Electrical, Optical, and Specialty Materials Reference Materials

Description: Terminal blocks function as convenient connection points for electrical wires while avoiding the need for wires to be spliced together. At the most basic level a terminal block is a strip of molded ...

Description: Motors, induction heaters, transformers and other devices with wound wire coils pose a problem to designers. Because they are not "perfect," they suffer losses that show up as heat. Excessive heat can ...

Description: The key to cork's many properties is its honeycomb cell structure. Each cell is a 14-sided polyhedron filled with air with an extremely strong and flexible membrane that is waterproof and airtight. ...

Description: Produced from 100% neoprene polymer, most closed cell neoprene sponge products meet UL 94HF-1 flame rating. They are generally serviceable from -40°F to 158°F continuous and withstand 200°F ...

Description: Potting and encapsulation using urethanes and epoxies. ...

Description: Many phosphorus containing additives and nitrogen synergists are available for use as ame retardant systems in engineering plastics, to develop halogen-free products for the electrical & electronics ...

Description: The recent push for environmentally friendly halogen-free products has resulted in signicant changes in polymer materials used in the consumer electronics industry. A series of halogen-free ...

Description: The rapid growth and global demand for wireless communication and increasing need for more functionality in smart phones have created a need for advanced engineering resin to meet new antenna ...

Description: Light-emitting diodes (LED), as a new light source, are being used more and more as display backlight and general lighting. Due to the increase of brightness and electrical current of LED packaging ...

Description: Next's Oxford Street storage space tanked using Triton TT55. ...

Description: When selecting an EPO-TEK product for any application, the datasheet provides excellent information, and is a useful first reference guide. It is therefore important that the datasheet be correctly ...

Description: After selecting the appropriate adhesive, determining the proper cure schedule is a very important aspect to achieving optimal adhesive performance for your specific application. ...

Description: This paper introduces the key requirements for resin rich electrical insulation materials for rotating machinery. The key requirements, or stresses that insulation are subject to, are summarized as ...

Description: Multi-Contact placed special contacts at a major aerospace manufacturer in order to equip relays sockets for electrical distribution systems in civil aircrafts, military aircrafts and helicopters. ...

Description: Discussion of the reflectance of Accuflect light reflecting ceramic from the near ultraviolet to the short wave infrared. ...

Description: This guide is an educational tool designed to assist adhesive users in gaining a more thorough understanding of adhesive properties and testing. ...

Description: Silicone-impregnated fiberglass insulation has long been used as stator-coil electrical-insulation for low-voltage, direct current, traction motors. Silicone-based insulation is particularly suited ...

Description: Simple composits of silicone rubber, extending filler, and fiberglass offer an attractive combination of thermal, physical, and electric properties that make these materials an ideal choice for use as ...

Description: This paper uses a series of experiments, including optimization of stencil apertures and reflow thermal profiles, and the use of solder performs, to attempt to find solutions to voiding issues. ...

Description: No-clean soldering processes dominate the commercial electronics manufacturing world. With the explosion of growth in handheld electronics devices, manufacturers have been forced to look for ways to ...

Description: As users and converters of pressure sensitive tapes, we need to understand static electricity: where it develops, the dangers associated with it, and, of course, ways to control it. Static electricity ...

Description: During the 2011-2018 period, both production and demand quantities increased at an average CAGR of 3-5%, although production did not always increase in a straight line as it tends to anticipate or ...

Description: This paper touches on identifying favorable flux properties, down-selecting low solids fluxes for lead-free selective wave soldering, the selective soldering process itself, and testing criteria. ...

Description: The explosive growth of personal electronic devices, such as mobile phones and personal music devices, has driven the need for smaller and smaller active and passive electrical components. Not too ...

Description: Throughout the past few decades, it has been established that people are being damaged by ultraviolet light from the sun, and so we are being encouraged by the medical industry to take protective ...

Description: The Abrisa Technologies Guide to Glass details the Optical properties of glass, information about light & color, glare reduction and glass strengthening techniques. ...

Description: This Tech Notes explains what UV blocking glass is, and how it interacts with UV light to act as a protectant. ...

Description: The purpose of this technical brief is to give the new designer or engineer the basics in the limitations of designing an aluminum extrusion. Extrusions are 2 dimension shapes that can be fabricated ...