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Aavid General Capabilities Overview

Aavid General Capabilities Overview

Aavid General Capabilities Overview

Product catalog summary
Overview: Aavid Thermalloy specializes in thermal management solutions for various industries, focusing on enhancing power, speed, and performance while aligning with customer design goals.
Key Technologies:
  • Stampings: Economical solutions for low-level heat dissipation at the board level.
  • Extrusions: Aluminum extrusions for both natural and forced convection cooling, suitable for complex applications.
  • PulseJets™: Compact and flexible cooling solutions using turbulent air.
  • Fans/Fan Combos: Improve thermal efficiency through forced convection.
  • Liquid Cooling: High-performance cooling for high heat flux applications using liquid heat transfer.
  • Heat Pipe Assemblies: High thermal performance with flexible design options using fluid phase change cooling.
  • Die Casting: High Pressure and High Density Die Casting for complex, high-performance parts.
  • Thermal Interface Materials (TIMs): Enhance thermal efficacy and device durability.
Product Line Basics: Aavid offers a range of thermal solutions from low-cost stamped heat sinks to advanced liquid cooling systems, each tailored for specific applications.
Design Services: Aavid provides expert engineering services, including thermal reviews and custom solutions, leveraging extensive industry knowledge and advanced equipment.
Global Presence: With design centers and manufacturing facilities worldwide, Aavid ensures quick and effective solutions across North America, Europe, and APAC regions.
About Aavid: Founded in 1964, Aavid Thermalloy is a leader in thermal management solutions, recognized for innovation and a broad range of cooling technologies.
Key Features:
  • Local Service, Global Support: Aavid's global distribution, design centers, and manufacturing plants provide comprehensive support.
  • Extensive Product Catalog: Offers a wide selection of standard and customizable solutions for diverse applications.
  • Innovative Design and Engineering: Custom designs and full system integration to address unique challenges.
  • Advanced Manufacturing: Continuously improving world-class facilities in technology and efficiency.
  • Global Logistics: Strong logistics support and development capabilities.
  • Quality and Reliability: Known for superior quality systems management and delivering reliable, durable, and cost-effective solutions.
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Capabilities for Systems Thermal Management

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Technology Selection Guide High Thermal Efficiency Liquid Cooling Systems Chillers/Thermosiphons Liq Liquid Cold Plates Extended Surface Cold Plates Heat Pipe Assemblies Fan/ Fan Heat Sinks High F Density Assemblies Fin PulseJetsTM Jets Extrusions Board Level/BGA/Max Clip Board ar Stampings Board Level Le HIGH HIGH Thermal Interface Materials, High Pressure Die Casting and High Density Die Casting vary in thermal efciency and power based upon application CHOOSING YOUR THERMAL SOLUTION Aavid Thermalloy has the world’s largest breadth of available thermal solutions, technologies and services that...

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Stamped Heat Sinks / Board Level Stamped heat sinks are an economical, natural convection solution for lower power density thermal issues. Aavid utilizes stamping manufacturing techniques to create a high volume of low cost copper or aluminum heat sinks that can be produced quickly in a vast number of shapes and forms with multiple offerings for any low power device. WHY STAMPED WHY STAMPED HEAT SINKS? H E » Low cost and available at high volumes » Ideal for tight component spacing such as with Printed Circuit Boards » Readily available for immediate delivery worldwide through Aavid Thermalloy...

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Fans & Fan/Heat Sink Combos Aavid Thermalloy offers several core lines of DC brushless fans that provide a range of solutions based on a matrix of requirements such as bearing type, function, protection and other features. These fans can be integrated with many other Aavid products to create complex, dynamic and space saving solutions. Aavid also offers a key product line of Fan/Heat Sink Combos that come as one part to provide optimum cooling efciency in smaller spaces while lowering assembly costs. Any Aavid fan can be utilized to create or modify a fan/heat sink combination part. WHY FANS...

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Heat Pipe Assemblies WHY HEAT PIPE ASSEMBLIES? This uid phase change product line allows for greater thermal efciency by embedding heat pipes into an assembly to transfer heat from a concentrated source. Integrating heat pipe assemblies with other thermal solutions creates more even heat dissipation, reduces overall weight, improves conduction paths and raises thermal performance without increasing volume. Aavid heat pipes typically range from 3mm to 25mm in both round and at form. This range allows exibility in use and design, enabling our assemblies to cool anything from a 2W tablet to a 300W...

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High Pressure Die Casting High Pressure Die Casting (HPDC) is a process used to make near net shape parts from aluminum alloy by utilizing sophisticated simulation software and meticulously crafted steelmolds or dies. HPDC is highly cost effective in creating solutions that are light weight with excellent dimensional accuracy and mechanical properties. Additionally the process enables superior cosmetic surface quality and dependable product performance. » Parts come out in almost nal shape, eliminating the need for costly machining and nishing » Can create complex and 3D shapes that require little...

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Design Services Aavid understands thermal management and how it inuences the world around us better than anyone. Our engineers are equipped with decades’ worth of industry knowledge and the top equipment so they may create new and innovative solutions to meet any need. Design centers around the globe utilize this expertise to provide engineering services from expert thermal reviews to fully integrated custom solutions designed for your product. DESIGNING YOUR THERMAL SOLUTION STEP 1 Aavid determines the needs of a customer based on the evaluation of six key factors affecting your product: Based...

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Worldwide Sales, Design, & Manufacturing North America LACONIA, NEW HAMPSHIRE Aavid Thermalloy Corporate HQ 1 Aavid Circle, Laconia NH 03246 USA t)+1- 603- 528- 3400 f) 1- 603- 223- 1738 [email protected] BOLOGNA, ITALY Aavid Thermalloy, S.r.l. Via Del Fonditore 4, 40138 Bologna, Italy t) +39- 051- 764011 f) 39- 051- 764092 [email protected] HONG KONG Aavid Thermalloy Asia HQ Suite 3110, 31st Floor, Tower 6, The Gateway, Harbour City, Kowloon, Hong Kong t) +852 36282636 [email protected] SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA Aavid California Design Center 150 S 1st Street, Suite 200 San Jose, CA 95113 +1- 408-...

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