Industries

Automotive

There are a number of materials used throughout the automotive industry such as silicones, conformal coatings, contact lubricants, encapsulation resins, thermal interface materials and PCB cleaners. A multitude of switches, connectors, sensors and electronics inside the cabin, under the hood and outside are exposed to changes in temperatures, humidity, condensation, pollutants, and liquids.

For automotive manufacturers to be competitive - meeting consumer demands for providing safe, reliable, hard wearing, good quality and efficient vehicles - the exposed components are required to be protected by the most innovative and durable materials.

Chiltern Connections supplies Electrolube, ACC Silicones and Shin-Etsu Silicones products, providing solutions to the automotive industry in the UK and beyond.

Listed below are some of the interior, lighting, under-hood and exterior applications with examples of materials used within the automotive industry, supplied by Chiltern Connections. For more information about Automotive applications, why not Contact Us with your query or have a look at the product manufacturer's technical articles here.

LEDs & Lighting

Chiltern Connections lighting the way

Materials such as, thermal compounds, silicones, conformal coatings and encapsulation resins and potting materials have become widely used in the manufacturing of LEDs by design engineers. The reason for this is to improve LED performance, product life and to provide protection from environments.

The Main Applications

• Automotive lighting
• Airport lighting
• Aviation lighting
• Domestic lighting
• LCD screen backlights
• Machine lighting
• Rail signal lighting
• Road signal lighting
• Sport advertising signage
• Stage & theatre lighting
• Street lighting

See the tables below for recommended products supplied by Chiltern Connections that are aimed at providing LED systems engineers, designers and manufacturers with the right products and solutions for all their LED encapsulant, potting and environmental requirements. These requirements include moisture ingress, thermal stability and thermal shock, together with the ability to withstand a wide range of virbration frequencies and vibration shock.