ATLAS SpinTite blind threaded inserts from PennEngineering provide strong, permanent, and reusable threads in thin sheet materials where only one side is accessible for hardware installation. Installation is performed from the accessible “front” side using spin-spin tooling technology. The inserts then become permanently mounted on the “back” side to accept a mating screw for final…
Reliably attach printed circuit boards
These ReelFast surface mount fasteners have a variety of attachment options for printed circuit board applications. Depending on type, the fasteners can be specified to mount, stack, or space boards; attach components to boards; create right-angle attachment points on boards; or enable repeated access without requiring loose screws. All types are supplied on tape and…
Epoxy Seals Deliver Signals in Semiconductor Fabrication
Even from its earliest days, semiconductor fabrication has challenged and pushed the realm of automated, ultra-clean manufacturing. From pressurized work environments to high vacuum deposition chambers, getting power, control and monitoring signals into and out of these non-atmospheric pressure and vacuum environments presents a constant challenge. When you consider that the slightest amount of contamination,…
WTWH Media Launches “Live Your Dream; Be An Entrepreneur” Contest
By Scott McCafferty, Co-Founder CLEVELAND, OH – WTWH Media, LLC, an integrated b2b media company serving the design engineer and renewable energy markets with 25 technology based web sites and print publications today announced an initiative to promote entrepreneurship and business in Cleveland, Ohio with the program, “Live Your Dream; Be an Entrepreneur.” Promoted across…
Retainers Secure Boards and Prevent Damage
Calmark® brand Series 223 and 224 Card-Lok Retainers secure board module assemblies to the cold wall in cold plate-heat exchanger applications—without a torque wrench. Card-Lok Retainers use a screw-actuated wedge action that locks the board module assembly in place with the use of a standard hex wrench. The hold meets military two-level maintenance requirements. Five…
No More Loose Hardware on PC Boards
The right fastener not only helps speed production of PC boards, it also affects customer satisfaction. To satisfy component-to-board, board-to-board, and board-to-chassis attachment requirements, these surface mount and broaching fasteners for PC boards install permanently, reduce the need for loose hardware, eliminate secondary operations, and simplify and streamline the production process. The families include ReelFast®…
Engineered Epoxy Seals Suit Semiconductor Fab Demands
Semiconductor fabrication continues to challenge and push the realm of automated, ultra-clean manufacturing. The slightest amount of contamination, from ambient air to dust, could scrap a $100,000+ wafer. Glass-to-metal (GTM) hermetic seals for wire feedthroughs have been the usual option for transmitting power, control and monitoring signals. But these seals can be constrained in size,…
Simrit Offers New Sealing Overview Brochure
PLYMOUTH, MI – Showcasing a variety of sealing solutions, Simrit has published the redesigned customer-focused Simrit Overview New Dimensions in Sealing brochure. The comprehensive guide takes customers through Simrit’s main markets, including: aerospace; agriculture and construction; semiconductor; heavy duty truck; renewable energy; process industries and power transmission. In each market, specific seal applications are identified…
Trelleborg Launches PEEK-Energized Seal
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions announces the launch of its patent-pending Turcon® Variseal® PS, a PEEK-energized seal with extremely low leach-out in semiconductor wet processing applications. This product is notable for its engineering integrity, expressly for its superior purity in semiconductor applications. It is an all-polymer product with no metallic components. A further development of the traditional…
Simrit to Unveil Simriz® 508 Compound at SEMICON West 2008
SAN FRANCISCO, CA ‚– Simrit ‚– the industrial sealing products division of Freudenberg-NOK ‚– will debut its Simriz‚® 508 material during SEMICON West 2008. Simrit‚’s new material was specifically developed for demanding, high-temperature static and dynamic sealing applications in dry chemical environments. Simriz 508 is a white perfluoroelastomer (FFKM) material that has a service temperature…