Universal PCB Stiffener

What is the Universal Stiffener?

Omni PCB is pleased to be working with Compufab and their unique product, The Universal Stiffener™.  This is an aluminum bar which can function as a mechanical PCB stiffener, a heat transfer device or electrical bus bar.  The Universal Stiffener™ fastens to a PCB with machine screws anywhere along the length of the bar.  The Universal Stiffener™ is a lower cost alternative to machined fiberglass or machined metal PCB stiffeners.
 

Compufab has also developed a New Universal Stiffener which does all the things a PCB stiffener should do, with the added advantage of time saving rivet assembly.  The stiffeners are designed specifically to use Avdel Textron Inc. Briv® 1800 series rivets.

Dimensions and hardware mounting kit information.

• Reduce warp and bow when handling a large PCB

• Eliminate dangerous deflection due to vibration and bending

• Assure good guidance of a PCB into its backplane connector.

Compufab has reduced this assembly time with the design of an ingenious bar shape that will accept a rivet anywhere along its length.  Experience has shown that most existing PCB designs using stiffeners can adopt this new stiffener with no changes. 

• Same bar will mount on PCB's with different hole locations.
• Eliminate close tolerances between mounting holes on PCB's.
• In most cases, the stiffener will occupy less precious real estate on the PCB             
• Can be mounted over insulated spacers to clear copper traces or wire adds.
• Can be anodized different colors for coding.
• Ideal PCB label area, when used on rear edge of PCB.
• Strong and light-weight.
• Clean, professional appearance.
• Rivet mounting reduces assembly time.
• Can also be used as a heat sink or power/ground bus. (Use metal spacers and washers)