Thermal Barrier Coating

ZircoFlex^® is a revolutionary flexible ceramic heat shield material, offering superb thermal barrier performance at minimal weight and minimal thickness. The material is produced as a thin aluminium or gold backed foil that is:

• Flexible - ZircoFlex^® is easily bent and manipulated to suit different geometries, and can even be folded tightly through 180^o without damaging the thermal barrier.
• Lightweight - ZircoFlex I^® weighs only 0.46kg/m² (0.23kg/m²  for ZircoFlex^® Gold).
• Extremely thin - at 0.25mm overall (0.17mm for ZircoFlex^® Gold) needing only minimal space for installation.
  
• Metal backed, so the material is robust and easy to handle.
  
• Easily cut and installed by hand or machine.
• Easily fixed in place using mechanical fasteners or high temperature adhesives (supplied separately by Zircotec).

ZircoFlex^® is available in a number of formats

• ZircoFlex I^® - this is ZircoFlex^® in its single thickness format (as outlined above);
  
• ZircoFlex II^® - an engineered double thickness format offering additional thermal barrier performance and a little more rigidity; still thin (~0.5mm) and lightweight (~1 kg/m²);
  
• ZircoFlex III^® - an engineered triple thickness format offering yet more thermal performance. This is a relatively rigid material that can be used to construct small self-supporting structures, though it is still easily cut and bent to shape and is still relatively thin (~0.85mm) and lightweight (~1.5 kg/m²). 
  
• ZircoFlex^® Gold - a high performance yet ultra lightweight and ultra thin heatshield material offering exceptional levels of protection against both radiant and conductive heat in a single easy to use product. Its real gold backing provides maximum levels of heat reflectivity. 
  

Follow the links to each specific ZircoFlex^® product for further technical details including performance data, available sizes and formats.
 
Typical applications

• Protection of engine bay components from engine/exhaust heat
• Bodywork protection
• Reduction of heat soak through footwells, bulkheads, etc.
• Fuel tank protection
• Thermal insulation of silencer units, etc. 

From http://www.zircotec.com/page/heatshield_products/97

Nickel-Tin Plating

Nickeltin (NITIN) 

Nickeltin is a highly corrosion resistant coating with a hardness of 700 HV. Nickeltin coating can not initiate a nickel allergy, and is therefore particularly suitable for use in medical and surgical instruments. NITIN nickeltin is an alloy which can be precipitated as an electrolytic plating process. The intermetallic phase is a single-phase metastable connection with a B81 - structure (Nickel Arsenic structure). Nickeltin / NITIN alloy composition is 65% tin and 35% nickel. NITIN can only be produced by electrodepositing and clearly does not exist in pyrometallurgical conditions.

Nickeltin / NITIN - many quality properties
Nickeltin coating is characterized by an exclusive appearance that is similar to stainless steel, and a excellent material distribution and very good cover abilities, which makes it possible to plate even the most complicated geometries - for example inside tubular items.
Nickeltin coating has a hardness of 700 HV, but is not suitable as a replacement for hard chrome to counter the wear problems.
Nickeltin / NITIN coatings are highly resistant to corrosion. They can not even attack or discoloring of concentrated mineral acid (nitric acid, sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid or phosphoric acid).
Nickeltin / NITIN are characterized by the formation of an oxide film layer which is stable in a wide range of pH and electro potential.
Build up of the oxide film layer is postulated to be independent of dissolved oxygen as the film can be formed by reaction with water. Filming takes more time under these conditions.

Applications for Nickeltin / NITIN
Nickeltin / NITIN apply in particular cases where there is demand for chemical resistant surfaces. The coating has for several situations made ​​it possible to use brass as a construction material, followed by a NITIN – treatment, as a replacement for stainless steel in the appliance industry.
In addition, Nickeltin / NITIN coatings produced good results as a support for precious metals (especially gold). This has been possible to reduce the gold layer thickness without risk of undergoing galvanic corrosion.
Nickeltin / NITIN is also solder able when using activated solder wire and is therefore interesting to replace lead - tin coatings on special PCB types.

From http://www.sur-tech.dk/uk/processes/nickeltin-%28nitin%29.aspx

Stainless Steel Looks Anodising

Anodizing successfully combines science with nature to create one of the world's best metal finishes.

It is an electrochemical process that thickens and toughens the naturally occurring protective oxide. The resulting finish, depending on the process, is the second hardest substance known to man, second only to the diamond. The anodic coating is part of the metal, but has a porous structure which allows secondary infusions, (i.e. organic and inorganic coloring, lubricity aids, etc.)

Appearance options and quality are improved through the use of dyes and special pretreatment procedures. This makes the aluminum look like pewter, stainless steel, copper, brushed bronze or polished brass and can also be colored with brilliant blues, greens, reds, and many varieties of metallic gold and silver.

From http://www.anodizing.org/?page=definitions

From http://www.hai.dk/

Parylene Coating

What is Parylene?
Polymer film formed have many unique properties. The film is completely smooth, no lace effects, surface tension or gravitational effects arise during the construction phase.
The penetration of the small hole is very great and when the bridging effect is not present, it is possible to cover also very small through holes.

From  http://www.paratech.nu/en/about-parylene/

Futation

Futation was founded in 2009 with two objectives in mind:

• To help product developers discover new materials and technologies
• To offer them inspiration for new ideas and solutions

The idea for Futation emerged with the realization that many materials and technologies with great potential are not known across different industrial sectors. This gap in knowledge means that product developers don’t always have the necessary “ingredients” to create revolutionary products and solutions.

One of the main obstacles to the dissemination of materials and technologies is that product developers are already fully occupied tracking the rapid developments in their own industrial niche, and therefore have little time to go treasure hunting in other industries.

Futation supports product developers by seeking out and finding innovative products, and providing developers with physical samples of these products – with concise and easy-to-read information cards. Knowledge of new materials and innovative technologies from a broad range of industrial sectors is effectively disseminated directly to product developers through the Futation collections.

What is the business model?
Companies pay to receive the monthly updates for their material libraries.

Who are Futation’s customers?
Futation subscribers include engineers, designers, and product developers – along with future generations of engineers from forward looking universities and colleges. You can see some of our customers here

Who is behind Futation?
Erik Haastrup Müller – Founder
Master in Engineering with a specialty in Design & Innovation

From http://www.futation.com/about.html

Photochemical Etching

Photochemical etching is a process flow consisting of several processing steps. It can be utilised with a number of different materials.
Typically, this process uses nickel silver, stainless steel, beryllium copper, tin bronze or brass, but aluminium can also be used.

 From http://mekoprint.dk/technologies-uk.aspx

Electrically Heated Coating

Electrically Heated Coating 

The electrical heating solutions of FutureCarbon are based on the principle of resistive heating, also referred to as ohmic or joule heater. The amount of current flowing at a given voltage is related to the electrical resistance of the conductor to its passage. By applying an electrical voltage to a resistor and implying a current flow, energy is transferred into the resistor. Hereby, the electrical energy is directly converted into thermal energy, i.e. heat. 

Resistive heating causes a thermal radiation which causes a sun like feeling of warmth. Radiation heat directly warms up people and objects, rather than warming the surrounding air as done via convectional heater. This effect makes it an excellent and highly efficient choice for task specific spot heating applying the heat where it is really required.

The electric heat can be accurately applied at the precise point needed in a process, at high concentration of power per unit area or volume. Electric heating processes are generally clean, quiet, and do not waste energy by warming up surroundings to achieve the same results.

FutureCarbon designs polymer systems with high electrical conductivity characteristics utilizing the excellent conductivity of carbon materials. A defined combination of different carbon materials is dispersed most homogeneously into an easy to apply, aqueous matrix system such as polyurethane, acrylic, etc.

The result is a new composite solution for electrical heating where the carbon material acts as the conductor in the matrix while the polymer is electrically isolating. Radiation heat is generated at the carbon-polymer-interfaces once a current flowing through the composite material is applied. The efficiency of our solutions converting the electrical to thermal energy is almost 100%

Through material excellence and patented processes FutureCarbon is in the position to precisely tune the electrical resistance of the polymer matrix and thus, able to address all voltage levels, e.g. from 12V up to 230V…or higher.

The solutions offered today are covering a very broad temperature range up to industrial temperatures of 500°C.  with the maximum temperature actually defined by the melting temperature of the respective polymer.

From  http://www.future-carbon.de/solutions/electrical-heating/

Light Diffusing Acrylic

Plexiglas® MC Diffusion acrylic sheet is one of the newest product offerings in the Plexiglas® family.  Designed specifically for the lighting industry, the sheet will diffuse light from LED sources without sacrificing significant light transmission. There are two grades available from the Plexiglas® MC Diffusion family.  Plexiglas® MC Diffusion 100 provides a smoother sheet surface and Plexiglas® MC Diffusion 200 is a sheet with a textured surface.  

The diffusion quality is what makes this sheet an exceptional choice for many light source applications.
The material is easily designed and has all the fabrication attributes you have come to expect of standard Plexiglas® sheet.  
This versatile material can be used in lighting applications for commercial, industrial, residential and professional uses.  Besides the typical lighting applications, Plexiglas® MC Diffusion acrylic sheet is a perfect fit for POP displays, store fixtures, signage, and decorative furnishings. 

Features  

Excellent diffusion characteristics 

Exceptional light transmission  

Lightweight  - Half the weight of glass 

Easily fabricated and thermoformed  

Standard thickness of 0.080” and 0.118” 

Standard sheet sizes 

Run to size available upon request 

From www.plexiglas.com

PTFE Coating

Polytetrafluoroethylene PTFE coating uses a two-coat (primer/topcoat) system. These products have the highest operating temperature of any fluoropolymer and have extremely low coefficient of friction, fair abrasion resistance and good chemical resistance.
A PTFE coating can withstand a maximum use temperature of 600°F. This coating is typically applied to a thickness of 1-3 mils.
Metal Coatings offers a wide range of coatings to meet your application needs including FEP coatings, which have similar characteristics of PTFE coatings. Both PTFE and FEP coatings are food grade coatings.

 From http://www.metcoat.com/ptfe-coatings.htm

Polyethylene (HDPE)

High-density polyethylene (HDPE) or polyethylene high-density (PEHD) is a polyethylene thermoplastic made from petroleum. It is sometimes called "alkathene" or "polythene" when used for pipes. With a high strength-to-density ratio, HDPE is used in the production of plastic bottles, corrosion-resistant piping, geomembranes, and plastic lumber. HDPE is commonly recycled, and has the number "2" as its resin identification code (formerly known as recycling symbol).

HDPE is known for its large strength-to-density ratio^. The density of HDPE can range from 0.93 to 0.97 g/cm³ or 970 kg/m^3. Although the density of HDPE is only marginally higher than that of low-density polyethylene, HDPE has little branching, giving it stronger intermolecular forces and tensile strength than LDPE. The difference in strength exceeds the difference in density, giving HDPE a higher specific strength. It is also harder and more opaque and can withstand somewhat higher temperatures (120 °C/ 248 °F for short periods, 110 °C /230 °F continuously). High-density polyethylene, unlike polypropylene, cannot withstand normally required autoclaving conditions. The lack of branching is ensured by an appropriate choice of catalyst (e.g., Ziegler-Natta catalysts) and reaction conditions.

From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-density_polyethylene

Phase Change Material (panel)

A phase-change material (PCM) is a substance with a highheat of fusion which, melting and solidifying at a certain temperature, is capable of storing and releasing large amounts of energy. Heat is absorbed or released when the material changes from solid to liquid and vice versa; thus, PCMs are classified as latent heat storage (LHS) units.

PCMs latent heat storage can be achieved through liquid–solid, solid–liquid, solid–gas and liquid–gas phase change. However, the only phase change used for PCMs is the solid–liquid change. Liquid-gas phase changes are not practical for use as thermal storage due to the large volumes or high pressures required to store the materials when in their gas phase. Liquid–gas transitions do have a higher heat of transformation than solid–liquid transitions. Solid–solid phase changes are typically very slow and have a rather low heat of transformation.
Initially, the solid–liquid PCMs behave like sensible heat storage (SHS) materials; their temperature rises as they absorb heat. Unlike conventional SHS, however, when PCMs reach the temperature at which they change phase (their melting temperature) they absorb large amounts of heat at an almost constant temperature. The PCM continues to absorb heat without a significant rise in temperature until all the material is transformed to the liquid phase. When the ambient temperature around a liquid material falls, the PCM solidifies, releasing its stored latent heat. A large number of PCMs are available in any required temperature range from −5 up to 190 °C. Within the human comfort range between 20–30 °C, some PCMs are very effective. They store 5 to 14 times more heat per unit volume than conventional storage materials such as water, masonry or rock

From  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phase-change_material
From  http://www.fabral.com/architectural/accessories/phase-change-material/   

Metal Laser Sintering

Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS/DMLM) lets you use layer-build technology to quickly manufacture high-quality metal parts. It is the preferred method of 3D rapid prototyping for complex geometries. The DMLS/DMLM process allows users to reduce the time and cost for additive manufacturing by completing multiple prototypes directly from CAD data, allowing for more rigorous testing with different alloys.
Our DMLS/DMLM system operate with a fine 20 micron thick powdered metal that is evenly dispersed across the build area. The laser melts or fuses the individual layers together, leaving an end product that is 98% dense with an incredible finished surface. DMLS/DMLM offers applications for the aerospace, automotive, dental, manufacturing, medical instruments, industrial commercial and surgical implants industries.
We deal with low volume orders that other businesses might find too difficult or won’t touch. This is due to the speed and efficiency of our rapid prototyping process, which makes the production of small orders profitable without causing delay. This allows our clients to move from the testing and development stages to manufacturing and marketing in less time, often as little as only seven days to a couple of weeks, depending on volume.

Direct Metal Laser Sintering – DMLS/DMLM-

• Greatly reduces computer numerical control (CNC) & electrical discharge machining (EDM) costs.
• Selective laser sintering (SLS) cuts turnaround and expenses.
• Precision-cut details and a smooth finish.
• Excellent mechanical properties.
• Creates metal patterns .
• Increases efficiency of 3D printing by allowing tools and prototypes to be manufactured throughout the entire engineering process.
• Works with multiple DMLS/DMLM materials that are readily available.
• Durable, tough, and built to last.
• Create tooling inserts with virtually no machining.

