Thermal Pads
by The NEDC Team | Tech Blog, Thermal Pads
In today’s fast-paced world of technology, managing heat is more critical than ever. High-performance devices like processors, GPUs, and medical equipment rely on efficient thermal solutions to function optimally. That’s where thermal pads come in—offering reliable,...
by Garrett Abare | Die Cutting, Epoxy Films, Gaskets, Laser Cutting, Thermal Pads
Unleashing the Potential of LOCTITE® ABLESTIK ECF 3354: NEDC's Preferred Adhesive Film At NEDC, our commitment to offering cutting-edge solutions in thermal management and assembly drives us to provide products that perform beyond expectations. LOCTITE® ABLESTIK ECF...
by Garrett Abare | Thermal Pads
At NEDC, we manufacture many types of thermal interface materials. In cases where thermal materials are not thick enough, or functional enough to provide thermal transfer like some applications may need, graphite fabric over foam is proposed. Why Graphite Fabric for...
by Garrett Abare | Die Cutting, Electrical Insulators, Tech Blog, Thermal Pads
NEDC services many accounts with liquid thermal gap fillers. These liquid gap fillers are used in applications where automation, and material cost over high volumes are a concern. What Makes NEDC Different from Other Distributors for Liquid Thermal Gap Fillers? Shelf...
by Garrett Abare | Die Cutting, Electrical Insulators, RF Absorbers, Thermal Pads, Waterjet Cutting
At NEDC, we sell a lot of thermal pads. We also sell a lot of die-cut thermal insulators. When I hear of a die-cut thermal insulator, I usually think of a thermal pad that is on the thinner side that has added pressure to achieve its thermal properties. As discussed...
by Garrett Abare | Die Cutting, Electrical Insulators, Gaskets, RF Absorbers, Thermal Pads, Waterjet Cutting
It is no secret that NEDC has a thermal pad test machine at its facility in Methuen, MA. We test a lot of thermal pads. We stack them, sort them by apparent thermal conductivity, by bulk thermal conductivity, test with liners, without liners, with PSA, without PSA… In...
by Garrett Abare | Die Cutting, Electrical Insulators, Thermal Pads, Waterjet Cutting
NEDC manufactures many different types of thermal pads. Customers ask us all sorts of technical questions about thermal pads. One question we get all the time is: “My Gap .250’’, can I stack this Thermal Gap Filler Pad that only comes in .125’’ , twice?” Potential...
by Garrett Abare | Die Cutting, Electrical Insulators, Gaskets, RF Absorbers, Thermal Pads, Waterjet Cutting
At NEDC, we have a core competency of thermal pads, and RF absorbers. We were wondering the other day, what if there was a product that did both conducting heat out of an application, while also absorbing RF waves, and giving it off as heat. Well, that would be an...
by Garrett Abare | Die Cutting, Gaskets, Thermal Pads, Waterjet Cutting
At this point in my career, I probably do 5-10 questions, help designing in gaskets, thermal pads, or epoxy films a week. Frankly, a lot of the questions help customers with basic questions about how to lower their price point, but nevertheless some deal with some...
by Garrett Abare | Die Cutting, Electrical Insulators, Laser Cutting, Tech Blog, Thermal Pads, Waterjet Cutting
Recently, we saw some thermal pads that caught our attention. Silicone-Free in industry is important for a number of reasons. In the last 10-20 years, silicone-free thermal pads has become a huge market for the electronic industry. In this blog, we wanted to discuss...
by Garrett Abare | Die Cutting, Electrical Insulators, Gaskets, Tech Blog, Thermal Pads, Waterjet Cutting
Customers are looking for the best thermal performance when it comes to thermal interface materials. To get the best thermal performance, in my opinion in most cases, you don’t want to rely on much external pressure to get there. For that reason, we thought we’d write...
by Garrett Abare | Die Cutting, Electrical Insulators, Thermal Pads, Waterjet Cutting
Thermal Pads are the future. I don’t think anyone can overstate that at this point. Electronics are getting smaller, while the power densities obviously increase. Recently, I discovered a material that we really liked. It had a lot of qualities that we often hear...
by Garrett Abare | Die Cutting, Electrical Insulators, Gaskets, Thermal Pads, Waterjet Cutting
NEDC considers themselves thermal interface pads experts. When you’re discussing the best thermal performance, phase change is the best you are going to get. In this blog, we wanted to highlight a pad that we handle all the time. Properties of EIF1000 aka ISOSTRATE As...
