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News Release from: Dow Corning | Subject: EA-9189W
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 21 March 2007
Adhesive answers Chinese electronics
demands
First controlled-volatility thermally conductive adhesive designed and developed specifically for customers in China and Taiwan.
Available from Dow Corning Electronics, EA-9189W white one-part RTV silicone adhesive is the first controlled-volatility (CV) thermally conductive adhesive designed and developed specifically for customers in China and Taiwan EA-9189W was developed by the Dow Corning Science and Technology team, working in conjunction with the company's China Application Centre in Shanghai
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 25 May 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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By incorporating CV grade polymers, Dow Corning's new EA-9189W adhesive is especially suited for use near sensitive devices, such as open relays and unsealed electrical motors, or in very confined spaces, an important characteristic for its use in small electronic devices.
"Dow Corning has decades of experience in supplying low-volatility products and has the capability to meet a wide range of customer needs".
"We are very happy to apply our expertise and analytical services for low-volatility silicones to benefit the entire Chinese electronics industry", said Hammer Li, Greater China commercial manager for Dow Corning Electronics and Advanced Technologies Industry.
EA-9189W also features excellent thermal conductivity, providing not only mechanical protection to electronic parts but also a heat dissipation path.
It comes in a viscosity that enables fast and easy application in high-throughput assembly lines.
Dow Corning offers this new adhesive as part of an integrated solution comprising a new 2.6-litre cartridge and custom-tailored dispensing equipment codeveloped with an Asian equipment supplier.
Although EA-9189W is available in both standard 330ml and 2.6-litre cartridges, using the larger cartridges to dispense adhesive means that fewer cartridges will be left over and time spent during production changing cartridges will be considerably less.
Not only does this enable customers to increase their throughput, but it also reduces the waste stream significantly.
Dow Corning is displaying the EA-9189W adhesive and its 2.6-litre dispensing system at this week's Electronica and Productronica 2007 event in Shanghai.
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