by Garrett Abare | Jun 13, 2023 | Die Cutting Blog, Electrical Insulators Blog, Gaskets Blog, Laser Cutting Blog, Tech Blog, Waterjet Cutting Blog
At NEDC, engineered options are our thing. In this blog, we wanted to discuss all of the Garlock options that are under the BLUE-GARD® brand. These materials are non-asbestos, aramid fiber gaskets that are compressed with different binders. Popular Garlock BLUE-GARD®...
by Garrett Abare | Jun 7, 2023 | Die Cutting Blog, Electrical Insulators Blog, Gaskets Blog, Laser Cutting Blog, Tech Blog, Waterjet Cutting Blog
Silicone Sponge, and Silicone Foam are different. I’ve talked about that in another blog on our website. Both have desirable properties. Some have good physical properties, and some have good flame retardant properties. There are some products that can actually be...
by Garrett Abare | Jun 5, 2023 | Die Cutting Blog, Electrical Insulators Blog, Tech Blog, Thermal Pads Blog, Waterjet Cutting Blog
At NEDC, we are all about thermal. We enjoy making new sales tools to help customers design thermal interface pads into their applications. Why use this Sales Tool? This thermal pad tackle box allows the user to try different thermal pads. In this kit, we have 5...
by Garrett Abare | Jun 1, 2023 | Die Cutting Blog, Electrical Insulators Blog, Gaskets Blog, Laser Cutting Blog, Thermal Pads Blog, Waterjet Cutting Blog
One common question I hear engineers ask about is if it’s better to have Mica/Grease or Sil-Pad products. Obviously, I’m partial to this, but I wanted to give some thoughts I had about Mica/Grease, and why I think it has its place, but why I think in a...
by Garrett Abare | May 22, 2023 | Die Cutting Blog, Electrical Insulators Blog, Epoxy Films Blog, Laser Cutting Blog, Most Popular
I had a customer call the other day, saying he heard that laser cutting was better than die-cutting for frozen epoxy preforms. Heres the thought I had in my head “Why does this keep coming up!?” Heres my thought, and then I’m going dive into every advantage, and...
by Garrett Abare | Apr 29, 2023 | Die Cutting Blog, Electrical Insulators Blog, Gaskets Blog, Laser Cutting Blog, Waterjet Cutting Blog
IP (Ingress Protection or International Protection) ratings are a common way to define how protected an electrical enclosure is from foreign matter that does not belong in the said enclosure. Gaskets are frequently used to provide the protection set forth in this...
