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Software Grabs Surgery By The Throat
April 8, 2004 12:18 pm | Minimould Ltd. | Product Releases | CommentsTool and mold maker Minimould achieved improvements in quality and fill time as a result of using Moldflow software early in the manufacture of a new range of laryngoscopes. These devices are now in production by medical device manufacturer Penlon and Minimould.
Motor Parts Make Walking Possible
April 8, 2004 12:17 pm | Abb Automation Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsAt Great Britain's Royal National Orthopedic Hospital, children who have lost part of their leg bones after suffering from bone cancer are being helped with a new procedure designed to eliminates the need for years of painful surgery.
Fixed Versus Floatin-point Dsp Control
April 8, 2004 12:17 pm | Texas Instruments, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe advantages of controlling electric motors with digital signal processors (DSPs) instead of microcontrollers are well established. DSPs can boost operating efficiencies significantly — from the 40 percent typically found in microcontroller-controlled motors to as high as 90 percent.
Soft Starters
April 8, 2004 12:17 pm | Danfoss Drives | Product Releases | CommentsThe MCD 200 Series of soft starters features compact units that offer advanced heat dissipation, eliminating the need for extra ventilation or bypass connectors while simplifying installation and minimizing panel space requirements. The MCD 200 Series covers the 7.5 to 110 kW power range.
Non-metallic Gaskets
April 8, 2004 12:15 pm | W.L. Gore & Associtates Inc | Product Releases | CommentsGore Universal Pipe Gaskets are designed to enable users to standardize their gasket applications across steel, glass-lined steel, and FRP systems, or wherever non-metallic gaskets can be used.
Octogonal O-rings
April 8, 2004 12:15 pm | American High Performance Seals, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThese octogonal cross-section O-ring seals, designated Octi-Ring, can be used in applications that would normally require a special seal groove. The new seals are available in virtually every common and many exotic seal materials. They are available for 1/8-in. OD with every size in between.
Fighting The Bulge Battle
April 8, 2004 12:15 pm | Bomco Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe F-35 is a joint strike fighter being developed for a joint program between the United States and the United Kingdom. Lockheed Martin is designing the fighter, which could be in the air by 2005. The multi-role fighter is being developed to fulfill the needs of the U.S. Navy, The U.S. Marine Corp.
O-rings Ready For Tough Requirements
April 8, 2004 12:15 pm | Product Releases | CommentsTwo lines of O-rings are engineered to meet stringent requirements in both healthcare and tubing applications. The first line features O-ring seals specially formulated of elastomer materials that comply with FDA and U.S. Pharmacopoeia (USP) Class VI healthcare standards.
Industrial Modem
April 8, 2004 12:14 pm | Phoenix Contact | Product Releases | CommentsThe PSI-Data/Fax-Modem/RS232 DIN-rail mount modem is designed to provide worldwide access to machines and remote installations, via the public phone network, for remote maintenance and monitoring and program downloads.
Dc-dc Converter
April 8, 2004 12:14 pm | C&D Technologies Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe WPA60 dc-dc converter has nine available variations. Each of the units from the range delivers two independently regulated outputs that provide full regulation down to zero load.
Pluggable Relays Use Spring Connections
April 8, 2004 12:14 pm | Wago Corporation | Product Releases | Comments788 Series plugable, DIN-rail mount relays use the Cage Clamp's spring pressure connection technology for push-in connection of solid wire or ferruled stranded wire and screwdriver actuated connection of all wire types.
Temperature Probes
April 8, 2004 12:14 pm | Selco Products Co. | Product Releases | CommentsThe LSMN Mini Series of temperature probes is designed to meet small space requirements in applications requiring fast and precise temperature sensing. A wide range of custom options allows unlimited temperature sensing applications in industries ranging from life sciences to heavy industrial.
Electrical & Electronic Components
April 8, 2004 12:14 pm | Avx Corporation | Product Releases | CommentsGlass Capacitors Land on Mars AVX supplied their CYR20 glass-dielectric capacitors in the mission critical rover lift mechanism actuator and lander petal actuator circuits on the Mars Spirit and Opportunity Rovers.
Standard Linear Actuators Are Being Modified For Specialty Applications In Both Outer And ''inner'' Space.
April 8, 2004 12:12 pm | by Joy LePree, Technical Editor | Articles | CommentsBy Joy LePree, Technical Editor While most of us tend to think of motion control as a very down-to-earth topic, designers of space apparatus and undersea equipment have a very different view of the technology.
High-speed Lapping Cuts Manufacturing Costs
April 5, 2004 8:18 am | Articles | CommentsWhether developing new products or improving existing ones, design engineers face pressures from throughout their organizations. Marketing requires high-quality, innovative products to better meet customers' demands.
