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We pot the green for Variohm with custom thermal potting compound

6 March 2013 electronics

In setting up a new production project for in-house potting of temperature probes the engineers at Variohm considered a number of well-known industry standard thermal potting compounds – and they called us in. Ben Moffat, project engineer at Variohm, was looking for a potting compound that would give them the best thermal conductivity combined with an [...]

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Optically clear silicone encapsulant for LEDs and electronics

8 October 2012 encapsulation

When thinking about protecting sensitive electronics from moisture and shock, a silicone potting compound or encapsulant is usually a good starting place. If you are working with optics or LEDs, then you will want a clear material with good optical transmission. Opti-tec 7020 has been the potting compound of choice for our customers who need [...]

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Adhesives for curing with LED UV lamps

15 August 2012 adhesives

With the combination of expertise in LED light curing equipment technology and adhesive formulation, our partners DYMAX have an ever-growing list of adhesive and coating formulations optimised to cure with our BlueWave LED curing lamps. These include applications in electronics, glass bonding, plastic bonding, temporary masking, structural bonding and medical device manufacturing.

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Potting compound protects trace heating system thermostats

30 November 2011 electronics

The winters, they tell us, are getting colder and trace heating systems for vulnerable water pipes are finding greater demand. As part of their development process STOPFREEZE were looking for a superior way of protecting their in-line thermostat from water ingress and physical damage in its outdoor situation. Their solution came in the shape of [...]

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Keeping “cool” electronics from getting hot!

22 September 2011 electronics

The relentless march of Moore’s Law and the spread of applications for high power electronic devices – especially the widening use of LED’s – increasingly bring forward the problem of heat dissipation. This is where high performance electronics grade thermal transfer silicones and silicone grease can be the first best hope in thermal management. Typical [...]

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Thermally Conductive Silicones

23 August 2011 adhesives

Thermally conductive silicones can provide excellent thermal management. Through the addition of specialist fillers, heat can be dissipated from processors, power units, LED’s and other components to improve performance and product life. They can also be used to improve the heat conduction in sensors, radiators and thermal devices. We have a complete range of thermally [...]

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