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Playing It Cool
August 30, 2002 9:32 am | Product Releases | CommentsDesign engineers are relying on new air filter ideas to prevent enclosures from heating up and causing havoc. Here are some rules to live by when addressing critical thermal management.
Liquid-to-air Copper Heat Exchangers
August 30, 2002 9:32 am | Product Releases | CommentsNew 720 Series heat exchangers are designed for cooling semiconductor manufacturing equipment, test equipment, electronics, industrial furnaces and ovens, and medical and industrial lasers.
Build A Bot
August 30, 2002 9:31 am | by Lisa Arrigo, Editor in Chief | Articles | CommentsReaders are invited to submit designs for the Build A Bot Contest. If your design is selected, Product Design and Development will build the robot and send you to see it compete in a BattleBots competition.
Landscape Orientation Enclosures
August 28, 2002 9:49 am | Hoffman | Product Releases | CommentsThe Inline Instrumentation enclosure series has 10 new models designed to meet the specifications of newer I/O devices including Allen Bradley Point I/O. Both solid doors for UL Type 4 protection from dirty environments and flush polycarbonate window doors are available.
High-current Inductors For Switch Applications
August 28, 2002 9:49 am | Product Releases | CommentsCoiltronics high-current HC7 surface-mount inductors are designed for use in VRM circuits with higher speed switch mode applications requiring low inductance, low voltage, or high current.
Alternative For Electromechanical Devices
August 28, 2002 9:49 am | Electroswitch | Product Releases | CommentsShock- and vibration-resistant, the Annuciator Target Relay or ATR is a compact replacement or alternative for electromechanical devices in utility applications. The solid state relay, which accepts an input signal from a variety of devices, performs two basic functions.
High Pressure Generating Dc Fan
August 28, 2002 9:49 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe 7.9-in. Mixed Flow dc fan is designed to generate higher pressure for efficient cooling. It's suitable for telecommunications applications as well as computer cabinets and racks. The 4.6-lb unit combines the characteristics of fans and blowers to deliver increased pressure and airflow.
Combination Signal And Power Connectors
August 28, 2002 9:49 am | Samtec | Product Releases | CommentsStorage Combo connectors are designed for direct disk drive-to-board use in non-PC-based applications. These combination signal and power connectors eliminate the need for flat ribbon cables and power wire harnesses.
Copolymer Tubing
August 28, 2002 9:47 am | Rehau Incorporated | Product Releases | CommentsRaufilam PE braid-reinforced copolymer tubing, which offers resistance to a host of chemicals, is billed as performing better than competitive thermoplastic tubing in cold weather.
Air-extended Spring-retract Gaging Probes
August 28, 2002 9:47 am | Macro Sensors | Product Releases | CommentsThe GHX Series of hermetically sealed LVDT gaging probes are designed to offer long life and consistent measurement for dimensional gaging, factory automation, and similar position measurement applications.
Dc/dc Converter (4737)
August 15, 2002 5:18 am | Astec Power | Product Releases | CommentsThe AEQ15AF48 is a dual-output quarter brick dc/dc converter. It features 5 and 3.3 V outputs. The 5 V output can deliver a maximum of 12 A while the 3.3 V can deliver up to 15 A.
Filtration System
August 15, 2002 5:13 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe MV VisiFlow oil filtration system is a self-contained vacuum pump for highly corrosive applications. Two clear plastic 10 in. sumps let users visually monitor the pump fluid's condition, and quick disconnects enable fast filter changeovers for minimal downtime.
Micro Circular Plastic Connectors
August 15, 2002 5:13 am | Tyco Electronics | Product Releases | CommentsNew micro CPC connectors accommodate between 12 and 19 contacts. Available in wire-to-wire, wire-to-board, or wire-to-panel versions, they are based on a 13.5 shell size. Two contact systems are available.
Pmc Card For Absolute Position Information
August 15, 2002 5:13 am | Industrial Indexing Systems, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsA Master Follower Resolver PMC card is available for the Emerald EMC-2000 multi-axis motion controller. This option provides absolute position information on power-up for applications such as press controls where the absolute position of the crankshaft is needed to initialize tooling.
Spring Finger Emi Gaskets
August 15, 2002 5:13 am | Chomerics | Product Releases | CommentsNew metal spring finger gaskets are designed for EMI shielding of faceplate interfaces on high frequency CompactPCI industrial computing and communication systems. They are provided in two profiles.
