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SpecCoat Boosts PCB Quality with Aqueous Technologies Cleaning Systems


By James Carr, Specialized Coating Services C


leaning PCBs before applying conformal coating is often overlooked, due the added cost and time. But, for Specialized Coating


Services, this step is critical to meeting its cus- tomers’ needs for high reliability electronics. One of the company’s valuable equipment


partners is Aqueous Technologies, a manufacturer of aqueous cleaning and defluxing systems, as well as ionic contamination testing and ultrasonic sten- cil cleaners. This 15-year partnership has developed into a


longstanding relationship and a reputation for quality. Specialized Coating Services (SpecCoat) has been providing contract conformal coating, potting, encapsulation, and ruggedization of PCBs since 1996, when it was founded by Rick Ramirez and Kim Atkins. Since then, the company has grown from a


startup to a thriving company of more than 100 people that offer their services worldwide. Like Aqueous Technologies, the company began in a garage with a single customer. Currently, Special- ized Coating Services provides conformal coating to a variety of industries, including medical, mili- tary, aerospace, and automotive. Founded by Mike Konrad in 1992 and head-


quartered in Corona, California, Aqueous Tech- nologies has more than 4,000 customers across six continents. Its growth has been cultivated through interactions with customers, advisors, employees, and colleagues. “Aqueous Technologies believes in designing, manufacturing and supporting cleaning and clean-


liness testing products that are highly effective and that protect the environment,” says Konrad, president of Aqueous Technologies. “Our efforts save millions of gallons of water annually.” Aqueous Technologies specializes in the man-


ufacturing of cleaning and cleanliness testing sys- tems for the electronics assembly industry. The


equipment uses the planet’s purest substance, wa- ter, to remove harmful ionic residues. The compa- ny’s mission is to continue developing environmen- tally-conscious equipment that assists manufac- turers with increasing product reliability.


East and West Coast Demo Centers Specialized Coating Services currently has a


Trident saponified flux removal system and a Zero Ion cleanliness testing system in its Fremont, Cal- ifornia, facility. Specialized Coating Services’ pres- ident and cofounder Rick Ramirez says that he be- came a believer in the quality of Aqueous Tech- nologies’ products after using them for a few years. He adds, “Rarely have I had to call the service de- partment, and when I do, the service and response time are always second to none for both over-the- phone assistance and parts availability.” Specialized Coating Services is an Aqueous


Technologies demo site for the Northern California area. Ramirez says that he had been performing demos for customers in Fremont before Specialized Coating Services even became an official demo site, because he liked the products that much. The company recently opened a second location in Bil- lerica, Massachusetts, which is a demo site for Aqueous Technologies’ products on the East Coast. “I wouldn’t be volunteering our facility as a


demo site if I didn’t believe in the Aqueous prod- ucts,” Ramirez says. “They are so easy to program and run, and they have many features that are beneficial to the users. I can’t think of any other


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