Ultrasonic Welding of Thermoplastics
January 23, 2012 6:54 am | Herrmann Ultrasonics, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsHerrmann Ultrasonics has been setting technical benchmarks in the ultrasonic welding of thermoplastics for 50 years. The company developed a completely new generation of machines...
LISTED UNDER: Laser Welding | Plastics | Cylinders
Self-Sanitizing Keyboard
January 19, 2012 6:40 am | Product Releases | CommentsVioguard™ LLC today announced it has signed an agreement with HP to provide hospitals with a powerful new weapon to combat the spread of deadly bacteria and viruses...
LISTED UNDER: Input Devices | Keyboards | Keyboards
DC Servo Motors Offer High Performance in a Small Package
January 16, 2012 6:20 am | Pittman | Product Releases | CommentsPittman® 8540 Series brush-commutated DC motors are designed using the latest advancements in materials and manufacturing technology.
LISTED UNDER: DC Servo Motors
Magnetic Rotary Sensors
January 13, 2012 6:14 am | Product Releases | CommentsNovotechnik U.S. introduces the R-Series of magnetic rotary angle sensors. These sensors use the orientation of a magnetic pick up to determine angle so that...
LISTED UNDER: Magnets/Magnetic Devices | Magnets/Magnetic Devices | Sensors
Twin Power Solenoid Valve Technology
January 9, 2012 6:19 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe Type 6624 microfluidic valve from Burkert Life Science combines the industry-proven rocker principle of Burkert’s Type 127 valve with a highly innovative new actuator.
LISTED UNDER: Solenoids | Solenoid Valve | Prototyping
Design Your Own Custom Transducer
January 6, 2012 6:05 am | Product Releases | CommentsOmega introduces a new line of all 316L SS Micro-Machined Silicon Pressure Transducers, the MM Series. Omega has developed a custom delivery system that...
LISTED UNDER: Transducers | Fittings | TransducersApplying Tech: Implantable Devices
January 5, 2012 11:21 am | Articles | CommentsHow are you influencing implantable devices?
LISTED UNDER: Injection Molding | Actuators | Micro Molding
4 and 6 in. Wide Label Printers
January 5, 2012 6:23 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe Tharo Systems H-400/H-600 Series thermal transfer product identification and bar code label printers, available in 203 or 300 DPI, feature a durable all metal construction...
LISTED UNDER: Printers | Stamping
Implantable Pulse Generators ‘Stimulate’ Medical Device Industry
January 4, 2012 11:46 am | by Chris Vaillancourt | Articles | CommentsIn recent years, there has been great excitement about the use of neuromodulation to treat a wide array of medical conditions and diseases. The technology uses electrical signals to stimulate or block different nerve impulses in the body and is adapted from technology used in cardiac rhythm management. Advanced ceramic materials are playing an important role in the technology and are poised to play an even greater one as these medical devices flood onto the market to treat an increasing number of ailments.
LISTED UNDER: Injection Molding | Micro Molding | Insert Micro MoldingHow to Build the ‘Right System’
January 3, 2012 6:29 am | by Uday Gurnani and Gene Frantz | Texas Instruments Inc. | Articles | CommentsIn the field of electronics design, designing a “best in class” product with a competitive roadmap for the future is vital. For medical designs, in particular, it is especially important to use the highest quality components to ensure longevity, as these products go through long approval and use cycles. To accomplish this, system designers need to design the “right system.” But what does that mean?
LISTED UNDER: Piezoelectrics | Transducers
High Voltage Analog Switch Targets Medical Ultrasound Probes
December 22, 2011 9:23 am | Product Releases | CommentsSupertex introduced HV2808, a 32-channel, high voltage, analog switch IC designed for use in medical ultrasound imaging systems as a probe selection device. It is positioned to replace the typical electromechanical relays performing the probe selection function and
LISTED UNDER: Switches/Pushbuttons
Compact 1.5 um Fiber Laser Transmitter
December 21, 2011 5:52 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe Mentad fiber laser from RPMC Lasers, Inc. is now available at the 1.0um wavelength. The Mentad (1.0um version) is capable of producing pulse energies...
LISTED UNDER: Lasers | Transceivers/Transmitters/Receivers | Transmitters
Cost-Effective Absolute Rotary Encoders for DeviceNet and EtherNet IP-Based Systems
December 21, 2011 5:43 am | Product Releases | CommentsPOSITAL's OPTOCODE absolute rotary encoders are available with full support for DeviceNet and EtherNet/IP interface standards. This ensures that these devices...
LISTED UNDER: Encoders | Encoders | Encoders
No-Drip Mix-Dispense Valves for 2-Component Adhesives, Sealants
December 19, 2011 6:37 am | Product Releases | CommentsSealant Equipment & Engineering, Inc.’s new 2600-093 Micro-Kiss™ Series Mix-Dispense Valves are designed for low-flow mixing and dispensing of 2-component adhesives...
LISTED UNDER: Seals and Gaskets | Dispense | Control
12-Bit Encoder IC with Absolute, Incremental, and BLDC Motor Commutation Signals
December 15, 2011 6:42 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe iC-MH8 is a highly variable system on chip magnetic encoder device providing fast step response for motor control applications. Combined with a diametrically magnetized permanent magnet...
LISTED UNDER: Encoders | Encoders
