Kyzen to Host Cleaning & Alternatives Subcommittee at APEX 2009

NASHVILLE � March 2009 � Kyzen, a world leading provider of environmentally responsible precision cleaning products for electronics and high-technology manufacturing operations, announces that Mike Bixenman, DBA, along with William Kenyon, Ph.D., Global Centre Consulting, will host a Cleaning & Alternatives Subcommittee at the upcoming APEX Conference & Exhibition. The meeting will be held during Session 5-31 of the Standards Development Meetings, scheduled to take place Monday, March 30, from 8 a.m.-12 p.m.

This subcommittee is combining and updating four cleaning handbooks into a single document. The base documents are IPC-SC-60, �Post Solder Solvent Cleaning Handbook� IPC-SA-61, �Post Solder Semi-Aqueous Cleaning Handbook� IPC-AC-62, �Aqueous Post Solder Cleaning Handbook� and IPC-CH-65, �Guidelines for Cleaning of Printed Boards and Assemblies.�

The pace of technology development and innovation has created an expectation that products will perform upon demand. Technology advances create the need for highly complex circuitry driven by improved performance, miniaturization, and circuit density.

Manufacturing complexity increases with the continuous drive for smaller, lighter, and more advanced features. This presentation addresses the benefits and tradeoffs of innovative cleaning fluid designs for cleaning leading edge technologies.

For more information, or to view the schedule of events, visit http://www.goipcshows.org.

Kyzen is a leading supplier of precision cleaning chemistries to the worldwide electronics, metal finishing, medical, semiconductor, and optics industries. Founded in 1990, Kyzen offers superior cleaning chemistries, technical support, application and analytical services throughout the world. Facilities located in Europe and the USA, Kyzen is a three-time SMT VISION Award winner and all Kyzen products are RoHS compliant.