Saft has been awarded a contract by Hydrometer, a world leading manufacturer of metering devices, to supply more than a million primary lithium cells to power its automated meter reading (AMR) Hydro-Radio modules and Sharky BR773 heat meters.
The Saft lithium cells will provide the AMRs and meters with a reliable, maintenance free, fit and forget source of autonomous power over a twelve-year service life. The contract includes one million AA-size LS14500 cells with a nominal 2.45Ah capacity, together with a smaller number of A-size LS17500 and C-size LS26500 cells.