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IPC APEX EXPO: Foresite Discusses Cleaning Challenges
April 5, 2016 | Real Time with...IPCEstimated reading time: Less than a minute
I-Connect007 guest editor Michael Konrad sits with Eric Camden, lead investigator with Foresite, to talk about cleaning and why it is now back in the spotlight in electronics assembly.
They discuss how cleaning has changed over the past two decades, and the new challenges that make cleaning more complicated in today's manufacturing environment.
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