WaveTherm Corporation

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WaveTherm is a supplier of thermo-mechanical products and design solutions for companies which manufacture leading-edge embedded technologies and high-performance, integrated electronic systems.

Drawing from over 30 years of experience in the rugged computing industry, WaveTherm has played a crucial role in the design and manufacture of mechanical components required for systems-level OEM’s who serve the world’s most demanding customers.

WaveTherm's high-performance wedgelocks, injector/ejectors, heatframes, and chassis are intended for commercial and military applications.

Glossary of Terms

RDK – Rugged Development Kit – WaveTherm develops products which are called RDK’s or Rugged Development Kits. WaveTherm’s RDK’s comprise of mechanical parts and knowledge based instructions for how a computer manufacturer can develop products intended for use in harsh environments.

truCOTS – WaveTherm offers a product line for MicroTCA applications which is called truCOTS. These products target off the shelf AMC modules for ruggedization.

OpenCOTS – WaveTherm offers a product line for VPX, openVPX, VME, and cPCI applications which is called OpenCOTS. These products target manufacturers of single-board computer manufacturers who may desire a standard products-based approach to rugged sbc product development.

CCA – Conduction-cooled assembly – A mechanical assembly used to compliment an electronic assembly in a conduction-cooled application.

Conduction-cooled – The transfer of heat by molecular motion from a source of high temperature to a region of lower temperature, tending toward a result of equalized temperatures.

Rugged Air-Cooled – An electronic assembly secured to withstand various shock and vibration levels which is thermally cooled by forced-air or natural convection.

Hybrid Cooled – An electronic assembly which is cooled simultaneously by conduction-cooling and forced-air or natural convection methods.

Thermal Analysis – WaveTherm has modeled, simulated, and tested many of its products contained in this website. We also offer simulation services to customers which design their own products or variations of our base products. Simulations can be accomplished for board-level single-board computers, and/or system-level enclosures/chassis. Simulations we support are FEA – Finite Element Analysis and CFD – Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis