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AdvancedMaterialTechnologyExpertandLightningProtectionSpecialistUniquedevelopmenthistoryofZincOxidematerialandthemassproductiontechnologyThethreecorevaluesofcreativity,originality,andtechnologydevelopmentarethedrivingforceofOtowaastheLightningProtectionSpecialist.TheenterprisingspiritcenteredonthesethreevaluesleadustoZincOxideBlock,thekeyelementofLightningProtectionEquipment.Ingeneral,theresistorvoltageisgeneratedbytheflowingcurrent,anditincreasesanddecreasesinproportiontothecurrent.ButZincOxideBlocksfunctiontolimitthechangeofterminalvoltagetoanextremelysmalllevelforthesurgecurrentsrangingfromsmalltoverylarge,suchasthoseassociatedwithlightningsurges.ZincOxideBlocksareceramicsthatfunctionsasinsulatorupuntilaspecifiedvoltageisapplied;thentheyfunctionasconductorfortherangeofover-voltageexcessingthespecifiedvalue,andservetolimittheterminalvoltageunderthelightningcondition.ThedevelopmentofZincOxideBlocksasapioneerandmassproductiontechnologywithhugecommercialsupplytothemarkethaveledustotheworldbestlevelofqualitystabilization,thesuperiorperformanceandachievementofreductioninsizeandweight.EachoftheLightningProtectionproductswithourownZincOxideBlockelementexhibitsthesemeritsinawidevarietyoffieldsandapplications.OtowatakesonthechallengeofdevelopingnewmaterialsForalongtime,theouterhousingsofthearresterswereallmadeofporcelain,butOtowahaschallengedthedevelopmentofnewhousingmaterialsinvariousapplications.Wedirectedourattentiontopolymericandcompositematerials,whichhaveexcellentphysicalbenefitsandalsosuperiorweatheringproperties,andsucceededinmanufacturingawiderangeofmaterialsolutionswiththestrengthofourownmaterialtechnology.Polymershaveanumberoffeaturesincludingplasticityofformingvariouscompositematerialswithexcellentweatheringpropertiessuchasresistancetosunlight,rain,saltandairandtheyarelightweightwithone-fifthofthatweightofporcelain.TheirfeaturesoftheexcellentphysicalpropertiesandversatilitytocopewithmanycomplexmechanicalrequirementsallowustodesignhighfunctioningproductsbeingintroducedtoLVandMVelectricalsystems.Inspiredwithawill"maketheimpossiblepossible",Otowawillcontinuetoenthusiasticallydevelopandintroducehighfunctionalmaterials.3


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