Coventryâ„¢ Static Dissipative Swabs have been engineered to eliminate static electricity concerns when cleaning, reworking or repairing sensitive electronics. The swabs are cleanroom ready, so ideal in critical environments like aerospace and...
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Ultimate Guide to Benchtop PCB Rework & Repair
The reality is that no soldering operation produces perfect assemblies every time. Even the highest quality components fail from time-to-time. That’s why understanding the best rework and repair methods and materials is so important for...
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New Products
Flux-Off Delta
Extra strength, nonflammable solvent that removes heavy and encrusted flux deposits
Electro-Wash Delta Cleaner Degreaser
Extra-strength, nonflammable electronic cleaner and degreaser