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PAL UNVEIL NEW PLATING TECHNOLOGY AT PRODUCTRONICA
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Process Automation, specialists in plating equipment for the electronics industry, will be featuring their latest innovation in electroless copper equipment – Continuous Vertical Desmear / Electroless.
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The system combines the process quality and production advantages generally associated with horizontal continuous platers, with the advantages of economy and increased uptime of vertical processing. Even greater reliability of yield than either system is gained due to adding the process benefits of vertical mode - easier release of entrapped air and gas, to those associated with a continuous process – uniform, high volume, solution delivery gained by the transport of panels past the fluid delivery spargers.
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This offers unprecedented advantages;
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Higher reliability end product [compared to either Horizontal or Conventional Vertical];
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- Improved 1st pass yield [reduced incidence of voiding in Blind and High Aspect Ratio holes, no blocked hole issues from debris from rollers]
- Ability to process wide range of panel thicknesses without compromise on parameters
- Low CD strike / semi panel improves copper deposit properties
- Flexible process allows optimised de-smear on various substrates
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Reduced Cost of Ownership [compared to Horizontal];
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- Initial investment cost similar to a conventional vertical hoist line
- Reduced spare parts requirement [20% of a typical horizontal]
- Chemistry cost reduced due to increased catalyst life, reduced surface areas, and no ‘special’ horizontal products are required.
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Process Automation will be pleased to discuss this new system with visitors to their stand.
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For all enquiries about this Press Release, please contact John Ling at Carter-Lane Consulting UK, The Reddings, Old Colwall, Herefordshire WR13 6HH. Tel: 01684 540957. Mobile: 07968 190649. johnling@onetel.com
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