Techspray Welcomes Chemist Zhihong (Linda) Ye To R&D Team

    ATLANTA, GA, November 02, 2016 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Zhihong (Linda) Ye has been hired by Techspray as Chemist in the R&D and applications lab in Kennesaw, Georgia. Linda will participate in and lead efforts to develop high precision cleaners, protective coatings, and conductive materials. The objective of these efforts is to provide innovative solutions to increase productivity and improve reliability in electronics design and assembly for consumer, aerospace, aviation, medical and many other industries.

Linda has joined Techspray with over 20 years of experience in R&D for a wide variety of applications including sensors for medical systems, development of new polymer resins and pharmaceutical compounds.

Linda has earned a Master's degree in organic chemistry from Georgia State University, and her undergraduate work was completed at Nanjing University in China. She is a member of the American Chemical Society, and has been widely published, including articles in the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry and Optical Materials magazine.

Steve Cook, Director of Product Technology, stated: "The addition of Linda to the Techspray development team increases our ability to respond to customer requirements with ground-breaking solutions."

Techspray develops new technologies and performs application testing for customers worldwide, with locations in Kennesaw, Georgia USA, Amarillo, Texas USA, and Suzhou, China.

Techspray, a division of Illinois Tool Works (ITW), is a leading manufacturer of chemical products and soldering tools for the electronics industry. Techspray formulates, blends, and packages a wide variety of chemicals and assorted support products for the electronics industry, heavy industry, and plant and equipment maintenance including degreasers, contact cleaners, flux removers, dusters, conformal coating, solder mask, water-based cleaners, desoldering wick, soldering tips, and the popular Plato shear cutters. More information can be found at www.techspray.com.

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