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EMI/RFI Shielding Product Catalog

EMI/RFI Shielding Product Catalog
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EMI/RFI Shielding Product Catalog

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Overview: Tech-Etch is a prominent supplier of EMI/RFI shielding products for both commercial and military markets, offering standard and customized solutions. Their product range includes BeCu shielding strips, conductive elastomers, wire mesh, filters, and honeycomb vents. The company is ISO 9001 certified, emphasizing continuous improvement and innovation.
Product Specifications: The document details materials like Beryllium Copper (BeCu) and Stainless Steel used in shielding products. BeCu is noted for its high electrical and RF conductivity, tensile strength, and corrosion resistance, making it ideal for EMI/RFI shielding. Stainless Steel is a cost-effective alternative for applications with lower attenuation requirements.
Installation Options: Tech-Etch provides various mounting configurations for shielding strips, including clip-on, stick-on, snap-on, and special mounting options, tailored to specific application needs.
Electrochemical Compatibility: A table categorizes metals by galvanic activity to guide material selection and prevent galvanic corrosion, recommending materials in adjacent groups for safe use together.
Innovations: Tech-Etch has developed products like DiamondBack shielding, enhancing attenuation at high frequencies without increasing compression force, demonstrating their commitment to industry leadership.
Environmental Compliance: The company complies with the European Directive on the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS), ensuring environmentally friendly products.
Additional Services: Tech-Etch offers in-plant services such as photoetching, stamping, forming, welding, and plating, ensuring comprehensive quality and delivery management.
Design Specifications: Guidelines for designing extrusion with specific dimensions are provided, emphasizing the importance of compression range and dimension adjustments.
Interactive PDF Sales Drawings: Available for all standard shielding strip products, these drawings assist in determining the correct part number for ordering.
Track Mounting Procedures: A simple 1-2-3 track mounting process using plastic rivets is outlined, detailing steps for secure installation.
Ordering Shielding Strips: A detailed guide on ordering shielding strips is provided, including material, pitch, style, width, length, and modifications, with part numbers structured to describe specifications.
RoHS Compliance: Parts comply with RoHS if hazardous substance concentrations are below limits, with inquiries directed to Tech-Etch via email.
Available Finishes: A list of finishes with specific codes for ordering is provided, including solderable, clean and bright, gold, and silver finishes.
Specifications: The document outlines materials and specifications for wire mesh and elastomer core gaskets used in EMI shielding, detailing attenuation performance across frequency ranges.
Core Materials: Core materials include neoprene sponge, neoprene solid, silicone, and polyurethane foam, selected based on temperature, chemical resistance, and mechanical characteristics.
Shielding Performance: Maximum attenuation is achieved with increased compression force, with guidelines to avoid compression set.
Mounting Methods: Gaskets can be mounted using groove or stick-on mounting with pressure-sensitive tape, specifying 3M F9469PC tape for certain temperature ranges.
Ordering Information: Detailed part numbering systems for ordering gaskets are provided, specifying dimensions, materials, and configurations.
Design Guide for Custom Parts: Guidelines for designing custom parts with environmental seals and mesh gasket dimensions are included.
Standard Connector & Waveguide Gaskets: Specifications and ordering information for connector and waveguide gaskets are provided, focusing on materials, configurations, and performance characteristics.
Materials and Performance: Various materials used in gasket manufacturing are described, highlighting shielding performance and material specifications.
Custom Gasket Design: Tech-Etch offers custom-designed gaskets using photoetching and secondary forming techniques, avoiding expensive tooling.
Board Level Shielding: Options for board level shielding, including one-piece and two-piece enclosures, are discussed, with materials and finishes described.
Technical Tables: Tables provide detailed technical information, including dimensions, tolerances, and material specifications.
Trimshield and Honeycomb Vent Products: Specifications and ordering information for Trimshield and Honeycomb Vent products are provided, focusing on EMI shielding and environmental sealing solutions.
Trimshield Specifications: Details on welded corners, styles, and materials used in Trimshield products are outlined, with ordering guides based on part numbers.
Applications: Trimshield products are suitable for small equipment gaskets and seals for access doors, customizable with mounting holes.
Honeycomb Vent Specifications: Specifications for honeycomb vents, including series and configurations, are detailed, with performance data provided.
Additional Features: Shielded air filters and dust shields are highlighted for EMI attenuation, cooling air passage, and dust filtration.
Shielded Air Filters: Specifications and ordering instructions for the 8500 and 8900 series shielded air filters are provided, focusing on EMI shielding and dust filtering.
Frame Styles: Available frame styles with specific dimensions are described, with ordering instructions emphasizing detailed drawings.
Additional Products: Shielded windows, Shieldwrap, and contact rings are mentioned, with manufacturing processes using photo chemical etching for custom designs.
Contact Information: For more details, visit the Tech-Etch website or contact their application engineers.
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EMI/RFI Shielding Products leader in the shielding industry. Tech-Etch has continually introduced new products to maintain our leadership role. Product innovations have included No-snag fingers, Hook-on fingers, Snap-on fingers and more recently DiamondBack shielding. Tech-Etch operates a Quality System that has been registered to ISO 9001. Tech-Etch is dedicated to continued improvement and committed to remaining a die making, production heat treating, flexible circuit design and production, welding and soldering, metal finishing, plating, and laser cutting. Secondary operations such as soldering...

