Equipment

• Handheld wireless devices – Smart phones, radios, First Responders
• Telephone and cellular infrastructure equipment – power amplifiers
• Switches, routers, and servers for the internet
• Satellite communication devices
• GPS equipment
• Electro-optical electronic equipment

Applications/Market Characteristics

• High frequency shielding applications
• Cavity to cavity isolation requirements
• Some water immersion requirements
• Outdoor and indoor environments
• Some UL 94 V-0 flammability rating requirements
• Low cost manufacturing regions – Mexico, A/P,

Products

• Elastomers – molded, extruded, FIP • Coatings
• Microwave Absorbers • Vents – intumescent coated
• SOFT-SHIELD® gaskets
• Fingerstock
• Windows
• Thermal products

Equipment

• Electronic billboards
• Motors
• Robots
• Test equipment
• Process measurement and control equipment
• Cash registers, voting machines
• Gambling machines
• Power supplies

Applications/Market Characteristics

• Primarily indoor environments
• Modest EMI and thermal requirements
• Some cost concerns

Products

• SOFT-SHIELD® • Mesh gaskets
• Laminates • Commercial paints
• Thermal products • Vents
• Premier • Plastic
• Fingerstock • Windows
• Elastomers

Equipment

• Commercial aircraft – antennas, electronics bay doors, structural gaps, wing panel seals
• Commercial avionics boxes – FADEC (fully automatic digital engine controls), antennas, pico-cells, IFE (In Flight Entertainment) Systems, navigation, altimeters, communication, displays, radars
• FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) air traffic controller consoles
• Radars and communications
• Satellites

Applications/Market Characteristics

• Aircraft environments
• Significant EMI and thermal

requirements

• Lightning exposure
• Temperature extremes
• Galvanic corrosion concerns with aluminum structure
• Fluid immersion – hydraulics, oil, de-icing fluids, aviation gas
• PED (Personal Electronic Devices) use restriction on aircraft
• FAA PMA’s (Parts Manufacturing Approvals) needed for aftermarket spares

Products

• Mesh gaskets
• Elastomers – some reinforced with wire mesh or Dacron
• Antenna gaskets; Premier PEI – 140 conductive plastic
• Specialty coatings; Thermal products; Fingerstock
• Wing panel gaskets; Windows – cockpit displays, IFE
• CHO-SHRINK® – satellites

Equipment

• Wind turbines
• Solar Panels
• LED lighting

Applications/Market Characteristics

• Emerging market
• Solar collectors
• LED lighting
• LED bulbs in A/P
• Industrial/ commercial LED lighting in N/A
• SMART Grid developments

Products

• Thermal products
• CHO-FOIL® tape
• EMI gaskets - elastomers

Equipment

• Active electronic defibrillators (AED’s)
• Patient monitors
• X-Ray, CT Scan, MRI equipment
• Drug delivery systems, infusion pumps
• Analytical equipment – blood analysis

Applications/Market Characteristics

• Indoor environments
• Modest EMI and thermal requirements
• Moderate cost concerns
• Concern over cleaning fluids, e.g., bleach, wiping vs. immersion
• Disposable equipment in high volumes
• Table top equipment in medium volumes
• Floor standing equipment in low volumes
• Many developments in wireless technology
• Ban on cell phone operation in hospitals
• Relatively long product lifetimes – 10+ years

Products

• SOFT-SHIELD® • Mesh gaskets
• Laminates • Commercial Paints
• Thermal products • Vents
• Premier, Plastic • Coatings
• Fingerstock • Windows • Elastomers

Equipment

• Automobile Electric Control Units (ECU’s) - engine controls, safety

systems, Infotainment, navigation, displays

• Electric vehicles – battery covers, charging stations
• Engine components

Applications/Market Characteristics

• Automobile environments – outdoor, under hood temperatures
• Significant EMI and thermal requirements
• Fluid immersion concerns – hydraulic fluids, oil, gasoline
• Weight concerns – gas mileage
• Cost concerns
• High quality standards

Products

• Mesh gaskets
• Thermal products
• Windows
• Plastic housings- pellets
• SOFT - SHIELD® 3700
• Paints
• Laminates
• Microwave Absorbers
• Elastomers

Equipment

• Computers, laptops, notebooks, tablets, mainframes
• Printers
• Storage devices
• Ruggedized laptops

Applications/Market Characteristics

• Cost, cost, cost concerns
• Primarily A/P manufacture – CEM’s
• Short product lifetimes
• Primarily indoor environments
• Mature industry in terms of dealing with EMI and thermal issues
• Thermal concerns with miniaturization and increasing clock rates

Products

• SOFT-SHIELD®
• Laminates
• Commercial Paints
• Thermal products
• Vents

Equipment

• Consumer electronics –home audio systems, TV’s
• Electronic Games
• Home appliances
• GPS, fish finders

Applications/Market Characteristics

• Mostly Indoor environments
• Connected home - zigbee
• Modest EMI and thermal requirements
• Strong cost concerns
• Mostly offshore manufacture with CEM’s except white goods
• Short product lifetimes with some products

Products

• SOFT-SHIELD®
• Laminates
• Commercial Paints
• Thermal product
• Fingerstock
• Absorbers
• Windows