Conductive ink designed for plated through-holes.

Creative Materials Inc. (Tyngsboro, MA; 978/649-4700) offers a screen-printable, electrically conductive ink and coating that is particularly useful for plated through-hole applications. The 122-22 system is designed to maintain stable viscosity during all application methods, and has a mild odor. The product features excellent adhesion to FR2, FR3, and FR4 printed circuit board substrates, as well as Kapton, Mylar, glass, and a variety of other substrates. Its applications include electroless plating, and EMI/RFI shielding of polyimide flexible circuits.