Nu/Clean FLOOD BOX - Technical Devices Company

Nu/Clean FLOOD BOX - Technical Devices Company Description:

The patented and award winning FLOOD BOX provides the absolute best cleaning results while also reducing chemisty usage and water loss.  This is the perfect machine for low stand off components, highly dense boards, or to remove particularly stubborn residues.  The largest companies in the world in the fields of contract manufacturing, communications, and automotive industries have the Flood Box in their cleaning lines!

From the Flood Box Paper presented at IPC/APEX:

"The equipment, developed by Technical Devices Company, is a contained area in the wash and/or rinse sections of an inline cleaner.  Within the flood box area, the surface of the circuit board (or other product being cleaned) is completely submersed in an agitated solution.   The circuit board is literally flooded with solution while also being sprayed from traditional spray bars.

This flooding allows the chemical solution to reach everywhere possible on the circuit board.  There are no concerns about shadowing from components because the entire board is submersed. Low standoff components are engulfed in the solution so that the cleaning liquid will invade every possible opening for optimal penetration. The wetting effects of the cleaning solution at process temperature soften the residues. When the board is hit with impingement spray, the softened residues are flushed away.

The board is submerged without the raising or lowering of the inline conveyor.  The board travels through the Flood Box  section and continues through the remainder of the inline cleaner which may include traditional spray bar sections, isolation sections, and drying sections. This uninterrupted process allows for higher production levels."