Electromagnetic interference shielding panels and associated methods

A method of forming an electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding panel, the method comprising:

• providing a shielding mixture that includes electrically conductive elements distributed throughout an uncured binding matrix material;
• positioning the shielding mixture between a first mixture confinement plate and a second mixture confinement plate to yield a shielding sandwich assembly that includes the shielding mixture positioned between the first mixture confinement plate and the second mixture confinement plate;
• magnetically aligning the electrically conductive elements, wherein each electrically conductive element has a conductive element longitudinal axis, and wherein the magnetically aligning the electrically conductive elements includes aligning the electrically conductive elements such that the conductive element longitudinal axes are at least substantially parallel to one another;
• and
• curing the binding matrix material to form the EMI shielding panel;
• wherein the magnetically aligning the electrically conductive elements includes:
• positioning a first magnetic plate and a second magnetic plate to produce a magnetic field within a magnetic field region that extends between the first magnetic plate and the second magnetic plate, wherein the magnetic field produces an attractive magnetic force between the first magnetic plate and the second magnetic plate;
• positioning the shielding sandwich assembly within the magnetic field region;
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• reducing a plate separation distance between the first magnetic plate and the second magnetic plate to increase a magnitude of the magnetic field within the magnetic field region;
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• wherein the positioning the shielding mixture between the first mixture confinement plate and the second mixture confinement plate is performed prior to the magnetically aligning the electrically conductive elements.