Tag Archives | Aerospace

Reaching For Pluto: The Countdown Begins

Posted on December 19, 2014 | By Rick Grigalunas | Leave a response

The Countdown Begins   One of the fastest spacecraft ever built — NASA’s New Horizons — is hurtling through the void at nearly one million miles per day.  Launched in 2006, it has been in flight longer than some missions last, and it is nearing its destination: Pluto. Can you just imagine how many different […]

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Vishay Foil Resistors

Posted on December 8, 2014 | By Rick Grigalunas | Leave a response

Vishay Foil Resistors   More than four and a half decades after its invention by physicist Dr. Felix Zandman in 1962, Bulk Metal® Foil (BMF) technology still outperforms all other resistor technologies available today for applications that require precision, stability, and reliability. If you are looking for Bulk Metal® Foil Resistors then Vishay is  a good […]

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Get More With Precision Foil Resistors

Posted on November 21, 2014 | By Rick Grigalunas | Leave a response

Precision, Stability, Power, Accuracy and Reliability If any of these are key requirements of your design, then you should be choosing the Precision Foil Resistors manufactured by the VPG brands – Vishay Foil Resistors, Alpha Electronics, Powertron. VPG Foil Resistors produces the most precise and stable resistors available. Distinguished by the premier brands Vishay Foil […]

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