A major US-based airline MRO facility was struggling to replace AK225, a class of chemical that was pulled from the market in 2015 due to restrictions on ozone-depleting products. It was particularly challenging
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1-Bromopropane (1-BP or nPB) has been widely used in adhesives, dry-cleaning, steam degreasing, and in electronics and metal cleaning industries. It can be identified as a slightly dense and colorless
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FAA regulations require aircraft maintenance personnel to use only approved chemicals. When a failure to meet this legislative requirement can have serious consequences to aircraft and personnel safety,
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Aircrafts flying in desert environments get dirty. Really dirty. It is also the most demanding environment in the world, with blowing grit and filth being a mainstay of everyday life. This is especially
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Like all asset-intensive industries, airline operators struggle to maintain their return on capital employed (ROCE) above their cost of capital. Looking for efficiency gains, airlines have discovered that
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Faulty or damaged electronics assemblies obtained after batch processing is a big setback for not only the electronics manufacturers who are competing in the market, but also for the process engineers.
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Indoor growing technology has been rapidly improving in recent years, increasing in sophistication and effectiveness. This is driven by the demand of a rapidly increasing indoor farming market, which requires
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Techspray was approached by a grow light manufacturer that was struggling to produce LED light fixtures with good reliability in harsh conditions. Their solution was to apply conformal coating to their
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When cleaning sensitive devices and electronics, including printed circuit boards, the safest method is to allow the solvent to its job without additional agitation. Unfortunately, with oxidation, heavy
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ESD stands for electrostatic discharge, the static spark that can damage sensitive electronic components. Where does static electricity come from? As objects and surfaces interact, the atoms that make
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