Douglas Electrical Components, Inc. introduced a new solution for hermetically sealing a variety of circuit board styles, including flex, rigid and hybrid circuits. According to the company, the system is ideal for high-volume applications with certain space constraints or weight requirements. These hermetically sealed circuit boards allow for increased conductor density, while providing a smaller, lighter and less expensive solution.

By sealing directly to the circuit as opposed to each wire, the Douglas Electrical Components solution can either increase the number of conductors used in the same size housing or reduce the size of the housing for the same conductor count. The method takes advantage of a low-cost circuit board manufacturing process making the solution more cost-effective than wire feedthrough.

Additionally, by sealing directly to the circuit board, electrical connection points can be eliminated, which minimizes voltage drops and any associated labor needed to make and test the wire-to-circuit connection point.

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