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...

Posted 4 years ago

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...

Posted 3 years ago

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 ...

Posted 4 years ago

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...

Posted 4 years ago

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...

Posted 4 years ago

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...

Posted 4 years ago

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...

Posted 4 years ago

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...

Posted 4 years ago

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...

Posted 4 years ago

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...

Posted 4 years ago