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Lighting The Way
October 28, 2003 7:56 am | Ledtronics, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsRound RopeLED accent lighting, designed for easy installation, is housed with a flexible PVC tube with a diameter of 0.5 in. at a length of at least 6.5 ft. It features 10 LEDs per foot, which are spaced 1.1 in. apart. Its weather-resistant construction is suitable for both outdoor and indoor use.
Led Devices And Light Pipes
October 28, 2003 7:56 am | Bivar, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsSMPT Series surface-mount LED devices are designed to accept flexible light pipes (FLP Series) to create a new design and installation style that will eliminate the need for through-hole PC boards typically required for installation of light pipes.
Cables Bring It Together
October 28, 2003 7:56 am | Igus Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsE-Z Triflex cable carriers are designed for flexibility and easy assembly. Suitable for robotic applications and other space-restricted, multiple-axis applications where freedom of movement is crucial, they can snake in three different directions for complex motion, even in confined spaces.
Resistant Seals
October 28, 2003 7:56 am | American High Performance Seals, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe Duralast 4203 line of seals is designed to overcome the conflicting requirements sealing materials face from such diverse fluids as synthetic ester, vegetable oil, and mineral-based, fire-resistant, or biodegradable fluids.
Fastening News Readers Can Use
October 28, 2003 7:45 am | Product Releases | CommentsSouthco's Web site is designed to help engineers find specific solutions to their access hardware needs. It features 3D Partstream, which lets engineers download 3D CAD files in their native CAD package format. These 3D product drawings are available in over 15 CAD packages.
Simulation Key To New Assault Ships
October 28, 2003 7:45 am | Delmia Corp. | Product Releases | CommentsIf recent events are any indication, future wars will be unlike all others. To prepare for this challenge, the expeditionary warfare division of the Naval Seas Command has embarked on a $4 billion program to build new amphibious assault ships for the Marine Corps.
Cad Support With A Mouse Click
October 28, 2003 7:45 am | Lee Spring Company | Product Releases | CommentsThe "Solid Gold" online CAD support system, developed by Lee Spring Co., is a free service available to users of the company's online catalog, which can be found at www.leespring.com.
Led Therapy
October 28, 2003 7:36 am | by Joy LePree, Technical Editor | Articles | CommentsHigh-tech companies are exploring a strange new world to develop devices that cure an assortment of illnesses.
Right Angle Relief Valves
October 28, 2003 7:24 am | Circle Seal Controls | Product Releases | CommentsR6000 Series right-angle relief valves have a pressure range of 5 to 10,000 psig and are designed to improve inefficiencies common with typical industry right-angle valves.
Plastic Butterfly Valves
October 28, 2003 6:00 am | Hayward Industrial Products, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsA line of all-plastic butterfly valves is designed to be easily adapted to specific application requirements. The units have a fabricated design that allows for valve body changes that would be impossible or expensive with valves made with a standard molded construction.
Compact Iso Valves
October 28, 2003 6:00 am | Imi Norgren | Product Releases | CommentsCombining a compact design with high performance, the V40 and V41 Series of miniature ISO valves are suitable for applications where flow of compressed air has to be directed to system components such as actuators contained within pneumatic circuits.
Pump Gets An Increase In Versatility
October 28, 2003 6:00 am | Product Releases | CommentsEngineers designing hydraulic applications using pumps need those pumps to be versatile, especially in today's complex systems. One pump, the E5 from Versa-Matic Pump Co., has been redesigned to provide more versatility than the original model. The E5 is a 1/2-in.
Switch Modification
October 28, 2003 5:35 am | Electroswitch | Product Releases | CommentsStandard switch designs can be configured to satisfy complex switching applications. Modifications
Solutions For Today''s Appliances
October 28, 2003 5:35 am | Product Releases | CommentsJennifer M. Cerruto, Senior Associate Editor Today's appliances have been showing the need for good switch design. The products examined in this article are all applicable to the latest generation of appliances and, for the design engineer, that's a positive thing.
Time Delay Relay
October 28, 2003 5:35 am | Abb Automation Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe TRDU Series has been designed to simplify the selection of plug-in time delay relays. It's engineered to replace hundreds of conventional units, and industry-standard 8- and 11-pin base wiring means no rewiring is required. The relay has 21 functions — 10 single and 11 dual.
