Insights

Engineering insight, not blog content. These posts are short, practical observations drawn from real-world work in conformal coating, Parylene deposition and ProShieldESD applications.

They are designed to help engineers and manufacturers spot issues earlier, understand likely root causes, and make better design and process decisionsβ€”especially where performance, compliance and reliability matter.

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Recent insights are listed below.

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Parylene Coating for Stent Frames & Fine Metal Structures - Introduction Fine-feature metal structures such as stent frames and other micro-machined components present unique challenges in conformal coating. While Parylene deposition is inherently conformal, the real engineering work…
Anti-Static Fan Coating: What Actually Works on Rotating Plastic Blades? - Industrial fans used in electronics, hazardous areas and process environments are sometimes specified as β€œanti-static” or β€œESD safe.” In practice, achieving stable static control on a rotating component…
Can ESD Coatings Adhere to Silicone Keyboards? - Silicone components (keypads, seals, flexible housings) are common in industrial and hazardous-area products, but silicone is one of the most challenging substrates to coat reliably. If you are…
Restoring ESD Performance on PVC Conveyor Belts – Without Replacement - A manufacturing customer operating an electronics assembly line identified that their PVC conveyor belt surface had drifted out of ESD compliance over time. Measured surface resistivity had increased…
Cracked Conformal Coating After Thermal Cycling β€” A Process Reality Check - Cracking of conformal coating is most often discovered not during initial inspection, but after thermal cycling, environmental testing, or extended service exposure. In field investigations, cracking is rarely…
De-Wetting Seen After Cleaning β€” When β€œClean” Isn’t Clean Enough - A common inspection finding is localised de-wetting of conformal coating, particularly on solder joints or around component leads, even when a cleaning process has been applied beforehand. In…
Why Conformal Coating Wicks Along Wire Strands β€” A Field Observation - During inspection of coated assemblies, we occasionally observe conformal coating creeping along exposed wire strands well beyond the intended coated area. This is often flagged as β€œover-application”, but…

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