Laird Technologies, a unit of Laird PLC, well known for its EMI/RFI shielding and other high tech products, has announced a corporate donation of $100, 000 for relief efforts in the earthquake devastated Chengdu Province of China. Also, individual Laird employees in China have donated a total of over 35,000 in a grass roots effort to assist their fellow countrymen. Marty Rapp, … [Read more...]
Navy Plans to Buy EMI Shielded Cabinets
The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City Division intends to purchase a number of EMI shielded, shock qualified equipment cabinets with two independent 235 CFM cooling fans, mounted in the top rear of the cabinet with the intake in the bottom. The cabinets will require EMI air filters on the intake and outflow. The cabinets must be certified to MIL-STD-461E, shipboard … [Read more...]
British Agency to Study the Health Effects of EM Energy from MRIs
The Chairman of Great Britain’s Health Protection Agency, Sir William Stewart has announced that the Agency’s Board has approved in principle the need for an epidemiological study of possible adverse health effects from high static Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machines. He noted, “The exposures to patients and to medical staff from the magnetic fields can be high, and there … [Read more...]
New Power Quality Filters Calm the Harmonic Waves
The ECOSine™ line of filters from Schaffner has been launched with a notice that the era of bulky passive harmonic mitigation products is over thanks to superior filter topology and advanced temperature management. With a significant reduction in total harmonic current distortion (THID) toonline. … [Read more...]
Filtered Connectors Provide EMI or ESD Protection for USB
A new series of connectors from Spectrum Control incorporates EMI or ESD protection in an industry standard USB package. These connectors satisfy the requirements of the USB 2.0 spec, which calls for EMI and ESD protection according to industry specifications. Locating the EMI or ESD protection in the connector frees up increasingly precious PCB real estate. These devices are … [Read more...]
Active Filter Protects DC-DC Converters in Harsh Electrical Environments.
The DSF500 from XP Power is a 500-W active filter unit for use in harsh electrical environments. It has been crafted to protect DC-DC converters from the surges, spikes, and ripples that are typically found within the electrical system of any military platform—such as aircraft or vehicles. This filter complies with MIL-STD 1275A-D without the incorporation of any additional … [Read more...]
Indian Plant to Produce Soft Ferrites
DCW (Drangadhra Chemical Works) is now installing a facility for the manufacture of ferrite grade iron oxide from the effluent of the ilmenite plant. The quality of the iron oxide will enable it to be used in the manufacture of soft ferrites, which have wide applications in the electronics industry. The technology employed is the Solvent extraction process, which ensures a high … [Read more...]
New Device Features Capacitances up to 45 'F
The new B3292*E/F series from EPCOS offers X2 safety class capacitors with capacitances up to 45 'F. These components were developed for across-the-line applications at 305 VAC and 110 degrees C and are approved to IEC 60384, UL1238, and CSA 22.2 No. 8. The B3292*E/F series makes it possible to design EMI filters with a single 45-'F capacitor, resulting in the use of less PCB … [Read more...]
NTS Approved to Perform Wireless USB Compliance Testing
National Technical Systems Inc. announced that it has been approved by the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) as an Independent Test Lab (ITL) to perform testing for products based on the Wireless USB 1.0 Specification.This approval increases the range of USB products NTS has tested over the years, from early USB 1.1 peripherals to current wireless USB peripherals.Visit the NTSweb … [Read more...]
News from 2008 EMC Detroit: Intertek Sponsors Roundtable Discussion on EMC Trends
Internationally-known testing firm Intertek sponsored a roundtable discussion: the Third Annual Broad Spectrum EMC Forum--"What Trends Will Effect You, and What Can You Do About Them?" Moderated by Intertek's Roland Gubisch, the panel included Kurt Fischer of NIST, Lee Hill of Silent Solutions, Derek Walton of LF Research, and Werner Schaefer of Cisco Systems.The remarkably … [Read more...]
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