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The impact of COVID-19 on 5G deployment [Add to Safe Senders List]( | If you can't view this email, please [click here]( 14 April 2020 [Share with a friend]( [IEEE SPECS & TECHS - Your Industrial Market Resource for Product, News, Technology & Applications] [IEEE SPECS & TECHS - Your Industrial Market Resource for Product, News, Technology & Applications] TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS [] [Ultra-Thin Flexible Heaters with Nano Carbon Technology!]( [Ultra-thin flexible heaters with nano carbon technology!]( Pelonis Technologies, Inc. [Ultra-thin flexible heaters]( have excellent physical and electrical properties that result in high thermal stability and low EMF. Nano carbon technology creates strong bonding and fast heat-up and can operate from -200° C up to 210° C. Can also be used with [micro temp controllers]( with precise temperature settings. More than 28,000 UL part numbers available in round and rectangular shapes and are easy to install via clamping or adhesive backing. 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