Environmental Safe, User Safe, and Efficiency
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In 1999, the Smart Sonic Stencil Cleaning Process was certified for specific parameters of Environmental Safety, user safety and cleaning efficiency by the California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA). A Smart Sonic automatic stencil cleaner and a Smart Sonic semi-automatic stencil cleaner were evaluated using Smart Sonic’s non-hazardous 440-R SMT Detergent. Subsequent to the Certification by Cal/EPA, the data was Verified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) Program.
While the California EPA Certification data is valid for a period of three years, the U.S. EPA Verification of that data is permanent and does not expire (see letter from the Cal/EPA DTSC below). Recertification of the California EPA data would be important and necessary only if the overall process has changed or a different chemistry was used.
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SMT Vision Award
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Global Technology Award
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