White Paper for High-Performance Radomes
Curbell Plastics, Inc., one of the nation’s top suppliers of plastic sheet, rod, tube, tapes, and fabricated parts, recently published a white paper about plastic material considerations for use in high performance radomes.

The emergence and evolution of high-frequency antennas in 5G telecommunications, global navigation satellite systems, and high-speed aircraft – to name a few – has created a need for high performance radomes to shield antennas from their environments while allowing electromagnetic signals to pass through with minimal attenuation. As high-frequency antennas are frequently in challenging environmental conditions, designers need to plan for factors such as extreme temperatures, weather, and impact conditions. Given the breadth of considerations design engineers must keep in mind, material selection can appear intimidating.

Curbell Plastics latest white paper, Plastic Materials for High Performance Radomes, covers material considerations most often associated with radome applications.

“We’ve seen a growing interest in plastic materials for high performance communications radomes,” said the paper’s author, Tim Buchanan, Associate Technical Service Engineer for Curbell Plastics. “Specialized engineering plastics offer performance advantages such as favorable dielectric properties, mechanical strength, aesthetics, weatherability, and low moisture absorption. This paper is intended to provide engineers and designers with material considerations that are frequently discussed during the plastic materials selection process.”

Download a complimentary copy of this radomes white paper.

For more information, contact Beth Summers, Curbell Plastics, Inc., 7 Cobham Dr., Orchard Park, NY 14127, 888-287-2355/716-667-3377, Fax: 716-667-3432, E-mail: bsummers@curbellplastics.com, Web: www.curbellplastics.com.