ACL Staticide Flux Removers: “On the Bench” Video

ACL Staticide's VP of Marketing & Innovation and Q Source Guest Blogger, Steve Allen, paid us a visit to provide an overview of ACL's new aerosol cleaning products. In this "On the Bench" video, Steve talks about flux removers.

Focusing on ACL's Flux Remover No Clean, Flux Remover Lead-Free, Flux Remover Rosin, and Flux Remover Heavy Duty, Steve tells us about the need for flux removers and then demonstrates ACL's recommended cleaning process.

To purchase ACL Staticide Flux Removers, please visit QSource.com or contact us via phone (800-966-6020) or email. Shop our complete line of ACL products at our ACL Staticide Department at QSource.com.

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New Atrix Vacuums, Kit Add LED Indicator Light for Safer Operation

Atrix International has released new vacuums and an add-on kit featuring an indicator light to warn of potential filter overflows. Aimed at providing a safety feature to avoid hazardous materials overflowing from the vacuum filter, the new indicator light is available on the Atrix VACHFIL Omega Plus Abatement Vacuum w/HEPA Filter & Light Kit, VACGFIL Omega Green Supreme Vacuum w/HEPA Filter & Light Kit, and as the FILKIT Full Filter Indicator Light Kit for Omega Series & High-Capacity Vacuums.

The red LED filter indicator light warns when the filter is reaching full capacity, helping you avoid potential dangers of materials like lead dust, mold spores, asbestos, etc. escaping from the filter. Changing the filter at the right time will also protect the lifespan of the vacuum, save on filter costs, and boost filter efficiency.

Atrix VACHFIL Omega Plus Abatement Vacuum

VACHFIL OMEGA PLUS ABATEMENT VACUUM W/HEPA FILTER & LIGHT KIT

This portable Omega Plus Vacuum is made of durable, high-impact Starex flame-retardant polymer, has built-in over-heat protection, and features a self-contained HEPA filter cartridge that traps hazardous particulates. The Filter Full Indicator Light complies with British Standard No. 8520. The quiet, yet powerful, VACHFIL includes a hose plug, utility nozzle, utility brush, 6' clear hose, crevice tool/brush, and 16" flexible wand.

Specifications

• 120-Volt Motor: 5.2 Amps, 628 Watts (a 230-Volt Motor: 2.0 Amps, 450 Watts model is also available)
• 19.25" Length
• 7.4" Width
• 9.3" Height
• 11 lb. Weight

VACGFIL OMEGA GREEN SUPREME VACUUM W/HEPA FILTER & LIGHT KIT

Atrix VACGFIL Omega Green Supreme Vacuum
(Arrow points out the new LED indicator light.)

According to Atrix, the ESD-safe Omega Green Supreme Vacuum is the quietest, most powerful service vacuum available. Made from long-lasting, high-impact starex flame retardant ABS polymer, the VACGFIL's new motor uses 20% less energy, and its HEPA Filter is 99.97%. As with the VACHFIL, the Filter Full Indicator Light complies with British Standard No. 8520. Included with the VACGFIL Omega Green Supreme are a 6' ESD-safe crush-proof stretch hose, 16" ESD-safe flexible wand, and a Shoulder strap.

Specifications

• 120-Volt Motor: 5.2 Amps, 628 Watts (a 230-Volt Motor: 2.0 Amps, 450 Watts is also available)
• 19.25” Length
• 7.4” Width
• 9.3” Height
• 11 lb. Weight

Atrix FILKIT Full Filter Indicator Kit

FILKIT FULL FILTER INDICATOR LIGHT KIT FOR OMEGA SERIES & HIGH-CAPACITY VACUUMS
The FILKIT Full Filter Indicator Kit allows the Omega Plus, Omega Supreme Plus, Omega Green Series, Omega MRI Series and Omega Cleanroom Series Vacuums to be equipped with the new red LED warning light. As previously mentioned, the light illuminates as the filter approaches full capacity and meets British Standard Number 8520, which applies to all fine-filtered HEPA and ULPA vacuums used with hazardous materials. Please note: The FILKIT must be ordered at the time of purchase of an Omega Series or High-Capacity Vacuums.

The VACHFIL, VACGFIL, and FILKIT are all available at QSource.com and can be ordered online, via email, or by calling us at 800-966-6020. For a complete selection of Atrix products, please visit our Atrix International Department.

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New Brady Infographics Focus on Traceability

We're always looking for new sources of informational and entertaining resources to share with you. Today, from our friends over at Brady, we have two new infographics focusing on traceability and polyimides/ESD.

