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Cored Wire
January 9, 2006 6:20 am | Sandvik Bioline | Product Releases | CommentsCored wire, a metal-to-metal composite, can be used in pacemaker and defibrillator leads. The product is a composite of an outer cobalt/nickel/chromium/molybdenum alloy (MP35N) tube and a pure silver core.
Piezo Motor
January 9, 2006 6:20 am | New Scale Technologies, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe tiny SQL series Squiggle motor offers precise linear motion at low power for smaller portable OEM electronic products, including medical devices. At 2.4 x 2.4 mm, the motor is half the size of the company's earlier motors for OEMs.
Laser Sensor (2603)
January 6, 2006 11:06 am | Banner Engineering Corp. | Product Releases | CommentsThe World-Beam QS18LD laser diffuse and QS18LLP laser retroreflective sensors deliver high-performance sensing with visible Class 1 lasers, tightly collimated sensing beams, and extended sensing ranges.
Linear Stage (2601)
January 6, 2006 11:06 am | Skf Usa Inc. | Product Releases | Comments"PICO" miniature linear stages can be incorporated easily into in-vitro diagnostic (IVD) instruments as fully integrated “plug-and-play” units.
Power Supplies (2605)
January 6, 2006 11:06 am | Advanced Power Solutions - Aps | Product Releases | CommentsThe APS400MX series of 400 watt switching power supplies offer single and dual outputs ranging from 2.0 to 58 VDC with a broad range of standard options to meet customer specific requirements. These power supplies come in a standard u-frame package that measures only 5.0 x 8.0 x 1.6 in.
Injection Molding Part Cost Calculator
January 6, 2006 11:04 am | News | Product Releases | CommentsIDES Inc. offers a new version of CostMate—a free, injection molding part cost calculator. The tool assists injection molders and OEMs in assessing the true cost of a plastic part.
Shock Control White Paper
January 6, 2006 11:04 am | News | Product Releases | Comments“Shock Control for Portable Electronics,” a white paper created by E-A-R Specialty Composites, is available for download.
Online Power Supplies Configuration Tool
January 6, 2006 11:04 am | News | Product Releases | CommentsExcelsys has released the “EXCELerate” online configuration tool. The system is used to configure the power supplies from the company’s offering of 200 to 1,200 W 1U high and 300 to 1,000 W 2.5 in. high modular solutions.
Chromatography Data System Datasheet
January 6, 2006 11:04 am | News | Product Releases | CommentsThermo Electron Corp., a leader in laboratory informatics for multi-lab environments, has developed a new datasheet on the Atlas CDS, available free in .pdf or printed format.
Solid 3D Connector Models
January 6, 2006 11:04 am | News | Product Releases | CommentsSolid 3D models, available from Omnetics Connector Corp., have been created as STEP Files (.stp) to be inserted\imported into a variety of different CAD programs (e.g. ProE, Solidworks, Inventor).
Manufacturing Report
January 6, 2006 11:04 am | News | Product Releases | CommentsAberdeenGroup, a provider of fact-based research for the technology-driven value chain, reveals that better-performing manufacturers are leveraging real-time analytics and electronic dashboards to improve decision-making capabilities from the plant floor to the boardroom.
Liquid Silicone Rubber Resolves Precision Tubing Component Design Challenge
January 6, 2006 11:04 am | News | Product Releases | CommentsZevex International Inc., a Salt Lake City, UT manufacturer of enteral nutrition products, chose GE–Silicones’ injection–molded LIM 6050-D2 liquid silicone rubber to design a complex, precision tubing component and solve a big challenge.
Actuator Helps Provide Quadriplegics the Power to Move
January 6, 2006 11:04 am | News | Product Releases | CommentsInvacare Corp., headquartered in Elyria, OH, is a global supplier of home healthcare products and the world’s largest manufacturer of wheelchairs. Power wheelchairs range from standard models to those customized specifically for the needs of a particular user.
Forecast Series PresentsMarket Trends Buzz
January 6, 2006 9:23 am | Medical Design Technology | Product Releases | CommentsOn the cover: This completely in-the-ear hearing aid is a product of miniaturization, one hot sector for medical device manufacturers in 2006.
Miniature Liquid Pump
November 2, 2005 7:09 am | KNF Neuberger, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsAt 1.6 inches long, the NF5 allows for locating it closer to the pumping function. Featuring a flow rate of 50 ml/min, it develops a suction height of 13 ft water with a discharge pressure of 15 psig.
