Solder Preforms

Kester's Solder Preforms are helping customers in a wide array of applications with unique soldering solutions. Our award-winning flux systems combined with the consistent solder volume afforded by Solderforms® produces improved results in your most challenging applications. Regardless of your location or requirements, let Kester tailor a preform solution that's right for your application.

Kester's hundred plus years of experience in soldering technology understands the challenge associated with developing performs tailored to your specific needs and requirements. With Kester Solder Preforms, process engineers will have access to the most complete line of standard and unique Solderforms® backed by Kester's unsurpassed experience in soldering technology.

Kester Solderforms® are extruded, stamped, compacted or formed pieces of pure soft solder alloys manufactured with strict known tolerances to customer specifications. Kester can create a wide variety of preform shapes such as washers, discs, pellets, collars, ribbon forms, rings, and wireforms for all your stringent lead-free assembly specifications.

Solderforms® are available in solid or fluxed varieties. Depending on your application, the perform flux may be included internally or externally. Kester has No-Clean, Water-Soluble, RMA and RA flux chemistries suited for all types of soldering applications. These performs can be color-coded to aid in part identification and can be packed on tape and reel equipment or waffle packs for high volume applications.

For more information about Kester Solder Preforms, services, distribution or research and development contact Kester global headquarters at (+1) 847.297.1600, by fax at (+1) 847.390.9338 or by e-mail at customerservice@kester.com

About Kester
With over 100 years of manufacturing experience, Kester is a leading global supplier of higher performance interconnecting materials and related services for the electronic and micro-component assembly markets. Kester superior products can be seen in its Lead-Free Solutions Materials, Solder Pastes, Bar Solders, Liquid Fluxes, Solid and Fluxed Cored Wires, Tacky Soldering Fluxes (TSF), Ultra-Spheres ®, Solderforms ®, SE-CURE ® Advanced Materials, Kester University (training and consultancy services) as well as a full spectrum of global customer technical support.

Throughout the world, Kester's products are known for their high quality and advanced technology. Kester's QS-9000, ISO-9001, and ISO 14001 certifications ensure Kester's partners of this dedication to quality and environmental responsibility.

Kester Today
Kester global headquarters operates from a facility located in the Chicago suburb of Itasca, Illinois with additional manufacturing facilities in Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Singapore, Germany, Japan, Taiwan, and Malaysia. Our worldwide manufacturing and technical capabilities provide the support required to serve major electronics manufacturing services providers and OEMs. Kester's global research and development strategy draws upon resources located in the U.S., Singapore, Germany, and Japan. Our R&D chemists are dedicated to advancing soldering technology to meet the needs of a constantly changing and advancing electronics marketplace. Whatever our customers' direction, Kester will be there to offer the complete product, process, and support solution.