Industrial
Linear rail system achieves maximum horizontal load of 225 lbf
November 1, 2012 1:03 pm | Product Releases | CommentsHaydon Kerk Motion Solutions introduces the latest addition to the new BGS (Ball Guide Screw) linear rail product line. The BGS08 is designed to position heavy loads and maintain tight accuracy and repeatability even in applications requiring significant cantilevered loading.
16-bit 4-channel 250MSPS A/D board designed for demanding applications
November 1, 2012 1:02 pm | Product Releases | CommentsUltraview Corporation announces a 16-bit 4-channel 250MSPS A/D board for very demanding uses, where repetitive signals on multiple time-aligned channels need to be observed with high SNR, such as NMR, RADAR, ultrasound, time-of-flight imaging, spectroscopy, communications systems and antenna testing and other critical applications.
Systems-on-Chips send audio, video from multiple sources to multiple displays
October 31, 2012 10:29 am | Stmicroelectronics | Product Releases | CommentsSTMicroelectronics added the STDP43 series of products to its innovative DisplayPort portfolio. These Systems-on-Chips (SoCs) are the world’s first high-speed active-protocol bi-directional media-routing devices that manage audio and video data from various sources and send this data to multiple displays.
Hazardous area light effectively illuminates 25,000 square feet of work area
October 30, 2012 10:42 am | Larson Electronics Llc | Product Releases | CommentsLarson Electronics’ Magnalight.com has announced the addition of a portable 400 watt metal halide hazardous area rated pedestal mount work light. Designed for high output, portability, and compliance with Class 1 Division 2 hazardous location regulations, the EPL-PM-1X400MH-100 Metal Halide Hazardous Location Light illuminates 25,000 square feet of work area...
Flexible parametric curve tracer solutions suits power device characterization
October 26, 2012 11:20 am | Keithley Instruments | Product Releases | CommentsKeithley has introduced seven instrumentation, software, and test fixture configurations for parametric curve tracing applications for characterizing high power devices at up to 3,000 V and 100 A, including those based on silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) technology. According to the company,
Linear position sensors are ATEX approved in Zone 1 and Zone 2 classifications
October 26, 2012 10:00 am | Product Releases | CommentsMacro Sensors offers the HLR 750 Series of UL/ULC listed and ATEX-approved LVDT Linear Positions Sensors for use in the high temperature and highly volatile environments of gas turbines. Ideal applications for the HLR series LVDTs include monitoring fuel transfer valves, micro fuel valve openings and hydro turbine servo motor operation.
Wireless sensors reduce installation time from days to hours
October 23, 2012 4:12 pm | Product Releases | CommentsLibelium, launched Waspmote Plug & Sense!, a new line of Libelium encapsulated wireless sensor devices allowing system integrators to implement scalable, modular wireless sensor networks and reduce installation time from days to hours. Waspmote Plug & Sense! models are pre-configured
Controllers with integrated HMIs equipped for hazardous locations
October 23, 2012 4:05 pm | Product Releases | CommentsGlobally known for their uniquely designed Programmable Logic Controllers with integrated HMIs, Unitronics is proud to announce that even more of their products are now suitable for hazardous locations with UL Class I, Division 2 ratings. Even more equipped for industries such as oil and petrochemical, some of the newly rated products include
Compact serial device server offers ease-of-use and flexibility for M2M connectivity
October 23, 2012 2:01 pm | Product Releases | CommentsLantronix announced the launch of its new xDirect device server -- a compact serial-to-Ethernet device server that provides quick and easy connectivity to virtually any device or machine with a serial interface. With plug-and-play simplicity and a small form factor, xDirect is suitable for a variety of markets from security to industrial automation to medical and more.
Wideband miniature transformers meet NASA low outgassing specifications
October 23, 2012 11:35 am | Product Releases | CommentsFor aerospace and other ultra-critical applications requiring miniature ferrite-core transformers, Coilcraft CPS has introduced the new AE458RFW Series. These robust, open design surface mount transformers are specially designed and tested to meet or exceed NASA’s demanding low-outgassing specifications
Gadgets add complexity to brutal bank layoffs
October 23, 2012 9:06 am | by Sarah White, Reuters | News | CommentsIn the high-tech, gadget-addicted world of investment banking, layoffs are becoming more complex and brutal as firms try to stop sensitive data leaving with employees. Sackings are usually swift, with bankers escorted out, a few belongings thrown into boxes and Blackberries and phones disabled the minute they get their marching orders.
Japan's large-scale PV power exhibition
October 22, 2012 7:53 pm | by SEMICON | News | CommentsPVJapan 2012, the leading photovoltaic exhibition in Japan, will take place on December 5-7. PVJapan is the best event for industry stakeholders to gain knowledge of Japan’s renewable energy industry, including solar energy. Leading-edge technologies will be exhibited on the show floor...
