How Parylene Cost is Determined

Posted by Sean Horn on Mon, Apr 16, 2012

Parylene is often priced out to be one of the more expensive conformal coating options.  After a quick look at some of the cost factors, it will be easy to see why.  Three of the main factors that influence parylene cost are raw materials, labor, and lot volume.  Raw Materials – Parylene Dimer and Adhesion […]

All about the Parylene Coating Process

Posted by Sean Horn on Tue, Apr 3, 2012

Parylene Coating Process – Phase 1 – Prior to Parts Arrival Once we receive a purchase order from a customer, all of the pertinent information such as drawings, specifications, and special instructions are given to the quality department from our marketing team to create custom work instructions for that particular part.

How to Improve Parylene Adhesion

Posted by Sean Horn on Wed, Mar 28, 2012

How to Improve Parylene Adhesion Parylene, through its deposition process, does not adhere chemically, only mechanically, to any given substrate.  In order to improve parylene adhesion to its best possible levels for a wide variety of substrates, different methods of surface modification via adhesion promoters must be used.  Adhesion promotion methods are typically used prior […]