In the fast-paced world, electronics are now integrated into almost every aspect of human life. Solutions ensuring optimal performance and longevity are necessary to meet consumers’ expectations. Many converted electronic components are made using materials that address various challenges faced by electronics applications, including thermal management, electromagnetic interference (EMI), surface protection, and more.
Take a look below to see some of the custom solutions that enhance performance and function in applications with electronic components.
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Topics:
Thermal Management,
Pressure Sensitive Adhesive,
Foams,
EMI Shielding,
Surface Protection,
Vent Material,
die cutting,
thermal pad,
thermal interface material,
gasket,
Films,
Electronics
As interest from consumers to purchase products that are sustainably sourced and manufactured grows, companies around the globe are modifying their practices to include measures and policies to reduce their carbon footprint.
As a result, bio-based tapes and foams are emerging as more sustainable alternatives to traditional petroleum-based products in industrial manufacturing. As these new subsets of materials draw more attention, some of our key supplier partners like Shihua®, tesa®, and Saint-Gobain have expanded their product lines to include bio-based materials.
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Topics:
Pressure Sensitive Adhesive,
Foams,
Material selection,
PSA,
Sustainable Materials
Silicone rubber materials and some plastic films have chemically inert and non-porous surfaces, which equates to low surface energy. This means they have a weak molecular bonding force making it difficult to create a bond with many pressure sensitive adhesives.
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Topics:
Surface Energy,
Foams,
BISCO Silicone,
Silicone
Point-of-care and rapid diagnostic testing are increasingly important in the areas of disease detection, treatment monitoring, and preventative care. This market is particularly important as the world faces the COVID-19 pandemic. It is imperative that components of these devices and test kits are reliable and of the highest quality.
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Topics:
Foams,
medical device,
Medical PSA,
3m tape
Per the Rogers Corporation Website, Rogers “BISCO® HT-800 Medium Cellular Silicone offers the lightness of foam with the enhanced sealing capabilities of sponge rubber.” In this post, we'll dive a little deeper into this excellent material.
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Topics:
Foams,
LED Lighting,
BISCO Silicone,
Silicone
Silicone Rubber, a "Low Surface Energy" Elastomer - What Does This Mean?
Silicone is a high-performance elastomer with the ability to withstand extreme temperatures, both high and low. It also naturally repels, which makes it an excellent choice for a water seal or a moisture barrier. However, this also makes silicone tricky to bond to other surfaces.
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Topics:
Pressure Sensitive Adhesive,
Surface Energy,
Foams,
BISCO Silicone,
Silicone
Custom Die-cut Parts for Automated Assembly
Among numerous assembly options, automated assembly is often the method of choice for many of our customers. Automated placement is used for projects with very high volumes where precise placement is critical. Automated assembly can also significantly increase assembly speed and efficiency.
Marian designs and manufactures custom components to fit seamlessly into our customers’ automated assembly process. We can modify many different aspects of the final part and packaging from liner type, part spacing and orientation, and quantity of parts per roll.
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Topics:
Foams,
die cutting,
AccuPlace,
Automated Assembly
The Shore durometer (pictured right) is a scale for measuring the hardness of a material, such as rubber, plastic, thermal
plastics (TPE), and rigid plastics. The term "durometer" is often used to describe a material's rating on the scale, for example “this material has a durometer of 60.”
It's worth noting, there are a variety of durometer scales since elastomeric and plastic resins vary over a wider range than one scale can accommodate. Download our comparison chart to see how these scales overlap.
Durometer hardness is one of many physical properties considered when selecting a material for a specific application.
Beware of some common misconceptions. Durometer hardness is often inaccurately confused with the properties described below.
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Topics:
Foams,
Compression Force Deflection,
PORON,
Elastomers,
Material selection
Materials for Battery Solutions - PORON® EVExtend
Our valued material supplier, Rogers Corporation, has released PORON® EVExtend polyurethane foam material. This material is ideal for battery pads for EV/HEV li-ion pouch cell batteries. The EXExtend 4701-43HBF offers an increased flammability rating of HBF, or HF1 (product dependent).
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Topics:
Foams,
PORON,
EV,
HEV,
Material selection
Technological advances in properties of soft, flexible foam and elastomeric materials have continued. These thick, soft, flexible foams and elastomers like PORON foam, silicone foam, and more are ideal materials for sealing, gasketing and cushioning across many industries and applications.
They compress, form to irregular surfaces, bend, and flex within an application without damage or delamination, but from the perspective of the converter, these materials may also introduce challenges when trying to achieve the tight dimensional tolerances common in metal and plastic-molded parts.
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Topics:
Foams,
BISCO Silicone,
PORON,
Elastomers,
Tolerance