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Mersen is a French manufacturing company, founded in 1891 in Nancy, which develops graphite
for specialized usage in electrical and electronic applications.
The company is divided into 3 divisions:
- Advanced Materials and Technologies division - specializes in the application of graphite and other high-performance materials in highly demanding industrial environments, including high-temperature applications, and anticorrosion equipment for the pharmaceutical and chemical industries and high-energy braking.
- Electrical Applications division - specializes in brushes for electrical power and brushholders for electric motors, contacts for current collection, slip-ring assemblies and signal transmission systems.
- Electrical Protection division - specializes in industrial fuses and other equipment providing protection against voltage surges and excess electrical charges.
Graphite
The mineral graphite is one of the allotropes of carbon. It was named by Abraham Gottlob Werner in 1789 from the Ancient Greek γράφω , "to draw/write", for its use in pencils, where it is commonly called lead . Unlike diamond , graphite is an electrical conductor, a semimetal...
for specialized usage in electrical and electronic applications.
The company is divided into 3 divisions:
- Advanced Materials and Technologies division - specializes in the application of graphite and other high-performance materials in highly demanding industrial environments, including high-temperature applications, and anticorrosion equipment for the pharmaceutical and chemical industries and high-energy braking.
- Electrical Applications division - specializes in brushes for electrical power and brushholders for electric motors, contacts for current collection, slip-ring assemblies and signal transmission systems.
- Electrical Protection division - specializes in industrial fuses and other equipment providing protection against voltage surges and excess electrical charges.