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Absolute Rotary Encoder
December 1, 2004 7:03 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe Model A37 miniature encoder is a 12-bit single-turn absolute rotary encoder with opto-electronic technology. The encoder can be used in a wide variety of position-sensing applications for the measuring of angles and distances in relatively small envelopes.
Valves With Bypassing Design
December 1, 2004 7:03 am | Product Releases | CommentsC46 Series valves are designed to prevent excess system pressure by bypassing total system fluid flow. They contain no external springs or moving parts, are adjustable, and can be serviced in place without removing fittings or plumbing.
Flange-type Ball Valves
December 1, 2004 7:03 am | Inserta Products Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThese flange-type two-port ball valves are designed to provide a simple way to install a two-port ball valve in a circuit that uses any SAE four-bolt flange-mounting pattern.
Miniature Diapragm Pumps
December 1, 2004 7:03 am | Thomas Products Division | Product Releases | CommentsSMF 2 Series miniature diaphragm pumps offer a cost-effective alternative for medical, laboratory, industrial, or food and beverage applications requiring high accuracy dosing of low-viscosity liquids. These compact pumps have a rated fluid flow of up to 52.5 ml/min and maximum pressure of 1.
Flowmeters For Specific Gravity Applications
December 1, 2004 7:03 am | Orange Research Inc | Product Releases | CommentsSeries 2000 inline flowmeters measure liquid flow rates with ۬ percent accuracy, full scale. The new flowmeters are calibrated for water or for user-specified specific gravity and viscosity and make more accurate measurement of flow possible in a variety of applications.
Level/interface Sensors With Explosion-proof Design
December 1, 2004 7:03 am | Fluid Components International, LLC (FCI) | Product Releases | CommentsDeveloped as a design-in OEM component sensor for equipment or machinery destined for installation in hazardous or potentially explosive atmospheres, compact M180 OEM level/interface sensors provide low-cost, high-reliability measurement in an explosion-proof, two-wire, loop-powered design.
Low-cost, Stand-alone Motor Controller
December 1, 2004 7:03 am | Advanced Micro Systems, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe IBC-400 intelligent motor controller is a complete indexing "subsystem" packaged in compact (1.7 x 0.8 x 3.9 in.) protective enclosure. With a powerful command set of more than 40 instructions, it is designed as a low-cost, high-performance alternative for motion control.
Helical Geared Motors For All Types Of Equipment
December 1, 2004 7:03 am | Danfoss Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe three-phase BG Series of helical geared motors is engineered to drive machines and equipment of all types. These motors are available with power from 0.075 to 50 hp, with output speeds of 0.3 to 540 rpm, and torque range of 177 to 163,700 lbf-in.
Threadlocker With Temperature And Chemical Resistance
December 1, 2004 7:03 am | Product Releases | CommentsA high temperature-resistant threadlocker, Permabond HH131, is formulated to resist temperature ranges up to 230&176C; standard products typically resist temperature of 150° to 175°C.
Plastic Parts Keep Machinery From Scrambling Eggs
December 1, 2004 7:01 am | Molded Materials Inc. | Articles | CommentsBy Len Vermillion, Managing EditorFinally, one of mankind's ultimate questions has been answered, at least in part. It turns out that when it comes to automated material handling design, the egg does come first.
Flexible Machine Mount
December 1, 2004 7:00 am | Phoenix Contact | Product Releases | CommentsFieldline I/O is an IP65/67 machine mount I/O family that has been expanded to include Fieldline Modular I/O. Fieldline Modular I/O connects to the most popular Fieldbus protocols and provides a cost-effective solution where high concentrations of I/O or a variety of signal types are required.
Rocker Switch
December 1, 2004 7:00 am | Cherry Electrical Products | Product Releases | CommentsThe SRJ panel-mount rocker switch is suitable for applications with current ratings up to 20 A at 125 Vac. The compact device uses heavy-duty silver alloy contacts to perform high-current switching in a 0.855 x 0.906-in. diameter package. The switch locks into a panel cut-out with a diameter of 0.
Circuit Breaker System
December 1, 2004 7:00 am | E-T-A Circuit Breakers | Product Releases | CommentsA remotely resettable version of the ESS20 is designed to protect individual circuits connected to a power supply.
Compact Inverters
December 1, 2004 7:00 am | Taiyo Yuden (Usa), Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsLS530 dc-to-ac inverters are designed for driving cold-cathode fluorescent lamps in LCD backlighting applications. The units are made specifically for use with the Sharp 10.4-in. LQ104V1G21 LCD.
Case Drain Monitor
November 22, 2004 10:43 am | Lake Monitors, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThis case drain monitor is designed as a low-cost alternative to using a standard flowmeter for case drain applications. Available for 1/2 to 1 in.
