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MicroCare Offers IPA Alternatives for Electronics Assembly
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MicroCare Corporation is offering an alternative to IPA, whose consumption isbconstantlybrising due to the COVID-19 health emergency. The full line of Microcare products cleans just as well as IPA, but unlike IPA is non-flammable for added plant and worker safety.
he Coronavirus is making the availability of IPA (Isopropyl Alcohol) scarce. The Centre for Disease Control and Prevention recommends using cleaners
made of at least 70% alcohol to disinfect surfaces. This has led to a widespread global demand for IPA with much of itbdiverted for use in hospitals and other medical settings. As a result, electronics and medical device manufacturers are facing IPA shortages which were once used for cleaning products during and after manufacturing. To help counter this impact, MicroCare Corporation, a leading global manufacturer of critical cleaning, coating and debinding products, is offering an alternative to IPA that cleans just as well, if not better than IPA. Dan Sinclair, MicroCare National Sales Manager, said: “IPA is one of the most common cleaning fluids used as it is inexpensive and readily available. However, due to Coronavirus, IPA is in short supply as it is being widely used in a number of hygiene products for example hand sanitizers, cleaning solutions and disinfectants. If you can get hold of IPA the prices have in general been significantly increased in response to the high demand. In fact
Many MicroCare cleaning fluids can be used as an IPA alternative.
Isopropyl Alcohol prices have more than tripled in the U.S. since March 101. This has left a short fall in a number of industries like the electronics and medical sectors where it is used to clean components. There are however superior replacements out there.”
to help companies clean properly, safely and more
MicroCare offers a full line of IPA alternatives. Unlike IPA,
economically.
they are non-flammable for added plant and worker safety.
“Because we have a strong supply chain and multiple
They include everything from cleaning fluids like SuprClean
manufacturing locations, we have the flexibility to
Heavy Duty Flux Remover to ESD Cleaning Wipes and
produce our products and deliver as scheduled so
the No-Clean Flux Remover Cleaning Pen. The MicroCare
customers can still achieve optimal cleaning results,”
portfolio of progressive cleaning fluids has been developed
concluded Sinclair.
1 https://www.wsj.com/articles/pandemic-sparks-price-surge-for-alcohol-used-inhand-sanitizer-11585915202
For further information: www.microcare.com
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