If you manufacture plated metal components that are sold in Europe or Asia better take heed the RoHS and ELV directives take effect in 2006 Many traditional plated finishes do not comply The alternatives may cost more to apply and offer Learn more

Free of potentially toxic cadmium-based pigments Series 44 is protected to IP 65 from front as standard or can be fitted with silicon cap for IP 67 protection Rated at 500 Vac/10 A 22.5 and 30.5 mm switches have screw terminals and self-cleaning Learn more

Elizabeth NJ: Alpha Wire Co has announced that 95% of its 10,000 wire cable and tubing part numbers are RoHS compliant as of July 2005 one year ahead of the July 2006 deadline and that these can be specified and ordered immediately.To support Learn more

Rosslyn VA January 29 2003 -- NEMA The National Electrical Manufacturers Association has released three revised standards on portable cells and batteries ANSI C18.1M Part 2-2003 Portable Primary Cells and Batteries with Aqueous Electrolyte-Safety Learn more

Environmentally sealed PHD Model 38999 withstands rigors of avionics and military applications Metallic shell options include nickel-plated cadmium-plated and anodized aluminum stainless steel and specialty alloys Connector accepts single mode Learn more

HED Inc introduces a new high technology Radio Remote series for OEM applications with 11 mW 2.4 GHz Spread Spectrum Frequency Hopping Direct Sequence (SSFHDS) transceivers This technology enables these interference-tolerant units to provide very Learn more

During World War II with most cadmium and cadmium plating going toward the war effort the plating industry investigated alternatives -- most notably tin zinc compounds -- that would provide suitable finishes and corrosion protection But by the Learn more

April 10 2002 -- Large size batteries and fuel cells defined here as batteries approximately equal to or larger than automotive batteries have long been used to provide backup electrical power start automobiles and power industrial vehicles More Learn more