Recent Posts
If Setting Up Equipment in Tight Spaces, Or Using Accessory Power Strips, You Need an Angle
Posted on 7/18/24 12:48 PM
In hospitals and clinics, production floor areas, and standard brick-and-mortar offices, the spatial relationship of heavy machinery, diagnostic equipment, and peripheral devices and their AC power outlets can become a tricky geometric problem to solve—equipment placed tightly against walls where odd angles and tight corners loom. Even when designing and building your own facility, local building codes and other present mechanical infrastructure can pose challenges when it comes to positioning AC equipment in optimal areas.
Topics: product design, Angled Plugs, product development, 1-week lead-time
To “B” or not to “B” . . . Crimping Flexible Power Cords
Posted on 6/27/24 2:37 PM
By automation or manually by hand, Interpower® crimps bridges for country-specific plugs, and IEC 60320 connectors onto miles of flexible cable it manufactures each year. For cord sets, the optimal crimp is one that provides the most electrical contact between the conductors of stranded wire and its bridge or connector—the B crimp provides optimal electrical contact for flexible cable.
Topics: product design, testing, manufacturing, crimps
Interpower® Manufactures Newly Designed Japanese 12A/125VAC Medical Cord Set
Posted on 5/28/24 10:26 AM
Interpower recently received updated approvals for its new Japanese 12A/125VAC hospital-grade power cord set. With a Japanese hospital-grade plug on one end, and an IEC 60320 C13 connector on the opposite end of 3x1.25 mm² VCTF cable, the Japanese hospital-grade cord set is ready to use right out of the box. A major benefit of the cord set is how the newly designed plug offers more flexibility in manufacturing custom cord length and color options.
An Overview of Interpower Testing
Posted on 4/22/24 9:57 AM
Whether customized cord sets or electrical components for global industries, Interpower’s cords and cord sets are continually tested beyond UL and IEC standards.
Topics: testing, designing for export, safety, compliance standards, USA Made Products
Interpower Molding Capabilities
Posted on 3/27/24 10:10 AM
Brief History: The current helicopter view of Interpower’s product line shows a manufacturing landscape vastly different than the view from 1993. In ’93, still called Panel Components Corporation, the company moved from Santa Rosa, California, to Oskaloosa, Iowa. That year, the company manufactured its first Accessory Power Strip (APS) in Iowa. Three years later, the company manufactured its first run of North American power cords in June of 1996. In 2004, the company officially changed its name to the Interpower Corporation.
Topics: 1-week lead-time, molding, Interpower History