Kester | X-ON
Kester, an Illinois Tool Works Company, is a leading global supplier of assembly materials to the electronic assembly, component and microelectronic marketplaces. Their products include an array of basic and high-tech attachment materials including traditional
soldering chemicals, paste, wire and bar products. They serve a worldwide customer base with facilities in North America, Europe and Asia.
Kester offer the following solutions:
Solder Paste, Liquid Solder Flux, Solder Wire, Bar Solder, Tacky Solder Flux (TSF), Preforms, SE-CURE™ Advanced Materials for Semiconductor Packaging and 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 ISO-14001 and ISO-9001 certifications ensure Kester’s partners of this dedication to quality and environmental responsibility. Their goal is to provide
product solutions for the electronics assembly, semiconductor and automotive industries across the world. Since their founding more than 100 years ago, ITW has become one of the world’s leading diversified manufacturers of specialized industrial equipment,
consumables and related service businesses. ITW businesses serve local customers and markets around the globe, with a significant presence in developed as well as emerging markets. The company has operations in 57 countries that employ more than 50,000 women and
men who adhere to the highest ethical standards. These talented individuals, many of whom have specialized engineering or scientific expertise, contribute to their global leadership in innovation. They have more than 17,500 granted and pending patents.
The company was founded in 1899 as the Chicago Solder Company to produce flux-cored solder. This patented Kester manufacturing process has had a major impact in the electronics industry to this day. ITW acquired Kester in 2006, and is now part of ITW’s Test & Measurement and Electronics business segment.
Kester recognized the importance of being a global supplier in the electronics industry by establishing manufacturing facilities in Singapore (1969) and in Germany (1972) to better service the Asian and European markets, respectively.