by Garrett Abare | Jul 13, 2020 | Die Cutting Blog, Electrical Insulators Blog, Gaskets Blog, Laser Cutting Blog, Waterjet Cutting Blog
At NEDC, one of the main things we do is laminate materials with adhesive backing before we cut them. For this we use 3M Adhesive Transfer Tapes. What is an Adhesive Transfer Tape? Essentially an adhesive transfer tape is a type of adhesive that is coated onto a...
by Garrett Abare | Jul 13, 2020 | Die Cutting Blog, Electrical Insulators Blog, Gaskets Blog, Laser Cutting Blog, Waterjet Cutting Blog
At NEDC, gaskets are one of our main product lines. At times the popular tapes that are the “go-to” don’t provide the strong adhesion needed for low surface energy applications. Surfaces that can be difficult to stick to include plastics such as polypropylene,...
by Garrett Abare | Jul 9, 2020 | Die Cutting Blog, Electrical Insulators Blog, Gaskets Blog, Laser Cutting Blog, Waterjet Cutting Blog
In one of our previous blog posts, we discussed some tips on how to pick a transfer tape for your gasket. One of the tips was, “Make sure you utilize a popular tape if you can.” The reason we said this is, popular transfer tapes are widely available, and their large...
by Garrett Abare | Jul 6, 2020 | Die Cutting Blog, Electrical Insulators Blog, Gaskets Blog, Laser Cutting Blog, Thermal Pads Blog, Waterjet Cutting Blog
At NEDC, we are all about thermally conductive gap filling pads. A unique thermal gap filler that can double as a gasketing material is Thermacool R10404 Thermally Conductive Silicone Sponge. This closed-cell silicone sponge rubber gap filling material is not only...
by Garrett Abare | Jun 14, 2020 | Die Cutting Blog, Gaskets Blog, Laser Cutting Blog, Waterjet Cutting Blog
Connector Gaskets describe a type of gasket that has the geometry that would be conducive to a surface found in many connectors. This can be for two reasons. One is the requirement to have an environmental seal. The other being that EMI/RFI shielding capability is...
by Garrett Abare | May 30, 2020 | Die Cutting Blog, Electrical Insulators Blog, Thermal Pads Blog, Waterjet Cutting Blog
Oftentimes, customers come to us looking for thermal solutions. The problem with filling thick gaps when trying to solve a thermal solution is many typical thermal interface solutions won’t be a good fit to solve the problem. Reasons other Thermal Management Products...
