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Saft Lithium Battery Division

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Saft supplies Li-ion batteries for tactical radios

Saft has won an order from Bharat Electronics (BEL) to supply its MP series rechargeable lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries.

News from Engineeringtalk, 2 October 2009

Saft Lithium Battery - latest company news

17 April 2009 - Saft's UK manufacturing facility in South Shields has won a Gold Award for Occupational Health and Safety for 2008 from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA).

News from Engineeringtalk, 20 April 2009

Batteries power army modernisation

Saft will provide a high voltage, 4kWh battery as part of the energy storage subsystem for the FCS manned ground vehicles family.

News from Engineeringtalk, 11 April 2008

Batteries provide peak power

The VL6A high-power cell is designed for civil applications that require peak power, for example in windmill blade pitch control.

News from Engineeringtalk, 10 September 2007

Contracts confirm torpedo battery dominance

Saft has won major contracts for silver-zinc (Ag-Zn) torpedo batteries for the German, Norwegian and South Korean navies.

News from Engineeringtalk, 14 November 2006

Lithium-ion battery is intrinsically safe

Saft has broken new ground in rechargeable lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery technology with the launch of an intrinsically safe cell suitable for use in potentially explosive atmospheres.

News from Engineeringtalk, 10 April 2006

Lithium-ion batteries power emergency warmers

Saft is supplying its rechargeable MP lithium-ion batteries to Biegler Medical Electronics for use in the infusion devices that it manufactures to warm blood or other transfusable liquids in emergency

News from Engineeringtalk, 9 June 2004

Lithium cells assure swimming-pool safety

The Aquasensor is a life-saving swimming pool alarm device that is powered by solar panels and Saft lithium batteries.

News from Engineeringtalk, 26 August 2003

Lithium batteries power submarine seismic network

Italy's National Institute for Geophysics and Vulcanology is now operating the first node of a seismic network on the floor of the Ionian Sea with power from Saft's primary lithium batteries.

News from Engineeringtalk, 1 April 2003

Batteries help defend against chemical terrorism

Environics has selected Saft rechargeable lithium-ion batteries to provide a reliable source of power for its new ChemPro 100 handheld chemical agent detector.

News from Engineeringtalk, 21 January 2003

Li-ion batteries power wireless communicator

Gotive of Slovakia has selected Saft rechargeable lithium-ion battery power for its innovative H41 handheld wireless enterprise communicators.

News from Engineeringtalk, 16 December 2002

Large MNO2 battery contract from the US Military

Saft has received 40% of the latest US Military CECOM (Communications and Electronics Command) contract to supply primary LiMNO2 batteries.

News from Engineeringtalk, 5 July 2002

Batteries adapt to cardiac care

Saft has adapted its wide range of battery technologies specifically for life-saving heart implantation systems.

News from Engineeringtalk, 12 April 2002

Saft batteries to power Land Warrior

Saft batteries will power Land Warrior, the US Army's computerised soldier of the future.

News from Engineeringtalk, 19 April 2000

MoD selects extended-capability lithium-ion power

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has selected the Extended Capability Lithium Ion Power System (ECLIPS) rechargeable lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery and charger system from Lincad Limited and Saft.

News from Engineeringtalk, 23 February 2000

Choose the right lithium power source

Saft's new "Primary Lithium Battery Selector Guide" has been produced to help electrical and electronic product designers select the most appropriate primary lithium power source for any application.

News from Engineeringtalk, 22 February 2000

Lithium primary cell gives a 12% capacity boost

Saft's new LS 33600C primary lithium cell has a nominal capacity of 18.5Ah, 12 per cent higher than Saft's existing high-capacity D-size lithium cell.

News from Engineeringtalk, 21 February 2000

9V battery has double the capacity of alkalines

Saft's new 9V primary (non-rechargeable) lithium batteries have twice the capacity of standard alkaline equivalents, doubling the life between battery changes of equipment.

News from Engineeringtalk, 15 February 2000

Saft batteries play key role in SunShark success

Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries help propel budget conscious solar electric car to third place in the World Solar Challenge

News from Engineeringtalk, 8 February 2000

Lithium batteries vital in flight defibrillators

How the LO26SHX lithium sulphur dioxide 12 Volt primary battery pack powers LIFEPAK 500 automated external defibrillator.

News from Engineeringtalk, 3 February 2000

Newport unveils thin film coated mirrors

Newport Corporation has announced the introduction of ultra-broadband dielectric mirrors and Nd:YAG laser mirrors.
TDK-Lambda power supplies target LED applications

TDK-Lambda has developed a range of power supplies targeted at LED applications requiring high reliability.

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