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Business

Northwire’s UL Harmonized Electric Vehicle Cable Meets Revised Compliance Requirements

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Missed the June deadline for the revised UL – cUL – cULus listing? Northwire can help…

Osceola, WI, USA (September 17, 2015) — Northwire, Inc., (NWI), a leading custom cable and assembly manufacturer and subsidiary of The LEMO Group, expands the family of ruggedized hybrid electric vehicle charging cables featuring power, signal, and data custom composite options in any AWG size to suit all electric vehicle applications in today’s market.

While NWI’s Next Gen EV cable suite is compatible with commercial and residential charging applications, their Second Gen EV charging cable will include the same benefits and expand the geographic scope with the UL – cUL – cULus listing that indicates compliance with Canadian, USA and Mexican requirements. Northwire’s Second Gen EV cable will also feature a cold temperature impact rating of -40°C with superior flexibility.

NWI can assist with the complex navigation of international standards and agency compliance. Here are a couple of key points to ensure your UL 62 EVE listed cable meets the revised standard:

• Did you miss the June 2015 deadline to submit samples to UL?
• Is your EV cable jacket custom-colored?
• Have you passed the UL 720 hour UV/Sunlight Resistance test standard?
• Does your EV cable feature 10 gauge or larger copper?

If you answered ‘yes’ to more than one of these questions, Northwire’s Agency Compliance Engineers and Technicians will support your recertification requirements to the revised UL – cUL – cULus 62 listing. With limited time available, the new listing will go into effect March 2016.

“Developed by our R&D Department, Northwire’s robust and versatile material is formulated, designed and manufactured for a wide variety of electric vehicle charging applications,” explains Krista Lindquist, Materials and Manufacturing Engineer with a Bachelor’s of Science in Chemical Engineering. “Ideally-suited for harsh environments characterized by extreme crush and cold temperatures, customers can easily access end-applications in North American markets with the harmonized standards,” emphasizes Lindquist.

Based upon the strong demand for NWI EV cables, Northwire’s goal is to ensure that our Second Gen EV charging cables will be one of the first on the market as soon as the UL listing is granted. Featuring a brittle point of -60°C and superior cold bend and cold impact to -40°C and backed by NWI’s expertise, product quality and services, the advanced flexibility of NWI EV cables safeguards that they are built to last and ideally suited for:

• Home electrical vehicle charging cable
• Neighborhood Electric Vehicles (NEV)
• Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV)
• Hybrid vehicles
• Low-Speed Vehicles (LSV)
• Personal Electric Vehicles (PEV)
• Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles (PHV)
• Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV)
• Electric vehicle charging station manufacturers
• Public charging stations
• Roadside assistance trucks
• Fleet trucks
• Mass transit vehicles
• Motorcycles
• Watercraft
• Agriculture vehicles
• Military vehicles

Northwire’s custom EV cables are engineered to withstand high temperatures of 105°C and harsh environments, including resistance to abrasion, crush, oil, chemical, ultra-violet, weld flash and weld slag. Suitable for wet location use and compliant to RoHS2, NWI’s Second Generation EV cable is UL 62 Listed, compatible with SAE J1772 connectors, UL 2594 and NEC 625 charging systems. VW-1 and FT2 rated, Northwire’s 300 and 600 Volt EV cable is non-marking and available in standard straight or retractile options with custom configurations that include composite designs, custom colors and private labels.

LEMO and Northwire are driven to deliver your premium electric vehicle cable needs. Learn more about the manufacturing companies’ suite of fully-integrated interconnectivity solutions and custom innovations. Connect with the Customer Care TEAM at 800.468.1516, cableinfo@northwire.com or via live chat.

About LEMO
LEMO is an acknowledged leader in the design and manufacture of precision custom connection and cable solutions. LEMO’s high quality Push-Pull Connectors are found in a variety of challenging application environments including medical, industrial control, test and measurement, broadcast, and telecommunications.

LEMO has been designing custom connectors for over six decades. Offering more than 100,000 combinations of products that continue to grow through tailored, specific designs, LEMO and its affiliated sister companies REDEL, NORTHWIRE and COELVER currently serve more than 100,000 customers in over 80 countries around the world. In 2014, LEMO Group acquired Northwire, Inc..

