Storage of components

Hydrophilic components, such as ICs or SMD components, must be dry stored according to the manufacturers’ recommendations. These components are heat-sealed into so-called dry packs by the manufacturer. However, they must be opened in order to remove the components. If not all the components of a batch are needed in a populating procedure, the ones left over can be easily and safely stored in a drying storage cabinet.

Dry printed circuit boards

PCB manufacturers demand that PCBs be processed under conditions that are as dry as possible; otherwise they turn moist, which can lead to damage during the soldering process. Both unpopulated PCBs (before soldering), and semi-populated PCBs between soldering procedures should be intermittently stored in a drying storage cabinet.

Further processing of components

Partially assembled components are often not processed right away (i.e. they have to be stored for various lengths of time between two soldering steps). Since the assemblies are sensitive to humidity, the drying storage cabinet lends itself nicely for storage in this arena, as well.

Even more areas of application

Drying storage cabinets are also deployed in other areas of application, apart from electronics manufacturing - e.g. in optics or for storing adhesives. They can be used anywhere where protection from humidity must be provided.