Component Management

Dow Corning’s TC-5888 thermally conductive compound has been tailored to address the design and manufacturing challenges associated with high-performance server applications. It is said to offer the highest bulk thermal conductivity in Dow Corning’s thermally conductive compound product portfolio with a combination of high thermal conductivity (5.2 W/m.K) along with its ability to achieve thin bond line thickness (BLT) of approximatel...

Electrolube will launch two FIP EMI shielding materials and a new cleaning solution at this year’s productronica - (Booth A4.466). Electrolube’s new Form-In-Place (FIP) EMI Shielding Materials include the FIP100 and FIP200. The FIP100 single component thermal cured shielding material has been developed for ease of dispensing and provides high shielding effectiveness.

Brady has introduced a new BradyPrinter i7100 Industrial Label Printer, which is a reliable, heavy-duty and high accuracy label printer that quickly prints a wide range of high quality identification materials for a variety of applications including cable, printed circuit board and asset and component identification.

Global precision fluid dispensing systems manufacturer, Fisnar, has launched its brand new modular robot bracket range. The multi-part product line includes bracket holders for desktop and gantry dispensing robots, mounting plates, cartridge retainer brackets, valve and syringe mounting brackets. In addition to the individual products, Fisnar has put together a collection of standard bracket kits to cater for the most popular dispense requir...

  New and better materials play an essential role in the development of innovative technologies. To underline the importance of this research area, the Department of Materials has launched a new prize that will be awarded for the first time at this year’s Materials Day.

Emil Otto GmbH  has introduced an alcohol-water-based flux which is also obtainable as a granulate-based concentrate.The hybrid EO-Y-004 flux was developed for use in wave and selective soldering and exhibits a solids content of 3.5% to 3.7%. That it has been developed for use in wave and selective soldering makes it suitable for a broad range of applications.

Power on the go is in demand: The greater the battery capacity, the larger the reach of electric cars and the longer the operating time of cell phones and laptops. Dr. Jennifer Ludwig of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has developed a process that allows the promising lithium cobalt phosphate cathode material to be produced quickly, easily, cost-effectively and in high quality. The chemist was awarded the Evonik Research Prize for her wo...

Mechanical metamaterials, which exhibit unusual properties such as shape morphing and programmability, have been found to display further surprising features. When the materials are a step in size larger, new rules seem to apply. This was discovered by researchers at AMOLF, Leiden University and the University of Amsterdam. Their findings will be published in Nature Physics.

Provider of a variety of materials that offer environmental protection, extend service life and improve light performance, Techsil, supplies high performance LED chip packaging encapsulants, potting materials, thermal management solutions, and adhesives to bond lighting assemblies. Product chemistries include silicones, polyurethanes, epoxies, greases and pressure sensitive tapes.

A University of Wisconsin–Madison chemistry professor has come up with a new and more sustainable way to make silicon at much lower temperatures for the kind of advanced batteries used in electronics such as phones, cameras and laptop computers. Silicon, one of the most common elements on earth, is generally refined from sand, but it could also be sourced from glass. Silicon production is energy-intensive, requiring a temperature of 17...