Product category:
Heatsinks and Thermal Management
News Release from: Laird Technologies | Subject: T-gard 500
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 03 March 2006
Thermal interface protects under the
bonnet
T-gard 500 is a high-performance cost-effective flexible thermal interface material designed specifically for automotive applications.
Laird Technologies Thermal Products (formerly known as Thermagon), a leading supplier of thermal management solutions, has introduced T-gard 500, a high-performance, cost-effective insulator designed specifically for automotive applications The new flexible thermal interface material (TIM), which marks the only major insulator technology improvement in more than a decade, is ideal for overcoming problems caused by metal debris in control modules that regulate engine performance, brake systems, power steering, power windows and other electrical systems
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 6 Mar 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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"This is the second offering in our family of T-gard insulators, which are designed to provide superior thermal, mechanical and electrical operation compared with other glass-fibre products", said Michael Dreyer, Vice President and General Manager of Laird Technologies Thermal Products.
"Furthermore, this is the industry's first significant advancement of insulator product technology in 15 years and it delivers the best performance-per-unit cost".
Powered by integrated circuits and other intricate components that regulate these electrical systems, the control modules are housed in rectangular casting pairs that are typically made of aluminium.
The moulded casting pairs go through deflashing and cleaning processes that remove most of the debris.
"The key to preventing these problems is the thickness of the TIM", said Robert Kranz, Global Product Manager of Laird Technologies Thermal Products.
"Our new, flexible T-gard 500 is thick enough to absorb and encapsulate metal debris without losing the electrical insulation value required in the application".
The T-gard 500 is available in a standard 0.25mm thickness.
Thicker versions are offered on request.
The T-gard 500 is priced at approximately US $0.02-0.06 per square inch depending on volume.
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