Direct Metal Laser Sintering – DMLS/DMLM Applications

• Rapid Turn 17-4 & 15-5 Stainless and 316 Stainless, CoCr, Titanium Ti64, NickelAlloy IN625 & IN718, Aluminum AlSi10mg and NickelAlloy HXPrototypes
• Create small series products, functional prototypes, and spare parts that are strong and durable
• Tooling Inserts for prototype & production
• Large or small volume orders
• Ergonomic Models
• Wind Tunnel Testing
• Robust Test Parts
• Working Prototypes
• Good corrosion resistance and easy to sterilize
• Exhibition Models
• Design Proving

From  http://dmls.net/

Ferrofluid

Ferrofluid

Ferrotec has led the development of ferrofluid technology since 1968. With comprehensive fluid development and applications laboratories in both the US and Japan, our experienced staff of scientists and engineers are available to assist you in solving your engineering challenges using ferrofluid.

About Ferrotec

Ferrotec is a diversified technology company with a worldwide presence in a broad array of end products, manufacturing systems, and industries. We provide our customers with advanced material, component, and assembly solutions that make their products work better, more precisely, and more reliably.
Founded on a technology core of Ferrofluid magnetic liquid and Ferrofluidic^® sealing products, our company and our product portfolio have grown to meet the evolving needs of our customers. Ferrotec is now a global enterprise characterized by substantial intercompany cooperation in research, manufacturing and marketing of products.
 

Our Values 

 

• Strong commitment to our customers

• Excellence in engineering precision solutions
• Delivering superior quality, value and service

Ferrotec At a Glance

• Headquarted in Tokyo, Japan
• Regional Operation Centers in North America, Europe, Japan, China, and Singapore
• Manufacturing Locations in the USA, Germany, Japan, and China
• Over 3000 employees worldwide

About Ferrotec (USA) Corporation Ferrotec (USA) Corporation is headquarted in Santa Clara, California. Our operations are focused on North American markets with facilities in Bedford, NH and Livermore, CA. Ferrotec (USA) Corp. employs over 100 people in the design, manufacture, sales and marketing of a broad line of products.
 

Our Core Businesses Globally, Ferrotec serves customers through many applications and industries. In the North American markets we focus on select business segments, increasing our speed and efficiency working with customers in those industries. While our knowledge base is particularly strong in these areas, our product groups share their expertise, making Ferrotec very adaptable in the shape of changing market synergies.

• Ferrofluid
• Ferrofluidic solutions
• Thermal solutions
• Fabricated Quartzware
• Advanced Ceramics
• Vacuum coating solutions
• Temescal Systems

From:  https://www.ferrotec.com/company/about/

Laminated Shim

LAMECO Laminated Shims, also called Peel Shims, Peelable Shims or Peel-Off Shims, are designed
with special materials which have the property of being easily peelable into micro fine strips of a few hundredths of a millimeter / of two tenth thousands of an inch.
They are used to precisely fill space between components, to achieve the truest possible fit within mechanical assemblies.
Any complex mechanical assembly suffers from the accumulated faults created by machining tolerances. This is why clearances of several thousandths of an inch will be found once the assembly is completed. These clearances must be compensated in order for the assembly to fulfill its intended function.
Before the invention of laminated shims, technicians could only resort to one of two methods, which today Lameco has rendered obsolete, to correct unacceptable clearances:

Grinding of adjustment shims

Stacking of solid shims

Principle: after measuring the clearance needing to be compensated, the technician resorts to a grinding process in order to manufacture 'adjustment shims'. Disadvantage: this process is wasteful of time, money, and resources. It requires the purchase of a grinding machine, and the use of highly skilled (and costly) technicians. It also adds an extra stage to the manufacturing process.

Principle: starting as before - and measuring the clearance needing to be compensated, technicians stack thin metal sheets, inserted with difficulty into often almost inaccessible places. Disadvantage: this method risks dangerous imprecision. Due to residual matter such as dust, grease and material chips which get in during the creation of the stack, any precision of the end result becomes very hit and miss.

• LAMECO laminated shims can be peeled with scalpel or forefinger (peel shims in INTERCOMPOSITE^®, DUOPEEL^®, COBRA.X^® or X.FIBER^®)
• No need for special tools
• Quick production line adjustments and field repairs
• Instantaneous compensation for play or wear and tear without production stoppages
• Avoids machine reworking
• Allows level adjustment without taking the machine apart

• LAMECO laminated shims reduce assembly time
• Eliminate need for grinding and
• Eliminate need of solid shims stocks

• They guarantee optimal precision (which pilings cannot achieve in any way.)
• They satisfy standards in wide range of industrial machine and assembly line applications.

• Each individual layer of our laminated shims, including all of the laminated shims in our INSTANT-PEEL^® range, is bonded to the next across its entire surface and not just at the edges.
• Furthermore, thanks to our proprietary production processes, they are perfectly flat and entirely devoid of burrs - whether made of metal or composite material.

