Dr. O.K. Wack Chemie GmbH (Zestron)

Slogan

Reliability is what drives us

Our profile

ZESTRON - Your partner for reliable and robust electronics

About us

For over 30 years, ZESTRON has been supporting companies worldwide in bringing electronics for extreme operating conditions safely into series production. With more than 3000 successfully realized projects, we have a unique combination of mission-critical experience (defense, aerospace) and industrial scaling expertise (automotive, semiconductor).

We have a specialized analytical laboratory in Germany that processes over 100 damage assessments per year, an application center for the development and optimization of cleaning processes for electronic assemblies, existing approvals with European and US OEMs and certified processes according to ISO 9001, ISO 27001 and TISAX.

Technology / Research

• International leader in association work for corrosion and corrosion protection and moisture resistance in electronics production
• Development of new methodologies for rapid quality and reliability testing, as well as supporting analytical methods
• Development of new application processes and formulations for chemicals for wet-chemical cleaning and surface modification

Products / Services

• Specialty chemicals for electronics:
  Technologically leading chemical products for wet-chemical cleaning and surface modification of electronic assemblies and production equipment
• Process optimization for robust series production:
  Optimization of surface cleanliness of electronic assemblies, as well as cleaning, painting and potting processes, support in the qualification of new production lines.
• Support with OEM approvals:
  Provision of reliable test reports and process verification, support with audit issues
• Rapid tests & design optimization:
  Evaluation of moisture and climate robustness (also on prototypes) within a few days using suitable rapid tests, identification of critical weak points, derivation of specific design optimizations.
• Damage analysis & root cause identification:
  Laboratory analyses (SEM/EDX, FTIR, IC/C3, etc.), root cause analysis in the event of failures in qualification or field operation, development of effective remedial strategies.
• Training & know-how transfer:
  Training to improve processes with regard to surface cleanliness and protective coating