Electronics Market

An M&C Specialties Solution…

When a world leader in specialty glass manufacturing, needed a cost-effective way to seal and protect their product, they turned to M&C for a solution.

While manufacturing high-quality glass panels for use in flat-panel computer displays, televisions, and other high-end electronics, each piece of glass is taken from a controlled manufacturing environment to a QC lab for inspection and approval.

M&C designed a die cut protector that would do the job. The only part of the glass that could be touched were the very outside edges, so a standard protective film wouldn't do the job. Instead, a picture-frame like foam diecut with a taut Mylar ® lamination was developed.

In order for this option to be cost-effective the diecut had to be reusable; a double-coated repositionable adhesive was suggested that allowed each die cut to be used 3 or 4 times.

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Industrial Market

Problem—Creating the right part for the job.

This part, which goes on a ceramic base, was not removing cleanly from the factory liner. There were several problems with this application. 1) The part needed to come off of the liner quickly and easily because the customer wanted to eventually change to an automated system of removing the part from the liner. 2) The adhesive was legging when the liner was removed from the adhesive. 3) The adhesive was also taking on the imperfections in the original paper liner, creating impressions in the transfer adhesive when laminated to the ceramic base.

Actions—M&C Specialties’ application engineer, Rick Francola, investigated the issues, along with the customer, and realized that there were several characteristics in the paper liner that were interrupting the removal of the part, and a clean smooth lamination. Our lab tests revealed that the paper liner and the adhesive didn’t work well together.

Solution—The paper liner was causing all of the problems with the quality of the product, and the clean & quick removal of the part. Rick decided to use a clear Mylar® liner, in place of the paper liner. Now the part is able to be removed quickly, without sticking to the paper. When looking at the part, you can now see the smoothness of the adhesive through the clear liner, so the manufacturer can do a quality check before accepting the parts. Another problem solved by the Mylar® liner is that the adhesive won’t leg, as was happening with the original paper liner.

M&C Specialties’ engineering staff and in-house lab testing worked out a solution to this problem. Application automation has now been introduced and the customer is very happy with our design process & material enhancement. We are very proud to be a part of the successful solution. If you are working on a project, or have an issue that needs attention, and you think M&C Specialties can provide you with a suggestion, an idea, or a solution, please don’t hesitate to call.