Sheldahl, Inc.

On December 19, 2008, Sheldahl, Inc. went out of business as per its Chapter 11 liquidation filing under bankruptcy. Sheldahl, Inc. engages in the creation and distribution of high-density substrates; flexible printed circuitry; and thin, flexible laminates and their derivatives to worldwide markets. The company's laminates are of two types: adhesive-based tapes and materials, and its patented adhesiveless material, Novaclad®. From these materials, it fabricates derivative products, such as single- and double-sided flexible interconnects and assemblies, and substrates for silicon chip carriers. The company targets specific original equipment manufacturers and contract assemblers in the telecommunications, computer, medical, automotive, and aerospace markets. The company's primary competitors include Pressac, Ltd., Parlex Corp., Mektec Corp., Fujikura, Ltd., Innovex, Inc., Rogers Corporation, E.I. DuPont de Nemours, Gould Corporation, GTS Flexible Materials, Ltd., Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing, Inc., Hitachi Cable, Nitto Denko, Samsung, Compass Technology Co., and Kyocera. The company was founded in 1999 as International Flex Technologies, Inc. and changed its name to Sheldahl, Inc. in December 2000. The company is based in Northfield, Minnesota.