Advantages of plastic encapsulation
Plastic packaging
Article REF: E3405 V1
Advantages of plastic encapsulation
Plastic packaging

Author : Charles LE COZ

Publication date: May 10, 2009, Review date: May 17, 2019 | Lire en français

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3. Advantages of plastic encapsulation

The main advantages of plastic enclosures, compared with hermetic enclosures, are as follows.

3.1 Weight

Many electronic applications are sensitive, even very sensitive, to the weight of their equipment: cell phones and computers, cameras, automotive, avionics, space... One of the factors behind the success of plastic housings is weight reduction. The density of alumina is 3.4, compared with around 1.8 for filled resin.

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