CLEVELAND – Aug. 4th, 2005 – Laird Technologies Thermal Products, a leading supplier of thermal-management solutions, today announced that its Tpli™ 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 Tpli 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, Tpli pads absorb mechanical shock, which minimizes potential damage to components. The Tpli 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 Tpli 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
Laird Technologies is the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of electromagnetic interference [EMI] shielding materials, thermal interface products, and wireless antenna solutions for the telecommunications, data-communications, computer, general electronics, network equipment, aerospace, defense, automotive and medical equipment industries.
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