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Building & Construction Materials


EMI Shielding Materials


5. I/O Shielding Gaskets


Schlegel Electronic Materials I/O gaskets provide effective shielding for everything from computers to consumer electronic devices to large arrays in telecommunications cabinets.

Schlegel Electronic Materials I/O EMI shielding gaskets are ideally suited for designers who need easy-to-install, effective shielding of large arrays for I/O connectors. Schlegel Electronic Materials manufactures its Wider Profile I/O gaskets using either of the highly conductive fabrics C12, C70, C2 and Monel M80 Laminate to a variety of foam formulations, either UL 94 V-O or UL 94 HB rated, including a flame retardant option. Schlegel Electronic Materials then finishes them to the connector array layout. All I/O gaskets are easily installed quickly and safely with pressure-sensitive adhesive.




The diversity and durability of Schlegel Electronic Materials' I/O gaskets come from the combined strength of the gaskets highly conductive fabric and soft, highly resilient urethane foam core. Under compression, the soft foam helps the gasket hug the connector perimeter and allows the fabric multiple contact points. The result: exceptional conductivity, the ability to provide shielding beyond 10 GHz and the capacity to compensate for tolerance stack-up, significant advantages over stamped metal, fingerstock, and elastomeric EMI shielding products.

Schlegel Electronic Materials I/O gaskets are easy to install and robust when exposed to repeated compression and temperature cycling. Schlegel Electronic Materials has numerous standard gasket profile designs, which help OEMs eliminate the high cost of stamped metal tooling and provide for easy ordering and fast delivery.

Use Schlegel Electronic Materials gaskets for: Static grounding EMI (electromagnetic interference) shielding Shock absorption

Typical applications for I/O gaskets include: Backplanes on workstations Panel connectors in rack cabinets.

Profiles to make I/O gaskets: Wide Profiles (usually rectangular profiles) in existing Schlegel Electronic Materials catalog