Conformal Coatings

A conformal coating is used to protect electronic components from environmental factors. Adhesives used as conformal coatings are dual-curing: at their edges and visible surfaces they are cured with UV light; the shadowed areas – for example underneath components or chips – as well as deeper-lying regions are then post-cured by heat application.

To cover large surfaces with a conformal coating, we recommend low-viscosity adhesives. These adhesives are equally suited for spray coating, spin coating and dip coating.

Selective conformal coating can be realized with high-viscosity dam material: With a highly viscous adhesive, a frame or dam is formed, which is then filled with mobile adhesive. This process is also referred to as frame-and-fill.

UV-curing conformal coatings allow rapid curing resulting in the advantage of inline processing methods. Especially epoxy resin-based adhesives are silicone-free and ensure maximum media resistance.

Fluorescent uv epoxy adhesive is used as conformal coating on a PCB