From http://lamecogroup.com/en/index.html#Overview

Wave Springs

• Wave springs reduce spring height by 50%
• Same force and deflection as ordinary coil / compression springs
• Wave springs fit tight radial and axial spaces 
• Over 4,000 standard springs in carbon and stainless steel (¼" to 16", 6 mm to 400 mm diameters) 
• No Tooling Charges™ on custom designs (.200" to 120", 5 mm to 3000 mm diameters) 
• Exotic alloys available

Smalley Wave Springs (Flat Wire Compression Springs) offer the unique advantage of space savings when used to replace coil springs. By reducing spring operating height, wave springs also produce a decrease in the spring cavity. With a smaller assembly size and less material used in the manufacturing process, a cost savings is realized.

Wave springs operate as load bearing devices. They take up play and compensate for dimensional variations within assemblies. A virtually unlimited range of forces can be produced whereby loads build either gradually or abruptly to reach a predetermined working height. This establishes a precise spring rate in which load is proportional to deflection.

 Functional requirements are necessary for both dynamic and static spring applications. Special performance characteristics are individually built into each spring to satisfy a variety of precise operating conditions. Typically, a wave spring will occupy an extremely small area for the amount of work it performs. The use of this product is demanded, but not limited to tight axial and radial space constraints.

From http://www.smalley.com

Bionic Vault Structuring

Bionic vault-structuring is a method to generate a three-dimensional pattern in metallic sheets. Thanks to the controlled self-organization arrangement, a minimum of plastic deformation is required for forming the patterns. Because of their high rigidity, vault-structured, hexagonally or three-dimensional facet-structured components can be produced in stainless steel with greatly reduced wall thickness.
Vault-structured materials, even if thin and lightweight, are highly resistant to bending and to stress caused by thermal expansion, and they have other advantageous properties with application potential for lightweight structures. When flow bypasses three-dimensional profiled surfaces, there is a higher convective heat and mass-transfer coefficient compared to smooth surfaces.

From: http://www.solaripedia.com/713/19/material.html

Conductive Tape

3M™ Electrically Conductive Adhesive Transfer Tapes eliminate the need for secondary grounding solutions like screws and fasteners. EMI shielding tape offers design flexibility, improved antenna performance, reduced cross talk and enhanced ESD protection.

From:  http://solutions.3m.com

Printed Battery

Enfucell SoftBattery® is a disposable, thin and flexible printed power source for applications like transdermal pharmaceutical and cosmetics patches, wireless medical and logistics sensors, functional packaging etc.

Batteries are tailored according to application and integrated to devices they are powering.
Enfucell offers application engineering services to help companies to develop innovative products that benefit from printed batteries.

From: http://www.enfucell.com/

Z-Axis Conductive Tape

3M™ ECATT 9703 is a pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) transfer tape with anisotropic electrical conductivity. PSA matrix is filled with silver particles enabling interconnections through adhesive thickness (the Z-axis) between substrates.

• Low outgassing acrylic adhesive
• Anisotropic Z-axis electrical conductivity
• PSA tack properties
• Thermal curing not required
• Easy to use in assembly operations
• Can be applied as die-cut parts or in roll form

Specifications

Adhesive Thickness (metric)‎	50 micron‎
Adhesive Type‎	Conductive Acrylic‎
Application Category‎	EMI/EMC Applications‎ ,  Bonding‎
Applications‎	Antenna Bonding (with Grounding)‎ ,  Flex Stiffener Bonding (with Grounding)‎ ,  Grounding‎ ,  Static Dissipation‎ ,  Flex Bonding (with Grounding)‎ ,  EMI Shielding (with Grounding)‎ ,  Metal to Metal Bonding (with Grounding)‎ ,  Flex Bonding‎
Bonding Method‎	Finger pressure or roller bar‎
Bonding Pressure‎	0.10 MPa‎
Bonding Temperature‎	15 - 70 Degree C‎
Conductive Particle Type‎	Silver-coated nickel‎
Conductivity Direction‎	Z-Axis Conductive‎
Conductivity Filler Type‎	Particle‎
Connection Type‎	Flex to PCB‎ ,  Flex to LCD‎ ,  Flex to Flex‎
Length‎	36 Linear Yard‎
Liner Thickness (metric)‎	100 Micron‎
Liner Type‎	Silicone Treated Polycoated Kraft Paper (PCK)‎
Minimum Gap‎	15 mil‎
Minimum Gap (metric)‎	400 Micron‎
Minimum Overlap Area‎	3.2 mm²‎
Minimum Pitch‎	32 mil‎
Minimum Pitch (metric)‎	800 Micron‎
Product Form‎	Roll‎
Product Series‎	9703‎
Shelf Life‎	24 Months @ 21 Degree C and 50% RH‎
Total Tape Thickness without Liner‎	2 mil‎
From:www.3m.com

Ultra-Flat Wire

What is FlatWire?
FlatWire is a paper or foil-thin wire for low voltage lighting, audio/loudspeakers, voice/data lines, high performance video, Cat 5, 5e, and 6 data cables, and other low voltage applications. Future products include 120 AC electrical and fiber optics.