Brady's "FIND THE VALUE OF TRACEABILITY IN MANUFACTURING" focuses on the process you need to take to be able to track a part, product, or component through a manufacturing routine. (Click the image for the complete, full-size graphic.)

The second information-packed infographic, "PCB LABELS: PROPERTIES YOU NEED FOR YOUR PROCESS," provides details about the label properties you will need for a PCB traceability process. (Click the image for the complete, full-size graphic.)

We hope these beautifully done infographics will help you learn all you need for your traceability applications. If you have questions about traceability please let us know and we’ll get you the answers.

Q Source has been an official distributor for Brady products since 1984. If you have further questions about these products, or need help placing an order, you may also contact us at 800-966-6020 or via email and one of our Brady experts will be happy to assist you.

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Andersen Company WaterHog Classic/Fashion Diamond Entrance Mat: "On the Bench" Video

Andersen Company's Mike Andersen stopped by Q Source recently to talk to us about Andersen Mats. In this "On the Bench" video, Mike focuses on the WaterHog Classic/Fashion Diamond Entrance Mat.

These wiper/scraper entrance mats are made of a polypropylene fiber system and SBR rubber backing, which contain 20% recycled rubber.

To purchase WaterHog mats, please visit QSource.com or contact us via phone (800-966-6020) or email. Check out our Andersen Company Department for a complete line of mats.

Don't forget to look out for new "On the Bench" videos at QSource.com and on our YouTube channel.

How to Use the 80:20 Rule to Focus on the Business Innovation Process - Guest Blog

by Steve Allen, VP Marketing and Innovation, ACL Staticide
 
Our guest blogger, Steve Allen from ACL, looks at how to apply the Pareto Principle’s 80:20 rule in your business practices

"There is nothing quite so useless, as doing with great efficiency, something that should not be done at all."—Peter Drucker

Italian Economist Vilfredo Pareto

The Pareto Principle (also known as the 80:20 rule), irrespective of the nature of your business, holds that 80% of the consequences of any action come from 20% of the causes. This principle can actually be applied to everything you do. At ACL, we implement 80:20 simplification and rationalization disciplines into everything we do, including new product development and commercialization.

The original 80:20 observation is attributed to Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto who, in 1906, noticed that 80% of Italy's land was owned by 20% of the population. He then carried out surveys on a variety of other countries and found to his surprise that a similar distribution applied. He and others later discovered that this principle is proven in many other areas of interest:

• 80% of results come from 20% of effort
• 20% of your customers will account for 80% of your profit
• 80% of your sales come from only 20% of your total product line

Apply the 80:20 rule to the information you receive: 20% is useful, whereas 80% is not. The key is to identify and focus on that 20% and ignore or remove the rest completely.

The same is true of time expended for results achieved. Think of the benefits of applying the Pareto Principle to your time management and personal and business productivity!

Which one of these statements rings true for your business?

• 80% of your business comes from 20% of your customers
• 20% of your product or service range contributes 80% of your sales and likely 90% of profits
• 80% of customer complaints originate from 20% of the causes
• 80% of your business productivity loss results from 20% of the causes
• 80% of the value in the business is generated by 20% of the processes

The common approach to business is to squeeze every last drop out of each opportunity, to go "100% all-out," without consideration of the impact on time, productivity, and waste. Simple, time-efficient businesses recognize that it is fundamentally inefficient to go for the "whole pie" when you can get the majority of results for the minority of effort. With knowledge of the 80:20 lean simplification principles, you can concentrate on what wins you customers and successes in the most efficient manner and in the shortest amount of time. Look at your business and concentrate on the 20% that produces the 80% of benefit. Spend 80% of your time doing the 20% that really gets you results.

It’s not just about working smarter—it's about working smarter on the right things that will get you the best results. Pareto rules allow us to launch the products we know our customers need (such as the industry top-selling items offered in our new PCB Electronics Rework/Repair Production Chemicals line), and that our key distributor partners and sales teams can effectively sell. 80:20 gives us insight into developing value-added products that solve real problems for our customers.

Q Source, once again, thanks ACL Staticide’s Steve Allen for his Guest Blog contributions to The Q Source Resource.

For information about ACL Staticide products, please visit our ACL Staticide Department at QSource.com. You may also contact us via email or phone at 800-966-6020 and one of our associates will be happy to answer your questions or assist you with an order.

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Steve Allen's Previous Guest Blogs

• Volatile Organic Compounds & Evolving Regulations – Guest Blog
• Use Proper Balance to Create an Efficient, Cost-Effective PCB Cleaning Process - Guest Blog
• Why Clean "No Cleans?" Printed Circuit Board Flux Removal – Guest Blog