How Custom Masking Boots Reduce Cost, Time and Risk in Conformal Coating

August 17, 2017 Blog, Masking

Custom conformal coating masking boots are an effective alternative to traditional masking materials such as tapes, dots, and liquid latex for protecting components from conformal coating ingress on printed circuit board assemblies.

While conventional masking methods can work, the masking and de-masking process is often labour-intensive and time-consuming, significantly increasing overall production costs. In many applications, masking and removal can account for over 75% of the total conformal coating process time and cost, particularly in medium- and high-volume production.

Three reasons to switch to reusable conformal coating masking boots

Using recyclable masking boots as an alternative to masking tapes, dots, and latex

Here are three good reasons to change to masking boots and save up to 80% of your costs compared to traditional methods like masking tape and dots:

The masking time is reduced significantly. Masking boots can be 4-5 times quicker to use than masking tape.
De-masking time is reduced significantly. Again it is much quicker to remove masking boots than tape.
Masking boots don’t leak as easily as masking tape. So, there is less likely to be repaired.

These reasons mean you can save a lot of money very quickly when switching to masking boots.

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How Custom Masking Boots Reduce Cost, Time and Risk in Conformal Coating

Using recyclable masking boots as an alternative to masking tapes, dots, and latex

Want to find out more about conformal coating masking boots?

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