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Listen, Research, Innovate, Design... Strip Tinning Ltd Strip Tinning UK China & Asia Arden Business Park Aurora Plaza Room 1129, Arden Road No.99. Fucheng Road, Birmingham Pudong district, B45 0JA Shanghai. United Kingdom 200120, China Tel.: +44 (0)121 457 7675 Tel: +86 (0) 21-6058 9229 Fax.: +44 (0)121 453 6532 Fax: +86 (0) 21 6058 9333 [email protected] [email protected] www.striptinning.com Mission Statement “Strip Tinning Limited will become the supplier of choice for the heated windshield and photovoltaic markets, achieved via robust business planning, focused and accountable senior management tasks and responsibilities, as well as innovative niche machinery investment – the success of which will be measured by added value.” Automotive Glazing Products Overview Antenna Connector Backlite Heating Tungsten Wire Connectors FFC Connectors Automotive Busbar Adhesive Busbar Company Profile Established in 1957 in London, England, Strip Tinning remains an Strategically situated with manufacturing in Birmingham, England, and independent UK-based company at the leading edge of electrical with sales offices in Birmingham, England and Shanghai, China, Strip connector manufacture for materials for the automotive front-heated Tinning is well-placed to serve markets in Europe and beyond. Over 95% windshield market, where we are the supplier of choice. of our products are for the overseas markets, so we have in-depth knowledge of arranging shipments to all main areas worldwide. The addition of new state-of-the-art production equipment in recent years, including a flat-wire rolling mill, several flux-free high speed We have developed partnerships with our key customers, working tinning lines and sophisticated coil re-winders, ensures that our together to continuously improve our products and to keep at the electrical connector materials are produced to close manufacturing forefront of these ever-changing markets. We hope that we can be of tolerances with a high quality finish. In addition, Strip Tinning is the service to you! only manufacturer in our field certified to international quality standards: • ISO 14001, • ISO 9001, • OHSAS 18001, • ISO TS16949. Strip Tinning Ltd is a BSI TS16949:2009, ISO14001, OHSAS18001 accredited company and compliant with VDA 6.3 Automotive Busbar (GB patent application number GB1400410.5, worldwide rights reserved) The busbar is always based around an ultra-thin, very soft copper with a Strip Tinning manufactures many busbar variants including Solder solder coating. The thin property of the foil allows it to be applied Busbar and Adhesive Busbar, and has pioneered the development of within the two layers of glass (actually directly onto the PVB) without Pb-Free and Pb-low busbars in partnership with the key global glass creating any significant dimensional increase that can leave air gaps in producers. the screen. The soft property allows the busbar to be easily shaped when it is applied around the commonly curved glass perimeter. Adhesive Busbar The solder coating provides two benefits – firstly, a robust soldering This is similar to the solder busbar but has an adhesive side with a liner process occurs within the tungsten wire application. Secondly, the for ease of application. solder provides excellent corrosion resistance for the underlying copper. Many customers select a normal adhesive busbar as the base busbar Solder Busbar (or busbar 1) in the busbar sandwich. Here, the adhesive side is applied Alloy Type* to the PVB to locate the busbar in place. Some customers will then use solder busbar as the top busbar (or busbar 2) in the busbar sandwich. 60Sn40Pb Tin-Lead Others may select a conductive adhesive busbar as the top busbar. Pure Tin Lead-Free Here the conductive adhesive side is placed directly onto the wire. 97Sn3Ag Lead-Free * Others available on request Busbar 2 Coating variants: Conductive Standard – this has a fine alloy coating covering all sides of the copper. Tungsten wires Adhesive Reflow – this has a thicker coating, manufactured using state-of-the-art pressured-nitrogen-wiping technology Busbar 1 Low-Melt – this uses Low Melt point alloys. Normal Adhesive PVB FFC Connectors (GB patent application number GB1400411.3, worldwide rights reserved) The connector components are: The process steps used by Strip Tinning to make these connectors are: A base of tinned copper with dimensions capable of carrying the required operating current without exceeding recommended maximum • Lamination of insulating film onto tinned copper, and application of temperatures (as specified by customer). the adhesive patch A black polyimide insulating film to prevent corrosion • Welding or soldering of a terminal or cable to an end of the tinned An adhesive patch with two purposes – to act as a water barrier and copper prevent moisture ingress into the laminate between the connector and • Overmoulding of the welded or solder joint glass surface; and to secure the connector to glass surface. • Attaching a terminal, seal and housing to the cable as requested by the customer. • Application of a solder deposit to the connector to allow ease of soldering to busbar. Tungsten Wire Preformed Corners This is an essential material for manufacture of Electrically Wired Preformed Corners, also called Die-cuts, are used within laminated Heated Windscreens. It is used as the near-invisible heating element glass on the corners of the screen. Usually the busbar can be folded in within the glass viewing area, and is the obvious choice due to excellent order to meet the contour of the screen, but as they are becoming tensile strength (even at very high temperatures) and good corrosion more curved this folding can create a lot of stress on the glass leading resistance. to cracking and increased failures. The preform can be shaped to meet the contours of the screen, and therefore there is no requirement for Type of Tungsten Wire: Black (W) Type – (Black with graphite coating) doubling the busbar thickness (by folding). This will result in increased Diameter: According to customer request – Range of sizes available. output and less scrap. Ohms tolerance: +/- 3% throughout the whole coil of black tungsten wire. Density: 19.35g/cm3 ohms Ø (mm)* 210-225 0.020 189-205 0.021 173-186 0.022 160-170 0.023 145-155 0.024 135-143 0.025 124-130 0.026 Preforms generally range from 50 up to 100 microns thickness 115-122 0.027 dependant on customer requirements and are available in various 110 0.028 coatings. 100-105 0.029 93-96 0.030 * Other size available on request Backlite Connectors Backlites are becoming an ever increasing product within the • Antennae Connectors used for Radio, TV and GPRS signals, which automotive glazing market, STL produces several variations of backlite allow for signals to be transmitted from the backlite to the connectors; electronics of the vehicle. We partner with leading ferrite coil and capacitor manufacturers in order to produce connectors which are • T-pieces are used on backlites and side windows as heating able to target the frequency required by the customer in order to connectors. T-pieces can be produced in any design or shape as reduce interference. requested by the customer and can be produced from Plain Copper, Tinned Copper or Silver plated. Some designs can also include heat- shrink tubing and other materials for added insulation, as well as solder preforms applied to the footings of the solder bridge. Quality and Controls Research & Innovation Our state of the art rolling mills, slitters, treatment and coating lines We at Strip Tinning strive to be the best in our field for Research & guarantee our exceptional standards. We are supported by TS16949 Development. We have strong partnerships with leading experts from management system certification, and the very highest levels of local universities. environmental management & occupational health and safety through our ISO14001 and OHSAS18001 accreditations. To further our innovation, we have invested in new machinery which In-line laser width Measurement HMI Controls produces the next generation of market leading products. We also have KTP and FP7 research projects underway, which keep us at the cutting edge of product development. In-line laser thickness measurement.