Gaskets Blog
GORE® DRP Reflector | Laser-Cut | Diffuse Reflector Product
NEDC manufactures many laser-cut products. One example of these type products is DRP Reflectors. These reflectors manufactured by Gore help illuminate lights in many aerospace applications. In a cockpit, there are many different lights that are surrounding the pilots....
Conductive EMI Shielding Foam | Fabric Over Foam (FoF), EMI Shielding Foam
At NEDC, we manufacture a lot of EMI/RFI shielding products. Its goes with our core product grouping of electronic materials. These foams are impressive for so many reasons. When thinking of a material that can offer X, Y, and Z electrical conductivity, that also is...
Waterproof Gasketing | Design Considerations for Water Sealing
The number one media everyone is trying to seal is water. When we hear liquid sealing, our first question is typically, “Well how much water, at what pressures, and how often?”. There are a number of "waterproof" standards. Typically NEDC considers the gasket immersed...
Tackiness on Thermal Pads, Gap Fillers | With, or Without?
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...
CoolZorb™ Thermal/EMI Absorbers | Custom Die Cutting/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...
Why we suggest MIL-DTL-83528 Type B? Silver Aluminum Silicone Gaskets
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...
TFlex HD Thermal Pads | High Deflection | High Thermal Performance
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...
Clear/Transparent – Translucent Silicone Rubber Gasketing
NEDC manufactures gaskets of all sorts. There are many different types of silicone rubbers. It came as a surprise to me that we have not discussed transparent/clear, or translucent silicone rubber in the 250 odd blogs we have done. Properties of Clear/Transparent...
Phase Change Materials | EIF1000 KA/KB/K3 AKA ISOSTRATE
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...
New Car | Gaskets Everywhere!
Gaskets are everywhere. I wanted to post a blog that discusses gaskets in everyday life. I recently bought a car, and thought I could discuss several places where I found gaskets during routine maintenance. Applications of Gaskets Oil Plug- On the oil plug, there is...
NEDC Releases New Graphic Showing Product Groupings!
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
ABLESTIK 561K | In Stock At NEDC | Die-Cut, Laser-Cut
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 film. ...
Henkel Releases New High Performance GAP PAD 18 W/m-K!
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...
NEDC Introduces First Thermal Pad Experiment Video
This video shows how a thermal pad actually works with the analogy of cooking.
HPMS Graphite | Flexible Graphite | Custom Die-Cut Parts
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...
Are Electrically Conductive Gaskets, Thermally Conductive ? | A Test Analysis
Recently, we procured a thermal performance testing machine. I thought it’d be fun to test what EMI/RFI gasketing thermal conductivity is(I’ve been testing everything I can get my paws on, haha). In this test, we decided to measure the thermal conductivity/thermal...
Thin Gasketing, Thin Gauge Gaskets | .015”, & Below
Applications get smaller, and smaller everyday. As footprints of the electronics we serve get thinner, and lighter i.e electronic signs, tablets, and other peripherals, the gasketing must get thinner to accommodate it. We have customers come in all the time looking...
T-Global Technology | Thermal Gap Pads | Thick, Thin, High W/m-K
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...
EMI/RFI Bulb/Hollow Gaskets – The Softest EMI/RFI Gasket
At NEDC, we mostly die-cut, knife-cut, or waterjet cut gaskets. However, we do also fabricate, glue, or bond together some gaskets. Why do we do this? The short answer is because we cannot die cut, or waterjet cut them. However, sometimes it's also for performance...
Low Durometer/Soft EMI/RFI Gaskets – 30A, 40A, 50A Gasketing
For years, NEDC has supplied low durometer gasketing materials to customers. One product that I realized has been under-utilized the last few years is “low durometer EMI Gasketing”. On this website, we are making a large push to show we are a gasket manufacturer who...
Nickel Coated Aluminum Gaskets | EMI Gaskets | Corrosion Resistant Gaskets
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...
Applications: Scanner, PDDs, Analyzers – Gaskets, Pads, Thermal Pads
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...
Silicone Rubber Gasketing, Peroxide vs. Platinum Cured
Customers buy all sorts of silicone rubber gaskets. In fact, silicone rubber gasketing materials are some of our most popular materials we sell to customers. Of course, theres all sorts of silicone rubber materials. Customers sometimes ask if one is better than the...
Why Commercial EMI/RFI Gasketing | Custom Die-Cut EMI Gaskets
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...
LOCTITE® Thermstrate 2000 aka TCF 1000AL | Die-Cutting/Converting
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...
Long Shelf Life Electrically Conductive Single/Double | EMI Shielding Tapes
We are a 3M converter, and if I’m being honest, I don’t throw a party everytime they come out with a new product. I like new copper foil products, and new VHB Tapes just like the next guy, but nothing gets me going like: “LONGER SHELF LIFE ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE...
Pure EMI Silver Gaskets, Are They Needed?
Customers ask me for material selection recommendations all the time. One way I believe I build trust with clients is, I don’t upsell things I don’t need to. Customers literally once a week call and say, I NEED VITON! Oftentimes my response is “Hey, I’ll sell you...
TGON 800 Series | 805, 810, 820 | Electrically Conductive Thermal Pad
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....
Garlock BLUE-GARD Gasketing Options | Waterjet/Die-Cutting
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®...
R10400M (Medium) Flame Retardant Silicone Sponge | Custom Die-Cut Parts
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...
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