Automotive Control Units

Automotive control units (also known as automotive control modules or automotive data modules) are an integral part of the overall vehicle electronics infrastructure, improving performance, safety, and comfort by making new functionalities possible. These units play a pivotal role in enabling numerous power and control systems through monitoring the performance of a diverse set of processes. In doing so, automotive control units are essential components that enable everything from powertrain systems to automatic locks.

Decreasing the weight of the automotive control modules as well as keeping costs down while increasing performance are key challenges that developers face when manufacturing these components. This requires a number of different materials that address thermal management, connecting solutions, and unit protection. Henkel understands these challenges and has years of experience in developing the material solutions for automotive data module manufacturers. Henkel has a team of automotive experts whose focus is on creating innovative materials that meet our customer’s needs.

Contact a member of our team today to find out how Henkel’s automotive control unit materials can help your business.

Material Solutions for the Automotive Control Unit

Automotive control units are complex electronic systems requiring many different materials to efficiently manufacture a high-quality product. Due to the variety of material needs associated with automotive control unit production, Henkel has developed different product lines that are ideally suited for each specific application. Learn more about the different areas where Henkel supplies trusted, high-quality material solutions for the automotive industry. 

Thermal Solutions

Automotive control modules produce excess heat which requires effective dissipation, so the unit does not overheat. Henkel is an industry leader for innovative thermal management materials which can be used for automotive control unit applications. From gap fillers and gap pads to phase change materials and thermally conductive adhesives, Henkel’s wide range of thermal management materials offer high-quality heat dissipation solutions for your specific needs.

Protecting Solutions

Circuit board protection is critical for automotive data modules to maintain lasting functionality. Henkel is a leading supplier of the materials required for the circuit board protection across the electronics industries. Our protection solutions include underfills, conformal coatings, encapsulation, potting, low pressure molding, and gasketing.

We provide a number of different underfill solutions that are ideally suited for automotive data module applications as they enhance the reliability of and minimize stress on electronic components on the printed circuit board.

Henkel's extensive range of liquid gasketing solutions offers automatable and long-term reliable sealing options to prevent leakages and protect the printed circuit board against environmental impacts. Our product solutions include formed-in-place (FIP), cured-in-place (CIP), and formed-in-place-foamed (FIPFG) gasketing materials.     

Henkel potting compounds help to effectively protect electronic devices while keeping costs low. Our potting compound product line includes a comprehensive range of potting materials that help to effectively protect electronic devices.

Connecting Solutions

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