A. T. Wall Offers Side Wall Frames for Microelectronic Circuit Packages


Ideal for defense applications demanding restrictive dimensional tolerance and precise metallurgical qualities

WARWICK, RI - A.T. Wall Company, a world-class supplier of superior precision tubing and fabricated metal components, offers side wall frames for hybrid microelectronic circuit packages used in defense applications worldwide. These tubular frames serve as sidewalls for hermetically sealed flat packs that demand restrictive dimensional tolerance and precise metallurgical qualities.

A.T. Wall utilizes a unique manufacturing process involving hydraulic press forming of nickel alloy plate circles into cups, followed by traditional tube annealing, cold drawing, and cutting to size. A.T. Wall is the only side wall frames manufacturer capable of producing Kovar® tubular frames through this process. The company also offers a number of secondary operations, including
lap grinding and sidewall hole piercing.

A.T. Wall offers an industry-leading array of materials, shapes and sizes. Materials include nickel-iron alloys, carbon steel stainless steel and copper. Shapes include squares, rectangles, rounds and custom shapes. A.T. Wall's side wall frames are offered in wall thicknesses from 0.010" to 0.25", outside dimensions (length x width) from 0.062" x 0.032" to 4" x 2", and heights from 0.025" to 2".

About A.T. Wall Company

Founded in 1886, A.T. Wall Company is a part of the ATW Companies and is a world leader in the production of seamless cold drawn specialty tubing and metal stampings that include drawn and coined products. A.T. Wall's state-of-the-art manufacturing facility, located in Warwick, Rhode Island, serves the needs of customers throughout the world in a variety of industries, including: Aerospace, Electronics, Telecommunications and Medical.

The company provides rapid turnaround on the design and manufacture of specialty items for which mill numbers are not required. For more information on A.T.Wall, visit www.atwall.com , call 401-739-0740 or write dparker@ATWall.com.

About ATW Companies

Headquartered in Warwick, RI, ATW Companies runs state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities located in California, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island. ATW Companies offers global sales and support and is a highly engineered metal solution provider to the metal component marketplace servicing customers worldwide. ATW provides a wide range of fabrication technologies to meet the exacting requirements of industries and diverse technologies for the most critical applications. Through continuously adding value and innovation to their products and services, ATW offers the best solutions for customers and their partners.

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