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Interactive PDF Sales Drawings Sales drawings with Metric and English dimensions are available from this catalog and on our web site for all standard shielding strip products. The PDFs will automatically determine the correct Tech-Etch part number to ensure accurate ordering. Parts with PDF Sales Drawings display the Download Sales Drawing icon above and this button to click to download the PDF. Shielding Strips Standard finger stock uncompressed heights range from .03" to .44", which will occupy gaps as low as .01". Many gaskets are offered in two material thicknesses to meet diverse application...

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Installation Options Shielding Strips Installation Options Interactive PDF Sales Drawings Shielding strips are designed for a wide variety of application requirements, and can be supplied cut to length or full size in any of the following mounting configurations. Consult our engineering department for special modifications to suit your requirements. Sales drawings with Metric and English dimensions are available from this catalog and on our web site for all standard shielding strip products. The PDFs will automatically determine the correct Tech-Etch part number to ensure accurate ordering. Parts...

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Track Installation Options & Accessories ● Track / Extrusion Mounting TR Series Track is typically installed with plastic rivets, but is also available with pressure sensitive tape for adhesive mounting. The track can be installed prior to the assembly of the finger strips to avoid damaging the fingers. See track mounting drawing below. Retention stops can also be incorporated in the sheet metal. Installation Options Track or extrusion mounted symmetrical fingers provide a durable shielding solution for applications requiring bi-directional motion, such as drawers and plug-in modules. Tech-Etch...

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Tech-Etch Part Numbers are unique because they describe the actual part. This makes it easy to order and also to understand the specifications of any strip. The chart below explains how to read and create Part Numbers. Available on our web site are Interactive PDF Sales Drawings for all shielding strips that automatically determine the correct Tech-Etch part number. How To Order Shielding Strips With Tape Parts are considered compliant to the Restriction of Hazardous Substances With 3 Holes .125" Dia. (RoHS) European Directive if incidental concentrations of the following substances are below...

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Finger Stock Part Number Directory Part Number Part Number Note: “TF” Style part numbers are not shown here. See the corresponding standard series part number for page number. [email protected] • www.tech-etch.com Part Number Directory How to Order Shielding Samples: The easiest way to order samples is to visit our Free Sample page on our web site. Of course you can also call and supply part numbers, quantities and other appropriate application information.

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Interactive SALES DRAWINGS ON THE WEB SITE. CLICK BUTTONS TO DOWNLOAD PDFS. • SEE PAGE 6 FOR HOW TO ORDER • SEE PAGE 7 FOR SAMPLE REQUEST Download Sales Drawing TRACK .136" W IDE .136" HOLE KEY HOLE (C ENTERED ON TRAC K) KEY W IDE (C ENTERED ON TRAC K) Track Mounting Material: Stainless Steel. Notes: For use with Symmetrical Finger Stock 93S32, 93AS32, 187S30, 187S32, 187AS32, TF187S30, TF187S32, TF187AS32. See page 5 and below for rivet info if required. Recommended flange mounting hole .125" Diameter. Download Sales Drawing Download Sales Drawing Material: Brass. Finish: Bright. Notes: For...

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Download Sales Drawing Interactive ALL ITEMS HAVE SALES DRAWINGS ON THE WEB SITE. CLICK BUTTONS TO DOWNLOAD PDFS. • SEE PAGE 6 FOR HOW TO ORDER • SEE PAGE 7 FOR SAMPLE REQUEST • SEE PAGES 5 & 8 FOR TRACK DETAILS Note: For use on customer extrusions. SS Also available in Stainless Steel (SS157S20) Download Sales Drawing Consult factory for the availability of longer lengths. Note: For use with Track TR32, TR32T, STR32XXX, STR32TXXX. Download Sales Drawing Consult factory for the availability of longer lengths. Note: For use with Track TR32, TR32T, STR32XXX, STR32TXXX. Download Sales Drawing Consult...

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Download Sales Drawing Interactive ALL ITEMS HAVE SALES DRAWINGS ON THE WEB SITE. CLICK BUTTONS TO DOWNLOAD PDFS. • SEE PAGE 6 FOR HOW TO ORDER • SEE PAGE 7 FOR SAMPLE REQUEST • SEE PAGES 5 & 8 FOR TRACK DETAILS Track Mounting Compression Force Note: For use with Track TR60X. Download Sales Drawing See page 8 for rivets and end stops if required. Note: For use with Track TR60X. Download Sales Drawing FREE HEIGHT Compression Force See page 8 for rivets and end stops if required. FREE HEIGHT Compression Force STANDARD UP TO 24" LONG “TF” UP TO 15.75" LONG Note: For use with Track TR60X. Download...

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ALL ITEMS HAVE SALES DRAWINGS ON THE WEB SITE. CLICK BUTTONS TO DOWNLOAD PDFS. • SEE PAGE 6 FOR HOW TO ORDER • SEE PAGE 7 FOR SAMPLE REQUEST Download Sales Drawing Compression Force - Single Contact Mounting Pad Material: Brass. Finish: Bright. Other finishes are also available. Download Sales Drawing Snap-on Mounting Download Sales Drawing FREE HEIGHT DOUBLE ADHESIVE TRANSFER TAPE (SEE PAGE 5 FOR ALTERNATIVE MOUNTING OPTION) Mounting Pad Material: Brass. Finish: Bright. Other finishes are also available. Compression Force - Single Contact FREE HEIGHT DOUBLE ADHESIVE TRANSFER TAPE (SEE PAGE 5...

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