KEMPEN, GERMANY -- Werner Peters, a pioneer in the European printed circuit board industry and founder of Lackwerke Peters, passed away Jan. 1.

He was 85.

In 1956, Peters joined with Fritz Stahl of Ruwel and Hermann Seul of Isola to develop Germany’s first serial production printed circuit boards manufacturing operation, heralding the beginning of the PCB industry in Europe.

Many of his inventions, such as the first non-bleeding solder resist and peelable solder resists, were considered significant milestones in electronic production.

He took over the Niederrheinische Lackfabrik in Krefeld in 1970 and oriented it toward special lacquers for electronics. in 1984, after years of steady expansion and international growth, the company moved to a larger and newly built location in Kempen, where the company has remained. Werner Petersweb

Throughout his career Peters was involved in various technical committees and was a directors of the industry associations VDI/VDE and VdL or ZVEI.

Among his survivors is his daughter Brigitte Schwartz, now manager of Lackwerke Peters.

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