Industrial
Visual design tool supports PIC MCU-based GUI creation on Windows, Linux or Mac computers
March 22, 2013 4:21 pm | Microchip Technology Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsMicrochip Technology Inc. announced the release of Graphics Display Designer X (GDD X), an enhanced visual design tool that provides a quick and easy way of creating Graphical User Interface (GUI) screens for applications using Microchip’s 16-or 32-bit PIC MCUs. With GDD X, developers may
Industry’s first reconfigurable DC arc detect reference solution enables designers to safeguard high-power DC systems
March 22, 2013 3:08 pm | Texas Instruments | Product Releases | CommentsTexas Instruments introduces the industry’s first fully programmable DC arc detect reference solution. The RD-195 makes it faster and easier for designers to address a growing need to safeguard high-power DC systems, such as automobile and aircraft battery management systems....
IP65 industrial-grade servo motors ideal for use in harsh industrial applications
March 20, 2013 10:57 am | Product Releases | CommentsPITTMAN Motors offers IP65 industrial-grade servo motors that are ideal for use in harsh industrial applications. The PITTMAN AB Series brushless servo motors are offered in three different NEMA frame sizes and various stack lengths to accommodate a wide range of industrial applications.
1600 watt power supply features 92% efficiency with digital controls
March 20, 2013 10:06 am | Tdk Corporation Of America, TDK-Lambda Americas, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsTDK Corporation announces the new TDK-Lambda RFE1600 Series: a 1600W single-output AC-DC power supply in a low-profile package (less than 1U high) for standalone or distributed power architectures (DPA). These supplies are ideal for applications requiring reliable 12V, 24V, or 48VDC bulk power.
MEMS emitter combines high signal with fast pulses, long life
March 18, 2013 5:09 pm | Product Releases | CommentsCal Sensors announced the global launch of a new MEMs Pulsed Emitter (MPE), a broadband source of quasi-black body pulsed light that operates over the 1 to 20 micron infrared (IR) spectrum. Designed with patented, thin-membrane, thermo-resistive material, the MPE is positioned as combining
Software option for optical modulation analyzer series greatly reduces test times
March 14, 2013 12:09 pm | Tektronix | Product Releases | CommentsTektronix, Inc. announced a new software option for its OM4000 optical modulation analyzer series that offers automated test support for 400G multi-carrier coherent optical modulation. This software option will greatly reduce test times for researchers working on 400G and faster coherent optical systems while providing the flexibility to define carrier count, carrier spacing and modulation formats. It also provides compiled carrier measurement results and multi-carrier visualization for integrated analysis.
Motorized rotary stages include accuracy to 20 arc seconds
March 13, 2013 4:28 pm | Aerotech, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsAGR series motorized rotary stages provide significant improvements in speed, load capacity, and long-term positioning performance over previous generations of worm-gear-drive stages. They address a wide range of applications for general purpose positioning in laboratory and industrial uses, in a robust and economical package.
Stereotyping prime obstacle to women in commercial science
March 13, 2013 9:14 am | by Eurekalert! | News | CommentsFemale professors are almost 50 percent less likely than their male counterparts to be invited to join corporate scientific advisory boards (SABs) and start new companies mainly because of gender stereotyping, says University of Maryland researcher Waverly Ding, an assistant professor of management at the Robert H. Smith School of Business.
New technique creates stronger, lightweight magnesium alloys
March 13, 2013 9:10 am | by Eurekalert! | News | CommentsResearchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new technique for creating stronger, lightweight magnesium alloys that have potential structural applications in the automobile and aerospace industries.
8-pin panel-mount receptacles include gold-plated contacts that can withstand a maximum of 30 V
March 11, 2013 3:38 pm | Binder Usa | Product Releases | CommentsBinder-USA has expanded its Series 768 and 718 M8 product line with new 8-pin panel-mount receptacles. The receptacles provide an ideal solution for applications requiring high pin numbers in areas with limited space. The connectors are commonly used for sensors and actuators in the industrial and automation industries.
Solving the counterfeit crisis, engineers weigh in
March 11, 2013 9:57 am | by Kasey Panetta, Associate Editor | Blogs | CommentsHow would you stop counterfeiting? One of the hottest topics in electronic components--and basically every other industry-- is how to deal with the issue of counterfeiting. So we put it to the readers to come up with the best solutions for the counterfeiting crisis.
LED fixtures designed for daytime and nighttime lighting on communication, television and radio towers, wind turbines
March 8, 2013 4:05 pm | Product Releases | CommentsHughey & Phillips (H&P) announces the new HORIZON™ line of medium-intensity strobe LED based obstruction lighting solutions for daytime and nighttime lighting on tall structures such as communication, television and radio towers, wind turbines, smokestacks and other obstructions to aerial navigation.
