Kester to Exhibit and Present at SMTA China East 2016 Technology Conference & NEPCON China

Kester to Exhibit and Present at

SMTA China East 2016 Technology Conference & NEPCON China

ITASCA, IL — April 18, 2016

Contact: Michelle O’Brien, Marketing & Communications Specialist

Kester will be exhibiting together with Speedline and Vitronic Soltec (booth # 1G40, Hall 1) at SMTA China East Conference 2016 which will be held in conjunction with NEPCON China 2016 in Shanghai on April 26-28.

Kester’s booth will offer attendees the opportunity to meet with the sales team and learn more about Kester’s new products, including the recently launched NP545 a zero-halogen, lead-free, no-clean solder paste with a six-month unrefrigerated shelf life; NP505-HR a zero-halogen, lead-free, no-clean solder paste formula developed specifically for high-reliability applications; and NF372-TB a zero-halogen, no-clean, low solids liquid flux designed to withstand long dwell times and high preheat temperatures needed in thick board assemblies. Kester will also be showcasing Preforms of various sizes and shapes. Kester will be showcasing Preforms in various shapes, sizes and flux offerings. Our Preforms provide a customized solution for your application that will improve your production yield.

In addition to exhibiting, at 10:30am on Wednesday, April 27, Kester’s Dr. Yanrong Shi will present “Partially-Activated" Flux Residue Impacts on Electronic Assembly Reliabilities.

For further details, please contact Helen Lee at +65 96283136.

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Kester is a global supplier of assembly materials for the Electronic Assembly and Semiconductor Packaging industries. Kester is focused on delivering innovative, robust and high-quality solutions to help our customers address their technological challenges. Kester’s current product portfolio includes soldering attachment materials such as solder paste, soldering chemicals, TSF (tacky solder flux) materials, and metal products such as bar, solid and flux-cored wire. Kester is an Illinois Tool Works (ITW) company. ITW is a Fortune 200 company that produces engineered fasteners and components, equipment and consumable systems, and specialty products. It employs approximately 49,000 people, and is based in Glenview, Illinois, with operations in 57 countries.