Unsafe drinking water is a serious global problem, especially in developing countries. It is estimated that 9,000 people die from unsanitary drinking water every day. Due to the supply chain disruption, New Life International had to redesign its water purifier.

For more than two decades, New Life Intl. Has always shouldered the mission of providing safe water for the world. At its core is a very durable, cost-effective and easy-to-operate water purifier invented by Duvon McGuire, President of New Life International.

For nearly a century, chlorination has protected millions of people and may save more lives than any other technology. New Life Intl.'s water purifiers produce chlorine from table salt to disinfect water and make it safe to drink.

In the past few years, the organization has automated its manually operated purifier system for use in hospitals and schools that continue to require large amounts of safe water. In doing so, the company encountered a major problem-a key component in their control panel design-the shunt-was eliminated by the manufacturer. This is an important part of system control because it measures the direct current applied to the electrodes through the electrical control system that produces the mixed oxidant.

In addition, in the last year, New Life International. Its automatic water purifier has been adjusted to produce hypochlorous acid. Hypochlorous acid is a weak acid produced by human white blood cells and is part of the natural immune system. This substance is helpful to the body, and most importantly, it is very deadly to bacteria and viruses.

The hypochlorous acid control panel uses the same diverter as the water purification panel. This exacerbates the problem of shunt reliability.

The previous diversion problem

Although obsolescence is the last straw, New Life Intl. The previous shunt products have encountered problems. It is large and mounted on a plastic board for insulation purposes. The plastic material used is very fragile, which proves to be a weakness in the generally sturdy and durable design. In addition, the size of the mounting hole is too small, and any attempt to enlarge the mounting hole will result in brittle cracks and useless components.

Obsolescence forced the organization to address the design and reliability issues of the shunts it uses. However, this timing is very bad because the world is experiencing a global shortage of materials used to produce many electrical and electronic components.

After searching many shunt manufacturers and failing to find a suitable and usable device, New Life Intl. Discovered Riedon's RSW series of precision current resistors/bus shunts. The wide range of available values ​​allows an ideal solution-RSW-50-50 device, when a current of 50A is passed through the device, it will generate a voltage of 50mV.

RSW-50-50 has high accuracy and a tolerance of only 0.25%. It is composed of manganin resistance elements with solid brass terminals. This provides a very compact (3.13” x 0.5” x 0.25”) all-metal solution with no fragile plastic parts. The RSW shunt can be specified with threaded mounting holes to accommodate 1/4-20 machine screws- The preferred installation method for New Life Intl.

The global material shortage has also affected the resistance alloy metals used in Riedon shunts. However, the company has been working behind the scenes to find and qualify new suppliers, which allows them to build stocks of raw materials so that they can continue manufacturing relatively unhindered by supply chain issues.

In addition, in the past two years, Riedon has been investing heavily in split production equipment and process design to improve reliability and reduce delivery time and costs. This enhances the ability to quickly respond to key customer requirements and deliver high-quality products in a timely manner.

New Life International Water Purifier

Due to this forward-looking plan, when New Life Intl. contacted one of Riedon’s authorized distributors, it was able to purchase a sufficient number (hundreds) of selected equipment to keep its water purifier manufacturing in normal operation.

To date, there are more than 4,000 New Life Intl companies. The water purification system has been deployed in more than 80 countries around the world.

Phil Ebbert is responsible for resistor development at Riedon Inc. He is also responsible for our technical projects, including equipment, testing and process design. Mr. Ebbert has 15 years of experience in resistance engineering, leading Riedon to expand from wire-wound resistors to related thin film and foil technologies. He studied physics, optics and computer science at Carnegie Mellon University. Duvon McGuire received a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry/Biomedicine from Asbury University in 1981. After graduation, he worked as a "broad generalist" in the thermal insulation industry and held positions at ASTM and ISO. In 1998, he felt a strong call to bring industrial tools into the non-profit world. He has more than 25 years of professional experience in producing safe water in developing countries. Since 2004, he has been the president of New Life International, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization founded by his parents Byron and Yvonne McGuire.

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