Austin American Technology Mega ION cleaning system

Austin American Technology’s (AAT) Mega ION cleaning system is designed for solvent-based applications requiring product cleanliness verification (IPC ROSE testing). It is used for the final clean prior to conformal coating, encapsulation or other sealing operations used to protect electronic modules.

The device is compatible with multiple solvents including but not limited to DI water, water–alcohol mixtures, pure alcohol, evaporative hydrocarbons (like cyclohexane) and commercial solvent blends not requiring a water rinse. ROSE testing allows the system to quantify ionic contamination of the circuit board before or after cleaning. This enables the operator to clean and test the circuit boards within one system.

AAT’s regeneration system increases the product’s bath life by removing flux, finger soils and other manufacturing soils from the wash solution without heat or condensing coils. This is said to provide a large increase in bath life and to reduce solvent waste. The integrated solvent regeneration typically maintains the solvent purity level at a higher standard than the solvent as received from the vendor, the company claims.

The product operates in a closed-loop environment with wash bath life maintained through the use of an integrated ionic exchange filter system. This is said to provide a fast payback based on solvent and solvent disposal savings, combined with low maintenance downtime and high production uptime.