Amtech Electrocircuits, a high-tech manufacturing services firm, is launching a new product earlier this year called Vapor Phase Reflow that it expects to help drive its sales for the rest of this year and next.
The Troy-based company is reintroducing reflow technology originally developed in the 1980s. Negative environmental impact shelved its commercialization until Amtech Electrocircuits tweaked its chemistry to make it more environmentally friendly.
Amtech Electrocircuits describes the basic concept behind its Vapor Phase Reflow like this: "A liquid is boiled. The vapor is heavier than air so it sits in a bath. The assemblies are brought into the bath and the vapor condenses onto the assembly, transferring heat to cooler parts. The transfer of heat stops when the part comes to temperature so lower mass parts do not overheat." The company also produced a short video describing the technology which can be seen
here.
"We have been landing a lot of customers," says Dev Patel, vice president of
Amtech Electrocircuits. "We have been making a big marketing push."
That has allowed the 18-year-old company to expand its staff with three new hires. It now employs 25 people. Patel expects that number to grow over the next year as the firm continues to gain traction with its Vapor Phase Reflow and other 3-D optimal inspection products.
Source: Dev Patel, vice president of Amtech Electrocircuits
Writer: Jon Zemke
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