Tampa, FL —Wednesday, November 04, 2009—TechSIL 8000 oriented wire gasketing from Leader Tech offers a versatile way to prevent unwanted interference from leaking into the environment through electronic enclosure gaps and openings. Available in strip and sheet form, the silicone based material is embedded with 700 to 900 parallel wires per square inch. This unique design allows the gasket to make a reliable electrical connection and environmental seal between any two mating surfaces. The material can be easily die-cut into complex shapes or fabricated into custom application gaskets.
Leader Tech’s TechSIL 8000 gaskets offer a shielding effectiveness of 100 dB for E-field and 50 dB for H-field emissions. The rugged construction of the gasket can withstand harsh environmental temperature fluctuations ranging from -80°F to +500°F making it ideal for a broad range of commercial and military applications.
About Leader Tech
Leader Tech is a world-leading innovator and manufacturer of EMI shielding products for circuit boards, electronic enclosures and interconnect cables. The company’s core product offerings include standard and custom circuit board shields, beryllium copper fingerstock gaskets, conductive elastomers, advanced RF absorber materials and EMI/RFI ferrites. Leader Tech is a wholly owned subsidiary of HEICO Corporation, a successful and growing technology-driven aerospace, defense and electronics company. HEICO Corporation is a New York Stock Exchange listed company (NYSE: HEI and HEI.A) and has been ranked as one of the 200 “Best Small Companies” and 200 “Hot Shot Stocks” by Forbes. For more information, call (813) 855-6921or visit us on the Web at http://www.leadertechinc.com.
