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ZESTRON's Kalyan Nukala to Present at SMTA Connecticut
September 11, 2015 | ZESTRONEstimated reading time: 1 minute

ZESTRON, the globally leading provider of high precision cleaning products, services and training solutions in the electronics manufacturing and semiconductor industries, is pleased to announce that Kalyan Nukala, M.S.Ch.E., Application Engineer, ZESTRON Americas, will present "DI-water and Low Standoff Cleaning Challenges" at the SMTA Connecticut Chapter Meeting on September 15.
Increased board density, reduced component sizes and standoff heights as well as a large variety of component packages together limit the effectiveness of cleaning with DI-water. This presentation addresses cleaning agent alternatives to pure DI-water processes that will produce the required cleanliness levels and thereby guarantee the long-term reliability of assemblies. Detailed customer case studies will be reviewed and the presentation will conclude with a Q & A session.
The SMTA Connecticut Chapter Meeting will be held on September 15th, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Platform Specialty Products Corporation. For more information, please visit smta.org.
About ZESTRON
Headquartered in Manassas, Virginia, and operating in more than 35 countries, ZESTRON is the globally leading provider of high precision cleaning products, services and training solutions for the electronics manufacturing industry. With six worldwide Technical Centers and the largest team of chemical engineers in the industry, ZESTRON’s commitment to ensuring that its customers surpass even the most stringent cleaning requirements is without equal.
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