BOFA AMERICAS, INC.
STAUNTON, IL

Laser product brochure Company History BOFA Americas, Inc was established in 2008 and has grown from strength to strength in the world of fume extraction and filtration. � Founder and company chairman Dave Cornell identifies a rudimentary Swedish filtration system for extracting the harmful colophony fumes away from PCB assembly line operators. At that time Scandinavia were advanced in their studies and appreciation of the risks of developing occupational Asthma through inhaling such fume. Shortly afterwards he becomes the sole importer and only person offering a fully filtered extraction and filtration system for the electronics industry, within the United Kingdom. � By this time the sales potential was clear so BOFA UK LTD was formed on the 13th of April of that year. With no supporting regulations in place and little understanding within the market, companies on the whole saw extraction as a direct on-cost with no financial benefit. Despite the challenges there were early successes, with the first install taking place at Rediffusion Simulation in Sussex, where the health and safety officer had the foresight to realize that with such equipment in place there would be less frequent absenteeism due to illness and with a more stable and happier workforce production output would most likely improve. The word soon spread and not long after negotiations with Phillips Telecommunications (Cambridge) gave rise to our single largest installation ever carried out; a record that despite our now global presence remains in place to this day. The system was installed in the loft areas and serviced over 1000 solder line operators. Installation took a little over 6 weeks to complete and although not without its set-backs, including the initial resistance from line operators, the final result proved to be a great success. Post install studies made by the site Health and Safety officer confirmed that the first notable change was to the air quality within the main factory area. Prior to installation, a grey mist was apparent throughout the factory, but with the extraction system running the problem was quickly removed. The more notable change was the drastic reduction in the number of personnel reporting headaches and a general feeling of sickness. Further analysis confirmed that sick days had significantly declined. The steady increase in market demand naturally led to the emergence of competition with soldering iron manufactures such as OK Industries, Metcal, Adcola launched their own branded extractors. Other smaller companies also came to market with their own solder fume purification units. � Saw the introduction of COSHH (Control of Substances Hazard to Health) with this the demand for effective extraction rocketed. Frustrated by the limitations of the Swedish units, and now armed with the experience and knowledge that had been learnt Dave decided to design and manufacture his own extraction and filtration units. Aided by his eldest son, Christian, early production units were modeled in his Garage, but as demand increased expansion followed. . As the company grew, it recognised a niche in the market for laser extraction within the sell-by date code and marking industry. - Again expansion required a further move and the company purchased a new 2500 sq.ft. facility at Fleetsbridge Business Park. Welcome to BOFA Americas, Inc BOFA Americas, Inc is a multi-award winning world leader in fume extraction and filtration, acknowledged as number one in the industry. Ours is an unrivalled heritage of nearly 30 years� experience in providing fume extraction solutions which are reliable, high quality and with a low lifetime cost of ownership. Our expertise is well established and trusted by all sizes of businesses, from global market leaders to niche production in a wide cross section of industries including