How are FlatWire products different from traditional wiring?
FlatWire's patented products utilize paper-thin copper conductors, insulated on each side by a polymer film. The wire is designed to be installed directly on the surface of walls and/or ceilings, without the need for in-wall installation. A proper installation is invisible once painted, wallpapered or skimmed with joint compound.

Can FlatWire be used with existing round wire?
FlatWire and our connectors work with existing wiring in new or older structures for virtually any type of wiring application. FlatWire has engineered connectors and adapters that make it easy for professionals and do-it-yourselfers to install anything requiring wiring, from traditional electrical products to the newest high-technology device safely, easily and cost-effectively.

Are the wire types and connectors interchangeable?
No. Each wire and connector is unique to the specific wiring application. This makes the product very easy to use. Even the most novice installer can use FlatWire without causing harm to his person or equipment.

How cost-effective is FlatWire?
FlatWire saves time and money in a complete install scenario. Because FlatWire is installed on the surface of walls and/or ceilings instead of behind the walls, there is no cost associated with drywall or plaster repairs - and no mess either.

What is the longevity of Flatwire?
If installed according to manufacturer's specifications, FlatWire products are designed to last the life of a structure or as long as needed. FlatWire are designed to make bends to conform to the installation requirements and has undergone durability and flexibility testing.

Are there applications for your products beyond the residential market?
Yes. FlatWire products are suitable for both home and office. They can be used in any industry. In fact, FlatWire products will make it easy for commercial customers to modify or add the most desired lighting fixtures, audio components, and high performance video components in a space without having to do in-wall wiring. This will save considerable money, especially in situations where build-outs are complete and additional components need to be added. Also the ever-changing requirements for these applications make the FlatWire products uniquely cost effective in the commercial environment.

Can you use FlatWire products inside and outside?
Currently, FlatWire products are for indoor use only, but we are working to develop FlatWire products that can be used for outdoor applications.

How do I change directions with FlatWire? Can I bend FlatWire during installation?

Most installations do not go in a straight line without any bends, and FlatWire products were designed to give you the flexibility to have a wire run anywhere. Simply bend the FlatWire and crease it onto itself. You may make multiple bends as needed and it still does not affect performance in any way.

From: http://www.flatwireready.com/faq/by_topic.html

Aluminium sandwich panel

DIBOND^® - The Original

DIBOND^® was originally developed in 1992 by 3A Composites as one of the first Aluminium Composite sheets for the display and signage markets. The panel combines two 0.3 mm aluminium surface layers with a polyethylene core and comes with a protective film on both sides. Front and reverse side are either stove lacquered, with white or coloured surfaces and with either matt or high-gloss surfaces, anodized or even textured.

Application fields

DIBOND^® is used in either 2D or 3D applications and stands out through extremely flat surfaces, very high resistance to weathering and corrosion and high stability. DIBOND^® is used for interior and exterior applications.

• Exhibition stands and displays
• Shop fitting, interior design
• Furniture constructions
• PoS/PoP displays, signage and shop fronts (interior and exterior)

The unique alloy - AlMg1

• DIBOND^® is the only ACM for display applications with an AlMg1 alloy
• High corrosion resistance
• Very easy 3D processing characteristics due to unique alloy
• Excellent processing parameters, e.g. bending, routing and folding

The special polyester coating

• Stove lacquered according to ECCA Standard in Singen
• Consistently high colour quality, trueness and colour thickness
• Absolutely flat surface
• No heavy metals in the lacquers
• Applicable for screen printing and direct-to-substrate digital printing

UV-blocker – the black core

• UV - protection
• No delamination or warping due to low thermal expansion
• Optimized for long term outdoor use
• Low thermal expansion compared to plastic materials

Advantages of Handling, Transport and Installation

• Relatively low weight combined with high stiffness and dimensional stability. Ideal for large formats
• The combination of aluminium and a PE core offer easy fabrication characteristics compared to full aluminium.
• Three dimensional processing through routing and folding technique
• Cost-effective through flat transportation and local installation
• Low thermal expansion compared to plastic materials 
•  
  From: http://www.display.3acomposites.com/en/products/dibond/characteristics.html
  
  
  
  

Kolsterising

Kolsterising® offers the solution for austenitic stainless steels by improving mechanical - wear properties without adversely affecting corrosion resistance. Kolsterising® is a proven process extending the life time of products thereby imparting economical advantages as well as technical advantages. Kolsterising® results in a wear resistant surface all over the part, irrespective of geometry. Also very small bores (Ø < 0,1 mm) and sharp edges can be kolsterised. Kolsterising® is the chosen treatment for many applications in most industrial areas including food, marine, engineering, medical, chemical, nuclear and petrochemical industries. Wherever components are subjected to severe wear and corrosion attack, Kolsterising® is now the most technically advanced process offering the required quality to industry.

