GE partners, invests $7.5M with UConn
GE entered into a five-year, $7.5M investment and partnership with the University of Connecticut to transform Connecticut’s technology sector and spark breakthrough innovations in electrical distribution products.
The financial support from GE’s Industrial Solutions business will bring together researchers from various academic disciplines and from the energy industry to conduct research and development on core electrical-protection technologies, including circuit breakers. As part of the donation, GE also will finance the creation of an endowed GE professorship in the UConn School of Engineering, as well as GE graduate fellowships and GE-sponsored research. The sponsored research, geared toward advancing GE’s circuit breaker product lines, will focus on arc-plasma containment, electrical materials, magnetic, and mechanical systems. For more information, visit the company’s website at www.ge.com.
Circuit breaker with an antibacterial cover
Schurter’s TA35 thermal circuit breaker is now offered with an antibacterial protective cover, allowing it to be used in applications where it is increasingly important to protect against the spread of bacteria, including in medical, laboratory, and food service facilities. The cover has been tested and confirmed to be antibacterially effective according to ISO 22196, particularly in protecting against the growth of the bacteria strains Escherichia coli (e-coli) and Staphylococcus aureus. The breaker with cover has an ingress protection rating of IP 65, and withstands the use of common cleaning agents and disinfectants. The circuit breaker with thermal overload protection is available in one-pole, two-pole, and three-pole versions. Additional information can be found at www.schurterinc.com/new_cbes.
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