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SUMMARY OF SHIELDING SYSTEMS

 

WELDED STEEL
ENCLOSURE
MODULAR PAN
ROOM
COPPER SHEET
SYSTEM 285
COPPER COATING
SYSTEM

CONSTRUCTION

Shielding Steel min.
28 gauge on
structural frame or
attached to
existing walls.
 
Minimum 24
gauge galvanized
steel pans.
   
Copper sheets
3 to 12oz
   
Component system
(water-based copper
paint, fire rated doors,
vents, laminated
windows, power & data
filters, copper tape).

JOINING METHODS

Welded or brazed.
 

  Bolted through
  RF gasketing.

   

Soldered, taped
or stapled.

   

Copper paint on
wall board, wood
and concrete.
Copper taped joints.

TYPICAL ATTENUATION
1. Magnetic (H-Field)

80dB @ 14 kHz
110dB @ 200kHz

 

60dB @ 14 kHz
110dB @ 200kHz

   

90dB @ 200MHz  

   
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2. Electric (E-Field)

120dB
(20kHz to 50MHz)

 

120dB
(200kHz to 50MHz)

   

100dB  
(10MHz to 50MHz)  

   

Minimum +50dB
(10MHz to 1GHz)

3. Plane Wave

110dB
(50MHz to 10GHz)

 

100dB
(50MHz to 10GHz)

   

100dB  
(10MHz to 50MHz)  

   

Minimum +50dB
(10MHz to 50MHz)

4. Microwave

100dB
(1GHz to 94GHz)

 

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FEATURES

Highest
attenuation.

     

Highest attenuation,
lightweight,
easy to assemble.

   

Non-ferrous
materials,
quick installation.

   

Easy to install
by building trades.
Economical reflective
shielding for new
and exisiting
construction.

INSTALLATION COST

   HIGHEST

 

    MODERATE     

   

LOW            

   

LOWEST    

APPLICATIONS

60Hz magnetic field
shielding, for
electrical closets,
power substations,
UPS systems.
Highest possible
security projects,
research and QC,
testing facilities
and MRI rooms.

 

High security areas,
government and
commercial
communication and
data processing centers.

   

MRI & EEG rooms,
government secure
installations,
conference rooms
or rooms with require
architectural finishing.

   

Data processing
centers, hospital
audiological/neuro-
psychiatric rooms,
radio, TV recording
studios, manufacturing
facilities for
electronic equipment.

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