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News Release from: Laird Technologies | Subject: Deep-drawn components
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 06 March 2006
Multiple shields come together
Deep drawing technology is ideal for EMI shielding in applications that require significant structural strength, multiple shielding compartments and the highest level of isolation.
Laird Technologies has developed a novel deep drawing technology that offers customers an attractive solution for EMI shielding in applications such as handheld devices that require significant structural strength, multiple shielding compartments and the highest level of isolation in a cost-effective manner "With the reduction in size of products like cellular handsets, this new capability allows us to combine multiple shields into a single source, while maintaining the dimensional control and coplanarity required by the most stringent designs", commented Marty Rapp, CEO of Laird Technologies
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 10 Aug 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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"This deep drawing advancement emphasises Laird Technologies' continued commitment to provide the marketplace and its customers with the most cutting-edge innovations for their changing technology needs".
The introduction of deep drawing technology to the EMI shielding industry provides additional choices for the device designer to choose from and combines the strength of thin gauge metallic structural members with the benefits of precision progressive metal.
Moreover, metal components within the deep drawn technology can be custom tailored to the aesthetic surfaces found in a handheld device to provide a high level of packaging efficiency.
In many cases, the technology is used to consolidate components resulting in significant overall cost savings.
"In addition to this new precision deep-drawn component capability, Laird Technologies now can join this technology with conductive or nonconductive overmoulded products", said Rick Rothenberger, Vice President, Engineering and Technology, Laird Technologies.
"This combination results in components that serve multiple functions such as EMI shielding and environmental sealing".
Deep-drawn components also can be combined with thermal interface materials to create multifunctional heat removal members.
Products that use the new deep drawing technology also remain RoHS compliant.
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