In manufacturing printed circuit boards and other electronic components, flow solder can often become contaminated with metallic particles. The resulting component defects make analyzing solder baths a matter of concern for quality managers and facility managers in electronics manufacturing facilities worldwide.

With the stationary metal analyzers SPECTROLAB, SPECTROMAXx, and SPECTROCHECK, SPECTRO provides a solution for solder baths, with which contamination can be recognized directly at the production line. This helps to avoid serious liability issues and other consequences along the downstream supply chain.

With the SPECTRO MIDEX X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectrometer, SPECTRO offers a suitable analysis tool to determine composition of solder alloys before using and even the analysis of solder points on printed circuit boards to check for compliance with regulations (like RoHS).