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, Gaskets, Tech Blog, Thermal Pads, Waterjet Cutting
At NEDC, we are always using thermal pads for different customers. Performance for our customers is huge. While I encourage customers to not look at thermal conductivity for a sole indicator of performance, I’d be remiss to say that in this case, the 18 W/m-K is all...
by Garrett Abare | Die Cutting, Electrical Insulators, Laser Cutting, RF Absorbers, Thermal Pads, Waterjet Cutting
In this episode, NEDC (the Network for Engineering and Device Cooling) conducts a detailed examination of two different types of thermal pads, focusing on how their thermal conductivity affects their performance in real-world applications. The primary distinction...
by The NEDC Team | Tech Blog, Thermal Pads
Introduction As electronic devices become more powerful and compact, managing heat effectively is becoming increasingly crucial. Thermal management in electronics is essential to maintain system reliability, improve performance, and extend the lifespan of devices....
by Garrett Abare | Die Cutting, Electrical Insulators, Tech Blog, Thermal Pads, Waterjet Cutting
At NEDC, some say we are experts in thermal gap pads. We are also experts in liquid gap filler materials. So much in fact, we actually distribute both. One of the materials we like a lot, and will be highlighted in an upcoming video is TGF 3600, or...
by Garrett Abare | Die Cutting, Electrical Insulators, Laser Cutting, Thermal Pads, Waterjet Cutting
In our video "How do Thermal Interface Pads/Thermal Gap Fillers Work? A Demo!", we explain the function and importance of thermal interface materials (TIMs) in electronic devices. TIMs, such as thermal pads and gap fillers, are used to bridge the gap between...
by Garrett Abare | Die Cutting, Electrical Insulators, Gaskets, Most Popular, Tech Blog, Thermal Pads, Waterjet Cutting
This video shows how a thermal pad actually works with the analogy of cooking.
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, Gaskets, RF Absorbers, Thermal Pads
At NEDC, we like to think we are experts in thermal interface materials. Flexible graphite material is an excellent thermally conductive material. In fact, I see a lot of thermal interface pads going in this direction due to its great thermal conductivity, & low...
by Garrett Abare | Die Cutting, Electrical Insulators, Gaskets, Tech Blog, Thermal Pads, Waterjet Cutting
At NEDC, thermal pads are our specialty. Our manufacturing site is in Methuen, MA. Across the pond, in the United Kingdom, there is a reputable thermal pad manufacturer. This manufacturer is called T-Global Technology. They make a number of thermal interface...
by Garrett Abare | Die Cutting, Gaskets, RF Absorbers, Thermal Pads, Waterjet Cutting
EMI/RFI Gaskets are not a new technology. They have been around for the last 60 years. However, once in a while a new technology emerges for a different type of foam, or a different type of orientation of materials. Over the last few years, a new type of particle has...
by Garrett Abare | Die Cutting, Electrical Insulators, Gaskets, Tech Blog, Thermal Pads, Waterjet Cutting
At NEDC, we manufacture an incredible array of applications. In today's blog, I thought I’d talk about something we’ve all interacted with at some point. In today's world, we are trying to have the data at our fingerprints all the time. Some of these mobile devices...
by Garrett Abare | Die Cutting, Gaskets, Thermal Pads, Waterjet Cutting
At NEDC, we sell gaskets, lots of them. I would love nothing better than to sell a fully loaded pure silver gasket. Love it. However, I’ll be honest, I don’t think that's necessary most times. When customers have all the money in the world to spend, sometimes I wish...
by Garrett Abare | Die Cutting, Gaskets, Thermal Pads, Waterjet Cutting
At this point, I’ve written 250 blogs on this website- I know, I am even like, how much of a thermal pad geek am I? Why did I ask this question? I was curious if I have written a blog about LOCTITE® Thermstate 2000 Phase Change material. At one point, we had written a...
by Garrett Abare | Die Cutting, Electrical Insulators, Most Popular, Tech Blog, Thermal Pads, Waterjet Cutting
My blogs largely originated from the various questions I have gotten from customers over the years. This includes the most popular ones. One question I realized I get an awful lot is : “Are Gap Pads Reusable?” In other words, is this thermal pad reworkable? Heres my...
by Garrett Abare | Die Cutting, Gaskets, Tech Blog, Thermal Pads
The TIM world is like the big bang.. It moves, and expands faster than ever. The reasoning for this is the fact that clock rates continue to expand and move even more rapidly. In this world, graphite thermal material is a TIM of choice because of a few features....
by Garrett Abare | Die Cutting, Electrical Insulators, Tech Blog, Thermal Pads, Waterjet Cutting
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...
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