Electrolube will exhibit new coating products at APEX, booth 870.  The electro-chemicals manufacturer will showcase the new VOC free conformal coating, NVOC, and NVMC, a Non VOC Machine Cleaner. Additional new products to the coatings range include Resin Stop, a new fluoropolymer release coating, PCS, a new synthetic peelable coating mask and FSC, a fast drying silicone-based conformal coating. Electrolube’s new General Manager of North American Operations, Brian Moylan, will also announce new premises in California for the company’s US operation.

NVOC is a polyurethane based coating which reacts with atmospheric moisture to produce a tough, flexible coating. It has similar processing parameters and drying times to solvent based coatings which enables an easier change to VOC free PCB protection without changing processing parameters. NVMC, Electrolube’s Non VOC Machine Cleaner, was designed alongside NVOC to eliminate the use of solvents when flushing through equipment, preventing any coating deposits left in the machine from curing.

Resin Stop, a new fluoropolymer release coating, is ideally suited for coating machinery, jigs, moulds and other substrates of aluminium, stainless steel, glass and numerous plastics which are likely to come into contact with resin. Once applied to the substrate, Resin Stop provides a dry film that prevents most epoxy and polyurethane resins adhering. When the resin has fully cured it can then simply be peeled off.

Non-corrosive to most substrates, PCS is a flexible, synthetic acrylic latex with good solvent resistance, making it ideal for masking components, connectors and other items during a conformal coating process. The coating is water based and environmentally friendly. On application the mask is orange and changes to a darker colour once cured. It can be peeled very easily by hand after the cure process without breaking or leaving residues.

FSC has been designed to protect PCBs exposed to high humidity environments. Available in 400ml aerosol and a 5 litre bulk container, FSC offers excellent adhesion to a wide variety of substrates and fluoresces under UV light for ease of inspection. With a wide operating temperature, ranging from -50?C to +125?C, FSC is touch dry at 20?C in 10 to 15 minutes and also contains no isocyanates so it can be soldered through without fear of highly toxic gases being produced. www.electrolube.com

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