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Its been quite an adventure for all of us in the electronics industry, and certainly the entire world, living through a pandemic! It’s not the kind of thing you expect to do when you kick off a New Year. But, if there is any certainty in this year of the unexpected, it is that we can all give thanks for small and large blessings (some unexpected!), family, and friends. From all of us at ATS to all of our customers, visitors, partners and suppliers, we are thankful for the relationships we have with each of you and wish you all a restful, and fun, though likely unique, Thanksgiving Holiday 2020.

A common question we get asked is: “Do Zipper Fin Heat Sinks Need to be Tooled and is there an NRE?” The short answer is yes. The individual fins that are used to create Zipper Fin heat sinks have to be created, and that does require a tool to create them. But is there an NRE (non-recurring engineering charge) to do that?

Well if the Zipper Fin heat sinks are from ATS, the answer is NO. The ATS selection of pre-tooled zipper fin profiles provides reliable cooling at significant cost savings for customers. Zipper fin heat sinks are a cost-effective and lightweight alternative to other high fin density solutions, especially for high-volume production. ATS pre-tooled zipper fin profiles have no NRE (non-recurring engineering charge) to offer further savings for customers!

To learn more about our heat sinks made from Zipper fins, please visit our Zipper Fin page on our web site: ATS Zipper Fin Heat Sinks.

All of us at ATS wish to extend our heartfelt gratitude and thanks on this veterans day to our military and their families, who sacrifice so much to keep our country safe and strong.

Advanced Thermal Solutions, Inc. (ATS) has announced the next webinar in their 2020-2021 series, “Battery Cooling in Automotive and the Electrification of Transportation”. The webinar is on November 12, 2020, at 2 PM EST.

Batteries play a key role in the electrification of transportation, whether it’s a car, a truck, a scooter, or any battery-powered vehicle. As electrochemical devices, battery performance, safety, and life depend on temperature. At high temperatures, although performance improves, batteries degrade faster and safety becomes a concern. At low temperatures, the battery capacity and resistance increase leading to lower energy and power capabilities. Therefore, thermal management of the battery pack becomes very important to achieve the intended performance and durability. This webinar will address the theory of this thermal management of batteries and their charging, and specific strategies that can be used.

Our speaker is Dr. Kaveh Azar, Ph.D.  is the president, CEO and founder of Advanced Thermal Solutions, Inc. (ATS), a leading engineering and manufacturing company focused on the thermal management of electronics. Dr. Azar holds 36 national and international patents, and has published more than 75 articles, 3 book chapters and a book entitled “Thermal Measurements in Electronics Cooling”. Dr. Azar has also served as the editor in chief of Electronics Cooling Magazine, the premier resource for practitioners in the field of electronics thermal management, from the publications founding in 1995 to 2006.

“Battery Cooling in Automotive and the Electrification of Transportation” is a live interactive webinar. The webinar will be one hour in length with a thirty-minute question and answer period. The webinar will be recorded, and all registrants will receive a link to the recorded webinar.

For more information about ATS products or thermal consulting and design services, visit http://qats.com or contact ATS at ats-hq@qats.com.

Liquid cooling has been increasing in use for many years and this corresponds to the increase in the power and density of electronics. Indeed, “The increase in computer density will continue to make air cooling less and less feasible, compared with liquid cooling. Between 2018 and 2023, the engineered fluids market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 8.8% to reach $1,304 million, from $854 million in 2018, Out of all the market’s sub sectors, it is the heat transfer fluids (cooling) segment that is expected to register the highest CAGR. ” According to an article in Electropages by Nnamdi Anyadike.

So it is important for engineers to have the tools and knowledge necessary to implement liquid cooling. And we have 3 resources that are helpful:

First, our webinar on 9-17-20 “Selecting and Designing Liquid Cold Plates for Deployment in Electronic Systems”. This webinar is live and our speaker is Dr. Kaveh Azar, Ph.D. Here’s what we’ll cover:

The use of liquid cooling systems is becoming more practical and effective for managing skyrocketing increases in power dissipation. But how do you decide when you need to cool with liquid? How do you find the right liquid cooling system for your application? This section provides the best practices for implementing a liquid cooling system at the device level.

You can join our webinar at this link:

Second, is a tutorial on liquid cooling simulation from our webinar sponsor 6SigmaET. In this tutorial, engineers will learn how to conduct and analyze liquid cooling using thermal simulation using 6SigmaET. Click the image to get to the tutorial.

Third, we have an Engineering eBook from ATS available on liquid cooling. Engineers are welcome to download it without registering, just click the following link and get your PDF copy: