Stencil and Misprinted Board Cleaning Handbook
IPC-7526, a Standard Developed by IPC, February 2007

New VOC Restrictions for Cleaning Chemistries
Clean Source, a BFK Solutions LLC Newsletter, March 2011

SMT Stencil Cleaning: A Decision That Could Impact Production (Improving Screen Printing Yields)
by Richard S. Clouthier, Electronics Packaging & Production, June 1996

Environmentally Certified Technologies: A Case Study
by William C. Schrebier, SMT Magazine, July 1999

Cleanliness of Stencils and Cleaned Misprinted Circuit Boards
by Bev Christian, Research In Motion, Circuitnet.com, June 28, 2010,
presented at an IPC sponsored event

Why Not Ultrasonic Cleaning?
by William Kenyon G. Kenyon, SMT Magazine, October 2004

Damage-Free Ultrasonically-Assisted Cleaning of Printed Circuit Assemblies
by B.P. Richards, P. Burton and P.K. Footner, GEC Journal of Research, Vol. 10 No. 3, 1993

Does Ultrasonic Cleaning of PCBs Cause Component Problems: An Appraisal
by B.P. Richards, P. Burton and P.K. Footner, IPC Technical Review, June 1990

The Effects of Ultrasonic Cleaning on Device Degradation -- Quartz Crystal Devices
by B.P. Richards, P. Burton and P.K. Footner, Circuit World, Vol. 18 No. 4, 1992

Expert Opinions on Ultrasonic Cleaning of Printed Circuit Boards
various articles

Stringent EPA Rules Drive New Stencil Cleaner Developments for SMT
by Chuck Currie, U.S. Tech, November/December 1998

Environmental Technology Verification Report - Ultrasonic Aqueous Cleaning Systems
by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, February 1999

Surface Mount Stencil Cleaning: Eliminating Tradeoffs, Improving Throughput and Protecting the Environment
by Nick J. Lester, Circuits Assembly, November 1998

Cleaning Lead-free Solder Paste Stencils
Circuitnet.com, Ask the Experts, July 17, 2006

Reducing the Cost of Misprinted PCBs
By Bill Schreiber, U.S. Tech, March 2007

Methods for Cleaning Misprinted Boards
CircuitNet.com, Ask the Experts, October 8, 2007

From Maintenance to Precision: The Value of a Stencil Cleaning Handbook
by Bill Schreiber, IPC Review, Vol. 48, No. 4: May 2007

Cleaning Durostone Pallet Materials
Permali Technical Bulletin, Permali Composites, Issue No. 21, October 10, 2002


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