Nitrogen

This industrial gas used for Fabrication, Glass, Metal Process and Cutting Industries as well as in the Food and Beverage industries.

Characteristics
Inert gas compressed at high pressure.

Grade
Industrial Grade ≥ 99.95%
Technical Grade ≥ 99.998%
High Purity ≥ 99.999%
Ultra-High Purity ≥ 99.9995% to ≥ 99.9999%

 

Delivery and Supply
Compressed in-cylinder capacities 2m³to 9.8m³

Application

• Heat Treatment of various metals
• Food preservation
• Refrigeration and freezing of Food
• Printed Circuit Board Assembly and Test

Reflow Furnace

The function of the reflow furnace is to provide an evenly heated atmosphere to allow for the deposited solder paste to reflow (melt) to allow for connection of the SMT components to the printed circuit board. Convective heating is the most widely used method to provide for this heated atmosphere. Air or nitrogen can be used; however nitrogen is preferred to achieve lower soldering defects.

The reflow process of BGA and CSP components under a nitrogen (reduced oxygen) environment while using a low activity resin-based paste demonstrated better wetting performance than under an air reflow environment. Nitrogen reflow prevented the formation of new oxides, while avoiding the use of solder pastes with high fluxing capacity, providing improved wetting performance, fewer HIP defects, and improved quality and cleanliness of the solder joints, as compared to a conventional air reflow process.

Nitrogen Applications by Industry

• Agriculture
  • Farming Equipment
• Chemical Processing
  • Fine/Specialty Chemicals
  • Petrochemicals
• Construction
  • Metals Processing
• Electronics, Packaging, Assembly and Test
  • Passive Components
  • Printed Circuit Board Assembly and Test
  • Semiconductor/IC Test, Assembly & Packaging
• Energy
  • Bioenergy
    • Biodiesel
    • Biopower/Bioheat
    • Cellulosic Biofuels
    • First-Generation Ethanol
  • Oil/Gas Production
    • Enhanced Oil/Natural Gas Recovery
    • Oil and Gas-Offshore
    • Oil Sands Production
    • Oilfield Services
    • Pipeline Services
  • Petroleum Refining
• Food / Beverage
  • Bakery
  • Beverages
  • Dairy/Ice Cream
  • Desserts
  • Fish/Seafood
  • Fruits/Vegetables
  • Meat/Poultry
  • Oil/Fats
  • Other
  • Prepared Meals
  • Sauces/Liquid Foods
• Glass / Minerals
  • Cement/Lime
  • Non-Metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing
  • Primary Glass
  • Processed Glass Products
• Leisure / Recreation
  • Balloon Inflation
• Medical
• Metals
  • Iron/Steel Production
    • Foundry
    • Integrated Mill
    • Mini-Mill
    • Specialty/Stainless
  • Metals Processing
    • Additive Manufacturing/3D Printing
    • Carbon Fiber / Composites
    • Cryo-treating
    • Powder Metals
    • Thermal Spray
  • Non-ferrous Production
    • Aluminum
    • Copper
  • Pharmaceuticals / Biotechnology
  • Rubber / Plastics
    • Plastics Processing
    • Rubber
  • Transportation
    • Aerospace
      • Metals Processing
    • Automotive
      • Metals Processing

 

Material Safety Data Sheet

Refer to IOL Material Safety Data Sheet for further information on product handling, storage and usage.