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FINDING THE RIGHT SOFT-SHIELD EMI GASKET

Finding the Right Conductive Fabric-Over-Foam SOFT-SHIELD® EMI Gasket For You

Parker Chomerics family of SOFT-SHIELD fabric-over-foam electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding gaskets provides an EMI gasket solution suitable for most all indoor EMI shielding and grounding applications. Ideal for applications requiring low compression force, these products rely on the unique construction of a conductive plated fabric or wire mesh, wrapped or knitted over a low closure force urethane foam. These metallized fabric gaskets are available in a variety of profiles, including Asymmetrical, C-Fold, P, and D shapes. Customized Fabric Over Foam gasket profiles and fabricated die-cut parts, including I/O shielding for Mil and D-Sub connectors, can be manufactured to meet specific requirements with no (or minimal) set-up cost. Other products in the family such as SOFT-SHIELD 4800 rely on a unique, true conductive foam technology.

Product Features and Benefits:

  • Shielding effectiveness >90 dB from 10 MHz to 10 GHz
  • No degradation of shielding effectiveness after 10,000+ deflection cycles
  • Ideal for commercial electronic enclosures, medical electronics and other general industrial applications
  • Available in many different standard shapes and sizes, with custom profiles also possible

Which Is Best For You?

There are many choices when it comes to fabric-over-foam SOFT-SHIELD gaskets from Parker Chomerics. Is compression set a concern? Is the application in sheer? What shielding requirements do you have? Is it just a grounding applications? Or perhaps you have green initiatives you need to meet. You'll find a SOFT-SHIELD solution for just about any shielding need.

SOFT SHIELD 1000
SOFT SHIELD 2000
SOFT SHIELD 3500
SOFT SHIELD 3700
SOFT SHIELD 4000
SOFT SHIELD 4800
SOFT SHIELD 4850
Shielding Effectiveness (dB)
70
70
90
90
90
95
95
Operating Temperature (°F)
-40 to 158
-40 to 158
-40 to 158
-40 to 257
-40 to 158
-40 to 158
-40 to 158
Compressability
High
High
High
High
High
High
High
Foam Type
Knitted Wire Over Foam
Knitted Yarn Over Foam
Wrapped Foam
Fabric Over Foam
Wrapped Foam
True Conductive Foam
True Conductive Foam
Flammability Rating
UL 94 HF-1
UL 94 HB
UL 94 V-0
UL 94 V-0
UL 94 HB or UL 94 V-0
UL 94 HF-1
UL 94 V-0