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78 PCB007 MAGAZINE I SEPTEMBER 2023 Mike Soble, who works in technical sales for Chemcut, explains that despite the long-dis- tance between Idaho and Pennsylvania, work- ing with Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories on its new facilities was truly a perfect match. Chemcut was selected by Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) for its new facility in Moscow, Idaho. What equipment did you put into their facility? We installed a DES (develop/etch/strips), a DES Pre-Clean, an oxide system, a HASL-Pre- clean, and a solder mask developer. Two of those systems were duplicates. What are the advantages of Chemcut equipment for this project? Philosophically, this was a good match between Chemcut and SEL. ey want to partner with vendors that are geographically close. Cer- tainly, we had an advantage over other com- petitors because we're based in the U.S. We've been around for 65 years, so we have a great degree of stability. Even though cen- Chemcut: Blending Capabilities and Culture SEL SPECIAL SECTION Chemcut CC8000 inner layer develop-etch-strip (DES) system using cupric chloride etchant. The two large portions of the line shown are the etching chambers.