Multicore solder wire question.

[SoundSponge]

Hallo guys. I buy this reel with some tips and other product but I'm not sure if it is a genuine product or fake. I see the Henkel sheets and i find diameter, but if you search 0.46 mm wire (Dave use it and sure some of you I think) you don't find. Also I don't find list of all wires because I don't find Multicore site... Can you help me? Thank you so much for support.
Simone

[Kjelt]

It is 0,56 mm and they are for sale everywhere:

http://nl.farnell.com/multicore-solder/d624-250g-reel/solder-wire-60-40-0-56mm-250g/dp/419291

[miguelvp]

There are .51 mm and .39 mm as well:

http://www.digikey.com/product-search/en/soldering-desoldering-rework-products/solder/1310838?k=multicore

Seems like a gauge between .39 and .51 is missing?

Well...

Evil element 14 (kidding cuz I like them) has them:

http://www.newark.com/multicore-solder/sn62-505-0-46mm-250g-reel/solder-wire-62-36-0-46mm-250g/dp/09WX5481

Edit, link to the 60-40:
http://www.newark.com/multicore-solder/d626-250g-reel/solder-wire-60-40-0-46mm-250g/dp/26H0801

But I guess they use the .56mm not this one.

[SoundSponge]

Multicore is USA brand or Malaysia brand?

[miguelvp]

Multicore is USA brand or Malaysia brand?

Seems like Multicore is owned by Henkel, also the www.multicore.com on the forbidden page that comes up, the contact webmaster e-mail is: webmaster@henkel.com

Weird the datasheet points to loctite (also owned by henkel)
Older datasheets point to www.multicore.com.

WhoIs on multicore.com gives this:

Updated Date: 2013-11-27 03:01:33 -0500
Creation Date: 1996-05-29 00:00:00 -0400

Registrant Name: Trademark Department
Registrant Organization: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
Registrant Street: Henkelstrasse 67
Registrant City: Duesseldorf
Registrant State/Province:
Registrant Postal Code: 40589
Registrant Country: DE
Registrant Phone: +49.2117970
Registrant Phone Ext:
Registrant Fax: +49.2117982465
Registrant Fax Ext:
Registrant Email: domainadmin@henkel.com

I'm looking to see when this happened but seems like it was purchased and they are moving their product line to loctite.

[miguelvp]

Seems it's been owned by Henkel for quite a while, way back machine shows the henkel logo appear on September 25th 2002 (12 years ago)

https://web.archive.org/web/20020925081402/http://multicore.com/

Not sure about the transition to Loctite, but the Loctite logo was on the website as well. 

And many of the pictures at digikey shows the manufactured in Malaysia.

But I don't know the exact composition what Dave uses as far as the resin type.

[IanB]

Multicore is USA brand or Malaysia brand?

Neither; Multicore is a European brand. Was UK, but apparently now part of Henkel as noted above.

[SoundSponge]

Thanks guys for all information. I hope only this solder wire works well. I paid 11 euro without tax (Iva in Italy) from serious seller. Is a really good price. I hope is a true multicore

[w9gb]

CONSOLIDATION in Solder Manufacturers over the Last 5 years.

2022 : Japanese solder producer Harima Chemicals Group
announced the acquisition of the solder business of (Loctite) Henkel AG, Germany (old UK Ersin Multicore).
https://www.internationaltin.org/solder-market-in-flux-as-harima-acquires-henkel/

2019 : US solder producer Kester acquired by Element Solutions Inc (ESI), owner of MacDermid Alpha.
Kester was formerly owned by Litton Industries and Illinois Tool Works (ITW).
https://www.internationaltin.org/macdermid-alpha-acquire-kester-solder/