Materials selection In principle, any austenitic stainless steel can be kolsterised. However, the preferred type is one containing molybdenum and is ferrite free, since this results in greatly increased resistance to pitting, crevice and stress corrosion. Kolsterising® of duplex stainless steel and a number of nickel base alloys is also possible.

Benefits of kolsterised products*

■ Corrosion resistance unchanged 

■ No change in shape, colour or size (normally to neglect) 

■ No change in surface roughness

 ■ No machining after treatment required 

■ Increased surface hardness to 1000 - 1200 HV0.05 (depending on material) 

■ No chemical elements are added to the material 

■ The non-magnetic behaviour of austenitic materials is not altered 

■ Insensitive to “galling“ 

■ Highly resistant to wear (e.g. by cavitation-erosion) 

■ Uniformly hardened also at sharp edges, inside bores and cavities

From:  internet.bodycote.org/kolsterising/

Aluminium Steel Composite

SWISS-PLY with the aliumium core is avaible in gages of 1 to 50mm, offering you all the heat or cold distributing and storing capacity your solution requires.


Embedded heating wires
Put your cooling or heating source not under, but ín the core of the thermo element! Direct and even temperature dispersion, easily installed - Plug & Play.

Embedded cooling channels
Straight through the heart of your components is where your cooling substances run. Can you imagine anything more effective? Keep it cool at the core.

Integrated Smartware
The next level of process optimization in industrial organizations is decided by integrating data. Have your mission critical thermo data wirelessly sent from the heart of the SWISS-PLY solution.

To learn more visit: http://alinox.com/en/technology/ 

Flexible Aluminium Panel

Lightweight aluminium panel - the sandwich panels of Metawell

Metawell^® lightweight aluminium sandwich panels are successfully used in the construction sector (facades, interior design, radiant ceiling) in the transport industry (automotive, shipbuilding, railway) and in mechanical engineering. Without losing quality or stability - all materials convince with absolute flatness, low weight and excellent rigidity.

Combined with engineering expertise and advanced manufacturing technologies, the products open up a wide range in the area of innovative, lightweight design:

Lightweight panels with aluminium cover sheets
Semi-finished panels in sandwich construction with different core materials.

The following materials are produced in a continuous manufacturing process with proven technology:

• Metawell^® is a patented lightweight panel, with two aluminium cover sheets and a corrugated core
• Metawell^® Aluflex is connected to only one layer. This structure allows very simple forming

The products listed below are made in project-related one-off production:

• MetaCore^® is a product specially designed for very high loads
• Composites aluminium composite with cork, aluminium composite with foam
• Innovations aluminium sandwich panels filled with different materials

CNC machining
Processing of Metawell^® lightweight panels on modern CNC machines and circular saws.

Customized solutions
Ready-to-be-installed systems, for example Metawall^® for facade cladding, heating and cooling ceilings, interior and exterior components for rail vehicles and ships, components for automotive and machine covers. 

 From http://www.metawell.de/en/light-weight-panels-aluminium/

 

Neodymium Magnets

A neodymium magnet (also known as NdFeB,
NIB or Neo magnet), the most widely used^[1] type of rare-earth magnet, is a permanent magnet made from an alloy of neodymium, iron and boron to form the Nd₂Fe₁₄B tetragonal crystalline structure.^[2] Developed in 1982 by General Motors and Sumitomo Special Metals, neodymium magnets are the strongest type of permanent magnet commercially available.^[2][3] They have replaced other types of magnets in the many applications in modern products that require strong permanent magnets, such as motors in cordless tools, hard disk drives and magnetic fasteners.

 From  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neodymium_magnet

Diametrically magnetised magnets

Diametrically magnetised magnets are magnetised across their diameters, so that the north pole is on one curved side and the south pole is on the opposite curved side.
These magnets provide the key to rotational movement, they can be used on the end of a shaft to provide drive or you could produce a magnetic rack and pinion system by using one of these working with a line of north and south alternating pole magnets.
The F679 (20mm diameter x 20mm thick) diametrically magnetised magnets are the strongest in this range and will engage each other from a distance of 100mm. If you fix two of these magnets onto non-magnetic shafts and turn one of them, the other one will turn in synchronisation simply by the magnetic coupling that exists between them.

From http://www.first4magnets.com/diametrically-magnetised-magnets-t177

Superelastic Wire

Nitinol Wire 

 

Memry’s superelastic nitinol wire supports the most complex of component designs requiring intricate geometric shapes. By fine-tuning the wire’s chemical composition and thermal processing, Memry has achieved wire with the flexibility and kink-resistance central to medical device applications, including stents, catheters, endodontic files, needles, trocars, mandrels, baskets, surgical instruments, snares and guidewires.
Memry can design wire so that it is ready for 100ºC degrees or -100ºC usage or anywhere in between, depending on the application. Clients specify their desired operating temperature, and how the material should behave, and Memry adjusts the composition accordingly. Thus, Memry nitinol wire is useful not just in superelastic applications, but for those that require thermal control, such as switches, actuators.

