Rapid offers a superb selection of gas powered and mains powered soldering equipment including soldering irons, temperature controlled analogue and digital soldering stations, solder and flux, fume extraction systems, soldering iron stands and soldering accessories, such as replacement tips, sponges and tip cleaners. Leading soldering equipment brands are stocked including soldering iron brands Antex, Weller and Warton Metals providing tools for PCB soldering. Soldering is the process of joining metallic surfaces together using a hot metal filler, traditionally a 60-40 tin-lead alloy but solder is now predominantly lead-free as a result of the RoHS regulations. In electronics, it is used to secure individual electronic components to circuit boards.