Conductive thermal pad solution | A case study

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Conductive thermal pad solution for assembly A
case study

• Prepared by,
• Melrose

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Critical factor Minimal lead time for conductive
thermal pad manufacturing
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An overview

• An end-user application manufacturer approached
  us to provide him a conductive thermal pad
  solution.
• He was looking for the solution with minimal lead
  time
• The current materials used for manufacturing
  requires excessively long lead times

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The challenge

• Need to manufacture and deliver an optimum
  solution by improving the lead time.
• See the solution ?

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The solution

• Melrose provided a solution by choosing the right
  material and processing based on the requirement.
• Also, by keeping the lead time into
  consideration.
• Material
• Melrose materials experts determined that an
  acrylic thermal pad could provide a potential
  solution. The features of the material include,
• UL94 V-0 flame rating
• Equivalent thermal conductivity at 3W/m-K
• Excellent conformability, surface tack, and
  dielectric properties

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• Processing
• Melrose was able to shorten the manufacturing
  cycle and reduce tooling costs by using digital
  fabrication to produce the parts more quickly.
• Key elements
• Find an alternate material that meets the
  requirements of the application
• Leverage a digital solution to reduce the
  manufacturing cycle
• Collaborate with our key material suppliers to
  provide a significant improvement in the
  availability

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Result

• The client received a reliable resource that can
  provide the conductive thermal pad solution with
  minimal lead time.
• At Melrose, we believe it is of the highest
  importance to understand all the requirements of
  our customer's applications.
• Building a clear understanding of what is needed
  allows Melrose to leverage all our materials and
  fabrication resources to provide the most robust
  and reliable solutions.
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