MANASSAS, VA – ZESTRON, the leading global provider of high-precision cleaning products, services, and training solutions in the electronics manufacturing and semiconductor industries, is pleased to announce its participation in the upcoming SMTA Queretaro Expo & Tech Forum, scheduled to take place on July 13, 2023, in Queretaro, Mexico. As a leading provider of environmentally safe maintenance cleaning products, ZESTRON is excited to showcase its cutting-edge solutions and share its expertise with industry professionals.

SMTA Queretaro Expo & Tech Forum brings together industry professionals, engineers, and researchers from the electronics manufacturing field to share knowledge and explore the latest advancements. At booth #202, ZESTRON will showcase its innovative cleaning agents formulated for sustainability and providing efficient and safe cleaning processes, while minimizing the overall environmental impact. By leveraging ZESTRON's expertise, manufacturers can improve operations, reduce environmental impact, and enhance product quality through sustainability.

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NEENAH, WI – Plexus Corp. (NASDAQ: PLXS) released today its inaugural Sustainability Report. The report, which is now available on the company’s Sustainability web page, highlights the impact from Plexus’ long-standing commitment to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG).

Todd Kelsey, Chief Executive Officer commented, “ESG is integral to Plexus’ culture and our strategy, and essential to realizing our vision to help create the products that build a better world. The long-term positive impact of our efforts are transformative for our team, our customers, our communities and our business. We’re proud to share our commitment to being a leader in ESG as we celebrate the collective impact of our global team members’ efforts.”

Highlights from fiscal 2022 in the report include:

• Deploying a suite of sustainability-oriented product lifecycle solutions to accelerate the global shift to a circular economy, with the aim to lessen the environmental impact of customers’ products and supply chains and to optimize shared value creation
• Achieving an 11.9% energy intensity reduction across Plexus’ manufacturing sites, resulting from operational efficiency improvements, renewable energy transition projects, materials reductions and other activities to eliminate waste and carbon emissions
• Launching a third Employee Resource Group (ERG), with two additional ERGs being launched in fiscal 2023 in support of team member-driven diversity and inclusion efforts
• Donating in excess of $1 million globally through the Plexus Charitable Foundation
• Completing a third party materiality assessment to assess stakeholder needs and develop strategic priorities
• Enhancing the organization’s cyber-incident preparedness and response plan

For fiscal 2023, Plexus has in excess of 40 active ESG projects underway, including equipment optimization and energy transition investments, measuring its waste-to-landfill in order to set quantifiable future reduction goals and expanding community engagement by enhancing its global paid volunteer time off program through alignment with its charitable matching program.

Megan Schleicher, Sr. Director of ESG noted, “Our inaugural Sustainability Report emphasizes the continuous opportunity we have to innovate and operate differently in order to combat the social and environmental impacts of climate change, adopt more resilient and responsible business practices, positively impact our communities and partner with our customers on their sustainability goals. We’re excited about our journey as we aid in accelerating the shift to a more sustainable and equitable economy.”

To learn more about Plexus’ ESG actions and progress please visit Plexus' Sustainability web page.

REDMOND, WA – Data I/O Corporation (NASDAQ:DAIO), the leading global provider of advanced security and data deployment solutions for microcontrollers, security ICs and memory devices, announced that Gerald Ng will be joining the Company as Vice President of Finance with a start date of July 1, 2023. Effective August 16, 2023, he will become the Company’s Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

Gerald brings a wealth of experience in finance and treasury functions, business development, financial planning & forecasting, monthly reporting and business compliance. Gerald was previously Chief Financial Officer for Kymeta Corporation, a broadband satellite and cellular networks communication company. Gerald was CFO of FUJIFILM SonoSite, Inc. and prior to that CFO at Fluke Networks, a Danaher operating company, where he supported the sale of the business to NetScout, Inc. He served as Vice President of Finance at Spiration, Inc. and was responsible for all finance and treasury functions and provided due diligence in the sale of the company to Olympus Medical. Gerald holds a Masters of Business Administration from Northwestern University – Kellogg School of Management and a Bachelor of Arts Finance and Accounting from the University of Washington.

“We are thrilled to have Gerald join Data I/O,” said Anthony Ambrose, President and CEO of Data I/O Corporation. “Gerald comes to Data I/O with broad and deep CFO experience in related industries that will give him the necessary background and capabilities to help Data I/O achieve our strategic goals and advance the company to the next level on a global scale.”

“I am very pleased to join Data I/O at this exciting time in the company’s history,” said Gerald Ng. “I look forward to building on Data I/O’s strong tradition in finance and help drive growth in new areas.”

NASHVILLE – KYZEN, the global leader in innovative environmentally friendly cleaning chemistries, will exhibit at the SMTA Querétaro Expo & Tech Forum, scheduled to take place Thursday, July 13, 2023, in Juriquilla-Querétaro in the EXPO HALL of Hotel Misión Juriquilla. The KYZEN clean team will showcase products for cleaning PCBs in AQUANOX A4626 paired with the KYZEN Process Control System (PCS) and understencil wipe KYZEN E5631J.

Though utilized in different phases of PCB assembly, both solutions are formulated with cleaning efficiency and effectiveness as priorities and ease of use in mind.

AQUANOX A4626 is a concentrated aqueous cleaning agent with a wide material compatibility window on boards, components, labels and metallic surfaces. This next generation chemistry is designed to provide superior results in cleaning traditional lead-free and eutectic tin-lead residues in addition to the latest polymetric no-clean fluxes.

The KYZEN Process Control System (PCS) is designed to automatically track your wash bath concentration by adding just the right amount of chemistry when needed. For more than 20 years, KYZEN has continuously improved and advanced the capabilities of KYZEN PCS, so it continues to excel in alleviating stress on users by controlling, monitoring and automatically reacting to dynamic changes in wash bath concentrations.

KYZEN E5631J is a ready-to-use solution for removing raw solder paste from stencils formulated with great consideration for workers and the environment. This cost-effective solution quickly and effectively cleans all types of raw solder pastes in both online and offline cleaning processes.

KYZEN products and cleaning experts remain focused on providing quality chemistries like AQUANOX A4626 and KYZEN E5631J, along with control systems like the KYZEN PCS to assist the cleaning needs of PCB producers at every stage of their production process.

For more information, visit www.kyzen.com