Intertronics

Leading supplier to the electronics industry Intertronics, is now focused on two new environmentally friendly Techspray Renew™ precision cleaners, designed specifically for electronics manufacturing applications: Eco-Stencil™ Cleaner and Eco-Oven™ Cleaner. Both are effective, safe and eco-friendly, with non-flammable, biodegradable, low VOC, zero GWP, non-ozone depleting characteristics.

For UV curing adhesives the BlueWave™ 200 UV curing spot lamp offers the highest intensity and the most user-friendly operation in the industry. A new, patent pending Intensity Adjustment feature also allows simple, manual intensity adjustment during initial UV process validation and production.

Get an indispensible guide to the ins-and-outs of fluid dispensing from adhere at Intertronics.

Lightweight diaphragm valve for precise flow control of liquids, ideal for medical applications

The Intertronics IRS 2125 flexible epoxy adhesive is just right for modern art!

Those clever people at Intertronics are getting tough with electronic components that need to be made more rugged – to be more resistant to shock, vibration and rough handling. This “toughening-up” process involves edge bonding or underfill of components with the recently introduced DYMAX 9422-SC or 9-20790 room temperature, fast, light cure adhesives.

In some applications the weight of potting electronics to protect mechanically or environmentally can be a very significant part of the overall weight of installed equipment – sometimes this can be a problem.

Intertronics’ latest introduction to the world of electronic encapsulants is the Multi-Cure 9001-E series which addresses the age old problems of time and mess/mixing with consummate success. This DYMAX Multi-Cure 9001-E Series of encapsulants cure in as little as 5 seconds to provide superior moisture and abrasion resistance and thermal cycle performance of electronic and microelectronic assemblies. The fast cure on exposure to long wave UV and visible light minimizes processing and energy costs associated with alternative technologies that require mixing or elevated temperatures for curing. The 9001-E materials are all one part, so no mixing is required and consistent viscosity is maintained – in addition various viscosities are available from 400cP to 50,000cP to provide optimal coverage over various geometries.

Technical adhesives specialists Intertronics recently launched their Opti-tec 4200 encapsulant/potting compound and adhesive. This optically clear polyurethane is ideal for use in electronics or electrical equipment which incorporates LEDs or other items where high transparency and aesthetics are important. Its clear, non-yellowing, hard setting properties will be appreciated in outdoor signage, illumination projects, e.g. pathways, swimming pools or fountains and in large public installations. It can be used for protecting photovoltaic and solar panel projects.

Have you seen the Thinky nano-level mixer from Intertronics? Seeing is certainly believing in this case, so delegates at the Nano Forum this year (3rd/4th November @ Hilton, Park Lane, London) will now be able to see demonstrations of non-invasive planetary mixing with a variety of materials. The planetary principle does not enfold air so air bubbles are simply not created and without mixing blades or similar the Thinky eliminates extreme stress peaks within the material that could otherwise damage fragile nano-particles.

Intertronics are persuading their customers to “see red” literally. The Ultra-Red fluorescing technology built into many DYMAX adhesives offers assemblers concrete advantages in plastics fabrication.

Mixing of materials in the laboratory or for smaller production volumes is traditionally done by hand, or the use of some sort of mechanical blade, impellor or paddle to agitate the mix. These are fine in their way, being largely inexpensive, manual or simple powered tool processes, and are adequate for many mixing tasks.

Form-in-place (FIP) gaskets have been part of the mainstream enclosure industry for many years but the cost and physical size of robotic application has been a major constraint for SMEs – until now. Those clever people at Intertronics have focused on bench-top robotics and matched compliant gasket materials to provide low cost equipment to suit boxes or housings from 200mm x 150mm, e.g. junction boxes, terminal boxes, control boxes, electronic housings, small mechanical gearboxes or other. They have dramatically cut entry cost to around £4,000 on the smallest – with larger equipment running right up to 800mm x 600mm machines.

Intertronics has announced a new low temperature conformal coating repair, peelable masking, and wire-tacking electronic materials - now made easier and quicker with the new DYMAX BlueWave LED visible light, high-intensity spot-curing system. This low temperature spot curing system works in seconds and promises to significantly shorten process times in production and rework, by virtue of its speed of operation, as well as reduced calibration/ maintenance time compared to conventional equipment.

Intertronics is pleased to announce a new moisture-resistant gasketing resin from DYMAX for sealing electrical conduit boxes, appliance housings, and critical electronic assemblies and devices. Ultra Light-Weld® GA-111 is a UV/Visible light-curable form-in-place (FIP) gasket developed for applications requiring low compression set, tack-free surface, and durable, reliable sealing. It is a soft gasket material with high adhesion to metals while providing a barrier to prevent absorption or penetration of air, dust, moisture, liquids and gaseous substances.

Quick, accurate, reliable dispensing of micro-dot quantities of adhesives, greases, inks and oils is now literally “at hand” with the Tridak Micro-Dot™ from Intertronics.

Leading adhesives specialist company Intertronics has released an enhanced version of the comprehensive DYMAX Selector Guide on MD Adhesives for Medical Device Assembly. This valuable tool contains a number of charts intended to help R&D engineers and product designers choose the appropriate adhesive for their application. All DYMAX MD Adhesives are biocompatibility tested in accordance with ISO 10993 and/or USP Class VI.

Truly cool in all senses of the word, what could be “cooler” than a visible light adhesive curing system that addresses the major disadvantages of traditional light systems? The new Bluewave™ LED system from Intertronics has no bulbs to degrade or need changing, cures without adding heat and offers constant light intensity for thousands of hours without re-calibration. This makes it ideal for visible light spot curing of coatings as well as adhesive bonding of polycarbonate, PVC, PET, metal, glass and many other substrates.

Intertronics is pleased to announce the launch of the I&J Fisnar range of systems and accessories for industrial hot-melt pressure sensitive and contact adhesives.

Conformal coating of electronic assemblies is an often vital protection measure in industries such as automotive, aviation, consumer electronics, domestic appliances and industrial meters and controls – and it is one much under consideration at the present time. Peter Swanson, M.D. at Intertronics explained “there is always great pressure on cycle time for pcb assembly and the cure time of traditional conformal coatings is frequently seen as a bottleneck. Turbo-Coat dries tack-free in 3 minutes and we are delighted therefore that Techspray have again managed to be one step ahead of the pack. Their Turbo-Coat quick dry product is just what is needed to significantly improve efficiency in this area.”