SMT Wastewater Evaporators

Leak Detector

Control Panel

Stainless Steel Construction

Exhaust Stack

Smart Sonic Evaporators evaporate the wastewater from the stencil cleaning process. The wastewater is reduced so that hundreds of gallons of liquid wastewater are turned into just a few pounds of solids or a few gallons of concentrated liquid, thus saving you money on costly disposal costs.

The Model SE-1 Wastewater Evaporator is a traditional style electrical-fired evaporator that is manufactured of 100% stainless steel to eliminate rust and corrosion commonly found in other evaporator designs. The Model SE-1 is also fully automatic and able to operate unattended, and it is compatible with any Smart Sonic Stencil Cleaner.

  • Automated Evaporation
  • Reduces Costs of Liquid Waste Disposal
  • Stainless Steel Construction
  • Evaporates at 4-6 GPH
  • 440-R Detergent is Safe for Evaporation
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Lift Support

High Level Sensor

Low Level Sensor

Latch to lock the lid

Evaporator Drain

Blower Motor to Push Exhaust

Air Pressure Sensor

Air Intake Vent

Wash Solution Inlet

Smart Sonic Model SE-1 Operations and Features

Smart Sonic Evaporators are the ideal piece of equipment to handle SMT Wastewater. The Model SE-1 takes the wastewater from the cleaning process and heats the solution to about 140 degrees to evaporate the water. The water vapor is vented out of the exhaust, thus leaving solder pastes and other solids. It can be evaporated into a highly concentrated form of liquid waste or into a dry waste for safe disposal. The Model SE-1 will typically evaporate 4 – 6 gallons per hour depending on relative humidity.

Smart Sonic Evaporators reduces the cost of handling large volumes of liquid hazardous waste. Plus, evaporators cost far less than the equivalent reverse osmosis or ion exchange filtration systems required for handling the same amount of wastewater. Unlike costly filtration systems, there is no effluent left for drain disposal. 

Evaporation is safe when using Smart Sonic’s 440-R Detergent because it contains No Volatile Organic Compounds. Other detergents may contain volatile chemicals that are not suitable for evaporation. Please contact Smart Sonic if you have questions or concerns about evaporating with other detergents.

Model SE-1 comes equipped with high and low level Sensors to ensure the evaporator does not overfill, or have the solution being over evaporated. It comes standard with a built-in exhaust blower for up to 15′ duct run to vent outside. Longer runs can be accomplished and may require an additional blower which should be sized and installed by an HVAC professional.

The control panel allows the evaporator to be fully automatic, and it is able to operate unattended with any Smart Sonic Stencil Cleaner. The control panel will maintain the desired temperature, and the system can automatically transfer the wastewater from the Smart Sonic Stencil Cleaner to the evaporator. Also, the evaporator is equipped with alerts and warnings to ensure safe and reliable evaporation.

If you have questions about Model SE-1 or SMT wastewater evaporation, please contact Smart Sonic.

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Smart Sonic provides a complete turnkey solution for Stencil Cleaning. While other companies only provide one phase of the stencil cleaning process, Smart Sonic ensures that you will achieve effective ultrasonic cleaning with a powerful, but environmentally safe detergent to clean all solder pastes.

Ultrasonic Stencil Cleaning

Smart Sonic offers a wide array of ultrasonic equipment, from fully automatic stencil cleaners to semi-automatic stencil cleaners.

Smart Sonic Stencil Cleaners are able to clean any type of solder paste from any fine pitch stencil, at the same time its low power density is safe for cleaning misprinted PCBs and pallets. Its low-temperature cleaning conserves energy and protects stencils from heat distortion and adhesive failure.

All Smart Sonics Stencil Cleaners are able to communicate with an EnviroGuard System or a Smart Sonic Evaporator. This provides for a more automated and environmentally friendly Closed-loop Stencil Cleaning System.

SMT Detergent

Smart Sonic’s 440-R SMT Detergent is the workhorse of the Smart Sonic Process. 440-R is an effective chemistry for cleaning all types of solder paste.

More importantly, 440-R does not contain any Volatile Organic Compounds (Zero-VOC), which means that Smart Sonic is able to treat the wastewater through evaporation or through resin filters.

Other SMT detergents contain volatile compounds which are hazardous to evaporate or require more complex wastewater filtration.

Water Treatment

Smart Sonic provides two methods for treating SMT wastewater. Our most popular method is with the Model EZ-0 and the Model SE-1 evaporators. Wastewater is heated and evaporated through an exhaust duct. After the water is evaporated, you can easily dispose of the remaining solids.

Smart Sonic offers wastewater treatment through carbon and resin filters with our EnvrioGuard System. Our filter will catch any solder paste or harmful chemicals, and it can provide an additional source for Deionized (DI) water. This method is more popular where our clients don’t have a suitable means to exhaust vapor for an evaporator or have limited access to DI water.