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Die Cut Gaskets vs. Laser Cut Gaskets vs. Waterjet Cut Gaskets
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...
Thermally Conductive Tapes – Bond-Ply | Die Cutting
At NEDC, double-sided tapes are a common material we deal with. Essentially a double-sided tape is material that has adhesive on both sides. This is with a carrier in the middle of two adhesive coatings of material. In some cases, thermal conductivity is a requirement...
Gap Pad VO Soft, VO Ultra Soft, VO | Gap Filling Pads
At NEDC, we manufacture lots of gap filling pads. In this blog, we discuss some thermal gel pads. All of these Gap Pad materials are used to isolate electronics while providing great thermal properties. Oftentimes customers get confused thinking Gap Pad VO, Gap Pad...
High Thermal Conductivity Gap Pads | Low Modulus | High Compliance | Super-Soft
Design Engineers are constantly looking for the highest thermal conductivity thermal pad they can find. In this blog we will be discussing 5 “High Thermal Conductivity Gap Pads”. Keep in mind Thermal Conductivity is Not Everything. That is why we have included some...
Thermal Gap Filling Pads | Self-Attaching Methods
At NEDC we cut a lot of thermal gap filling pads. One of the frequent questions we get is “Why are many thermal pads not available with pressure sensitive adhesive?” The answer comes back to the whole purpose of the thermal pad itself. Attachment Methods Thermal...
Die-Cut Silicone Products- Gaskets, Thermal Pads, Insulators, Absorbers
At NEDC, we would be remiss to not mention most of our products revolve around silicone-based materials. As a result, products that we offer a lot of die-cut silicone products. Out of our 5 core products, 4 are normally silicone based. In this post, we picked out 4...
Thermal Pads- Non-Electrically Isolating, High Durability, Soft-Tack
I always make the analogy that thermal pads are like ice-cream, there's something for everybody. In this blog, I wanted to discuss some of the qualities of thermal pads that are available but not as sought after or not preferred as some of the other qualities. The...
Sil-Pad 900S Thermal Pad
NEDC has been die-cutting thermal pads since its inception in 1982. One of the more popular products Sil-Pad 900S by Henkel’s Bergquist. It is one of the most commonly die-cut materials NEDC converts. This product is part of the Sil-Pad family, featuring great thermal...
Low Modulus Thermal Pads- High Thermal Conductivity Thermal Pads
One of our core products at NEDC is thermal gap pads. Oftentimes when engineering a new thermal pad into a design, one of the key considerations along with thermal conductivity of the pad is the softness and compliance of it. How well the pad wets out onto the...
Silicone Gaskets, Pads- Silicone Foam, Sponge, Solid, EMI/RFI Shielding
At NEDC, we offer an incredibly wide range of materials. High performing materials such as silicone rubber is one of them. The reason for this is because silicone has countless incredible properties. These include great electrical properties, high & low...
Silicone-Based Thermal Pads, and other alternatives
At NEDC, we manufacture many different thermal pads. The most common type we see is silicone-based thermal pads. One of the things I always say is, thermal pads are like ice cream. They come in hundreds of different flavors. When I say flavors, I mean compositions,...
Silicone-Free Thermal Pads | Thin Thermal Interface Pads
On this blog before, we have discussed the benefits of having a silicone-free thermal pad, and why some applications require there to be no silicone in their application. Of course, silicone-based products can be insidious to applications without immediate obvious...
Thermal, Thermal, Thermal
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...
Soft Gap Pads, S-Class(Soft Class)
With all the unique challenges that are faced today in electronics, the topic of heat inevitably comes up. Oftentimes, thermal pads are used to rid electronics of heat. The reason thermal pads are used it to remove air-gaps between heat generating components and the...
Gaskets, Thermal Pads, Absorbers, Epoxy Films
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...
Gap Pad A3000 Pads
At NEDC we cut many thermal pads. Highly demanding applications usually come with requirements of a high performance thermal pad. NEDC commonly die-cuts TIMs(thermal interface materials). Oftentimes, it can be difficult to find a good thermal pad match for your...
