Cleaner Technology Demonstration Sites and Matching Grants
Promoting the Adoption of Cleaner and Safer Industrial Processes
The Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Institute is pleased to announce
the combination of the Industry Matching Grants and the Cleaner
Technology Demonstration Sites programs. The goal of the combined
program is to promote the adoption of cleaner technologies by
Massachusetts industry. The five companies listed below have the
opportunity to test and demonstrate cleaner technologies and to showcase
their accomplishments by allowing individuals to observe and assess
these technologies and techniques first-hand. Two of the projects
highlighted may be especially interesing to anyone working with the
electronincs industry.
Site visits are scheduled for April, May and June, and will be open to
all at no cost. Registration packets are available at the Institute.
For more information, please contact Jodie Siegel or Anne Basanese at
the Toxics Use Reduction Institute, at 508-934-3275.
Parlex Corporation, Methuen
Innovations in Toxics Use Reduction in Printed Wiring Board Manufacture
Parlex Corporation will demonstrate:
the use of a new "additive" silver screening technology to replace
the conventional "subtractive" method of applying copper shielding.
a direct metallization process used to make through-holes conductive
using graphite in place of the older, more expensive, and more
chemically-intensive copper plating technology.
Tri-Star Technologies Company, Inc., Methuen
Cupric Chloride Etch Regeneration
Tri-Star, a manufacturer of printed wiring boards, will install a
divided cell, simultaneous regeneration system that uses an electrolytic
technique to regenerate a cupric chloride etching solution while
recovering the copper from the solution. This system will replace the
traditional oxidation process which uses hydrogen peroxide and
hydrochloric acid.
General Dynamics Defense Systems, Inc., Pittsfield (formerly Lockheed
Martin Defense Systems)
Design for Environment (DfE) Workshops
General Dynamics will develop and present workshops to help design
engineers integrate TUR and other environmental considerations into
product and process design. The course will present examples of how to
identify, screen and apply TUR techniques to reduce or eliminate toxics
in the design-phase of a project.
Leach & Garner Company, General Findings Division, North Attleboro
Ammonia Reduction for Heat Treat Furnace Atmospheres
In order to reduce the amount of ammonia used to create a protective
atmosphere in their heat-treat furnace, Leach & Garner will dilute the
dissociated ammonia with nitrogen. Expected benefits include cost
savings and significant reductions in ammonia use.
Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., Middleboro
Elimination of Cooling Tower Chemical Additives
Ocean Spray will test and validate a technology to reduce TURA-listed
chemicals used as corrosion inhibitors, pH adjusters, and biocides in
cooling water. The technology uses a transformer that applies
continuously changing frequencies to the fluid, resulting in the
destruction of microbes, pH balance, and inhibited precipitation of
scale in the fluid.
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