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Laird Technologies' T-pli Gap Fillers Used to Build
Infrared Camera for NASA’s Space Shuttle
Cleveland, OH, USA -August 4th, 2005
Laird Technologies Thermal Products, a leading supplier of thermal-management solutions, today announced that its T-pli™ line of gap fillers is a critical component of an infrared camera for NASA’s Space Shuttle program. The Extravehicular Activity Infrared Camera is part of the shuttle’s fuselage re-entry inspection equipment for viewing possible damage to the shuttle’s exterior.
The camera, which is included in the equipment on the Space Shuttle Discovery, is designed to be used in an emergency by a crew member on a spacewalk outside the shuttle.
Made with a unique blend of boron nitride and silicone, Laird’s T-pli 200 family of gap fillers are the thermal-management industry’s leading thermal interface material, because they provide both high thermal conductivity and compliancy. Moreover, T-pli pads absorb mechanical shock, which minimizes potential damage to components. The T-pli line is electrically insulating, stable from -45°C to 200°C, and meets UL 94 HB rating.
“It is a high honor for Laird Technologies to provide NASA with thermal-management materials that support the Space Shuttle program,” said Michael Dreyer, vice president and general manager of Laird Technologies Thermal Products. “Our T-pli line of gap fillers provides the industry’s leading combination of thermal and mechanical properties, and, as its use on the Space Shuttle demonstrates, its flexibility for wide-ranging applications.”
As the leading manufacturer of high-performance gap filler thermal interface materials, Laird Technologies Thermal Products serves numerous markets that supply many products for OEMs, consumers and other end users. These products include notebook computers, handheld portable electronics, microprocessors, memory chips and graphic processors and automotive engine-control modules.
About Laird Technologies Thermal Products
Laird Technologies Thermal Products, a unit of Laird Technologies, is the leading supplier of high-performance gap filler thermal interface materials (TIM), and a growing provider of high-and-low performance thermally conductive greases, insulators, phase-change materials and insulated metal printed circuit boards. Formed in 2002 with Laird Technologies’ decision to build a strong presence in the market for thermal management products and solutions, the division was built on the strategic acquisitions of Thermagon Inc. in 2004, and Orcus Inc., Warth International in 2003. Leveraging Laird Technologies’ global presence, the Thermal Products unit has manufacturing, sales and technical support facilities in the United States, Taiwan, South and East China and the United Kingdom, as well as sales and technical support operations in Japan, Korea and Singapore. Laird Technologies Thermal Products division is based in Cleveland, Ohio.
About Laird Technologies, Inc.
Laird Technologies designs and supplies customized, performance-critical products for wireless and other advanced electronics applications.
The company is a global market leader in the design and supply of electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding, thermal management products, mechanical actuation systems, signal integrity components, and wireless antennae solutions, as well as radio frequency (RF) modules and systems.
Custom products are supplied to all sectors of the electronics industry including the handset, telecommunications, data transfer and information technology, automotive, aerospace, defense, consumer, medical, and industrial markets.
Laird Technologies, a unit of Laird PLC, employs over 14,000 employees in more than 40 facilities located in 14 countries.
For additional information or your nearest Laird Technologies
representative, contact:
Tel: (866) 928-8181 or (636) 898-6000
Fax: (636) 898-6100
Internet: www.lairdtech.com
e-mail: sales@lairdtech.com
About Laird Technologies, Inc.
Laird Technologies designs and supplies customized, performance-critical products for wireless and other advanced electronics applications.
The company is a global market leader in the design and supply of electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding, thermal management products, mechanical actuation systems, signal integrity components, and wireless antennae solutions, as well as radio frequency (RF) modules and systems.
Custom products are supplied to all sectors of the electronics industry including the handset, telecommunications, data transfer and information technology, automotive, aerospace, defense, consumer, medical, and industrial markets.
Laird Technologies, a unit of Laird PLC, employs over 14,000 employees in more than 40 facilities located in 14 countries.
For additional information or your nearest Laird Technologies
representative, contact:
Tel: (866) 928-8181 or (636) 898-6000
Fax: (636) 898-6100
Internet: www.lairdtech.com
e-mail: sales@lairdtech.com
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