mPower Electronics Inc.

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mPower pleased to announce UL-certified POLI and NEO detectors

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Just in time for the NFPA Conference & Expo in San Antonio, TX, mPower Electronics Inc. Booth #549 is pleased to announce that two of our popular gas detectors have been UL-certified.

Brent Yaschuk, VP of Sales and Marketing, explained why UL certification of the NEO and POLI detectors is big news for mPower. “In our industry where safety is critical, we have to be 100 per cent certain that our products are reliable and effective when time is of the essence,” he said. “UL Standards are all about building a safer, more sustainable world. Over 1,500 standards have been developed to enhance safety in the workplace, and we’re so proud that our detectors are among these highly reputable products that have received UL certification.”

The NEO photo-ionization detector is one of the most advanced handheld VOC (Volatile Organic Compound) monitors available for ppb (parts per billion) detection. The NEO offers several models from the most sensitive 1 ppb to a high range up to 15,000 ppm for different applications and a benzene-specific version.

The NEO is popular for applications like industrial hygiene, oil and gas, environment testing, and fire and hazmat to name a few.

The POLI multi-gas detector offers 4- or 5-gas monitoring for Confined Space Entry (CSE) compliance, of toxic gases (30+), oxygen (O2), combustibles (LEL), carbon dioxide (CO2) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The POLI MP400 is a basic detector using diffusion sampling for O2, LEL, carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrogen sulfide (H2S) sensors.

An additional advantage of the POLI is cost of ownership, as it offers industry leading value and sensor replacement costs. The POLI is also useful for industrial hygiene, oil and gas, environmental, chemical and pharmaceutical applications.

mPower’s other pre-existing UL-certified detectors include the UNI MP 100 single gas detectors and our UNI 321 maintenance-free single gas detectors.

“If you’re planning on attending the NFPA Conference from June 17-20 in San Antonio, be sure to stop by our booth to demo our gas detectors along with the POLI (LEL/O2/CO/HCN) a great firefighter configuration.

If you would like more information, please contact us at 1.866.mPower7 or email info@mpowerinc.com.

mPower Electronics Inc.

UNI Ozone Monitors Used in Corona Virus Disinfection

Currently there is much interest in using UV and ozone generators to kill the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 disease. Hospitals and businesses are treating entire patient rooms, offices, and other workspaces during off hours while no one is permitted to enter the rooms. During ozone treatment, concentrations over 20 ppm are recommended by generator manufacturers for adequate disinfection. UV light kills viruses directly, but may generate some ozone as a by-product. Workers using batch equipment sterilizers, where several thousand ppm of ozone may be applied, also need protection. Ozone is highly toxic to humans, and therefore UNI ozone monitors are being employed to ensure that residual ozone has decomposed or ventilated before employees can re-enter the workspace safely. Ozone has an 8-hour TWA exposure limit of about 0.07 ppm in many countries including most of Europe. In the US, the ACGIH makes the following 8-hour TWA recommendations:

  • 0.05 ppm for heavy work
  • 0.08 ppm for moderate work
  • 0.10 ppm for light work
  • no more than 0.20 ppm for any 2 continuous hours.

The UNI Ozone monitor has a resolution of 0.01 ppm and can measure up to 5 ppm ozone with a response time of 60 seconds, making this small, low-cost unit convenient and accurate for protection of the workforce.

23 April 2020

mPower Electronics Inc.

mPower Electronics' Updates on CoVid-19

In order to meet urgent needs for public health and worker safety, our dedicated staff continues processing purchase orders as essential tasks, and makes timely shipments from our offices in Pasadena, TX and Santa Clara, CA. The state governments of California and Texas have ordered citizens to stay at home in a bid to contain the coronavirus outbreak. While these two offices are locked down during normal business hours, we will accommodate critical pickups if advanced arrangements are agreed in compliance with the pandemic gather rules.

In addition, our Shanghai factory has been shipping orders globally since the 1st week of February 2020, and has been running at a full capacity since early March.

We are very grateful to our loyal customers for giving us business, and would like to thank our employees for keeping it going in such a severe pandemic period.

Let us stay safe, healthy and strong!

mPower Electronics Team