Balver Zinn Group Appoints Surface Mount Solutions as Representative in North America

Balver Zinn Group has named Surface Mount Solutions as manufacturer's representative for the leading Balver Zinn and Cobar brands for the North American territories of Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and Western Pennsylvania.

IMK will be responsible for sales of the full line of Balver Zinn and Cobar brand award-winning solder paste, solder wires, solder bars, flux products and complete line of cleaning products.

The Balver Zinn Group Managing Director, Josef Jost, explains this appointment: �Surface Mount Solutions mirrors the Balver Zinn and Cobar brand philosophy that customer service and support are essential in order to meet the high customer standards of today. This exceptional level of support and professionalism, together with the superior performance of our products, will reinforce the outstanding customer relations that Balver Zinn Group customers have come to expect in the Mid West.�

The latest product in the Balver Zinn Group portfolio is the XF3 solder paste, developed to accommodate extended reflow profiles, with or without the use of nitrogen. XF3 demonstrates superior wetting performance on all common metal surfaces and exhibits a robust printing window for printing at 10 � 200 mm per second. XF3 is classified as an IPC-J-STD 004 REL0 solder paste; with safe residues that keeps the reflow oven clean. Further products are being launched throughout 2009.