About Northwire
Cable manufacturer Northwire, Inc., celebrating over 43 years of innovation, has corporate headquarters and manufacturing in Osceola, Wisconsin and engineering and manufacturing in Santa Teresa, New Mexico. The cable engineering company is the premier partner for the design, manufacture and contract services of custom technical products including custom technical wire and cable, retractable cable, cable assemblies, connectors, harnesses, injection molding, over-molding and contract engineering and OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) for diverse applications in broadcast, life sciences, energy, MIL-Spec defense, industrial, machine vision, architectural lighting, underwater and beyond.

In addition to ISO 13485:2003, ISO 9001:2008, SAE AS9100C:2009 certifications and qualification to ISO 17025:2005, Northwire is a member of NDIA (National Defense Industrial Association), NCMA (National Contract Management Association), RIA (Robotics Industries Association), AIA (Automated Imaging Association), FieldComm (fka Foundation Fieldbus), ODVA (Open DeviceNet Vendors Associations) and WAI (Wire Association International), among others.

For more information, visit http://www.northwire.com.

Media Contact:
Katina Kravik
Northwire
110 Prospect Way
Osceola, Wisconsin 54020
715-294-2121
cableinfo@northwire.com
http://www.northwire.com

Technology

Future Electronics Offers Intersil’s Newly Released ISL3159E/79E RS-485/RS-422 Transceivers

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Pointe Claire, Quebec (realtimepressrelease) September 17, 2015 – Future Electronics, a global leading distributor of electronic components, recently announced immediate availability of ISL3159E/79E RS-485/RS-422 Transceivers from Intersil.

Intersil’s ISL3159E is a ±15kV IEC61000 ESD protected, 5V powered, single transceiver that meets both the RS-485 and RS-422 standards for balanced communication. It also features the larger output voltage and higher data rate – up to 40Mbps – required by high speed PROFIBUS applications, and is offered in industrial and extended Industrial (-40°C to +125°C) temperature ranges. The low bus currents (+220?A/-150?A) present a “1/5 unit load” to the RS-485 bus. This allows up to 160 transceivers on the network without violating the RS-485 specification’s load limit and without using repeaters.

Intersil’s ISL3179E is a high ESD Protected, 3.3V powered, single transceiver that meets both the RS-485 and RS-422 standards for balanced communication. Each device has low bus currents (+220?A/-150?A), so it presents a “1/5 unit load” to the RS-485 bus. This allows up to 160 transceivers on the network without violating the RS-485 specification’s 32 unit load maximum, and without using repeaters. Receiver (Rx) inputs feature a “full fail-safe” design, which ensures a logic high Rx output if Rx inputs are floating, shorted, or terminated but undriven.

Typical applications for the ISL3159E and ISL3179E transceivers include PROFIBUS DP and FMS networks, SCSI “fast 40” drivers and receivers, motor controller/position encoder systems, factory automation, field bus networks, security networks, building environmental control systems, and industrial/process control networks.

Both the ISL3159E and ISL3179E transceivers are currently in stock with immediate shipping availability from Future Electronics.

About Future Electronics

Future Electronics is a global leader in electronics distribution, ranking 3rd in component sales worldwide, with an impressive reputation for developing efficient, comprehensive global supply chain solutions. Founded in 1968, the company has established itself as one of the most innovative organizations in the industry today, with 5,000 employees in 169 offices in 44 countries around the world. Future Electronics is globally integrated, with one worldwide IT infrastructure providing real-time inventory availability and access, while enabling full integration of its operations, sales and marketing worldwide. Offering the highest level of service, the most advanced engineering capabilities and technical solutions through all stages of the design-production cycle, and the largest available-to-sell inventory in the world, Future’s mission is always to Delight the Customer®. For more information, visit www.FutureElectronics.com.

Media Contact

Martin H. Gordon
Director, Corporate Communications
FUTURE ELECTRONICS
www.FutureElectronics.com
514-694-7710 (ext. 2236)
Fax: 514-630-2671
martin.gordon@FutureElectronics.com

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Business

Market Rates Insight Introduces FeeBuilder, an Interactive Fees Database to Help Financial Institutions Optimize Fee Revenue

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New National Fee Tracking Database Gives Banks and Credit Unions Live Competitive Information on Retail Deposit Fees.

