LED Custom Solutions Ideal for Surgical Lighting

August 12, 2010 7:13 am | Product Releases | Comments

Combining Molex’s LED and printed circuit assembly design and manufacturing expertise, these dependable and efficient custom-lighting solutions work seamlessly for LED subassemblies across several industries.

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Multi-Output Backlight LED Drivers for LCD Displays

July 14, 2010 6:36 am | Tdk - Lambda Americas | Product Releases | Comments

To serve the steady migration from cold cathode florescent (CCFL) backlighting of LCD displays to LED backlights, TDK-Lambda has launched their new ALD Series of multi-output DC-DC backlight LED drivers.

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Parts-Removal Servo Robot Is Lightweight but Fast, Heavy-Lifter

July 9, 2010 5:53 am | Engel North America | Product Releases | Comments

Optimized acceleration capabilities, maximized operational stability, and customized operator convenience are features of the viper, a powerful, next-generation series of servo robots from ENGEL.

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LED Quadrant Ring Light Fits Any Stereo Microscope

July 7, 2010 6:40 am | Unitron, Ltd | Product Releases | Comments

UNITRON Ltd. offers its 15854 LED Ring Light. Manufactured to fit any stereo microscope, they are ideal for observing circuit board, electronic, and highly reflective specimens.

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Toughened, Light Cure Adhesives Bond Instantly to a Wide Variety of Substrates

June 2, 2010 6:04 am | Product Releases | Comments

For bonding applications that must withstand impact or flexing, Henkel Corp. has introduced two Loctite Flashcure light cure cyanoacrylate instant adhesives.

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Benchtop Vibration Isolation Is Lightweight

June 1, 2010 5:55 am | Kinetic Systems, Inc. | Product Releases | Comments

Designed for portability, the Ergonomic Low-Profile-Format (ELpF) benchtop platform can be easily repositioned, even with a load and in float.

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Compressor Designed for Applications Requiring Small, Lightweight Systems

April 6, 2010 5:08 am | Gardner Denver | Product Releases | Comments

Featuring a small footprint and low sound levels, this lightweight compressor is ideal for medical applications or any pressure application requiring a small, quiet, lightweight pump.

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Bendable Light Guides Allow Design Flexibility

December 2, 2009 4:28 am | Elma Electronic | Product Releases | Comments

Flexible light guides facilitate a wide range of adaptable panel indicating options. They can be bent in 90° or other angles. This allows the LED to be mounted to a PCB while fixed to a panel at a right angle.

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Shining a New Light on Surgical Procedures

October 5, 2009 6:19 am | by Paul Scheidt and Dave Medinis | Articles | Comments

Maintaining a well-lit field of view during surgical procedures has traditionally been accomplished with Xenon bulb technology. However, this solution brings with it a number of concerns that impacts both the surgical team and the patient.

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QuasarBrite Narrow Beam SMT LED decreases Light Angle for Narrow Beam Applications

August 7, 2009 11:16 am | Lumex | Product Releases | Comments

The QuasarBrite narrow beam SMT LED provides users with a tight beam of high-intensity red, green or blue light.

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Light Guides Allow Color, Brightness Control of Individual Illumination Zones

May 8, 2009 12:19 pm | Global Lighting Technologies ( Glt), Inc. | Product Releases | Comments

These high-brightness LED-based backlight assemblies enable independent control of the brightness and color of individual zones within the backlight.

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Online Interactive LED Design Tool

April 2, 2009 5:33 am | Product Releases | Comments

Cree Inc., a leader in LED lighting, has launched the Product Characterization Tool—an interactive LED design tool that simplifies the task of translating nominal LED performance to real-world conditions.

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Driving the Backlighting for Patient Monitors: Which Technology is Best?

March 17, 2009 11:14 am | by Tom Novitsky and Bill Abbott | Articles | Comments

CCFLs powered by DC-AC inverters have been dominant in medical patient monitors, but LED BLUs are on the horizon and gaining ground in terms of usage. The benefits of each differ across many areas, including functionality, reliability, and cost.

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Thermal Models for LEDs Now Online

March 17, 2009 11:13 am | Product Releases | Comments

OSRAM Opto Semiconductors is providing, for the first time, thermal models for computing different LED designs as downloads. In addition to electrical, mechanical, and optical data, a compact model for Flotherm software is now permanently available for calculating thermal behavior.

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