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Superior goes beyond this product license, the most successful,
to build modern diagnostics devices.
however, as they also share market intelli- technically proven
gence and have a joint venture in Malaysia. lead-free solders in
SN100C was very well accepted in the use today. Colin
There are 200 million modern medical devices in the world. Many medical device manufactures place
PC fab industry, and from there the use Longworth explains
has now extended into wave solder applia- why he believes
their trust in products made by Balver Zinn.
www.balverzinn.com
tions for the electronics assembly sector. the reasons behind
According to an independent ELFNET its success are very
study, SN100C is the most used wave clear.
solder in Europe, preferred for the higher “In line with
process temperatures of selective solder- our policy to pursue
ing. In 2007 Nihon Superior awarded the highest stan-
Balver Zinn their highest accolade ‘Gold dards of quality and
Tetsuro Nishimura and his family at the Osaka (Japan) airport in front of the new
Award’ in recognition of outstanding sales consistency to sat-
billboard celebrating the year-long celebration of SN100C.
performance of their SN100C lead-free isfy the varied and
solders in Europe. SN100C is outperform- exacting demands
ing competitive products in Europe, with of the modern manufacturing industry, we
over SAC alloys, puts SN100C alloy at the
increasing numbers of leading manufac- took the decision to sign a manufacturing
forefront of wave soldering technology. “
turers incorporating it into their process; license to produce the SN100 range of lead-
born out by the significant sales they have free solders in early 2002. The alloy was
achieved in Europe. initially supplied to Japanese manufactur-
N
ihon Superior was founded in 1966
when it began marketing unique flux
ing companies based in the UK, however,
products imported from the United States.
demand for the alloy quickly increased as
Since then, the company has made its mark
the benefits of SN100C over the silver con-
by developing its own soldering materi- solder
soldering paste
taining SAC systems became more widely
als and supplying them to the electronics
known. The agreement enabled us to bring
industry. On the basis of its expertise in
the product to manufacturers in the UK
these technologies, Nihon Superior has
and Ireland and in that time it has become
developed a global business, establishing
widely recognized for its superior qualities.
manufacturing and sales centers in Asia
The technical attributes of SN100C
and forming business partnerships with
make its continued growth in popular-
companies in Europe, America and Asia.
ity very clear. However, as manufacturers
“We have made our mark on society
are working to increasingly tight margins
by gathering the most advanced soldering
another reason to select SN100C is that
and brazing technologies and products
the alloy is cheaper to buy in the first
from around the world, and supplying
instance, and once in use the running costs
them to companies in the metal-joining
are also greatly reduced due to its lower
industry. Backed by our knowledge of these
drossing properties. Because the solder
technologies, we developed into a global
alloy produces smooth shiny joints, with
company by establishing manufacturing
flux
Colin Longworth, managing director of
a low copper dissolution this results in an
and sales centers in Japan as well as in
DKL Metals
extremely stable process. Customers have
Asia and Europe, and by forming business
benefited from the cost advantage of not
partnerships with overseas companies,”
DKL
Metals, based in West Loth- containing expensive silver and with the
Nishimura concludes. “We are committed
ian, Scotland headed by ease of recycling.
to earning our customers’ highest level of
Colin Longworth, MD, is an independent SN100C is proven to provide increased
trust by taking full responsibility for every
manufacturer of lead-free and traditional reliability for solder joints over those made
product we deliver, and we are ready to
tin/lead alloys. Established over 23 years, using silver containing SAC alloys and
meet their rising demands for diversifica-
DKL is widely recognized as the UK’s it was recently reported in a CircuitNet
tion, increasingly sophisticated technolo-
leading supplier of high purity solders and article by commentator Dr Craig Hillman,
gies, and environmental protection.”
alloys, manufactured in accordance with CEO and MD of DfR Solutions: ‘The
Happy Birthday SN100C and congratu-
national and international standards or problem with SAC305 is that it is a brittle
lations to Nihon Superior on reaching this
customer proprietary specifications. The material. What you are definitely seeing
tremendous milestone!
SN100C Solder Alloy, produced by DKL on the wave side and on the solder-ability
Metals in Scotland for the UK marketplace, coating side is that Tin-Nickel-Copper
has now reached a 10-year milestone. Its alloys (SNC) seem to be gaining signifi-
increasing popularity with CEM and OEMs cant ground.’ These facts, combined with
throughout the world shows no signs of SN100C’s lower rate of copper dissolution
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