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Modular Automation System
April 6, 2006 7:25 am | Product Releases | CommentsRobohand’s modular automation systems feature DirectConnect technology, allowing all components of the system—base slides, block thrusters, thruster slides, grippers, and mounting stanchions—to be mounted together quickly and easily without any adapter plates.
Touchscreen Display
April 6, 2006 7:25 am | Parker Automation | Product Releases | CommentsA stainless steel bezel option is available for the company’s 15 in. display HPC industrial PCs and HPX Windows-based HMI PowerStations. This option will provide these workstations with an exposed front that is ideal for maintaining sanitary conditions in FDA-regulated environments.
Compact Robots
April 6, 2006 7:25 am | Denso Robotics | Product Releases | CommentsThe VP-Series of five- and six-axis robots combine high speed with a slim, ultracompact design. Their very small footprint of only 160 x 160 mm saves valuable facility space and makes integration easy. Repeatability is ۪.02 mm with a cycle time of only 0.99 sec.
Automatic Heat Sealing Machine
April 6, 2006 7:25 am | Product Releases | CommentsModel BD-7 automatically heat seals a variety of materials including polyethylene and vinyl coated papers. An optional hot printer can print one or two lines with the simple switch of a lever and a hot printer tape break detector is standard.
Emphasis on Systems Management: Optimizing Process and Business System Trends
April 4, 2006 12:16 pm | Ptc | Product Releases | CommentsMedical device manufacturers are overburdened with managing a tremendous amount of data, in addition to maintaining the systems with which to utilize that information in order to keep pace with competition.
Emphasis on Packaging: Effective Development of Terminally Sterilized Medical Device Packaging
April 4, 2006 12:16 pm | Dupont Medical Packaging | Product Releases | CommentsToo often, packaging is not given enough consideration in the product development process and, as a result, manufacturers are left to resolve serious issues that could have been avoided if addressed earlier.
Emphasis on Disposables:Disposable Interconnect Solutions Aid in Creating Enhanced Treatment Options
April 4, 2006 12:16 pm | Hypertronics | Product Releases | CommentsThe use of reliable interconnect technology enables minimally invasive disposable electronic probes to be utilized in a greater number of procedures and harsher environments. The following article examines this technology and how it can provide additional benefits to a complete connector system.
Silicone Elastomers for Healthcare Tubing
April 4, 2006 7:38 am | Momentive Performance Materials Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsWith the variety of tubing options available to medical device manufacturers, it is often difficult to determine which type would be best suited to a particular application.
Heat Shrink Tubing Dispenser
March 17, 2006 11:34 am | Insultab | Product Releases | CommentsThis benchtop or wall-mount see-thru dispenser holds five popular sizes of PVC heat shrink tubing for design, assembly, service, and repair applications. The Pull-Pak dispenser holds five mini-spools of highly flame retardant, low shrink temperature 1/16, 1/8, 3/16, 1/4, and 3/8 in.
Board-to-Board Connectors
March 17, 2006 11:34 am | Samtec, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsGanged RF cable plugs are offered for terminating two, four, six, or eight wires simultaneously with a choice of a standard 26 AWG coax cable or a high performance 26 AWG coax cable with 1.4 dielectric constant. The ganged assemblies are available with captive screw options for rugged applications.
Rodless Band Cylinder
March 9, 2006 12:10 pm | Bimba Manufacturing Company | Product Releases | CommentsThe Ultran Band rodless band cylinder addresses the unique sealing challenge of a mechanical piston/yoke connection and can be used in a variety of applications. It is available in a large variety of bore sizes, in both inch and metric versions and with a standard stroke length of up to 10 ft.
Lead Screw Nuts
March 9, 2006 12:10 pm | Nordex, Inc.. | Product Releases | CommentsCommercial quality anti-backlash lead screw nuts have a minimum preload of 0.19 lbs. to a maximum preload of 11.1 lbs., with internal threads of 3/16-20 to 5/8-10, and are manufactured in Turcite X engineered thermoplastic material.
Air Pillow Machine
March 9, 2006 12:10 pm | Storopack Packaging Systems Usa Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsAirPlus Mini produces air pillows at a rate of 20 feet per minute, yet occupies less than two square feet of desktop space. This lightweight, portable, compact unit is easy to install—just plug it in to any standard wall outlet.
Linear Stages
March 9, 2006 12:10 pm | H2W Technologies | Product Releases | CommentsThese 1.0 micron high resolution, low cost linear stages feature exceptionally long life without the need of adjustment, lubrication, or maintenance.
Video Camera
March 9, 2006 12:10 pm | Product Releases | CommentsThe IK-1000 is an extreme low-light, color video camera. The imaging system features proprietary electron-multiplying CCD technology, making it ideal for all ultra low-light applications.
