Layton Technologies, the specialist component cleaning equipment manufacturer, has developed a precision cleaning and drying process for the effective removal of flux and associated contamination from printed circuit boards.

Based on the application of the latest high solvency cleaning chemistries for removing residues from PCBs produced using ‘No-clean’ and ‘No-lead fluxes’, Layton have worked closely with Dupont and their new generation of highly effective defluxing solvents – Vertrel SFR to provide a complete board cleaning process.

Layton developed the latest PCB cleaning systems to provide a more effective solution to manufacturers of high value electronics components destined for critical applications where cleanliness standards and validation are paramount.

The Layton Bluestone FRS system is a fully automated and enclosed system which offers the highest level of solvent containment is efficient, fast and gives controlled cleaning and drying with high standards of operator safety and environmental acceptance.

Overall the new Bluestone package provides a much faster process than many conventional cleaning methods, with significant cost savings on solvent use and superior ionic cleanliness results.

Layton have a full demonstration and testing facility at their North Staffordshire manufacturing base and offer a complete cleaning trials and evaluation service for companies who wish to test the new cleaning process on their products and to view the equipment to establish its advantages and suitability.

Layton provides a range of cleaning technologies for the electronics, semi-conductor and precision components industries. These technologies include PCB cleaners using a range of solvents, flammable solvent cleaners, wet-benches, vapour driers and aqueous ultrasonic cleaning systems.