--- title: TAI News - Thermal Strap Blog and Program Updates | thermal straps (2) description: thermal straps | TAI's Thermal Strap News Page provides news on important spaceflight and terrestrial programs using our strap products, as well as updates on our new products, catalogs, and service offerings. Topics covered also include important tips on designing and ordering our strap products. (2) --- # TAI NEWS & BLOG Program News, Helpful Tips, and Product Updates ## [ TAI Releases the 2021 Copper Thermal Strap (CuTS) Catalog ](https://www.techapps.com/blog/tai-releases-the-2021-copper-thermal-strap-cuts-catalog) [Tyler Link](https://www.techapps.com/blog/author/tyler-link) on March 25, 2021 It's that time again, and TAI is proud to announce the release of our 2021 CuTS® Catalog! This year's edition features our new P70 Series (for a total of 121 standard models), as well as conductance... [ Read Story ](https://www.techapps.com/blog/tai-releases-the-2021-copper-thermal-strap-cuts-catalog) [![](https://www.techapps.com/hs-fs/hubfs/TAIs%202021%20Copper%20Thermal%20Strap%20Catalog%20Released_.jpg?width=500&name=TAIs%202021%20Copper%20Thermal%20Strap%20Catalog%20Released_.jpg) ](https://www.techapps.com/blog/tai-releases-the-2021-copper-thermal-strap-cuts-catalog) ## [ Fermi Lab Selects TAI’s Thermal Straps for LCLS-II-HE ](https://www.techapps.com/blog/fermi-lab-selects-tais-thermal-straps-for-lcls-ii-he) [Tyler Link](https://www.techapps.com/blog/author/tyler-link) on March 22, 2021 *Pictured: one of the cryomodules containing several dozen P5-502 and P6-502 Copper Thermal Straps from TAI (photo credit: FNAL.gov)* [ Read Story ](https://www.techapps.com/blog/fermi-lab-selects-tais-thermal-straps-for-lcls-ii-he) [![](https://www.techapps.com/hs-fs/hubfs/LCLS-II%20Cryomodule.jpg?width=500&name=LCLS-II%20Cryomodule.jpg) ](https://www.techapps.com/blog/fermi-lab-selects-tais-thermal-straps-for-lcls-ii-he) ## [ Argonne Selects TAI's Copper Thermal Straps for APS-U ](https://www.techapps.com/blog/argonne-selects-tais-copper-thermal-straps-for-aps-u) [Tyler Link](https://www.techapps.com/blog/author/tyler-link) on March 21, 2021 Argonne National Lab (image credit: anl.gov) [ Read Story ](https://www.techapps.com/blog/argonne-selects-tais-copper-thermal-straps-for-aps-u) [![](https://www.techapps.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Argonne%20national%20lab.jpg?width=500&name=Argonne%20national%20lab.jpg) ](https://www.techapps.com/blog/argonne-selects-tais-copper-thermal-straps-for-aps-u) ## [ TNO Uses Graphite Fiber Thermal Straps on CubeSat ](https://www.techapps.com/blog/tno-uses-graphite-fiber-thermal-straps-on-cubesat) [Tyler Link](https://www.techapps.com/blog/author/tyler-link) on December 18, 2020 *Pictured: TNO’s CubeCAT laser communications terminal with multiple GFTS® assemblies mounted (image credit: TNO).* [ Read Story ](https://www.techapps.com/blog/tno-uses-graphite-fiber-thermal-straps-on-cubesat) [![](https://www.techapps.com/hs-fs/hubfs/TNO%20CubeCat%20Instrument%20on%20CubeSat%20Using%20TAI%20Graphite%20Fiber%20Thermal%20Straps.png?width=500&name=TNO%20CubeCat%20Instrument%20on%20CubeSat%20Using%20TAI%20Graphite%20Fiber%20Thermal%20Straps.png) ](https://www.techapps.com/blog/tno-uses-graphite-fiber-thermal-straps-on-cubesat) ## [ TAI Releases the 2020 Copper Thermal Strap (CuTS) Catalog ](https://www.techapps.com/blog/tai-releases-the-2020-copper-thermal-strap-cuts-catalog) [Tyler Link](https://www.techapps.com/blog/author/tyler-link) on February 26, 2020 After a longer than expected delay (due to record growth in the last 6 months), I am proud to announce that the 2020 CuTS® Catalog is finally ready and available for request on our website! [ Read Story ](https://www.techapps.com/blog/tai-releases-the-2020-copper-thermal-strap-cuts-catalog) [![](https://www.techapps.com/hs-fs/hubfs/2020_Copper_Thermal_Strap_Catalog_.jpg?width=500&name=2020_Copper_Thermal_Strap_Catalog_.jpg) ](https://www.techapps.com/blog/tai-releases-the-2020-copper-thermal-strap-cuts-catalog) ## [ NASA Sets Launch Date for Boeing's CST-100 Starliner ](https://www.techapps.com/blog/boeing-starline-launch-date-december-17-2019) [Tyler Link](https://www.techapps.com/blog/author/tyler-link) on October 29, 2019 The TAI team is thrilled to see the Boeing Starliner will finally be making it's first flight 7 weeks from today! [ Read Story ](https://www.techapps.com/blog/boeing-starline-launch-date-december-17-2019) [![Boeing CST-100](https://www.techapps.