Patent ID: 7293567

Claim:
A method for cleaning at least one of electronic assembly, stencil, and tooling related to manufacture of electronic assemblies, the steps comprising: cleaning at least one of electronic assembly, stencil, and tooling related to manufacture of electronic assemblies by applying a fluid to said at least one of electronic assembly, stencil, and tooling related to manufacture of electronic assemblies via a fluid application apparatus, applying a drying step utilizing vibrational energy in accordance with at least one of: a) via a mechanical coupling a vibrational energy and said stencil by placing a material between a vibrational energy source and said stencil; and b) via applying vibrational energy through the air, directing said vibrational energy towards the at least one of electronic assembly, stencil, and tooling related to manufacture of electronic assemblies, wherein said vibrational energy is to aid in drying the at least one of electronic assemblies and tooling related to manufacture of electronic assemblies by applying vibrational energy to a section of said at least one of electronic assembly, stencil, and tooling related to manufacture of electronic assemblies via a vibrational energy application apparatus, wherein said vibrational energy application apparatus applies said vibrational energy after said fluid cleaning step, where said vibrational energy is applied for atomizing residual moisture droplets resident to the at least one of electronic assemblies and tooling related to manufacture of electronic assemblies.