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Supply Chain Insights During COVID-19
The rapid spread of COVID-19 has created unavoidable challenges for nearly every industry—halting supply chains and forcing companies to modify workflows.
Case Study: Catheter-Wound Cauterizing Element
A medical device company approached Minco with a flex circuit need. They were looking to connect a heated portion of their device to their power supply.
Minco Offering Expanded Line of SmartHeat SLT™ Heaters
Minco’s SmartHeat SLT™ heaters are one of the most exciting innovations in thermal management available today. SmartHeat is self-limiting, meaning it maintains a setpoint with no sensor or controller needed, using a unique polymer innerlay to regulate the temperature.
Learn More About Minco’s Flex Capabilities
Minco’s Design Guide can be a lot of information, but it can also overwhelm someone who just wants to look up a specification or two. In the case of our Flex Circuit Technology Overview, we’ve distilled some key points and stats into a four-page PDF.
All About Minco Products
If you want to learn more about Minco, your best bet is the Company Overview that we’ve published, seen on the right. It covers the industries we serve and the product areas we manufacture, and even a little about Minco’s 60+ year history as a component manufacturer.
Engineer’s Corner Podcast #4: Minco’s New Product Introduction Process
Minco’s New Product Introduction (NPI) process was designed to guide the development of customer projects through design and production and to maximize their quality and manufacturability, ameliorate risks, and manage expectations.
Engineer’s Corner Podcast #2: Why Minco
In this podcast Minco Product Managers Brian Williams, Chris Clark, Darrell Hyde, and Steve Romslo discuss Minco’s strengths and capabilities, not only covering our products but also talking about our history as a manufacturer of custom solutions in applications deemed too critical to fail.
Advantages of Pads Only & Panel Plating Techniques
One of the primary decisions faced by our customers is whether to employ pads-only or panel plating when designing a flex circuit. You can see the two techniques in the image to theright: Figure A shows a 2-layer flex circuit with pads-only plating, whereas Figure B shows another circuit with panel plating.
Let Minco Help with Your New Product Introduction
We’ve had theopportunity to build solutions for countless companies over the years, and we’ve earned their trust not only because of the quality of the components we manufacture, but also our robust and thoughtful New Product Introduction (NPI) process.
Learn About Minco in Our New Video
If you want Minco Products in a nutshell, we suggest you check out our new video. It covers our product groups, notable applications, and even gets into the six-decade history of the company.
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Learn What Affects RTD Accuracy in Minco’s Whitepaper
Platinum RTDs (resistance temperature detectors) are very popular temperature measurement devices in industrial settings, with stability and accuracy that are hard to match. Because
How Transmitters Make RTDs Even Better
In both process heating and HVAC applications, engineers need to be able to take temperature readings with the confidence that those measurements are accurate. Large
“Not Just Working in a Vacuum”: How Minco Makes Training a Team Effort
Minco products go in applications all over the world, from medical devices to passenger planes and spaceflight. Every one was designed, crafted, and inspected by
How We Cut Inrush Current Draw By Half – Or More – With SmartHeat SLT
Precision is a big part of temperature control. Engineers need heating systems that can keep critical devices operating at optimal temperatures, from in-flight sensors on
Weathering challenges with a strong focus on our team
For much of the manufacturing world, the past two years have been defined by the challenges we’ve all faced. At Minco, we’ve decided to define
Minco’s Thermistor Bolt Sensors Excel at Medical Applications
Minco temperature sensors deliver unmatched performance, value, and reliability to meet the demanding requirements in a variety of applications. Thermistor sensors offer high sensitivity and
7 Lasting Innovations That Wouldn’t Have Been Possible Without Collaboration
In a world of broken things, engineers are fixers. But today, they’re being counted on to do more than solve problems: they’re expected to find
Should You Be Using Mica Heaters? Here’s What You Need to Know
In applications where uniform heating is a priority, mica heaters provide an efficient, cost-effective solution. They’re an excellent option for custom-designed heaters that run toward
Response Time and Temperature Sensors
An important performance characteristic of temperature sensors is response time. That is, how quickly a temperature sensor measures change in temperature.
Minco’s Globally Certified Temperature Probes
Minco temperature sensors deliver unmatched performance, value, and reliability to meet demanding requirements in a variety of industrial applications. Our advanced AS6/S6 probes offer reliable performance against bearings or in air, gas, and fluid measurement applications.
Minco’s All-Polyimide Heaters Excel at Fast Cycling Applications
All-Polyimide heaters serve as Minco’s high-performance alternative to standard polyimide heaters
Watch Minco’s New Video FAQ
Minco has been around nearly 65 years and as a result, we have encountered a fair number of FAQs – Frequently Asked Questions.
