Epoxy Films
by Garrett Abare | Artificial Intelligence, Die Cutting, Electrical Insulators, Epoxy Films, Laser Cutting, Tech Blog
When an application requires electrical conductivity across bonded interfaces, material selection becomes non-negotiable. At New England Die Cutting (NEDC), one of the electrically conductive adhesive films we regularly work with is LOCTITE ABLESTIK ECF 550, a...
by Garrett Abare | Artificial Intelligence, Epoxy Films, Laser Cutting, Tech Blog
Understanding LOCTITE ABLESTIK ECF 561 and ECF 561E Electrically conductive epoxy films are often selected late in the design process, after mechanical layouts are finalized and electrical grounding requirements become unavoidable. Materials like LOCTITE ABLESTIK ECF...
by Garrett Abare | Epoxy Films
When electronics go into orbit, into a fighter jet, or onto a satellite, the adhesive layer holding a die or substrate in place is just as critical as the silicon itself. MIL-STD-883 is the U.S. Department of Defense’s benchmark for microcircuit reliability, and it’s...
by Garrett Abare | Epoxy Films, Tech Blog
At NEDC, we distribute a number of electrically conductive adhesive pastes. These electrically conductive pastes are used in bonding dies to circuit boards/microelectronics. They are available for automatic dispensing, and also for hand probing dispensing through...
by Garrett Abare | Die Cutting, Electrical Insulators, Epoxy Films, Gaskets, Laser Cutting, RF Absorbers, Thermal Pads, Waterjet Cutting
This blog post is all about the image we releasing. In this image, NEDC is showing a die-cut insulator, a thermal pad, an RF absorber, some die-cut gaskets, and an epoxy film that are all present on a typical application that we might service
by Garrett Abare | Die Cutting, Electrical Insulators, Epoxy Films, Gaskets, Laser Cutting
Ablefilm is a staple of the materials we cut at NEDC. in past blogs, we have discussed some of the electrically conductive options such as CF3350, or 5025E Ablefilm Epoxy Film. In a change of topics, we thought we would discuss an electrically insulative epoxy...
by Garrett Abare | Die Cutting, Electrical Insulators, Epoxy Films, Laser Cutting, Most Popular, RF Absorbers, Tech Blog, Thermal Pads
NEDC is a converter of frozen epoxy films to make custom preforms for customers to buy. For that reason, NEDC has many frozen films in stock. These include: Ablefilm 5025E Ablefilm 561K Ablefilm CF3350 Ablefilm 566K And others. We wanted to just get it out there on...
by Garrett Abare | Die Cutting, Electrical Insulators, Epoxy Films, Laser Cutting, 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 | Die Cutting, Electrical Insulators, Epoxy Films, Gaskets, Laser Cutting, RF Absorbers, Tech Blog, Thermal Pads, Waterjet Cutting
In this supply chain taxed environment, I thought I’d write a blog about how to keep your supply chain moving at the maximum speed possible- whatever that may be nowadays. In this blog, we will provide some tips, and tricks to keep your supply chain moving....
by Garrett Abare | Die Cutting, Electrical Insulators, Epoxy Films, Gaskets, RF Absorbers, Waterjet Cutting
Before the close of the 2022 year, NEDC bought a knife-cutting machine. This knife-cutter will enable NEDC to provide more quality parts to its customers. This machine has a maximum table length of 60’’ x 120’’. NEDC is very excited to announce this to our customers....
by Garrett Abare | Die Cutting, Electrical Insulators, Epoxy Films, Gaskets, Laser Cutting, News, RF Absorbers, Tech Blog, Thermal Pads, Waterjet Cutting
At NEDC, we closed a strong 2022. However, it was not all sunshine, and rainbows. It was quite the opposite. We faced a number of challenges. There weren't only bad things, there was a few silver linings as well. Challenges/New Developments at NEDC in 2022 ...
by Garrett Abare | Die Cutting, Epoxy Films, Laser Cutting, RF Absorbers
At NEDC, we cut epoxy preforms films regularly through die-cutting and laser-cutting. Oftentimes, our customers utilize a preform material they have used before. Ablefilm 5025E is a common material we see customers utilize. However, we also see customers utilize...
