Case Studies
Faraday Cage - A Portable Shielding Enclosure For EMC Testing
Interference Technology Engineers’ Master (ITEM) - 1995The International Journal of EMC™Directory & Design Guide for the control of EMI & (other) E3 BACKGROUND Inexpensive solid-state commercial test equipment and personal computers have become standard tools of the trade for troub...
Read More →Universal Robots Cable-Management Sleeve
PROBLEM:A customer needed an inexpensive, universal robots cable-management solution for electrical and pneumatic lines that run from the base of a 6-Axis, collaborative, robotic arm to the tool head. The robotic arm range of motion, as well as the size and quantity of control lines runn...
Read More →Hose, Wire & Cable Management
Case Study: Hose, Wire & Cable Management Product: VNH-23 Cable Jacket Problem: Hose, wire, and cable management and protection has always been a big problem at private yacht and boating marinas. Typically with yachts or larger boats there are bulky wire bundles that reach ...
Read More →Airborne Wire & Cable Repair Using 135ºC PRT-ES® Tubing
Airborne Wire & Cable RepairUsing 135ºC PRT-ES® Tubing ByVERNON L. SHRADERDirector of Engineering Presented April 20, 20112011 Aircraft Airworthiness & Sustainment Conference,Session: EWIS ASan Diego, California Author’s Biography Mr. Vernon L. Shrader - Director of Engine...
Read More →EMI Shielding of Festoon Cables
A customer requested a solution to an EMI-hardening problem on pre-existing festoon cables. The new easy-to-install EMI Shield jacket supplied to the customer did the job. PROBLEM:A customer requested a solution to an EMI-hardening problem on pre-existing festoon cables. The cabling followed a lift...
Read More →Space Shuttle Helium Barrier Bag
PROBLEM: Space Shuttle main engine fuel lines required encapsulation with a removable device that could contain gaseous Helium and ensure no build-up of flammable liquid Hydrogen in the compartment. SOLUTION: A lightweight, inflatable, zip-on bag was designed that could be wrapped arou...
Read More →Missile Canard Retention Sleeve
PROBLEM:A military customer requested an inexpensive solution to retain missile canards in a retracted condition while missiles were in storage crates and attached to Helicopter launch pylons prior to flight. The part needed to be disposable, yet able to withstand all military operation environments...
Read More →Insuflect® Heat Barrier
Problem Extreme heat (650°C) is required during the re-burning of particulates in the After Treatment Device (ATD) as required by the recent EPA standards for cleaner vehicle emissions. Additionally, the heat must be maintained at these elevated temperatures during the entire process. Only a...
Read More →Protective High Temperature Resistant Jacket
PROBLEM: An industrial machine metalworking customer needed to protect machine power and signal circuitry from hot metal shavings and grinding debris over moderate-length cable runs. Although the metal particulates were not molten, they typically had a temperature range of 250-400°F for a few secon...
Read More →Custom Cable Cover using Z-Wrap®
Case Study: Custom Cable Cover using Z-Wrap® Product: Z-Wrap®, PVL-10 & Adhesive Tape Problem: Electronic board ribbon cables were being chaffed during inspection, installation and removal, so a custom cable cover was required for protection. We may not be strangers to issues with electrical w...
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