RF/Microwave Capability
Our RF/Microwave capability extends from electrical/mechanical product design, microwave assembly through to electrical testing, thus affording our customers a full end-to-end service. We also offer a full build-to-print service of a customer’s own product designs and our engineers will always offer their expertise and advice to strengthen customer designs.
Covering S, C, X, Ku and Ka bands to 40GHz, our product design experience is significant across a wide-range of products and components including the development of slotted array antennas and the construction of passive waveguide components, assemblies for radar front-ends, battlefield radars and uneven power divider systems. Sylatech’s RF/Microwave capability can offer reduced cost and shortened lead time whilst optimising performance.
In-house and Sub-contracted services
At our factory in Kirkbymoorside we offer a range of in-house processes and treatments and also work alongside a range of leading sub-contractors to enable us to deliver fully completed systems, sub-systems and assemblies. These processes include:
In-house processes
- Chromate Conversion – Alocrom 1200 which provides corrosion resistance to aluminium parts whilst providing an electrically conductive surface
- Soft and silver soldering – different metal joining techniques can be used to suit the finished surface finish requirements
- Flame/torch brazing – typically used in the joining of waveguide components
- Aluminium welding – for joining larger waveguide parts
- Electrical and leak testing – ensuring optimal performance of products
- Painting – for protection or visual purposes
Sub-contracted processes
- Dip/salt bath brazing – a specialist bonding process for joining larger components in a molten salt bath with a filler metal. The filler forms a strong metallic bond throughout the joined area
- Range testing – providing extensive testing of slotted antennas and waveguide assemblies
- RoHS compliant Surtec 650/650V – provides corrosion resistance
- Plating – typically silver, gold, tin including selective plating
- Heat Treatment – Suffixes to the material grade are used to denote the heat treatment carried out: UK and equivalent USA and EN suffixes are shown below:
| Treatments | UK | USA | EN |
|---|---|---|---|
| As cast/manufactured | M | F | F |
| Solution heat treated and artificially age hardened | TB7 | T4 | T4 | Solution heat treated and artificially age hardened | TE | T5 | T5 | Artificially age hardened | TF | T6 | T6 |
