Vapor phase reflow system with superheated vapor

Abstract

The present invention relates to a vapor phase reflow system comprising at least one soldering zone and a process zone, a primary liquid reservoir containing a primary liquid, the vapor phase reflow system further comprising a heating means for converting the primary liquid into the vapor phase. The system is characterized in that primary liquid or the vapor thereof or both can be introduced by means of a primary-liquid fluid line into a soldering-zone heating module in fluid communication with the soldering zone and into a process-zone heating module in fluid communication with the process zone, the heating capacity of the soldering-zone heating module and of the process-zone heating module being adjustable independently of each other to thereby generate superheated vapor based on the zones. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for operating a vapor phase reflow system.

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