(September 29, 2005) DES PLAINES, Ill. — Kester announced the opening of a new manufacturing and technical center in Suzhou, China, outside of Shanghai. The China facility will meet the demands of China's growing electronics assembly market.

"We are very excited about the Suzhou facility," said Roger Savage, Kester's president and CEO. "We have been working to strengthen our position in China for quite some time. This allows us to serve existing customers even better than before, as well as build new relationships with local Chinese customers."