KYZEN Will Partner with Solder Connection in Ireland
October 13, 2020 | KyzenEstimated reading time: 1 minute

KYZEN, the global leader in innovative environmentally friendly cleaning chemistries, is pleased to announce an exciting new partnership with Solder Connection, one of the foremost technical suppliers to the electronics industry since 1989.
Beginning in November, the Solder Connection team will promote, sell and support KYZEN’s full range of high-performance cleaning products throughout Ireland. To support their market sector, they both stock and supply a wide variety of products to ensure that their customers get the top-rated service. Additionally, Solder Connection will now draw on KYZEN’s technical resources that will enhance both organizations’ ability to provide complete cleaning process solutions.
“We look forward to the level of support and expertise that Martyn Penfold and his team will bring to the table,” said Julia Vielhaber, KYZEN’s European Manager. “Our customers in Ireland will be greatly enhanced by this new partnership.”
“This new venture will further strengthen Solder Connection’s position within the Irish manufacturing sector as being the technical distributor of choice for many of the leading technology companies,” stated Martyn Penfold, Sales Director at Solder Connection. “A global manufacturer of electronic and precision metal parts cleaning solutions, KYZEN is very much at the forefront of developing environmentally sound cleaning chemistries that are much needed in our world today. We very much look forward to working with Julia Vielhaber and her technical team in the near future.”
The new partnership will be official on Nov. 5, 2020. For more information about Solder Connection, visit www.solderconnection.com. To learn more about KYZEN, visit www.kyzen.com.
About KYZEN
KYZEN is a global leader in providing environmentally responsible, RoHS compliant precision cleaning chemistries for industries ranging from electronics and advanced packaging to metal finishing and aerospace applications. Since its founding in 1990, KYZEN’s innovative cleaning technologies, scientific expertise and customer support have been repeatedly recognized with the industry’s most prestigious awards. For more information, visit www.kyzen.com.
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