 From http://memry.com/products-services/material/wire

Memry can design wire so that it is ready for 100ºC degrees or -100ºC usage or anywhere in between, depending on the application. Clients specify their desired operating temperature, and how the material should behave, and Memry adjusts the composition accordingly. Thus, Memry nitinol wire is useful not just in superelastic applications, but for those that require thermal control, such as switches, actuators.

Aluminium Foam (sandwich panel)

Available sandwich panels and in flat plates and 3-D shapes for cores in lightweight aluminum castings. Aluminum foam sandwich panels feature low density AI alloy closed cell foam cores. The AI foam cores are metallurgically bonded to AI alloy face sheets. The sandwich geometry provides very high stiffness-to-weigh ratios. Customizable to meet your specifications, aluminum foam panels are available in panel sizes up to 48 x 96 x 0.35 to 4 inch thick.

Common Applications Include:

• Elevator Panels
• Shelter Panels & Floors
• Ship Bulkheads
• Blast Mitigation Panels
• Ballistic Armor & Armor Systems
• Light Weight Aluminum Panels
• Flame Retardant Panels
• Crash & Energy Absorbent Materials
• Light Weight Structural Material
• Vehicle Crash Absorption Materials
• Armor Vehicle Panels

From  http://www.isotechinc.com/foamed-aluminum.html

 Aluminium foam sandwich

 (AFS) is a sandwich panel product which is made of two metallic dense face sheets and a metal foam core made of an aluminium alloy. AFS is an engineering structural material owing to its stiffness-to-mass ratio and energy absorption capacity ideal for application such as the shell of a high-speed train.<sup>[1]

From  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium_foam_sandwich</sup>

Coded Magnets

About Polymagnets Correlated Magnetics Research’s patented process technology transforms ordinary magnets into precision-tailored magnetic systems called Polymagnets®. Unlike conventional magnets that have just one north and one south pole, Polymagnets have a pattern of many magnetic regions. The precisely engineered fields of Polymagnets enable a wide range of new functionality for magnets and new magnetic solutions – far beyond simple attract and repel.

 

Product Engineers

Polymagnets are fundamentally different than conventional magnets. You can now customize the feel and function of magnets. In the race to design new and differentiated products, Polymagnets are an incredible new tool to precisely tune the feel and function of a product.

 

Polymagnet Catalog The Polymagnet Catalog contains pre-engineered magnet patterns, with engineering design data, on a wide range of sizes and shapes of magnetic materials.

From  http://www.polymagnet.com/polymagnets/

Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6WC9hO_8wg

Sheet Metal with Hooks

NRX™ is NUCAP Industries latest innovation - the breakthrough process introduces the same technology as the award winning NRS® (NUCAP Retention System) to thinner gauge metals allowing new applications across all industries.

Described as "velcro for steel", NRX™ produces thousands of small hooks as an integral part of nearly any metal-based material (as thin as 0.3mm). The powerful arrangement of hooks on a formable base allows NRX™ metals to grip to materials to form strong and enduring bonds that have endless possibilities for application:

• constructing laminates and panels that are lightweight, strong, waterproof, fireproof, recyclable and cost effective

• strengthening weaker materials or reducing weight of stronger materials

• strapping and fastening materials, and more.

For any industry looking to advance their materials, NUCAP opens the door to new solutions with NRX™.

Video -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6gRcmu9ZSk

From -  www.nrxfactor.com

Kneadable Tungsten Putty

The density of tungsten putty is 10 g/cm3.Tungsten Putty is non-hardening and easy to mold to any shape, so that you can have any design you want, and is easy to apply and will not dry out even after several weeks exposed to air and sunlight. 

 

Tungsten putty is great for high density weighting, and it is very practical for fine tuning and last minute tweaks ,and various colors are provided.

Tungsten putty can be used for counterweighing Pinewood Derby, Awana and Royal Ranger car and can precision control over location and amount placed on the car as it is soft physical properties. 

Then tungsten putty also use as fishing sinker. Improved tungsten sink putty sinks faster than lead to get your nymphs down fast. Unlike shot where it's a fixed weight, with tungsten putty, you can choose how balanced you want it and shape any size per water depth and volume.
Tungsten Putty Advantages

Someone says "solid or pure Tungsten" does not mean it really is. Tungsten by itself is an unstable material, and can be with a bonding alloy of nickel, copper, iron or a combination of them, when mixed with a polymer binder, tungsten putty come out.

Tungsten is a metal with one of the highest densities weighing in at 1.7 times heavier than lead, only gold, platinum, and a few other rare metals have a similar density. Tungsten is also non-toxic and environmentally friendly, so it is safe for children and adults to handle and work with. While remember that tungsten putty is not a toy or food, keep it away from your mouth and wash hands after handling.

From  http://www.tungsten-putty.com/