Have you ever watched a child puzzle over how to get the square peg in their hand into that round hole? Being a battery original equipment manufacturer (OEM) can often raise the same quandary. However, rather than simply hammering the square peg in as it is, OEM designers take the opportunity to get innovative.
Battery specialist Accutronics has upgraded its Staffordshire test facility with a new range of specialist battery testing equipment. The new Maccor model 4200 multifunction desktop cabinet and separate floor-standing temperature chamber rigorously tests batteries for applications ranging from portable instrumentation and medical devices to robotics and defence.
When transporting any battery it's very important that the positive and negative terminals are insulated to avoid short circuits, but when transporting Lithium ion batteries this requirement is
written into the regulations and anyone offering these batteries for transport must ensure that the terminals are correctly insulated.
The rechargeable battery industry isn't known for its gadgets but this Smart Battery Reader is a gadget which becomes invaluable once you have one.
Inspired Energy standard smart batteries have always delivered outstanding performance due to their high energy lithium ion chemistry, accurate fuel gauging and smart charging technology. As customers continue to demand longer runtimes from their power hungry equipment Inspired Energy now offer thirteen Lithium Ion battery models with the latest 3.35Ah Lithium ion cells.
Accutronics will be representing the best of British medical component manufacturing at this year’s MD&M West, which is taking place at the Anaheim Convention Centre in California from February 9 – 11. Accutronics will be exhibiting its extensive range of reliable medical batteries and chargers in hall E at booth 470.
We've all seen Russian nesting dolls, each perfectly decorated doll giving way to a smaller one inside. Every one of those little dolls is hand turned, carefully decorated and finished with a fine gloss. Medical device design operates on a similar concept, layering smaller components together to form one machine, each component tailored to the needs of the original equipment manufacturer (OEM). Design verification and validation are akin to the finishing gloss, and aren't reserved for the largest doll - or completed product; each component gets the same gloss. Here, we explain the layers of verification and validation.
We can’t believe it’s been 12 months since the launch of our new energy-dense batteries for Hi-tech portable medical equipment at Compamed 2014, and just how successful the CMX Series has been over the past year.
