Aric, Check out http://www.ppitapes.com, they have thermal management tapes that are double sided aluminum with extremely high bond strength. Just had the rep in last week, looks like a good product. Mike McMonagle PCA Process Engineering Supervisor K*Tec Electronics 1111 Gillingham Lane Sugar Land, TX 77478 (281) 243-5639 Phone (281) 243-5539 Fax [log in to unmask] > -----Original Message----- > From: Aric Anderson [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Monday, June 21, 1999 2:54 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [TN] Heat Sink Assembly > > Hello Technetters, > > I am encountering several problems with a heat sink assembly process. > Currently, our heat sinks are hand placed onto cpus and other > components > using an epoxy dispenser ( automatic ) and a steady hand. > > The Problem: The heat sinks are not seating properly, misaligned and > uneven due to operator error. Some of our products use clips and pins > for heat sink placement, but several do not. I know that this is an > issue of board real estate that needs to be resolved between > manufacturing and engineering, but until then I am looking for a > solution. > > I want to take the human factor out of this heat sink placement so I > can > achieve the proper alignment and force to attach heat sinks to > components. They are to large and cumbersome for any high speed > placement machine. > > > If anyone has experienced this problem and has any suggestions, your > response would be much appreciated.