Issue #1 - Some Like it Hot, but Electronics do Not
01/07/2015
January 7, 2015
White Paper: Thermal Management Solutions
Empowering Electronics Manufacturers
By Diane Elliott & Dan Strawn, Engineering Sales Representatives - Ellsworth Adhesives
Rapid innovation in today’s electronics industry is driving smaller scale and higher speed, because of this, circuit board cooling remains a primary challenge. Two well-known principles govern thermal management—conduction and convection—and while engineers understand how to dissipate heat, doing so within the constraints of budgets, production schedules, increased functional density, and quality expectations can be an overwhelming task. Most electronics manufacturers seek a complete thermal management solution, one that can be used across an array of products, but this is excessive for many less demanding applications. Often there are solutions that are less expensive, easier to apply, and better suited. Today, engineers have the benefit of an expanding selection of thermal interface materials (TIMs) and techniques, so impractical thermal management solutions can easily be avoided.
Thermal Management Solutions: Empowering Electronics Manufacturers discusses the types, application and operational parameters of thermal interface materials including adhesives, greases, pads, tapes and encapsulants. There are multiple factors to consider when selecting a TIM, this white paper is an excellent resource for finding the right questions to ask.
Click here to download
Thermal Management Solutions: Empowering Electronics Manufacturers
Versatile Tapes for Manufacturing
The use of tapes within the assembly process is rapidly growing due to their high strength, light weight, flexibility and increased safety when compared to screws, rivets, welds and other mechanical fasteners.
Ellsworth Adhesives stocks and distributes industrial tapes including double coated, VHB and specialty tapes that increase performance, efficiency and reduce cost in manufacturing processes; offering solutions for bonding, laminating, mounting and sealing. Ask the Glue Doctor® to discover the versatility of tapes.
May you have a wonderful & prosperous new year!
Sincerly,
The Glue Doctor & All of us at Ellsworth Adhesives
Not a subscriber? Sign up for Bond Lines, our monthly eNewsletter, and get the latest industry news in your inbox.