ALPHA Named a Premier Sponsor of the IPC Hand Soldering Competition at APEX

January 17, 2013

PRESS RELEASE

For Immediate Release

Contact: Mike Previti mpreviti@cooksonelectronics.com 1-678-429-5884

ALPHA® Named a Premier Sponsor of the IPC

Hand Soldering Competition at APEX in San Diego, CA

South Plainfield, NJ – January 17, 2013 – Alpha will present its enabling technology soldering products and will be a Premier Sponsor of the IPC Hand Soldering Competition at the 2013 IPC APEX EXPO in San Diego, CA, Feb. 19-21, at the San Diego Convention Center. Alpha will feature in the competition its Telecore XL-850 Halogen-Free cored solder wire, especially developed to comply with the IEC and JPCA halogen content specifications.

Go to http://alpha.alent.com/Products/Cored-Wire/Telecore-HF-850 for complete product details.

“We look forward to the IPC Hand Soldering Competition at APEX and the opportunity to meet with electronic assemblers to discuss the value we can help them create in their processes when they use ALPHA® product technologies to produce highly reliable solder joints,” said Mike Previti, Alpha’s Americas Region Marketing Manager. “Our Technology Exchanges with many of our customers have helped to lower their total cost of ownership. Some have used our SACX Plus® low-Ag alloys and others have used our low temperature CVP-520 solder paste on their lines to achieve excellent results. Our ALPHA® Telecore XL-850 cored wire delivers very fast wetting and low flux spatter, providing for operator safety and less residue on PCBs. In addition we will feature our ALPHA® solder preform technology which enables assemblers the ability to augment precise amounts of solder volume to achieve 100% hole fill.”

For more information about Alpha, go to alpha.alent.com

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About Alpha

Alpha, a business unit of Alent plc, is the global leader in the development, manufacturing and sales of innovative materials used in electronic assembly processes. With a unique worldwide presence of over 30 locations throughout the Americas, Europe and the Asia/Pacific region, Alpha supplies a full line of ALPHA® Solder Paste, Stencils, Squeegee Blades, Stencil & PCB Cleaners, Bar Solder, Cored Wire Solder, Wave Soldering Fluxes, SMD Adhesives and a line of ALPHA® Argomax Ag sinter paste, and LED assembly products. Alpha’s Advanced Materials unit is the leader in electronic polymers and solder materials for semiconductor packaging. Alpha also offers product technologies for the Photovoltaic market to help lower production costs and increase throughput and yield. Since its founding in 1872, Alpha has been committed to developing and manufacturing the highest quality soldering materials. That tradition continues today through its innovative products, including its line of environmentally friendly, lead-free electronic assembly products. For more information, visit www.alpha.alent.com.