Mar 13, 2013 
Nihon Superior Co., Ltd., a supplier of advanced soldering and brazing materials to the global market, congratulates its licensee FCT Assembly (www.fctassembly.com) on its 10-year milestone anniversary being celebrated this year. Additionally, this year marks Krayden Inc.’s (krayden.com) 10-year anniversary as a distributor of SN100C for FCT Assembly.
In recognizing the anniversaries, Nihon Superior President Tetsuro Nishimura said, “While offering our congratulations to FCT Assembly and Krayden on their milestone anniversaries, I also would like to express our appreciation for their support. Anniversaries provide an opportunity to reflect upon where we have been and where we are going and, therefore, are good memories of the past and optimism about the future. Their commitment to quality has undoubtedly contributed to the high reputation that SN100C enjoys in the markets they serve. As we celebrate these achievements, we also look forward to opportunities to develop and expand our business relationships.”
FCT Assembly (http://www.fctassembly.com) is a licensee of Nihon Superior, and has been manufacturing and selling SN100C in the U.S. for the last 10 years. The company consists of three divisions: FCT Solder, Fine Line Stencil and A-Laser. With numerous facilities in the United States, FCT is one of the electronics industry’s leading manufacturers of lead-free and leaded solder products, superior quality stencils and precision laser-cut parts. The company takes a multidisciplinary approach to continuously develop new products and processes. With experts in the machine automation of electronics, metallurgy, chemistry, physics and metal deposition, FCT can quickly react to market trends and customer challenges. FCT customers can count on the latest technology and products with the highest quality.
Krayden, Inc. (http://krayden.com) has been an authorized distributor for FCT Assembly for more than 10 years. The company serves and provides manufacturing solutions to the electronics, aerospace, transportation, solar, and oil & gas industries as well as OEM manufacturers, with distribution throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. Krayden, Inc. offers a “complementary family of product lines” in adhesives, sealants and coating materials including environmentally friendly, lead-free solders and cleaners from a comprehensive group of quality manufacturers. The company’s representatives receive hands-on training and experience from manufacturers, and provide technical expertise and world-class customer service to clients from purchase to engineering and production.
Nihon Superior was founded in 1966 when it began marketing unique flux products imported from the US. The company made its mark on society by gathering the most advanced soldering and brazing technologies and products from around the world, and supplying them to companies in the metal-joining industry. A turning point for the company came when it started developing its own soldering materials and with the success of its unique SN100C lead-free solder alloy Nihon Superior has become a major player in the global market. To support the growing demand for its products, Nihon Superior has established manufacturing and sales centers in Japan, China and other Asian countries, and the United States, and formed business partnerships with companies in other markets.