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Aluminized%20Mylar%20Sheet%20Overwrap%20-%20GFTS.jpg?width=500&name=Aluminized%20Mylar%20Sheet%20Overwrap%20-%20GFTS.jpg) ](https://www.techapps.com/blog/boeing-starline-launch-date-december-17-2019) ## [ TAI Now Offers World's Only Plated Al-Cu Hybrid Thermal Straps ](https://www.techapps.com/blog/tai-now-offers-worlds-only-nickel-plated-al-cu-hybrid-thermal-straps) [Tyler Link](https://www.techapps.com/blog/author/tyler-link) on August 19, 2019 On behalf of the TAI team, I am thrilled to announce another first for our company, and the thermal strap industry as a whole: Electroless Nickel-Plated Al-Cu Hybrid CuTS® Products [ Read Story ](https://www.techapps.com/blog/tai-now-offers-worlds-only-nickel-plated-al-cu-hybrid-thermal-straps) [![Thermal Straps_Nickel Plated Al-Cu Hybid](https://www.techapps.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Thermal%20Straps_Nickel%20Plated%20Al-Cu%20Hybid_sl.jpg?width=500&name=Thermal%20Straps_Nickel%20Plated%20Al-Cu%20Hybid_sl.jpg) ](https://www.techapps.com/blog/tai-now-offers-worlds-only-nickel-plated-al-cu-hybrid-thermal-straps) ## [ TAI Delivers Copper Thermal Straps (CuTS) for ESA's JUICE Mission to Jupiter ](https://www.techapps.com/blog/tai-delivers-copper-thermal-straps-cuts-for-esas-juice-mission-to-jupiter) [Tyler Link](https://www.techapps.com/blog/author/tyler-link) on May 14, 2019 The TAI team is proud to announce we are delivering several custom Copper (Cabled) Thermal Straps (CuTS®) this week to the [Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research](https://www.mps.mpg.de/en), for [ESA's ](http://sci.esa.int/juice/)[JUpiter ICy moons...](http://sci.esa.int/juice/) [ Read Story ](https://www.techapps.com/blog/tai-delivers-copper-thermal-straps-cuts-for-esas-juice-mission-to-jupiter) [![JUICE Thermal Straps for ESA](https://www.techapps.com/hs-fs/hubfs/JUICE_Thermal_Straps-1.png?width=500&name=JUICE_Thermal_Straps-1.png) ](https://www.techapps.com/blog/tai-delivers-copper-thermal-straps-cuts-for-esas-juice-mission-to-jupiter) ## [ TAI Delivers Graphite Fiber Thermal Straps to Spain's INTA ](https://www.techapps.com/blog/tai-delivers-graphite-fiber-thermal-straps-to-spains-inta) [Tyler Link](https://www.techapps.com/blog/author/tyler-link) on May 3, 2019 I thought I would share some pictures from one of our Graphite Fiber Thermal Strap (GFTS®) orders that are shipping out today (this is a record year for our GFTS® product line, and even with the success... [ Read Story ](https://www.techapps.com/blog/tai-delivers-graphite-fiber-thermal-straps-to-spains-inta) [![INTA Graphite Thermal Strap - TAI](https://www.techapps.com/hs-fs/hubfs/INTA%20Grahite%20Thermal%20Strap%20-%20TAI.jpg?width=500&name=INTA%20Grahite%20Thermal%20Strap%20-%20TAI.jpg) ](https://www.techapps.com/blog/tai-delivers-graphite-fiber-thermal-straps-to-spains-inta) ## [ TAI's Copper, Graphite, and PGS Thermal Straps Headed to Airbus, Ball, DLR, SLAC, NASA, and Many More This Week ](https://www.techapps.com/blog/tais-copper-graphite-and-pgs-thermal-straps-headed-to-airbus-ball-dlr-slac-nasa-and-many-more-this-week) [Tyler Link](https://www.techapps.com/blog/author/tyler-link) on April 19, 2019 2019 has been another record-breaking year for TAI, and things are only getting busier. We are thrilled to announce that in addition to the new manufacturing equipment and vacuum chambers added to our... 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