LAIRD TECHNOLOGIES INTRODUCES DECORATIVE METALS TECHNOLOGY
New Technology Allows Company to be Single Source Supplier for All Types of Precision Metal Stampings
ST. LOUIS, MO USA — (April 17, 2007) — Laird Technologies, the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of antenna solutions, electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding products, telematics, signal integrity products and thermal management solutions, today introduces its decorative metals technology. Metal stamping is a core Laird Technologies’ competency and the decorative metals technology is drawing from that. This technology, along with the company’s core competencies, allows the company to be a single source supplier for all types of precision metal stampings saving customers time and money.
Consumer products that contain a metal enclosure or metal aesthetic accent component such as handsets, PDAs, digital cameras, modems, etc. are becoming more aesthetically pleasing in style and feel using various metals. Laird Technologies’ decorative metals technology meets this need because the company can work with all metal used in the market to create a customized-finish that meets the customer’s needs.
Laird Technologies offers precision metal stamping in Class 1 finishes in multiple metals. Class 1 aesthetic metal finishes help create customer appeal of consumer products. Laird Technologies’ can also provide various finishes and coatings on the metals can include plasma vapor deposition (PVD), laser marking and etching, plating and color anodizing. These hard surface finishes of metal, not plastic, improve a product’s durability and appeal.
“There are various metals used in the market and Laird Technologies can work with them all,” said Steve Ulm, global product director. “This technology, along with the company’s core competencies such as its global footprint, engineering support and investment in R&D, makes Laird Technologies a single supplier in this market. We can save our customers time and money and offer convenience to their already busy schedules.”
Laird Technologies offers competitive prices on decorative metals technology because the products will be produced at Laird Technologies’ facility in Shenzhen, China. Pricing of the products will depend on the finish of the metal and size of the product.
About Laird Technologies
Laird Technologies designs and supplies customized performance-critical products for wireless and other advanced electronics applications.
Laird Technologies is a global market leader in the design and supply of electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding, thermal interface products, signal integrity components, wireless antennae solutions and recently established a growing position in the design and supply of complete radio frequency (RF) modules and systems. These performance critical products, co-designed in conjunction with customers, are essential in enabling and protecting the functionality of electronic devices and wireless applications.
Custom products are supplied to all sectors of the electronics industry including telecommunications, data transfer and information technology, as well as to the automotive, aerospace and defense, consumer electronics, medical and industrial markets.