Minco Launches Let’s Talk E2E Online Engineer Community - Serves Flex Circuit, Heater, Temperature and Sensor Interests

New York, NY — MD&M East - Minco, (www.minco.com/E2Eoverview) a designer and manufacturer of critical components for critical medical applications, today announced the launch of its “Let’s Talk E2E - Engineer to Engineer” online community is for engineers with interests in flex circuit, heater, temperature and sensor solutions.

“More than ever before, design engineers are being asked to provide input and direction in areas outside of their direct academic experience,” said Mary Rapaport, Minco Marketing Director. “By providing a resource for quick and reliable information, Minco believes it will contribute to the success of not only its customers, but also to the engineering community at large.”

Key among the features of “Let’s Talk E2E” is the E2E online discussion forum, an educational networking tool for engineers who seek, or wish to share, useful and meaningful information. The Forum breaks down geographical barriers and allows engineers from around the world the opportunity to exchange insight and knowledge.

Actual questions posed by engineers using the E2E Forum include:
“I am looking for a material suggestion for a medical application. I am looking to find a thermally conductive material that will stand up to thousands of cycles of sliding contact with a disposable plastic part. It is to be applied to a Polyimide surface. Temperature is around 80°C. Any Suggestions? I thought about maybe a foil? Is there anything relating to the fact that this is in a medical device that I should be concerned about in the selection of this?”

“I am currently prototyping a heater design with catalog Polyimide heaters. I would like to know how I can minimize the capacitive coupling current that I am seeing occur?”

Other features in the “Lets Talk E2E” community include:
- Ask the Experts – an opportunity for design engineers with specific questions regarding flex circuits, heaters, instruments or sensors to get answers from a Minco engineer with expertise in that particular area
- White Papers such as:
o “Comparison of Thin-Film and Wire-Wound Heaters for Transparent Applications”
o “Prototyping Techniques for Etched-Foil Heaters”
o “Sensing Fluid Temperature with Thermal Ribbons”
-Engineering Tools – which include calculators, drawings and configurators

For more information about the Minco “Let’s Talk E2E” community, please contact Mary Rapaport, Marketing Director, at 763-586-2910, or visit www.minco.com/E2Eoverview.

Minco designs, manufactures and markets critical components for critical applications. The company is unsurpassed in its ability to integrate and assemble Thermofoil™ Heaters, Flex Circuits, Sensors and Instruments into a single component for greater efficiency. Minco helps companies minimize the risk of product failure by providing highly reliable components and expert design services.