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News Release from: Chomerics Europe | Subject: Ecoplate
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 12 January 2004
Conformal coating shields for Segway
Chomerics has achieved a significant design win with the specification of its Ecoplate conformal coating process for use in the Segway Human Transporter (HT).
Chomerics has achieved a significant design win with the specification of its Ecoplate conformal coating process for use in the Segway Human Transporter (HT) The material is used to shield out potentially damaging electromagnetic interference (EMI) from the transporter's user interface
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 18 Nov 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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Coating gives economical and repeatable shielding
Ecoplate is a new automated conformal coating process for the application of a uniform layer of metallic material onto either plastic or metal electronics housings.
The Segway HT is the world's first self-balancing, electric powered personal transportation machine.
The application of Ecoplate is achieved by robotically spraying the atomised material onto the target surface under controlled speed, particle size and temperature conditions.
The process, developed by Chomerics, ensures that there are no runs, puddles or voids.
The material itself has a composition of 80% tin and 20% zinc.
Unlike many competing technologies, the Ecoplate process is environmentally friendly, being free from solvents and corrosive substances.
No wastewater or vapour treatments are needed, and there are no solvent-bearing particulates or mask residues to wash off with chemicals.
Ecoplate is able to achieve a shielding effectiveness of over 75dB from 100MHz to 10GHz and can be applied in thicknesses between 12.5 and 37.5um.
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