Laird R&F Products, a DuPont business, now offers a series of innovative thermal products that help aerospace and defense design engineers tackle rising heat loads in advanced electronics. “With more components in tighter spaces in aerospace and defense technology, design engineers need to manage more heat than ever before while protecting sensitive components from damage…
How to keep your additive manufacturing equipment cool
by Greg Ducharme, Product Director LCS, Laird Thermal Systems Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, is finding an expanding role in the manufacturing process. There are many different types of 3D printing methods used to physically create a desired object. In this application note, we will focus on powder bed 3D printing, which uses […]
Chiller keeps 3D printers cool to ensure high-quality parts
The Nextreme Recirculating Chiller Platform from Laird Thermal Systems offers reliable and precise temperature control of 3D printing systems used in additive manufacturing applications in a range of industries. The Platform can control the temperature of all sensitive electronics within 3D printing systems, including the power source, the laser or electron beam optics and the […]
Laird Thermal Systems Peltier coolers keep machine vision systems cool
Machine vision technology is enabling sophisticated object detection, recognition and collision avoidance systems for next-generation autonomous vehicles, drones and robotics. Using temperature-sensitive imaging sensors and cameras, machine vision systems require active cooling to deliver optimal image resolution independent of the operating environment. The HiTemp ET Series Peltier thermoelectric module from Laird Thermal Systems is designed…
Thermal management product selection and design support tools for engineers
Laird Thermal Systems, an end-to-end thermal management solution provider, has developed the industry’s most efficient resource for design engineers to specify, search and select the optimum thermoelectric module, thermoelectric assembly or liquid cooling system for their application. The lairdthermal.com website enables customers to quickly find their ideal thermal management solution, shorten product design cycles and…
Laird Thermal Systems launches new company with Advent International investment
Laird Thermal Systems, an end-to-end thermal management solution provider, is now a fully-operational, independent business owned by Advent International. As a global organization, Laird Thermal Systems has the product portfolio, technical expertise, global manufacturing footprint and lifecycle services to solve complex thermal challenges and deliver optimum thermal management solutions for customers. Laird Thermal Systems works…
Laird’s supercool thermoelectric assembly increases cooling performance by up to 60%
Laird has launched a high performance thermoelectric assembly (TEA) series for indoor lab environments that offers a higher cooling performance per unit volume than competing systems. The SuperCool Series TEA features a unique hot side air heat sink design that dissipates heat more efficiently than competing heat exchanger technologies. Utilizing optimized thermoelectric modules (TEMs) in combination…