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Kester is proud to announce the launch of NP545, a zero-halogen, lead-free, no-clean solder paste designed for consistency and repeatability. NP545 is extremely stable and has an unrefrigerated shelf life of 6 months with no print or solderability degradation. Shelf life is 1 year from the date of manufacture when refrigerated. The paste is also fully capable of printing and reflowing 01005 components, even in air reflow, with minimal graping behavior. NP545 is classified as ROL0 per IPC J-STD-004B. 

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Kester will exhibit (Hall A4, Booth 554) at Productronica 2015, which will take place November 10-13 at Messe Munchen in Munich, Germany. Kester will be sharing a booth with other members of the ITW Electronics Assembly Equipment Group including Speedline Technologies, Vitronics Soltec, Chemtronics and TechSpray.

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Kester will be exhibiting (Table #11) together with Gardner & Meredith and TechSpray at PCB Carolina 2015. The show will take place Wednesday, November 4 at the McKimmon Center in Raleigh, NC.

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Kester will present at the IMAPS which takes place October 27-29, 2015 at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando, FL.

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Kester will present at the 12th Annual International Wafer-Level Packaging Conference and Tabletop Exhibition which takes place October 13-15 at the DoubleTree San Jose Airport Hotel, San Jose, CA.

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Kester will be exhibiting (booth #131) at Surface Mount Technology Association International (SMTAI) 2015, which will take place September 29-30 at the Donald Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL.

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Kester is proud to announce three products, NP505-HR, NF372-TB and 985M, passed Bono Testing. Third party laboratory testing certified that all products passed the Bono test criteria with corrosion factor (Fc) values of less than 2.0%, indicating no corrosion in the residues. 

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Recently, Kester announced organizational changes that will allow them to optimize their business and invest in future capability and capacity. These changes position Kester to make investments in our people and operational capability to provide best-in- class services and product to our customers globally.

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