Power Circuits – Who Are They?
Power Circuits, established in 1985, manufactures nearly 700,000 surface square feet of double-sided and multilayer printed wiring board annually. With 165 employees, this company specializes in complex printed circuit boards in a short lead-time environment primarily for the computer, medical, and telecommunications industries. Although Power Circuits has been engaged in pollution prevention activities for a number of years, the company created a formal pollution prevention program in January 1995 and began to document more fully their accomplishments in waste reduction and water conservation. For their achievements, Power Circuits received the 1996 ‘Industry of the Year Award’ for the Southern California region from the California Water Environment Association. Before implementing the continuous-flow system, the company had been dumping a total of 800 gallons of spent microetchant per week from four different baths. Each of the tanks was monitored separately by different individuals.
