Monthly Archives: September 2006

Celebrate the 57th China National Day

Posted on September 29, 2006 by Peter

The day after tomorrow is 1st October, the China National Day, it’ll be China 57th anniversary! As a tradition, tens of thousands of people will be garthered in Tiananmen Square, watching the grand national flag raising ceremony on National Day. … Continue reading →

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Moon Cake

Posted on September 29, 2006 by Peter

In last article, we learn the lengend of Mid-Autumn Festival in China. This year is on Oct 6th, will approach soon. So here, we will talk about how people celebrate that day. On the 15th day of the 8th month … Continue reading →

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Mid-Autumn Legend-the moon fairylady

Posted on September 26, 2006 by Peter

It is now the eighth month in the lunar calendar, the time for the Chinese to celebrate the Mid-Autumn festival. It is so called because it is in the middle of the eighth month, which is a full moon. We … Continue reading →

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Electrical and Electronic Equipment Covered Under RoHS

Posted on September 20, 2006 by Peter

In the previous artile (definition of Lead-free) on Sep 19, we have talked about the Lead-Free and RoHS, and today we will look at the products that are coverd under RoHS. As our products (metal domes and metal dome arrays ) are used as … Continue reading →

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Definition of Lead Free

Posted on September 19, 2006 by Peter

For several years, the industry has been working towards eliminating lead in electronics by July 1, 2006, as required under the European Union’s Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive. The RoHS Directive stands for “the Restriction Of certain Hazardous Substances … Continue reading →

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ESD and EMC

Posted on September 13, 2006 by Peter

As we mention in our products metal dome arrays – EMI printing, on top of the Mayler which carries metal dome contacts, silver paste or silver carbon paste is printed as ESD (Electrostatic Discharge Control). In fact, not only we … Continue reading →

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About Stainless Steel – Raw Material of Metal Dome (2)

Posted on September 11, 2006 by Peter

 For the previous article, please view http://www.metal-domes.com/blog/2006/09/08/stainless-steel-material-of-metal-dome-1  4) Families of stainless steels Dome switch vs membrane: What’s the difference? Read There are several families of stainless steel: FERRITIC, MARTENSITIC, AUSTENITIC and DUPLEX. These names are derived from the crystal structure … Continue reading →

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Celebrate the 21st Chinese Teacher Day

Posted on September 10, 2006 by Peter

Today is the 21st Teacher Day, which is official set up by Standing Committee of  National People’s Congress in 1985. Since then, the Teacher Day in China is celebrated on the 10 th September. Everybody who does something good, important, … Continue reading →

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About Stainless Steel – Raw Material of Metal Dome (1)

Posted on September 8, 2006 by Peter

As you know, the raw material of metal domes (or named snap domes) is stainless steel. (Sometimes the phosphor bronze are used, but much seldom). The quality of material will affect the quality of finished metal domes, so we must be much careful … Continue reading →

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Foreign Exchange of RMB is increasing

Posted on September 6, 2006 by Peter

Since July 21, 2006, the foreign exchange of RMB is increased to USD 1.00 = RMB 8.11,  Compared with the former 1: 8.27,  the rate is going up unceasingly. Today the figure is 1 RMB = USD 7.92. We can get a glance at … Continue reading →

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