XT-Armor Oven Shield mask coating protects oven surfaces between scheduled maintenance. Is painted onto cooling zone surfaces, flux sticks to the coating, and then is peeled off – drastically reducing maintenance time. Is said to reduce maintenance labor by 50% and equipment downtime by 25%. Has been successfully tested on BTU, Heller, JTU, SMT, Speedline and Vitronics-Soltec ovens and wave machines. Works in closed-loop nitrogen ovens. It is intended for the cooling zones, where residue condensation is worst. Can be applied to an oven’s cooling chamber inner walls and surrounding areas, flux management system chamber walls, flux collection plate, inlet and outlet fan isolator plates. For wave soldering systems, can be applied to the areas surrounding the spray fluxer unit. Coating can be cured at ambient temperatures or accelerated with the oven’s heat cycle. Lasts four to six weeks. Is low odor, non-hazardous, nonflammable and water washable. Has no VOCs, GWP or halides.

Techspray, www.techspray.com

CA-165 conductive adhesive is for chip-on-board or general die attach applications in circuit assembly, photonics or camera modules. Has a moderate glass transition temperature (Tg) and modulus. Has an optimized rheology for needle dispensing by time-pressure, auger or positive displacement, and is modified to provide conductivity stability during damp heat testing on tin, silver and copper surfaces.

Engineered Material Systems, www.emsadhesives.com

Loctite ECI 5000 clear conductive inks are for applications that include industrial touch screens, electroluminescent lighting, solar cell manufacturing, and micro-scale LED lighting. Can be printed using standard printing processes down to a sheet resistance value of 30Ω per sq. versus single-layer ITO, averaging approx. 60Ω per sq. Top coat Loctite NCI 9001 has been designed to work with Loctite ECI 5000 inks to improve environmental protection, handling and UV stability; is suited for flatbed printing.  Also can be applied using rotary screen printing.

Henkel, www.henkel.com/electronics

ZEVAv selective soldering machine includes high-frequency fluxing and convection preheating. Leverages existing fluxing, preheating and soldering technology. Reportedly excels at soldering miniature components. Is customizable and allows on-the-fly changeovers.

Vitronics Soltec, www.vsww.com