Wave Soldering

Whether you purchase nitrogen-capable wave soldering equipment or retrofit your existing equipment, the use of nitrogen can significantly improve the results of your wave soldering process.

Praxair can convert your existing air processing equipment, enabling you to enjoy the benefits of nitrogen without incurring the expense of new machinery. In addition, an oxygen-free atmosphere for the entire pre-heat and solder pot area is no longer necessary. With Praxair's technology, conventional wave soldering machines can be converted to inert soldering with a shorter hood that covers only the critical soldering area, where the need to prevent oxidation is the greatest.

Benefits

	»	Decreased operating costs
	»	Better wetting and hole filling, even on the smallest components
	»	Less bridging and icicling
	»	Less equipment cleaning and maintenance
	»	Reduced operator exposure to toxic volatiles
	»	More flexibility in board design
	»	Optimum, no-clean wave soldering process
	»	Improves quality through patented processes and equipment
	»	Decreases solder consumption
	»	Reduces or eliminates dross
	»	Reduces defects, maintenance and process variability

For circuit board assemblers, it all adds up to equipment that can pay for itself quickly -- even factoring in nitrogen costs. Some customers report savings of up to $100,000 per line per year, while improving productivity.