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48 PCB007 MAGAZINE I OCTOBER 2018 ing area clean. You don't get that buildup of copper. Another unique thing I should point out— and we only did this because it was Alex's re- quest—is the UV light. In every rinse, the UV light conditions the water and controls algae, bugs, etc. Holden: Is GreenSource still using panel plate on the Whelen designs versus the new jobs that will be pattern plated? Foley: Everything that goes through our Atotech line is panel plated. We are developing a hor- izontal pattern plater called Uniplate IP3— these are all Uniplate IP2s. We're not there yet, but we're getting close to offering this as hori- zontal process technology too. It's much more difficult with pattern in the plater itself. Holden: Are any of these modified semi-addi- tive processes (mSAP)? Foley: GreenSource hasn't run any mSAP PCB designs yet, but these lines are capable to run mSAP. Holden: Will that be different chemistry or is it a whole new line? Foley: It would be different chemistry. We have these lines in other parts of the world doing mSAPs daily. Matties: It's exciting to see such a factory being built. Congratulations for being such a large part of that. Schmidt: Indeed. Now people from around the world are starting to take notice of what is pos- sible with some of the more advanced systems, which is really the combination of equipment and chemistry. We are pleased to be part of this and will continue to support GreenSource in their future plans. PCB007 Figure 11: The Atotech team (from L to R: Kuldip Johal, John Foley, Daniel Schmidt, and Moody Dreiza) continues to work with GreenSource on further advances and improvements.