Gap Pad 1500R Die-Cut
At NEDC, we cut many high performance materials. Highly demanding applications usually come with requirements of a high performance thermal pad. NEDC commonly die-cuts TIMs(thermal interface materials). Oftentimes, it can be difficult to find a good thermal pad match...
Sil-Pad 1500ST
At NEDC, we die-cut a lot of different products. One of the more common materials that we die-cut are thin thermal pads. For applications that require self-tackiness and a thin cross-sectioned thermal transfer pad, finding a solution may be challenging. A unique...
Thermal Conductivity is Not Everything
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...
Q-Pad II, Die-Cut Parts
Thermal pads are an increasingly unique part of NEDC’s business. They are offered in so many different flavors, they are almost like ice cream. Some thermal pads are pliable, some aren’t. Some offer unusually high thermal conductivity, while others offer an economical...
Gap Pad 3500ULM
Over the years the Henkel Company has developed thermal management solutions for many different types of applications. In some applications, the stress is not high enough to utilize traditional Gap Pads. In cases like these, Henkel Company has developed a thermal...
Gap Pad VO Ultra Soft Material
Thermal materials normally work better under pressure. However, some assemblies do not have the luxury of pressure because of sensitive components. For that reason, in thermal gap filling materials, soft seems like it can’t be soft enough sometimes. However, with...
Sil-Pad 400 Die Cutting
NEDC has been converting thermal products essentially since its advent in 1982. One of the products that is the most enduring is Sil-Pad 400 by Henkel’s Bergquist. This product was actually the original Sil-Pad. This pad was created for products with thin gaps that...
Silicone-Free Gap Pads
Nowadays, the world changes at an incredible pace. New electronics come out every day with potential. With all of these hot electronics, there is usually a requirement for a material to transfer the heat out of the application. Unfortunately, many of the thermally...
NEDC Prototyping Department
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...
Kiss Cut Die Cut Parts
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...
Sil-Pad 2000- Thermal Interface Pad
NEDC has an affinity for an incredible amount of thermal management materials. TIMs, as they are called, have started to replace messy thermal greases & mica in some applications as electronics have become ubiquitous. One of the most popular thermal pads that NEDC...
Sil-Pad or Gap Pad?
It is easy to understand why the applications of Gap Pad and Sil-Pad can be confused. This is because both thermal pads have a lot of similarities. For the most part Sil-Pads and Gap Pads are electrically isolating. Both thermal pads are thermally conductive, and both...
Silicone is Everywhere
Silicone rubber is one of the most widely used materials in the converting industry. It’s rare, if not impossible, to not come across silicone daily. This inorganic elastomer is ubiquitous in the converting landscape for several reasons. First off, silicone rubber is...
Henkel announces launch of new Gap Pad HC5.0!
Henkel has been at the center of thermal interface materials for the past 50 years. Over that time period they have developed a number of thermal interface materials ranging from their revolutionary Sil Pad to their Bondply thermal materials. Time and time again, as...
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Double Coated Tape 3M 9731- Acrylic/Silicone
We are an authorized 3M Converter at NEDC. As a result, we work with many of their tape products. These include VHB Tapes, EMI Shielding Tapes, Transfer Tapes, and many others. One of the tapes we work with often is 3M 9731 Double Coated Tape. This tape has the great...
Sil-Pad 900S Thermal Pad
NEDC has been die-cutting thermal pads since its inception in 1982. One of the more popular products Sil-Pad 900S by Henkel’s Bergquist. It is one of the most commonly die-cut materials NEDC converts. This product is part of the Sil-Pad family, featuring great thermal...
Silicone Gaskets, Pads- Silicone Foam, Sponge, Solid, EMI/RFI Shielding
At NEDC, we offer an incredibly wide range of materials. High performing materials such as silicone rubber is one of them. The reason for this is because silicone has countless incredible properties. These include great electrical properties, high & low...
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