Aavid Thermalloy Introduces OptiFans To Enhance Thermal Management Product Offerings.Business/Technology Editors CONCORD, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 16, 2001 New Advanced Fans Provide Customers Low-Cost, Readily Available, State-of-the-Art Air Moving Solutions Aavid Thermalloy, the world's leading provider of thermal management solutions for power and digital electronics, today announced OptiFans(TM), the company's new DC fan line. Aavid Thermalloy's line of OptiFans are designed to meet thermal management needs in everything from the smallest personal computers and electronic enclosures to massive telecom and industrial equipment. OptiFans' are specifically designed to meet customers' needs in an ever-changing thermal environment. "Our new OptiFans(TM) line represents a breakthrough in fan technology design and performance," said Chris Soule Chris Soule (born February 5, 1973) is an American skeleton racer who competed from 1993 to 2006. He won two medals in the men's skeleton event at the FIBT World Championships with a silver in 2003 and a bronze in 1997. , Technical Marketing Manager, Aavid Thermalloy. "We have kept all design and manufacturing aspects of these new fans under our control. With the OptiFans, we design, manufacture and distribute the fans on a global scale. This guarantees delivering the highest quality, best value fan on the market to our customers faster and more efficiently than our competitors." Made Possible via Numerous Design Advances The new OptiFans line is a breakthrough in design technology. Aavid engineers worked closely with customers to assure a top-quality fan design at an affordable price. Design verification preformed on the fans include: -- Acoustic Tests - Fan noise comes from two sources; air being moved from the fan blades, and from noise created by the bearing assembly inside the fan hub. Even though noise from the blades is minimal, Aavid Thermalloy has ensured a quieter fan through design refinements in the fan blade and housing. The noise emitted from the fan bearings has also been minimized through the initial design by proper bearing selection and mounting techniques. -- Fan Performance Testing Performance Testing covers a broad range of engineering or functional evaluations where a material, product, or system is not specified by detailed material or component specifications: Rather, emphasis is on the final measurable performance characteristics. -All Aavid Thermalloy OptiFans designs are flow tested using the controlled environment of our dedicated fan-testing chamber. This test chamber allows accurate measurement and design confirmation of airflow resistance versus flow output. -- Speed Control Testing - Some of the new OptiFans provide optional internal speed control that varies fan airflow based on the temperature of the ambient Surrounding. For example, ambient temperature and humidity are atmospheric conditions that exist at the moment. See ambient lighting. air. This internal thermistor Thermistor An electrical resistor with a relatively large negative temperature coefficient of resistance. Thermistors are useful for measuring temperature and gas flow or wind velocity. controlled circuitry responds to a change in air temperature by varying motor speed. This option can be used to reduce airflow, acoustic noise Acoustic noise Unwanted sound. Noise control is the process of obtaining an acceptable noise environment for people in different situations. Understanding noise and its control requires a knowledge of the major sources of noise, sound propagation, human and power consumption when high airflow is not needed. Pricing and Availability Aavid Thermalloy's new OptiFan products offer the user a broad range of air flow and pressure drop characteristics. The fans range in air flow delivery from 3 CFM (Cubic Feet per Minute) The measurement of air flow. Cooling fans are rated in CFM. (cubic feet per minute Cubic feet per minute (CFM) is a non-SI unit of measurement of gasflow (most often airflow) that indicates how many cubic feet of gas (most often air) pass by a stationary point in one minute. ) for the 40 X 40 X 7 mm fan to 100 CFM for the 120 X 120 X 38 mm fan. Prices range from $2 to $5 depending on bearing style, motor speed and options. Stock fans include high reliability ball bearings ball bearings n → roulement m à billes with 300mm leads prepared for attaching connectors. The new OptiFans are available immediately through Aavid's distribution channels, or by contacting Aavid Thermalloy directly at 603-224-9988, extension 1700, and asking for customer service. Aavid Thermalloy supports custom modifications of any of these products. For additional pricing, technical specifications and assistance, visit http://www.aavidthermalloy.com/atp/new/products.html. Company Background Aavid Thermalloy is a subsidiary of Aavid Thermal Technologies, Inc. and is the world's leading provider of thermal solutions for removing damaging heat from digital and power electronics. The principal industries served by Aavid include: computers, transportation, telecommunications, power supplies and uninterrupted power supplies, motor controls and power conversion. Aavid services diversified diversified (di·verˑ·s markets in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe and the Far East. Additional information on Aavid Thermal Products is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.aavid.com. Editor's Notes Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. : Photo(s) are available upon request or on Aavid's Web-site at http://www.aavid.com/press/index.html for downloading. |
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