Parylene Alternatives

Posted by Sean Horn on Fri, Jan 18, 2013

Parylene conformal coating is a very robust coating, but sometimes it is not the right fit for a customer’s application for one reason or another.  The entire conformal coating process is based on first identifying the standards to be used and customer’s protection desired.  It would therefore only make sense that there are alternatives to […]

What is a good thickness for acrylic conformal coating?

Posted by Sean Horn on Mon, Jan 7, 2013

Acrylic conformal coatings, such as MG Chemicals 419C and Humiseal 1B31 are a very popular conformal coating choice.  They are used primarily for moisture protection on printed circuit boards.  Often times, they are the cheapest conformal coating to apply because of their easy to use nature.  As a result of this, people try to apply […]

Type AR Conformal Coating Examples

Posted by Sean Horn on Wed, Sep 26, 2012

Type AR (acrylic resin) conformal coatings are a popular choice for conformal coating projects because of their moisture protection, low cost, and ease of application.  There are many different varieties of type AR conformal coatings such as: