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Jul 02, 2026

Core Advantages Of Calstar Solvent Recovery Machines For Cleaning in The SMT Electronics Industry

1. Significantly reduce the procurement cost of cleaning solvents

1. Common SMT cleaning solvents include IPA, anhydrous ethanol, hydrocarbon cleaning agents, and flux dilution solvents. After a single cleaning cycle, the mixed solvents along with rosin, solder paste, and oil stains are directly discarded, resulting in high material consumption.

2. The equipment distills and purifies waste solvents, separates flux residues and metal dust, recycles clean solvents for reuse, and can reduce solvent procurement by 70% to 90%.

2. Stabilize cleaning quality and ensure PCB product yield

1. Purchased recycled secondary solvents have unstable purity and may contain impurities, which can easily cause board surface whitening, residual flux, poor insulation, and IC pin corrosion.

2. The solvent produced by this machine's distillation process has purity close to that of new solvent, ensuring uniform cleaning effectiveness. It effectively eliminates issues such as false soldering, insulation failures, and appearance defects, thereby reducing rework and scrap rates.

3. Adaptable to the entire process of stencil cleaning, PCB board cleaning, and fixture carrier cleaning, with unified solvent standards.

3. Compliance with explosion-proof, safety supervision, and environmental assessment requirements for the electronics factory (key focus)

1. Most SMT cleaning agents belong to Class A flammable liquids (IPA, hydrocarbon solvents), and waste solvents are classified as hazardous waste. External disposal costs are high, and there are risks of combustion and explosion during transportation and storage.

2. Equipped with a built-in sealed distillation structure, suitable for SMT dust-free workshops and hazardous chemical storage areas, complying with Class A workshop explosion-proof standards.

3. Reduce hazardous waste generation: 90% of waste solvents are recycled, significantly decreasing the frequency of hazardous waste removal and disposal costs, with no hidden issues in environmental impact assessments or safety inspections.

4. Sealed and non-volatile, reducing VOC emissions in the workshop, meeting the factory's exhaust gas treatment standards, and eliminating the need for additional investment in exhaust gas treatment equipment.

4. Workshop Safety Improvement to Mitigate Health Risks for Personnel

1. Traditional direct dumping of waste solvents causes respiratory irritation from volatile gases, leading to dizziness and skin allergies in workers with prolonged exposure; solvent vapors are prone to ignition upon contact with static electricity or soldering iron sparks.

2. Fully enclosed recycling process with unified vapor condensation and recovery, significantly reducing solvent odors in the workshop; explosion-proof models eliminate the risk of ignition by electric sparks.

3. Reduce manual handling of large quantities of barrel-wrapped waste solvents to minimize the likelihood of spills, slips, and fire incidents.

5. Compatible with SMT cleanroom, without damaging the production environment

Closed distillation prevents dust and waste liquid overflow, ensuring no contamination of the cleanroom's air quality and no interference with component placement and soldering processes.

2. The compact design of the equipment allows it to be placed beside the steel mesh cleaning station, enabling on-site waste solvent recovery without the need for centralized transfer of waste liquid drums, thereby simplifying 5S management in the workshop.

3. Automated temperature-controlled distillation, requiring no dedicated personnel for monitoring and eliminating additional labor on the production line.

VI. Long-Term Comprehensive Returns

1. Short payback period: Small and medium-sized SMT factories typically recover equipment investments within 3 to 10 months by saving on solvent costs and hazardous waste disposal fees.

2. Compatible with multiple solvent types: IPA, hydrocarbon, and eco-friendly cleaning agents can all be distilled, eliminating the need to replace equipment when switching cleaning solvents.

3. Reduce the hazardous waste ledger and transfer approval procedures to simplify the environmental management workload for enterprises.

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