The team from MicroCare Europe reported a very successful productronica expo this year. With footfall upwards of 44,000, and visitors from 42 different countries, the company’s stand had positive feedback from end-users and distributors, all impressed by the cleaning technologies.
With a strong message, innovative products and an impressive number of visitors on the stand, the company demonstrated an unwaivering commitment to help clean PCBs faster, better, and at lower cost while meeting ever-more stringent European and global regulations.
The product which drew the most attention was the Tergo family of cleaners. The company won a Global Technology Award at the show for the halogen-free chlorine-free cleaning fluid. This product demonstrated excellence in innovation, a strong cost-benefit analysis, enhanced worker safety, and improved environmental considerations, making it an effective cleaning fluids on the market.
Another exciting development was the participation in the IPC’s Hand Soldering Competition. The company’s benchtop cleaners and the TriggerGrip cleaning tool were installed on all the workstations and the contestants found the products convenient and fast. Over four days, several dozen participants competed against each other to build a complete and functional electronics assembly within a 45-minute time limit.
“I can confidently say that productronica was a resounding success, perhaps one of the best productronica exhibitions we have ever attended”, commented Mike Jones, Vice President. “We were not sure just how the show would be this year, with the uncertainty of Brexit and other turmoil across Europe. But we were encouraged to see that traffic was intense, and business is strong.”
Sales engineer, Venesia Hurtubise, made her first appearance at a productronica event and spent her days demonstrating the cost-saving benefits of modern cleaning fluids in a vapor degreaser. The degreaser which was provided by C.C. Hydrosonics, from Harlow, UK. The equipment was used to demonstrate the impressive results that could be. At the show, the selected fluid had been optimized to clean difficult solder pastes and flux residues from PCBs while meeting the new European F-Gas and Reach regulations.
