VPT's V-SHIELD Earns Top Level Award from Military & Aerospace Electronics Innovators Award Program
November 15, 2016 - VPT today announced today that its V-SHIELD® packaging technology has been recognized by the judges of the 2016 Military & Aerospace Electronics Innovators Awards program with the highest, platinum level award. The platinum level recognizes military and aerospace electronics featuring a superb innovation, characterized by a groundbreaking approach to meeting a need, a new level of performance, efficiency and/or ease-of-use.
V-SHIELD® is a proprietary, patent-pending, fully encapsulated epoxy packaging solution for VPT’s DC-DC converters and EMI filters that is highly resistant to chemical, solvent and salt environments and is fully compatible with high volume manufacturing processes including wave solder, cleaning solvents, high pressure sprays and aqueous wash processes. It features a unique integral six-sided metalized shield to improve system EMI compatibility. It also simplifies system thermal design with dual-sided conduction cooling coupled with reduced power dissipation. V-SHIELD® packaging combines the reduced radiated emissions advantage of metal packaging with the water/chemical resistivity of epoxy packaging, allowing for superior performance at a COTS level price.
“We are honored that our V-SHIELD® packaging has received the highest level award by the Military & Aerospace Electronics Innovators Awards judges,” said Jeremy Ferrell, Manager of Standard Product Engineering for VPT. “V-SHIELD® packaging was designed for applications such as military ground vehicles as well as commercial and military aircraft that must operate within harsh and rugged environments including severe vibration, shock and temperature cycling. We thrive on creating innovations while maintaining product reliability and improving operational efficiencies.”
The Military & Aerospace Electronics Innovators Awards program was developed to recognize the most innovative solutions in military and aerospace technology products and systems, as determined by a panel of senior, third-party, expert judges. Alan Bergstein, publisher of Military & Aerospace Electronics (www.militaryaerospace.com), said, "This prestigious program allows Military & Aerospace Electronics to celebrate and recognize the most innovative products and services in the military electronics industry. Our 2016 Honorees are an outstanding example of companies who are making an impact."
