Material Science At Boyd

Films or sheet materials encompass a wide range of chemical compositions, including plastics, rubber, and metals including newer, recyclable and bio-decomposable films. Roll film formats allow precision converters advanced rotary die cutting for high volume, continual production. Films can be used as labels or used for surface protection. Boyd also utilizes high performance optical designs to fabricate advanced display solutions. Boyd’s precision converting expertise paired with our material science heritage help you make the most of film materials with high production yield rates, optimized material utilization, and complex single pass rotary converting to ensure precise film layer alignment.

Adhesives are materials used to join surfaces together. These bonds can either be permanent or temporary. Common adhesives use a acrylic, silicone, rubber, urethane, or epoxy chemistry. New bio-based and bio-decomposable materials are available for more sustainable adhesive products. Boyd’s adhesive expertise is wide and deep, spanning 70+ years, enabling us to laminate materials together to create complex, multifunctional assemblies that offer the performance characteristics of a variety of materials. Adhesives can be integrated into foam materials or take the form of mechanical fasteners like hook and loop fabrics, which also join surfaces together.

Foam and sponge rubber are resilient, lightweight materials and possible applications are insulation, shock and impact absorption, vibration damping, and sealing. Boyd’s foam expertise includes selection, application, and precision converting, as well as formulating our own SOLIMIDE® Foams.

Fluids are an essential aspect to some of Boyd’s highest performance thermal management solutions. Liquid cooling systems or two-phase heat transfer components like heat pipes, vapor chambers, and thermosiphons cannot function without high quality liquids. Liquid’s high heat capacity makes it ideal to quickly absorb and transport heat efficiently. Boyd’s material science expertise enables us to define the right fluid for each application. We ensure compatibility across components in a liquid cooled system and operating temperatures are met in two phase solutions. Our liquid cooling system and two phase engineering heritage spans over half a century in some of the most demanding fluid applications lasting upwards of 20 years.

Graphite is a highly effective thermal material with its high planar thermal conductivity and low mass. It is capable of horizontally conducting high thermal loads quickly and efficiently. Graphite is naturally brittle and flakey, making processing, handling, and assembly difficult. Boyd leverages both natural and synthetic graphite in a wide range of solutions with proprietary fabrication and design expertise that enables us to efficiently manufacture graphite components optimized for clean and easy assembly. This helps customers leverage graphite low profile, low weight, high conductivity benefits while minimizing any inherent material difficulties.

Composites consist of a blend of at least two non-mixable components: resin and a reinforcement structure. Boyd’s material science expertise paired with our manufacturing capabilities enable us to develop composites for demanding applications.