Heat Frames

C/A Design’s engineers at our Raleigh, North Carolina facility have extensive experience manufacturing milled aluminum heat frames that can be used with electronics to meet or exceed rugged specification requirements.

These high-quality heat frames are CNC precision-machined from durable aluminum or copper solid blocks in order to match with the topography or skyline of the printed circuit board’s specific style for ruggedized applications. The conduction-cooled frames can be combined with thermal-interface material or “gap pads” within the PCB to increase a board’s operating temperature range along with its shock and vibration resistance.

The frames can be integrated with wedgelocks and ejectors to allow VME, cPCI, and other industry specific boards to fit within conduction cooled chassis slots with zero insertion force. Wakefield Thermal's heat frames can be designed in compliance with IEEE 1101.2, VITA 30.1, and VITA 48 (both 0.8” and 1.0” slot pitch) and can also accommodate mezzanine cards as needed. Their available plating options include Chromate, Black Anodize, and Electroless Nickel, and their designs can integrate Front or Rear I/O and can also include Top and Bottom Covers for compliance with Two-Level Maintenance.

Heat Frames VME Data Sheet

Heat Frames cPCI Data Sheet

Heat Frames VPX Data Sheet