Conductive Fabric Pads

Our relationships with our various suppliers and manufacturers ensure we can offer a wide selection of products at an affordable price while keeping lead times to a minimum. RFI/EMI/EMC shielding products available from us include:

• Conductive Fabric:  A polyester or nylon fabric that can be nickel/copper or silver-plated to create a highly conductive material.  This fabric is wrapped around a sponge and formed into usable profiles such as gaskets.
• Conductive Silicone: Products produced using a silicone or fluorosilicone material that has been impregnated with electrically conductive particles prior to being cured.  Conductive Silicone gaskets not only provide EMI/RFI shielding but will also act as seals against dust and water.
• Gap Pads: Also known as filler pads. They are made from a silicone polymer combined with a thermal substance such as ceramic and then cured.  Gap pad gaskets are used to fill uneven surfaces and air gaps which provide a thermal interface between heat sinks and electrical devices.
• Knitted Mesh: This material is created by knitting or weaving wires such as aluminium, steel, Monel or tin-plated copper-clad steel in sections or specifically shaped gaskets.  This mesh can be used on its own or as a sleeve wrapped over a sponge such as neoprene, silicone or EPDM.
• Oriented Wire: Manufactured using silicone sponge and solid variants, combined with wires embedded vertically into the polymer.  Oriented wire gaskets provide a high level of oil-resistant shielding as well as environmental protection.
• Sil-Pad: Sil-Pad gaskets perform in a similar way to gap-pads but are more flexible and comfortable. The material is constructed to enhance performance and contains a variety of materials including fibreglass, silicone rubber, polyamide/polyester films and fillers.
• T-flex: T-flex is a soft gap-filling interface pad composed of a silicone elastomer, boron nitride filler and reinforced with fibreglass. Tflex is a cost-effective gap filler thermal interface material with excellent thermal performance, it is used in applications such as cooling components, storage drives, heat pipes, and engine control units.
• Tgon: This is manufactured in various grades and thicknesses using synthetic graphite.  Tgon gaskets are generally used for thermal transfer and conductivity as opposed to electrical isolation.
• Tguard:  Produced using a glass fibre supported silicone elastomer with ceramic oxide filler, Tguard creates a thermally conductive and electrically insulating material.