Indium Partners with MELSS to Expand to India

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Indium Corporation and MEL Systems and Services Ltd. (MELSS) have formed a strategic partnership to expand accessibility to Indium Corporation soldering materials throughout India.

MELSS will be selling all of Indium Corporation’s soldering materials, such as low-voiding solder paste and solder preforms for bottom termination components, solder wire for hand and robotic soldering, and rework fluxes.

“This partnership enables us to provide enhanced service and increased attention to our customers throughout India,” said Ross Berntson, Indium Corporation President and Chief Operating Officer.

Founded in 1982, MELSS has been at the forefront of offering cutting-edge technology solutions to its customers, using the company’s extensive expertise and specialized knowledge in many areas of the electronics field. With headquarters in Chennai, and branches in New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Pune, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Coimbatore, MELSS is capable of providing complete support to the expanding customer base.

About Indium Corporation

Indium Corporation is a premier materials manufacturer and supplier to the global electronics, semiconductor, thin-film, and thermal management markets. Products include solders and fluxes; brazes; thermal interface materials; sputtering targets; indium, gallium, germanium, and tin metals and inorganic compounds; and NanoFoil®. Founded in 1934, the company has global technical support and factories located in China, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and the USA.

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