Device Technologies Introduces the NEW Ground-Fast™ Product Series
High Performance Ground-Fast Delivers Grounding & Shielding Effectiveness for Critical Equipment.
December 2, 2009 – Device Technologies, Inc. today announced the new Ground-Fast product Series. The latest addition to its already successful Spring-Fast Wire Protection Grommet Edging family of products.
The new RoHS-compliant Ground-Fast is a better, faster way to ground and protect critical equipment and its susceptibility to electromagnetic interference (EMI). This includes EMI emitted by the device itself.
Electronic equipment and devices must comply with numerous electrical regulations and resist unwanted disturbances that affect an electrical circuit due to electromagnetic energy emitted from an external source carrying rapidly changing electrical currents. The disturbance may interrupt, obstruct, or degrade the equipment's performance. Increased electronic operating frequencies make EMI control more challenging.
The Ground-Fast Universal & Continuous Grounding Panel Fastener quickly snaps onto panel edges, creating an electrical ground contact between two panels and a resultant shield to protect electronic components from electromagnetic interference.
Ground-Fast provides flush surface mounting of panels with excellent grip strength and closure force, allowing for fast insertion and removal of the lid from panels with thickness ranges from 0.010 (0.254 mm) to 0.051 (1.29 mm). The standard material is stainless steel, providing an electrical resistivity of 28.4μΩ-in. @ 68°F (72μΩ-cm @ 20°C).
The Ground-Fast Heel & Toe Grounding Clip fastener, grounding system, quickly attaches a lid or cover to a panel, creating an electrical ground contact and a resultant shield to protect circuit boards and electronic components from electromagnetic interference.
Using a panel with a thickness of 0.060″ (1.52 mm), the Ground-Fast fastener combines a latch and a clip that inserts into a 0.180″ (4.57 mm) standard diameter hole. The latch portion of the clip latches into one hole to stabilize the part, while the mounting clip is quickly snapped into the opposing hole. The lid can then be attached to the continuous spring clips to create an electrical ground contact and EMI shield.
The heel and toe grounding clip mounts flush to the surface and snaps quickly, allowing for fast attachment and removal of the lid from the panel. The standard material is stainless steel, providing an electrical resistivity of 28.4μΩ-in. @ 68°F (72μΩ-cm @ 20°C)
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