by Garrett Abare | Die Cutting, Epoxy Films, Laser Cutting, RF Absorbers, Tech Blog, Waterjet Cutting
At NEDC, we are a build-to-print vendor specializing in precision laser cutting and custom solutions for materials like epoxy preforms. In my few years here (7 if we’re counting—please don’t count though), I’ve seen customers include odd instructions on their prints,...
by Garrett Abare | Die Cutting, Electrical Insulators, Epoxy Films, Laser Cutting, Thermal Pads
At NEDC, we cut a lot of adhesive film preform products into finished cut parts. One of the more common adhesive products that NEDC cuts is Thermabond® Silicone Electronic Adhesive products by Rogers Corporation. Properties of Thermabond Adhesive Preforms A common...
by Garrett Abare | Die Cutting, Electrical Insulators, Epoxy Films, Gaskets, Laser Cutting, RF Absorbers, Thermal Pads, Waterjet Cutting
At NEDC we operate many pieces of cutting machinery. We operate state of the art conventional die cutting machines, laser cutting machines, and waterjet cutting machines. In this blog post, we thought we would delineate the differences between all of these machines so...
by Garrett Abare | Die Cutting, Epoxy Films, Laser Cutting
NEDC laser-cuts many materials with its laser-cutting machines. One of the most frequently cut materials at NEDC is frozen epoxy films. Many of these film materials offer thermal and/or electrical conductivity. COOLSPAN® TECA from Rogers Corporation is a thermally and...
by The NEDC Team | Die Cutting, Electrical Insulators, Epoxy Films, Gaskets, Laser Cutting
As I always say, every print is like meeting a new person. Similar to DNA, every print is unique to the material, shape, size, tolerance, and specifications. At NEDC, our business model is built around the idea that whatever design our customers come up with, if we...
by The NEDC Team | Die Cutting, Electrical Insulators, Epoxy Films, Gaskets, Thermal Pads, Waterjet Cutting
At NEDC our products are constantly evolving. As thermal management becomes a priority in ever smaller electronics, thermal management die-cut products become an even bigger part of our product line up. Some of our products include saving heat, but most of our...
by The NEDC Team | Die Cutting, Epoxy Films, Laser Cutting
At NEDC we die-cut and laser-cut many types of adhesives films. These films are often referred to as assembly films. This is because they are one part films that aid in the assistance of assembling larger assemblies such as circuit cards to heat sinks. One adhesive...
by The NEDC Team | Die Cutting, Electrical Insulators, Epoxy Films, Gaskets, Laser Cutting, RF Absorbers, Thermal Pads, Waterjet Cutting
Like many people, I have pet-peeves. One of my small pet-peeves is when a company says “We are a one-stop shop” Well, if that were true a customer could literally just drop a BOM on your lap and expect that entire product assembled in a quoted lead-time. While there...
by The NEDC Team | Die Cutting, Epoxy Films, Thermal Pads
One thing we commonly hear in the thermal management industry is “This has 5 w/m-k and that has 1 w/m-k, so this one with 5 w/m-k must be better.” We thought we would write a blog to discuss how oftentimes this thinking paints a poor picture of what the situation...
by The NEDC Team | Die Cutting, Electrical Insulators, Epoxy Films, Gaskets, Laser Cutting, RF Absorbers, Tech Blog, Thermal Pads, Waterjet Cutting
We often hear from the customers we work with, that our parts are the last thing people think of when completing a project. These parts can range from thermal interface materials that provide a stick-in-place solution, heat-dissipating solution, or a left-out gasket...
by The NEDC Team | Die Cutting, Electrical Insulators, Epoxy Films, Gaskets, RF Absorbers, Thermal Pads
Nowadays everyone is trying to do everything faster. Make coffee faster, make cars fasters, make the computer that I am typing on faster. Some feedback that we often get from customers is, “These parts are so small, or so awkwardly shaped that removing the liner from...
by Garrett Abare | Die Cutting, Epoxy Films, Laser Cutting
NEDC offers many types of materials, including electrically insulating materials, thermally conductive materials, and electrically conductive materials. A brand that deals with all of those types of materials in adhesive bonding film form is Henkel Adhesive Films....
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