Electronic devices and the battery packs that power them pose a risk of combustion in coal mines, petrochemical plants and other hazardous environments that are exposed to flammable gases, vapors, combustible dust, or fibers.
Ultralife’s facilities in the USA, UK, Canada, and China manufacture battery packs and chargers for the medical and healthcare sector (USA and China also manufacture cells).
Did you know that a dripping faucet or pipe, a seemingly minor inconvenience, can waste thousands of litres of water a year and account for up to 75 per cent of a household's water consumption? Small electronic devices like smart meters and leak detectors allow homeowners to get warning signs or alerts, resulting in faster response times and, ultimately, improving wider water conservation efforts.
~ Helping data and voice signals to reach areas of no coverage ~
Many subsea engineers accustomed to mechanical hydraulics and/or tethered umbilicals have a concern that "You Cannot Reliably Use Batteries Under Water", so convincing them otherwise is a daily task for battery manufacturer Southwest Electronic Energy (SWE). The company manufacture five standard SeaSafe® battery packs that can be used at an ocean depth of over 6,000m.
MedTech OEMs often approach Ultralife to ask if they should choose one of our pre-engineered (off-the-shelf) batteries or have a custom solution developed. The truth is that, with over 15 years' experience in manufacturing batteries for medical devices, there are many advantages to choosing Ultralife for either option.
~ How new batteries make transportable MedTech more fit-for-purpose ~
For over five decades, with the help of battery power, medical devices on wheels have been a cost-effective and invaluable option for hospitals. Every year new devices are introduced to the market. Fortunately, to ensure that all these old and new devices can fit around the patient's bedside, the technological advancement of various components, such as batteries, means it is now possible to design effective functionality into smaller footprints. Here, we look at MedTech on wheels throughout the decades and how new battery technologies have emerged to better serve the need for compact size and higher performance.
