You can compare the operation of a rechargeable battery with a battery of a car. When it’ s empty, it can be recharged and used again. With the best possible treatment, these batteries can be recharged up to thousands of times. Because of its constant power (1.2 Volts), a rechargeable battery has virtually the same power from start to finish. Then it stops quite suddenly and has to be loaded. Rechargeable batteries are produced by brands such as Saft and Tadiran.

They last extremely long because they can be recharged a thousand times. Although they are more expensive to buy than non-rechargeable alkaline batteries, if you use batteries regularly, the investment in the battery and charger will pay for itself very quickly. So you don’t have to keep going back for a new set of batteries. Brands that offer rechargeable batteries, include: Saft, Tadiran and Varta.

Because rechargeable batteries last longer, the amount of alkaline batteries going into waste is reduced, which is better for the environment. Ask in advance whether your application is suitable for using rechargeable batteries.

These are the common abbreviations for the battery systems. These are the terms that are universally used and you can also find them in this product catalogue. A round battery (see table) is round and flat. A P is the designation for all batteries that are not round. Many chemical abbreviations may therefore be followed by an F (flat) or a P, in addition to an R.

An LR battery is a round alkaline battery. So a flat alkaline battery would become an LF battery and so on.

Most of the time. Alkaline batteries only have a capacity of 1.5 volts at the beginning of use, but this soon drops and eventually it even falls below the level of a rechargeable battery. Rechargeable batteries, on the other hand, have a very stable voltage course.

1. Rechargeable batteries will at some point stop working. If, for example, you are on a reportage with your camera (winder, flash), you could get a rather abrupt surprise. Alkaline batteries lose their voltage more slowly and stop working more gradually.
2. They are somewhat more expensive than alkaline batteries, also because you have to buy a charger.
3. Rechargeable nickel-cadmium batteries contain 15% of the heavy metal cadmium, however, they can be recycled excellently.
4. NiCd has the disadvantage that you have to fully discharge them first before you can recharge them, otherwise a memory block will soon form and you will not be able to fill them up again. NiMH batteries do not experience this, so you can (re)charge them at any time.

ATEX is driven by EU legislation, while IECEx is a voluntary certification scheme. However, both provide an acceptable way to demonstrate compliance with IEC standards. The difference between ATEX and IECEx is initially that ATEX is only valid in the EU and IECEx is accepted worldwide. Look here for more information about ATEX.

For all products with a battery in (or separately), a disposal fee must be paid to Stibat. This is in line with international legislation and regulations (environment). This also applies to devices that include batteries (such as flashlights).

Stibat has announced new rates for the disposal (or management) fee, which will take effect on 01-01-2022. View the list of new rates here.

The Netherlands Defence and Security Industry Foundation (NIDV) is the link between companies, knowledge institutes and the government. Founded in 1984 by the Ministries of Economic Affairs and Climate Change, Foreign Affairs and Defence and industry, the NIDV ensures the sustainable positioning of the Dutch Defence and Security sector at home and abroad.

The NIDV acts as an information provider, advocate and service provider for the Dutch Golden Triangle for Defense and Security.

The NIDV regularly organizes meetings and webinars. For example, during project days, contracting authorities explain new and ongoing (equipment) projects and governments and other partners are given a platform to get in touch with the defense and security sector. The same goes for the annual NIDV Exhibition Defence & Security (NEDS) with speakers from home and abroad.

The associated exhibition is a unique meeting place for government, knowledge institutions and the business community, in which young, innovative companies also have a place.

So it is with pride that Elfa will be present at this event again this year! Are you interested, are you curious? The Elfa team welcomes you to our stand. Visit us February 24, 2022 at booth number: G1.3.1

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About Elfa
Elfa specializes in the B2B sales and assembly of batteries, accumulators, battery packs and dedicated electronics. In addition, Elfa supplies a wide range of flashlights and headlamps and high-quality temporary lighting. We focus in particular on electrical engineering companies, security companies, industrial companies, (semi) governmental companies and energy companies, but also on emergency services, the Defense, the maritime market and the construction industry. But also retailers, hospitals and healthcare institutions.

The position and activities
As a Marketing Associate at Elfa, you will seek out and take advantage of all marketing opportunities available. You will work with our Sales Director and Account Managers and create content for the website, socials and newsletters. In all of this, you will ensure that Elfa can be found well online by our customers. You will work independently and be responsible for all marketing related work.

What will you do?
– Monitor the corporate identity of Elfa

– Further develop and monitor the marketing strategy

– Design and create content for our social media channels and website

– Manage the content calendar

– Devise and create advertising campaigns

– Support in maintaining and optimizing the website and webshop

– Supporting our SEO and SEA activities

Your Profile
– Minimum HBO work and thinking level with marketing/communication background

– You have a fluent pen; you like to write

– Strong in marketing and social media

– Desirable: Experience with Mailchimp, WordPress and Photoshop

– Reliable, energetic, enthusiastic and professional

– Excellent in speaking and writing the Dutch and English language

– Available for a minimum of 32 hours per week

– You are good at performing your work independently

– Desirable: affinity for batteries, batteries and lighting

What do we offer?
– A full time position with a (fast) growing company

– Room for training and attending courses

– Opportunity for advancement within the company

– A market conform salary

– Nice colleagues

Does this appeal to you? Send a cover letter and resume by December 2021 to ruben.laus@elfa.nl. For questions you can also call Daan Schutte at 06 49 38 76 26.

Elfa takes its responsibility to contribute to a cleaner environment and a healthy living environment for future generations.

Therefore, Elfa has entered into a partnership with the foundation: Trees for All.

Trees For All is committed to a healthier climate, restoration of nature and biodiversity, and improving living conditions by planting and restoring forests worldwide.

With this partnership, we will compensate every ton of CO2 emitted.

How does carbon offsetting for a healthier climate actually work?

Trees extract CO2 from the sky and store carbon in the trunk, branches and roots. This storage can be converted into CO2 rights or ‘carbon credits’. One carbon credit is equivalent to one ton of CO2.

We are looking forward to the results!

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