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On the 20th of April 2016, the new ATEX Standard came into effect. Broadly speaking this new directive, which requires the prevention of electrostatic charges with the capacity to cause potentially dangerous discharges through appropriate measures including, among other measures, anti-static coatings, applies to all equipment.

As of the 20th of April ’16, new ATEX regulations necessitate the protection of devices and equipment used in safety critical working environments/applications against static electricity/electrostatic charges that have the potential to cause dangerous discharges. Measures to provide this protection include, among others, application of an anti-static coating.

We are frequently asked just what are the advantages of using specialist conductive tapes in comparison to other secondary grounding and EMI shielding solutions. The following paragraphs should explain why these tapes may be selected over other options.

From flat screen TVs and smart phone touch screens, from computer monitors, LCD displays and solar cells, just about everything we know and use on a daily basis utilises indium, an element many have never even heard of.

Diamond Coatings are proud to announce the introduction of a new range of ITO coated glass slides for research and development. Please see our range of grades and sizes.

PET (polyethylene teraphthalate) film, a thermoplastic polymer, is commonly known as polyester film. Either bubble extruded or biaxially oriented, PET films are among the converting industry’s most commonly used substrates, mainly due to their balance of properties in comparison to varying other thermoplastic polymers.

From smart phones, tablets and laptops to cash points, transatlantic aircrafts’ seat backs, musical instruments (touch screen guitars, for instance), touch screens are now a firm part of our lives and can be found wherever we happen to go.

Highly transparent (with a total light transmittance of 87%; haze 2%) and smooth-surfaced, polyethylene naphthalate (PEN) film has excellent heat stability (thermal shrinkage at 150 deg C×30 mins. is MD/TD 0.1% and 0.0% respectively; at 200 deg C×10 mins., thermal shrinkage is 0.3% for both MD and TD).