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LM Guide
April 6, 2006 7:32 am | Thk America, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe Type RSR1M and Type RSR2M (2 to 4 mm rail width) were developed in response to today's increasing demand for decreased design sizes. The ultra-compact RSR Series features minimal rolling resistance and four-way equal load ratings.
Dispensing System (2953)
April 6, 2006 7:32 am | Fluid Metering, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe Smooth-flo fluid delivery system is a fully programmable dispensing system which is controlled by precision stepper motors. The phase-canceling technology uses three separate valveless pump heads, uniquely timed, to eliminate pulsation.
Hypotube
April 6, 2006 7:32 am | Creganna-Tactx Medical | Product Releases | CommentsThe PoleVault is an innovative hypotube for catheter manufacturers seeking to improve outcomes for patients undergoing angioplasty. The hypotube is a long metal tube with micro-engineered features along its length.
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.
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.
Miniature Connectors
April 6, 2006 7:25 am | Product Releases | CommentsThis line of Mini-HMC heavy-duty connectors provides up to a 65% space savings for applications such as small robots, industrial controls, factory automation, production, and medical equipment.
Slot Sensors
April 6, 2006 7:25 am | Banner Engineering Corp. | Product Releases | CommentsThe SLM Series metal slot sensors sense objects that pass between its fixed-distance opposed-mode emitter and receiver.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