SEMICON Japan 2012: Focus on Next-Generation Technology Challenges — with Keynotes from Toshiba, Intel, Xilinx and TSMC
October 22, 2012 12:53 pm | by SEMI | News | CommentsSEMICON Japan 2012, one of the largest exhibitions in the world for semiconductor manufacturing and related processing technology, will take place at Makuhari Messe in Chiba on December 5-7. Today, SEMI announced an exceptional lineup of keynotes speakers
Analysis: Most companies won't be early adopters of Windows 8
October 22, 2012 9:44 am | by Bill Rigby, Reuters | News | CommentsThere was once a time when the launch of a new Windows operating system was a huge deal for the technology departments in many businesses. Not anymore. Microsoft Corp's release of Windows 8 on Friday is likely to be a non-event for most companies -- and some experts say many may never adopt it.
Poll finds large majority of Germans favor phasing out nuclear power despite rising costs
October 22, 2012 9:41 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsA new poll finds that a large majority of Germans back the government's decision to phase out nuclear power and switch to renewable energies within a decade, despite rising electricity bills. The poll for German news magazine Focus published Sunday found that 72 percent continue to support the country's energy switchover.
Oscillator offers custom frequency up to 250MHz
October 19, 2012 3:18 pm | Product Releases | CommentsFox Electronics has enhanced its innovative XpressO line of low jitter configurable oscillators with the XpressO-TC, a new TCXO version with custom frequencies up to 250 MHz. As with all XpressO oscillators, the new TCXOs can be delivered in less than ten working days, a major improvement over the standard lead times of competitive offerings.
Manufacturing complex 3-D metallic structures at nanoscale made possible
October 19, 2012 2:30 pm | by Eurekalert! | News | CommentsThe fabrication of many objects, machines, and devices around us rely on the controlled deformation of metals by industrial processes such as bending, shearing, and stamping. Is this technology transferrable to nanoscale? Can we build similarly complex devices and machines with very small dimensions?
The best solution for dealing with space junk
October 19, 2012 2:26 pm | by Kasey Panetta, Associate Editor | Articles | CommentsThere is a lot of junk in space. There’s American junk, Russian junk, Chinese junk, and corporate junk. There are satellite pieces and discarded rocket parts and metal bits. Basically, all the junk is just floating around clonking into other junk and causing general mayhem when they get a bit too close to the stuff that’s not junk.
Liquid cold plate heat sinks offer uniform cooling distribution under mounted power modules
October 19, 2012 10:06 am | News | CommentsRichardson RFPD, Inc. announces availability and full design services support for four new liquid cold plate heat sinks from PriaTherm. The four devices are light and compact, offer uniform cooling distribution under mounted power modules, and feature an aluminum alloy Al EN AW 6060 finish.
Starline EX and Amphe-EX series of connectors meet hazardous area classifications
October 19, 2012 9:33 am | News | CommentsAmphenol Industrial Global Operations has updated its third party approvals of the Starline EX and Amphe-EX series of connectors to meet hazardous area classifications and expands its support into new markets. These harsh environment connectors are ideal for use in the mining industry.
Optical vortices on a chip
October 19, 2012 9:32 am | by Eurekalert! | News | CommentsAn international research group led by scientists from the University of Bristol and the Universities of Glasgow (UK) and Sun Yat-sen and Fudan in China, have demonstrated integrated arrays of emitters of so call 'optical vortex beams' onto a silicon chip. The work is featured on the cover of the latest issue of Science magazine
ORNL study confirms magnetic properties of silicon nano-ribbons
October 18, 2012 8:45 am | by Eurekalert! | News | CommentsNano-ribbons of silicon configured so the atoms resemble chicken wire could hold the key to ultrahigh density data storage and information processing systems of the future. This was a key finding of a team of scientists led by Paul Snijders of the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Eight-channel mixed-signal oscilloscope ideal for testing, debugging applications
October 17, 2012 3:27 pm | Product Releases | CommentsThe new Yokogawa DLM4000 is the industry’s only eight-channel mixed- signal oscilloscope. Combining the large screen and eight-channel capability of Yokogawa’s earlier eight-channel DL7480 oscilloscope with the mixed-signal technology of the company’s pioneering DLM2000 Series,
Micro mini pendulum switch enables more efficient ATCA board control and SMT process compatibility
October 17, 2012 1:03 pm | Product Releases | CommentsC&K Components has developed a surface mount micro miniature pendulum detect switch for consumer electronic and harsh environment industrial applications. A rugged combination of stainless steel base metal with silver-over-nickel plating and phosphor bronze-based contacts/terminals contributes to the robust SDP002 detect switch’s long lifespan and RoHS compliance.
Cold plate four-pass heatsinks provide maximum heat removal
October 17, 2012 10:33 am | Product Releases | CommentsOhmite Manufacturing Company announces the CP4 Series of cold plate four-pass heatsinks. These liquid coldplates are designed for Ohmite heatsinkable type resistors, including the TAP600, TAP800, TA1K0, TA2K0, and various SOT-227 resistor packages.
