Shielding Medical Electronics from stray RFI / EMI signals can be life saving
The Medical Electronics Industry has to spend a lot of time ensuring their products do not fail due to cross talk from other electronic devices. Conductive Paints, varnishes that can screen signals from the source electronics, are widely used throughout the medical industry for this reason. Systems such as MRI and CAT scanners, de-fibrilators and ECG machines, as well as in body products such as artificial pace makers, can be coated in the protective coatings and ensure that no catastrophic failure can occur which leads to injury, misdiagnosis or death.
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Where are Conductive Shielding Coatings used in the Transport Industry?
Conductive coatings are filled with metallic particles; the metal in the paint is conductive which therefore makes the product the paint is applied to conductive.
These shielding paints are used throughout the transport industry including automobile cabins, railway optical networks, runway lighting in airports, traffic surveillance systems, automobile control systems in the dashboard and GPS Systems. Without these shielding coatings it would be expected that catastrophic failures would occur with very serious consequences.
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We have no facilities for RFI Shielding Coating application? What can SCH offer?
SCH can offer any solution the customer requires.
We can offer a global subcontract coating service across north America, Europe and Asia, we can provide in house coating services where we set the facility up inside a company and complete the process for them or we can provide spray equipment, RFI shielding paints from MG chemicals and the training for the customer to process the boards themselves.
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Can I bond to my polycarbonate casing with a conductive shielding paint?
A conductive coating like a nickel paint can bond easily in general to a material like polycarbonate if it is solvent based. If it is water based then it will need a solvent based primer coating before application. This defeats the purpose of a water based conductive paint so better to stick to solvent based shielding coatings.
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How do I spray the EMI / RFI Shielding Coating?
Follow proper techniques as outlined by the gun manufacture. For best results, keep the gun-to-surface distance constant. Move the gun in a straight line along the surface, avoiding arcing motions. Use spray-and-release strokes to avoid excess paint in one spot. If possible, start and end each stroke off the surface.
To apply the required thickness
1. At the recommended distance, spray a thin and even coat onto the surface. Overlap the previous stroke by 50% to avoid gaps in coverage.
2. Before spraying another coat, wait 2 to 5 minutes (depending on the product specifications). The delay avoids trapping solvent between coats.
3. Apply additional coats until the desired thickness is achieved.
4. Let dry for 5 minutes (flash off time) at room temperature.
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What does the surface resistivity value and method actually mean for RFI shielding coatings and is this the best method to assess the coating?
The “Ohm per square” unit is for sheet resistivity. It refers to the resistance of a film coating measured by electrodes placed at the surface of the coating. This is an industry standard method of presenting data for Shielding Paints. However, a better measurement is volume resistivity and customer trials.
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The Automotive industry uses RFI / EMI conductive paints throughout its processes and electronic systems to shield its electronics.
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Where do RFI / EMI Shielding Coatings and Paints fit in?
Understanding the wave nature of EMI
RFI / EMI Shielding Coatings: Where are they used?
RFI / EMI Shielding Coatings used in the Computer Sector
The Computer Sector uses RFI / EMI Shielding Paints on PC’s, laptops and all the other peripherals
RFI / EMI Shielding Paints are widely used throughout the computer industry. Their use in this sector includes shielding electronic devices such as PC’s, laptops, tablets, disk drives, VDUs, printers, keyboards, composite patch channels, batteries, notebooks and Ethernet switches.
Why Use RFI Shielding Paints to protect Computers and other related devices?
Electronic devices and equipments need to be shielded from Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) and Electromagnetic interference (EMI) for various reasons including improving signal quality, limiting cross-talk where devices interfere with each other and potential health risk limitations due to the nature of the signals coming from the devices. These telecommunication, technological, and health reasons form the basis for governmental, industrial, and commercial shielding requirements.
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