San Anselmo, CA, USA — Market Rates Insight, Inc., the leader in financial services pricing intelligence for deposits, personal loans, mortgages, and fees, today announced the launch of FeeBuilder™, the first live retail deposit fees database for financial institutions (FIs). FeeBuilder is a subscription-based, interactive, decision-support fees database that helps financial institutions (FIs) make up-to-the-moment observations about retail FI deposit fees nationwide. The latest FDIC data shows that consumer overdraft charges, periodic maintenance charges, and ATM fees alone make up more than 50 percent of service charges on deposit accounts. FeeBuilder provides a competitive benchmark for FIs to optimize competitive deposit account fees instantly, and to answer off-cycle fee questions.

FeeBuilder was designed to help FI decision-making for competitive deposit fees. It provides instant peer-to-peer analyses at the national, state, and local level with comprehensive competitive fee data on checking, savings, money market accounts, and certificates of deposit. FeeBuilder covers overdraft, non-sufficient funds (NSF), monthly service fees, ATM fees, and wire transfer. Users can segment by product, geographic market, and by FI. FeeBuilder includes access to deposit fees at 95 percent of banks with over $10 billion in assets, 98 percent of credit unions with more than $1 billion, and all significant direct banks. With 1,700 FIs and growing, this database is essential for FIs that depend on deposit fee revenue, and it is the first and only fees tracking service to offer daily updates for immediate decision support.

With interest rates still at record lows, FIs are increasingly dependent on deposit fees for revenue. In fact, overdraft fees have become a primary source of revenue, accounting for nearly $32 billion in 2013. Very soon, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will issue new overdraft guidelines that will affect some fee revenue.

“FI margin squeeze is real. Banks and credit unions are facing mounting market and regulatory pressures at a time when the velocity of change and demands for transparency are overwhelming,” said Rick Barham, founder and CEO of Market Rates Insight. “It’s more important than ever to be able to have a fast and accurate fees benchmark. Aligning your deposit fees with live market data not only helps you keep pace with the competition, but it also means you aren’t leaving potential revenue on the table. FeeBuilder helps our clients stay one step ahead, and it answers their most pressing questions.”

FeeBuilder is essential for executives who need to set deposit fees or develop new financial products. FeeBuilder can be applied in a number of ways:

1. FeeBuilder answers off-cycle questions about fees without the usual delay of waiting for a custom fee study.
2. FeeBuilder helps FIs locate alternative revenue sources to Overdraft.
3. FeeBuilder provides a competitive benchmark for current and new products.
4. FeeBuilder reveals market trends by geography, product category, and institution.
5. FeeBuilder shows where the CFPB is exerting influence on OD with live market data.
6. FeeBuilder also is valuable for business development, opening new markets, and M&A strategies.

FeeBuilder is delivered as a quarterly report and on-demand. The data is structured as a comprehensive spreadsheet that provides snapshots that can be manipulated for inclusion in reports, projections, and presentations.

Included with the FeeBuilder subscription is a quarterly bonus look at the data via TrendSpotter, showing fee changes highlighted by product category or institution. TrendSpotter quickly reveals how the industry is responding to consumer and regulatory pressure regarding fees, and it shows accumulated changes by fee at the national level.

For more information, visit http://www.marketratesinsight.com.

About Market Rates Insight
For over 30 years, Market Rates Insight has helped banking executives make better informed pricing decisions. The company serves banks and credit unions nationally with competitive information on deposits, consumer loans, mortgages, and fees. Market Rates Insight provides the most granular historical and refresh pricing data in the industry, helping financial decision makers plan and prepare for likely changes in rates and products. The company’s cloud-based system provides timely and precise competitive data supported by usable graphs and charts.

Market Rates Insight is located in San Anselmo, California. For more information, see http://www.marketratesinsight.com.

Artwork available upon request.

Media Contact:
Tom Woolf
Market Rates Insight
(415) 259-5638
tom.woolf@marketratesinsight.com
http://www.marketratesinsight.com