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Citation
(1999), "New technology boosts Cobar materials performance", Soldering & Surface Mount Technology, Vol. 11 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/ssmt.1999.21911aad.001
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 1999, MCB UP Limited
New technology boosts Cobar materials performance
New technology boosts Cobar materials performance
Keywords Cobar, Soldering
New standards in no-clean soldering flux and solder paste performance have been achieved by Cobar BV of Breda, Holland with a major reformulation of its range. The result of a decade-long programme of R&D, the new Cobar M-factor technology materials offer significant advances in virtually every aspect of PCB soldering chemistry. They are distributed in the UK by Parkheath Ltd of Cardiff.
Parallel research programmes at Cobar were aimed at improving activator technology, synthetic polymers and surface chemistry. The use of differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermo-gravimetric analysis (TCA) and advanced rheometry have produced fluxes and solder pastes which give reliable, repeatable results in a much larger quality window.
Solder pastes using the new technology print better and faster, giving virtually unlimited tack time and open time. Approved for use with direct imaging printing, they leave virtually no residue and will not spatter or form solder balls.
For further information, please contact: Terry Morgan, Parkheath Ltd, East Moors Business Park, East Moors Road, Cardiff CF1 5JX, UK. Tel: +44 (0) 222 462230.