FEATURE SOLDERING PRODUCTS
Soldering on There are various soldering products available to the hardware retail industry. Make sure you know what you sell to your consumer.
SUPER
ALKALINE
BATTERIES From
AAA
NATIONAL SOLDER COMPANY
and using the incorrect solder for
(Nasco) is a leading African
an application can lead to joint
manufacturer and supplier of
failures. All Nasco products are
solders, fluxes, pure tin and lead
produced according to South
products. Its products provide
African National Standard (SANS)
solutions for joining metals in the
standards and consumers should
plumbing, electronic, electrical,
be aware of this as there are many
bearing, engineering and
cheap imports, which do not meet
automotive industries.
any standards. “All of Nasco’s
It supplies a wide range of
products are also South African
solders and fluxes into the
Technical Auditing Service (SATAS)
hardware industry and it is
approved and SATAS has approved
prudent for hardware retail
our products against the SANS
staff to understand different
requirements”, says Jetin Daya, a
applications and types of solders.
director at Nasco.
Using the incorrect solder for an application can lead to failures,
NASCO PRODUCTS
and often consumers blame the
Soft solders
manufacturer, when in fact the
Soft solders are solder sticks,
wrong product has been used.
blowpipes and wiping metals
Consumers also need to be
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for use on galvanised sheeting,
aware of the composition of the
radiator work and general purpose,
soldering products they purchase.
large joining requirements. Nasco
Each type of solder has been
has an extensive range of soft
designed for specific applications
solder with different melting points.
// USING THE INCORRECT SOLDER FOR AN APPLICATION CAN LEAD TO FAILURES, AND OFTEN CONSUMERS BLAME THE MANUFACTURER, WHEN IN FACT THE WRONG PRODUCT HAS BEEN USED //