Multi-purpose, one part UV curing system designed for bonding, sealing, coating and encapsulation
March 8, 2013 2:37 pm | Master Bond Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsMaster Bond UV25 is a multi-purpose, one part UV curing system for bonding, sealing, coating and encapsulation that features excellent optical clarity, superb physical properties, moderate viscosity and most importantly, an ultra high glass transition temperature (Tg) of over 180°C.
Subrack enclosure family offered in EMC, compact, and mobile rugged styles
March 7, 2013 4:51 pm | Product Releases | CommentsPixus Technologies offers Eurocard subracks for 3U and 6U boards in multiple configurations. The subrack enclosures can house backplanes or special modules for industrial, mil/aero, communications, medical, energy, and test/measurement industries.
2-pole connector offers larger wire, increased current carrying capabilities
March 6, 2013 2:54 pm | Anderson Power Products | Product Releases | CommentsAnderson Power Products announces a new addition to the SB connector family with the release of their new 2 pole SB 2/0 connector. APP continues to search for ways to offer system designers increased power connections in compact formats. The SB 2/0 offers larger wire capability and increased current carrying capability over the similar sized SB 175 connector.
Forget 3D, say hello to 4D
March 6, 2013 12:08 pm | by Kasey Panetta, Associate Editor | Blogs | CommentsLeave it to MIT to come out with 4D printing, just as 3D printing seems to be really hitting its stride. They can’t just leave well enough alone, can they? We’ve talked a little bit about the potential of 3D printing and the pretty amazing things they can do, so now we’re moving on to 4D.
Network-based control system enables enhancement of DNP3 SCADA protocol functionality
March 5, 2013 2:55 pm | Yokogawa | Product Releases | CommentsYokogawa Electric Corporation announces that it will release an enhanced version of the STARDOM network-based control system on February 28. With this release, the integrity of the data transferred between supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems and programmable logic controllers (PLCs) is ensured in challenging upstream oil & gas and other applications.
Low-viscosity thermally conductive silicone compound fills all unwanted gaps up to 0.50mm in height
March 4, 2013 10:55 am | Product Releases | CommentsFujipoly announces the introduction of SARCON® SPG-20A, an easy to dispense, low-viscosity thermally conductive silicone compound. When applied between a heat-generating component and a nearby heat sink or spreader, the very low compression, form-in-place material completely fills all unwanted gaps up to 0.50mm in height.
Couplers include patch cables that are already fitted
March 4, 2013 10:06 am | Harting, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsHARTING has expanded its har-port line of service interfaces with RJ45 couplers with patch cables already fitted. Users no longer need a separate socket or patch cables with their RJ45 coupler. These compact and robust, fully shielded interfaces are available with cable lengths ranging from 0.2 to 5 metres....
Top 10 must-read posts from February
March 1, 2013 3:12 pm | by Kasey Panetta, Associate Editor | Blogs | CommentsHere’s a rundown of the most read, most popular, most awesome articles on the web. Take a look at what you missed the first time around or check up on an old favorite to see the conversation in the comments. Keep checking out the Lead at www.ecnmag.com and follow us on Twitter @ecnonline for our most up-to-date articles.
Thermoelectric air conditioner delivers continuous, maximum cooling regardless of power supply or voltage flow
March 1, 2013 10:22 am | Product Releases | CommentsEIC Solutions, Inc. has advanced the circuitry engineering in their cooling units to provide maximum cooling output regardless of available power supplies or the integrity of the voltage flow. EIC air conditioners run off either an AC or DC power source with consistently high power utilization efficiency.
Metal pushbutton switch radiates white ring
February 27, 2013 4:46 pm | Schurter Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsSCHURTER expanded its MSM Series metal pushbutton switch to include a version with white ring and point illumination. Existing color options include red, green, yellow and blue. The series also expands its range of integrated resistor options to include
Digital, 1.8-V humidity sensor touts compact size
February 27, 2013 10:23 am | Measurement Specialties | Product Releases | CommentsMeasurement Specialties announced the HTU21D, an ultra-compact, low power digital humidity/temperature sensor. The self-contained sensor interfaces directly with a microcontroller, ensuring a better signal path as well as
Top 10 ways biotechnology could improve our everyday life
February 26, 2013 11:20 am | by Eurekalert! | News | CommentsThe Global Agenda Council on Biotechnology, one of the global networks under the World Economic Forum (WEF), which is composed of the world's leading experts in the field of biotechnology, announced today that the council has indentified "ten most important biotechnologies" ....
Graphene: A material that multiplies the power of light
February 25, 2013 8:57 am | by Eurekalert! | News | CommentsBottles, packaging, furniture, car parts... all made of plastic. Today we find it difficult to imagine our lives without this key material that revolutionized technology over the last century. There is wide-spread optimism in the scientific community that graphene will provide similar paradigm shifting advances in the decades to come.
