Closing in on 2,000,000 preforms

December 2018

As of December 5, 2018 Bonding Source has shipped 1,773,499 preforms worldwide. The total includes thousands of unique part numbers, and over 60 different types and configurations of film epoxies from various manufacturers. Although the lion's share of the preforms are destined for defense and aerospace programs, other customers include medical, industrial sensors, telecom and various advanced packaging applications.

Over the last 12 years our customers have evolved, and realize that the epoxy preform is an integral part of any high precision assembly. Preform drawings are becoming more comprehensive, including details on edge cut quality, shelf life, handling, critical tolerances, shipping, packaging and labeling. Bonding Source continues to invest so that we can meet these requirements and present our customers with preforms ready for the assembly floor.

Bonding Source receives production order for LRDR

September 2017

Bonding Source received an order for over 15,000 large area conductive epoxy film pre-forms to support Lockheed's LRDR program. LRDR is a long range radar that will provide precision metric data to improve ballistic defense discrimination and replace existing sensors in the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS). With a mission of protecting the homeland, LRDR will keep pace with evolving ballistic missile threats and increase the effectiveness of ground based interceptors. The pre-forms provided by Bonding Source will start shipping immediately to one of Lockheed's module suppliers and will continue through October 2018.

Bonding Source Completes Space Fence Order, More for AMDR

Bonding Source successfully completed an order for 17,000 conductive epoxy film preforms for Lockheed's Space Fence program. The preforms were provided to the module supplier of the Line Replaceable Units that contain 36,000 powerful GaN-based High Power Amplifiers (HPAs) for Space Fence, an S-Band ground-based radar system that will provide the Air Force with uncued surveillance, detection, tracking and accurate measurement of space objects, primarily in low-Earth orbit. Now, 115 crates of these LRUs are packed and in storage ready to be shipped more than 7,000 miles from Clearwater to the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands. Bonding Source is also the supplier of conductive film preforms used on the production units of the passive beamforming network hardware used on Raytheon Defense System's Air Missile and Defense Radar. Shipments of the preforms will continue into 2017.

Bonding Source celebrates 10 year anniversary.

In February 2006 we took the plunge and purchased $30,000 worth of epoxy paste and film hoping that the RF/Microwave community would appreciate immediate delivery with no minimum charges. Although we had a few sleepless nights that first year during March snow storms (we didn’t install a generator for the freezers until later that year), and a few challenges picking the right product line, it’s been a wonderful run.

Bonding Source continues to expand the epoxy product line. We also offer bonding wire and ribbon, bonding tools, a high end press designed specifically for mounting epoxy preforms, and have more assembly processing equipment coming in the near future. Our two laser engineers, Misha and Ian, are optimizing our pre-form cutting operation and are evaluating the investment in an additional high end laser system. Additional freezers were installed in February to handle increased inventory. Rachael and Doug continue to support our growing customer base with quick response on quotes and inquiries.

We’d like to thank all of our customers and suppliers for their support and look forward to another 10 years.

New Engineer Joins Bonding Source Team

Bonding Source is pleased to announce that Ian Wilson has joined the company. Ian was a mechanical engineer at Nanocomp for 7 years, worked as a research technician at UNH, and graduated with a degree in Mechanical Science from UNH. Ian has extensive experience with engineering design, laser operation, fixturing, troubleshooting, quality control, and creating operational procedures. He will be focusing on the programming and optimization of the laser systems, and new equipment development projects. The addition of Ian bolsters our engineering efforts to support growth, and provides redundancy in critical programming areas.

New 500 lb. Epoxy Film Press

Bonding Sources develops new Epoxy Film Press

The new EFP 500 offered by Bonding Source is an excellent tool for organizations needing precise control for their epoxy film attachment processes. The press is extremely repeatable and has an integrated load cell to confirm applied pressure. The press puts out over 500 lbs of force to handle large microwave module assemblies and various conductive films that may require more pressure. The press provides a repeatable output to control the process, and is also easily adjustable for various size modules. Please contact us for process details.

New NAMICS Highly Thermal Epoxy

Bonding Source Introduces the Latest from NAMICS

H9890-6A silver sintered epoxy is the latest from NAMICS and the next generation solution to the Diemat family of pastes. Improvements include longer open and staging time, and great performance on automatic dispensing machines. The thermal performance is excellent and allows for the replacement of inefficient solder attach processes. H9890-6A has been used in production for large volume semiconductor packaging with great results. It is much easier to use than DM6030HK. See the data sheet under Products & Services/Epoxy Paste, Films DataSheets for more info. It’s in stock at Bonding Source with no minimum charge!

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