Critical cleaning specialists, MicroCare has launched a new product line Stereze Workspace Cleaners and Hand Sanitisers to support the fight against Coronavirus.

Some PCB (printed circuit board) designers wait until the very end of the design phase to select the cleaning methods and cleaning fluids to use on their completed boards. Typically, they don’t make cleaning decisions during initial planning, but wait until later in the process - after important decisions about solder pastes, conformal coatings and other materials are already finalised. Microcare explain.

MicroCare, will be presenting its range of ‘greener’ cleaning products at the online virtual SMTA International event from September 28th to 30th 2020. At this online event, the team will introduce visitors to innovative vapour degreasing chemistries which help improve the manufacturing process of electronic devices.

Private equity investment company, Capital Partners has acquired MicroCare in partnership with the company’s co-founder and senior management. MicroCare will continue to operate under the MicroCare, Sticklers and MicroCare Medical brands.

MicroCare has announced the addition of Beth Silvia, CPA who will be joining the team as its new Assistant Corporate Controller. Silvia will be responsible for management of the company’s accounting and finance functions for MicroCare in the United States and all of its foreign subsidiaries.

Medical electronics play an intrinsic part in modern healthcare. Electronics are at the heart of ground-breaking technology from life support systems and patient monitoring to devices like pacemakers and hearing aids. Quality, predictability and safety are all priority concerns to ensure patient safety. Therefore, cleaning medical PCBs found within these devices should not be underestimated. Emily Peck, Senior Chemist at MicroCare Corporation, ex...

 The Coronavirus (COVID-19) is making the availability of IPA (Isopropyl Alcohol) scarce.  To help counter this impact, MicroCare is offering an alternative to IPA.  

Live critical cleaning demonstrations will be staged by MicroCare at IPC APEX EXPO in San Diego (February 4-6). The MicroCare team of technical cleaning experts will be on hand to present the latest advancements in benchtop and vapour degreasing cleaning.

At Productronica Electronic Specifier’s Mick Elliott got to speak with Thomas Tattersall, Executive Vice President and COO at MicroCare, where they are debuting their newest product called Tergo, which is being released in Germany.

MicroCare Europe BVBA will exhibit its range of sustainable cleaning solutions at Productronica in Munich, Germany from 12th to 15th November 2019. A highlight will be the company’s innovative Tergo family of cleaning products which boasts impressive ‘green’ credentials.

The cleaning experts at MicroCare will present their expanding range of innovative precision cleaning products at Southern Manufacturing & Electronics in Farnborough, Stand J145, from 5-7 February 2019. Tergo Metal Cleaning Fluid (MCF) will be showcased during the exhibition at MicroCare’s stand; J145.

Live precision cleaning demonstrations at the IPC APEX EXPO, will be hosted by MicroCare from 29th-31st January 2019, booth 3307. The team of experts will be on hand to present the latest cleaning advancements in benchtop and vapour degreaser cleaning. The exclusive TriggerGrip cleaning tool and a working vapour degreasing system will be on-hand for demonstrations. 

  MicroCare has extended its portfolio even further with the launch of new and progressive products which will be showcased at this year’s SMTA International in Chicago, Illinois, US from 14th-18th October, which includes a new series of flux remover pens.

The PCB cleaning industry saw a flurry of innovation from MicroCare Corp, at the massive IPC APEX EXPO in San Diego, CA with the launch of ten new cleaning products. Featured among these developments are popular flux-cleaning chemistries in a new, super-convenient, pocket-sized cleaning pen package. 

Continuing to promote strong and consistent message of high-performance precision cleaning, MicroCare will be attending the IPC APEX EXPO, in San Diego, CA from 27th February to 1st March 2018. The cleaning professionals from MicroCare will present its family of critical cleaning products, including the company’s latest innovative chemistry, Tergo High Performance Flux Remover.

Engineers are always looking for alternatives to chemicals that might have health concerns or cause environmental damage.Worries abound: from long-term health effects, to environmental implications to economic considerations, these all have had a huge impact on the manner in which industry cleans. Regulations and guidelines can be bewildering especially with the laws continually changing and redefining the choices companies can and can’t us...

It was a very successful show for the MicroCare Europe team at Productronica 2017, in Munich as the company saw footfall upwards of 44,000, and visitors from 42 different countries and the MicroCare stand was overwhelmed by the positive feedback from end-users and distributors, all interested by the company’s new cleaning technologies.

MicroCare Corp was honoured in winning an award for its expertise in critical cleaning. The Global Technology Award was given to the company for its new halogen-free Tergo Chlorine-Free Cleaning Fluid. The award was presented at the impressive Productronica exposition in Munich.

MicroCare’s expertise in critical cleaning has been recognised with a Global Technology Award for the new halogen-free Tergo Chlorine-Free Cleaning Fluid. The award was presented at the productronica exhibition in Munich. The award program is designed to honour the most innovative products and processes introduced by equipment makers and material suppliers serving the electronics assembly industry over the past year.

Removing contamination from printed circuit boards remains a huge reliability and warranty issue for PCB manufacturers according to Russell Claybrook, regional sales manager for MicroCare. Speaking at the Texas Cleaning and Reliability Workshops in Austin and Dallas he stated that process control remains a major deficiency in the cleaning of PCBs, whether it be on the benchtop or in an automated cleaning system.