Well established in the Middle Kingdom

Since 2001 the KSL team has installed over 2500 machines and systems – so it is not surprising that the KSL customer list is the who’s who of Chinese Electronic manufacturing industries. Among them global players like Kimball Electronics with its production site in Nanjing, with 17 Ersa systems installed worldwide. The initial contact of KSL and Kimball Electronics took place in 2008 and today four VERSAFLOW selective soldering systems and one HOTFLOW reflow soldering system are installed in the Kimball Electronics production. Asked for the main reasons for investing in Ersa systems, Kimball Electronics Manufacturing Director Avis Zhang answered, “Leading technology and good service” adding, “Concerning reflow soldering we achieve the best temperature stability and a low N2-consumption with the HOTFLOW. Also in selective soldering with the VERSAFLOW the closed-loop function and live monitoring are features to achieve a stable process for a high-level output. As Manufacturing Director, Avis Zhang regularly visits the trade fairs NEPCON and Productronica to keep track of the latest trends in electronic productions that are developed in the Ersa headquarters in Wertheim, Germany and which are then introduced in cooperation with Kurtz Shanghai Ltd on the trade fairs in Shanghai.

Besides the catchpenny performances on Asia’s trade fair stages Avis Zhang appreciates the possibility to experience the Ersa systems in a production-like surrounding and to put assemblies through their paces in the Ersa demo centers. This is possible in Shenzhen and since spring 2016 also in Shanghai, where the performance and flexibility two selective soldering systems, either a VERSAFLOW 3/45 or a SMARTFLOW 2020, can be tested. Of course, both Ersa demo centers are ideal places for workshops on soldering specific topics or for systematic staff trainings, too. These services are widely accepted therefor further machines will extend the Shanghai demo center and the upgrade to an application center with flexible office workspace is already in progress. Furthermore Manufacturing Director Avis Zhang is convinced of the “the fast responses of the KSL engineers and the absolute determination to continuously improve alongside their customers.”   The extended networking abilities of the service engineers, who communicate in real-time via chat to be able to establish a fast solution in one of the largest and most populous regions of the world, contributes to this strength. One can eagerly look forward to the further developments in the Middle Kingdom. Good luck to the KSL team!