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News Release from: Contax | Subject: McDry
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 15 March 2004
Drying cabinets stop damp chips cracking
McDry is a new range of drying cabinets developed by Seika Sangyo and available exclusively in the UK and Ireland from Contax.
McDry is a new range of drying cabinets developed by Seika Sangyo and available exclusively in the UK and Ireland from Contax Virtually all IC packages that contain moisture will have a problem with micro-cracking during the reflow process
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 4 Mar 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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One of the UK's leading contract electronics manufacturers recently purchased three McDry cabinets of varying sizes from production automation specialist, Contax.
This results in the corrosion of printed circuits and can cause wiring breakage and many other problems.
This can be prevented by storing and dehumidifying ICs using the new McDry cabinet.
Available in a wide range of sizes, McDry offers ultra-low-humidity storage of sensitive surface mount devices as specified by IPC/JEDEC J-STD-033a (July 2002), the standard for handling, packing, shipping and use of moisture/reflow sensitive surface mount devices.
Storing the ICs in McDry completely eliminates the risk of micro-cracking and can be used as an alternative to baking.
The cabinets are nitrogen-free, instead relying on a powerful Zeolite desiccant that is automatically recycled and does not need replacement.
Using McDry, ICs can be stored safely both before and after mounting, so ensuring complete product integrity.
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