K100LD Wins Award

Kester announces that it has been awarded a Global Technology Award in the category of Environmentally Friendly Products/Services for its innovative UltraPure® K100LD, a lead-free bar solder alloy for the electronics industry. The award was presented by Global SMT & Packaging Magazine’s Publisher and Editor-in-Chief Trevor Galbraith during a Wednesday, September 27, 2006 ceremony that took place at the Sofitel Hotel during the Assembly Technology Exposition.
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Kester Ultrapure® K100 A Low-Cost Lead-Free Solder

K100 meets the market need for a low-cost, lead-free solder alloy with high reliability and shiny joints. K100 is a near-eutectic Tin/Copper alloy with metallic dopants to control the grain structure, reduce dross, provide excellent hole-fill, and lower dissolution of metals into the solder pot. For more information please click K100 Ultrapure.

Kester has been successful in helping its customers towards implementing lead-free production. Across Europe the start of summer also means the official start of lead-free soldering. With the EnviroMark® 918 lead-free no-clean solder paste, Kester has been one of the forerunners towards supplying performing products to the electronics assembly. Lead-free soldering is not as easy as SnPb soldering therefore the need for user friendly lead-free soldering materials is essential.

Besides solder pastes, Kester has excellent wave soldering fluxes such as the alcohol based 959T and VOC-free 979.

With the K100LD alloy, Kester can supply a low-cost lead-free alternative besides the classical SAC305 solder bar. Finally, the top performing no-clean solder wires 275 and 48 complete the lead-free package.