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nPB is a strong, affordable, versatile, nonflammable industrial solvent. nPB is a great degreaser and defluxer. However, npB does have toxicity worries. nPB is banned in Europe as of July 2020 and other countries currently have nPB under scrutiny. In the 1990s when nPb was first introduced, the toxicity level for nPB (also known as “TLV”, “AEL” or “PEL”) was…

When selecting a new, long-term critical cleaning process, sorting through all the conflicting claims of the cleaning product manufacturers is a challenge. Many companies only look at the cost of a machine or a drum of solvent. They believe the lowest priced machine or the cheapest cost per gallon is the best choice.This is not the…

MicroCare offers some unccommomnly good cleaners to remove many common PCB contaminants. Clean PCBs perfrom better and live longer, reducing needed rework, repair or scrapped boards. But not all PCB cleaners are the same. Be sure to get the most out of your PCB cleaner by matching the formula to the contamination encountered. This guide provides…

Items that are used inside the mouth or other mucosal surfaces are considered “semi-critical”. Examples include bite blocks, plastic film positioning devices, and laryngeal airway devices. If items are reused for another patient, they must be heat sterilized or immersed in high level liquid disinfectant (gluteraldehyde, peracetic acid, etc.). Pathex is classified as an intermediate…