by Garrett Abare | Dec 23, 2022 | Die Cutting Blog, Electrical Insulators Blog, Gaskets Blog, Laser Cutting Blog, Waterjet Cutting Blog
At NEDC, we cut all kinds of cellular sponge products. One thing we have never really discussed on this blog, is “What is Open Cell Foam?” We discussed the differences between Open Cell Sponge, and Closed Cell Sponge, but I thought to myself, maybe a more...by Garrett Abare | Dec 20, 2022 | Die Cutting Blog, Electrical Insulators Blog, Gaskets Blog, Laser Cutting Blog, Tech Blog, Waterjet Cutting Blog
It surprises me slightly, just slightly that we have posted over 220 blogs, but we have never discussed natural rubber. Natural rubber is called that because it was the first type of rubber discovered when the fateful Charles Goodyear accidentally dropped his natural...by Garrett Abare | Dec 12, 2022 | Die Cutting Blog, Electrical Insulators Blog, Gaskets Blog, Laser Cutting Blog, Tech Blog, Waterjet Cutting Blog
In a blog I wrote in the past, I had discussed how to make your gasket more cost effective. At times, I feel like I have talked about everything about gasket design- one blog I have not talked about is a few tips on designing gaskets. Tips: 1. Temperature Range When...by Garrett Abare | Dec 10, 2022 | Die Cutting Blog, Electrical Insulators Blog, Gaskets Blog, Laser Cutting Blog, Tech Blog, Waterjet Cutting Blog
NEDC die-cuts high-temperature gasketing materials all the time. Many times, customers would like a gasketing material to have a tape on them. Most applications don’t require a high temperature adhesive because its just to help during assembly- however, there are...by Garrett Abare | Dec 10, 2022 | Die Cutting Blog, Electrical Insulators Blog, Gaskets Blog, Laser Cutting Blog, Tech Blog, Thermal Pads Blog, Waterjet Cutting Blog
At NEDC, we cut thermal pads like it’s our job- cause guess what.. It is. Oftentimes, when we are talking to customers- they may not know exactly how thermal pads work because it may not be obvious what a good insulator air is in an application. A few weeks ago,...by Garrett Abare | Dec 1, 2022 | Die Cutting Blog, Electrical Insulators Blog, Gaskets Blog, Laser Cutting Blog, Tech Blog, Waterjet Cutting Blog
Speakers are everywhere these days. I have some in my car, I have two on my desk (currently playing Vivaldi). In our last blog, we talked about rattling/pinging that can be present in different environments. As discussed in that blog, we suggest foam/sponge to absorb...