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Thermal Wire Strippers Are Lightweight
May 8, 2008 8:43 am | The Eraser Company (Always Moving Forwardâ®) | Product Releases | CommentsThe HTS series hand-held thermal wire strippers are lightweight and designed for processing solid and stranded wires. The series is especially effective on insulations such as PTFE and Teflon. The temperature at the stripping elements is variable up to 1100°F (594°C).
Thumbwheel Control Gives Users Better Tactile 'Feel'
May 8, 2008 8:43 am | Elobau Sensor Technology Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThis larger thumbwheel control, Model 151DT01, is designed to give users a better tactile “feel” as well as easier control. In addition, the company is offering a micro pushbutton, Model 145MA. Both components are designed for integration into an industrial joystick knob or control panel.
3D Parts Can Be Injection Molded
May 8, 2008 8:43 am | Cool Polymers, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsA materials developer can now injection mold metal parts on standard injection molding machinery, and in tools designed for plastic. This breakthrough comes about as a result of a new metal alloy, Xyloy, that is stronger than die cast metal parts and has no porosity.
Single Chip Is a Synchronous Clock Solution for SETS
May 8, 2008 8:43 am | The Connor-Winfield Corporation | Product Releases | CommentsThe economical STC5270 is an integrated single chip solution for the synchronous clock in SDH, SONET, and synchronous Ethernet network elements. The device is fully compliant with ITU-G.813 and Telcordia GR1244 and GR253.
Brushless DC Motor Offers Speeds up to 60,000 RPM
May 8, 2008 8:43 am | Maxon Precision Motors, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe EC16 is a brushless DC motor with a diameter of only 16 mm, a length of 56 mm, and a power rating of 40 watt. The speed range of this fast running motor is from 0 to 60,000 rpm.
ActiveMetal Keypads Feature Touch-Thru Metal Technology
May 8, 2008 8:43 am | Itw Active Touch | Product Releases | CommentsFeaturing unique product advantages including touch-sensitive activation, water/dust resistance, raised sculpted keys with permanent markings, and solid metal vandal-proof construction, these access control keypads are available in both 12-key (3×4) and 16-key (4×4) configurations.
Tag Marker Marks Silk-Screened Stainless Steel Tags
May 8, 2008 8:43 am | Columbia Marking Tools, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsBetter and more versatile UID/text tag marking is producible with a new special programmable tag marking machine that is designed to place text in five different fields and place a UID/2D matrix code on special silk-screened stainless steel tags.
Diode Laser Module Offers Increased Brightness and High Reliability
May 8, 2008 8:43 am | Coherent Semiconductor Group | Product Releases | CommentsTwo fiber coupled diode laser arrays offer substantially higher brightness than previously available from the company, without any sacrifice in reliability or lifetime.
Load Cell Calibration Unit Helps Certify Testing Machines
May 8, 2008 8:43 am | Admet, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThis digital tool is provided for force calibration. Called the Gauge Buster Calibration Unit, it is designed to be combined with load cells to certify materials testing machines, presses, and other load weighing equipment to ASTM E4 Force Verification standards.
Test Socket Makes Contact on Two Sides of a Laminated Substrate
May 8, 2008 8:43 am | Azimuth Electronics Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe 63069-013A-2 test socket is designed to make contact on two sides of a laminated substrate, a device used in an implantable pacemaker/defibrillator assembly.
Rotary Motors Provide Low Torque Solution
May 8, 2008 8:43 am | Applimotion, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsLARC Series motors are available to greater than 50? diameter, with axial heights as low as 0.4. As a motor kit, the LARC motors can be integrated into existing mechanical systems to handle large diameters where only low torque is required.
Shielded Hood Connector Offers EMI/RFI Screening
May 8, 2008 8:43 am | Fci | Product Releases | CommentsThis D-Sub shielded hood is designed with an optimum number of pieces: two half-metal covers in zamack (zinc alloy), two jack screws, and a steel fiber-reinforced plastic strain relief for EMI/RFI screening and mechanical cable reten tion. The strain relief works with cable diameters from 4.
FMEB and FMEC Filters Are Optimized for DC Applications
May 8, 2008 8:43 am | Schurter, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsFMEB and FMEC filters are especially optimized for use in DC applications, particularly those requiring increased attenuation of asymmetric disturbances. When used in the electrical supply cabinets, the filters guarantee safe operation of the system by attenuating external disturbances.
First Step in Design
May 8, 2008 8:43 am | Astrodyne Corporation, Guill Tool & Engineering Co., Inc. | Articles | CommentsThe idea has been thought up, the "napkin sketch" has been made, and the project is ready to move forward. So what's the first "real" step in the design process? This was the question for the participants in this month's Perspectives feature.
Syringe Testing Rig Ensures Quality Control, Product Safety
May 8, 2008 8:43 am | Stable Micro Systems | Product Releases | CommentsOperated in conjunction with the TA.XT Plus texture analyzer, this innovative attachment effectively measures the aspiration force of filled syringe pistons.
