SigShield™: Turnkey RF Sub-Assemblies

We are often asked to explain what makes our SigShield™ process different than traditional RF shield production. It can be hard to compare the two head to head when just looking at a quote because the process we’ve built is so unique that most people don’t even know something like it exists.

The SigShield™ product realization process fits perfectly in certain situations. This article will help you to identify the circumstances where SigShield™ might be an attractive option.

You'll find most often that SigShield™ is less expensive than traditional production methods.

Essentially, the traditional method involves shipping at a minimum of four times throughout the process (once between each manufacturing step). In many cases, customers actually ship the product back to their own facility to complete an inspection in between each step, which actually means you are shipping parts upwards of eight times across the life of the process.

With SigShield™ you pay for shipping one time, at the end of your project. This means that you are saving at minimum 1/4 of the freight cost and potentially up to 1/8 of the freight cost over the total life of production.

The DFM review is a business consulting service in which the experts on the Modus engineering team review your design and work with you collaboratively to design and develop solutions to realize and improve the manufacturability of your design, reduce your lead times for parts, and spare you any unnecessary manufacturing costs, using a vertically integrated design and manufacturing process.

You're looking for faster lead times to machine your radio frequency (RF) Shields, because each day sooner you can bring your product to market means a huge impact on the bottom line.

Learn how SigShield can help you get there faster. The product realization process behind SigShield that takes your custom RF Shield from idea to reality provides you with:

• A single-vendor solution: one vendor for the entire machining process means less risk for error and faster results.

• A more robust final product: the use of Nolato Trishield® shielding material means you get flawless RF shielding effectiveness.

• Unrivaled quality: SigShield^TM meets the strictest compliance standards including AS9100, NIST 800-171, and DFARS 252.204-7012.

• Access to experts: our 4-step production methodology creates a collaborative experience where you work directly with our most experienced engineers to build the ideal shield to meet your project requirements.

Mechanical Engineers often face tight deadlines when trying to design new RF shields with form in place gaskets. Projects that seem simple can quickly become complex when multiple components must come together in a timely manner to achieve production goals. Cost overruns, delays, defects, and poor risk control present significant barriers to project success.

One of the biggest challenges mechanical engineers face is the standard four to six-week lead times typical of multi-step CNC-milled RF shields. Component manufactures often view the standard lead times as necessary to mitigate risk and improve quality and cost. However, manufacturers that employ high-quality, vertically-integrated processes can create excellent quick-turn parts by reducing lead times to as little as one to three weeks.