LISLE, Ill. — February 7, 2007 — A new series of microSD memory card connectors from Molex (NASDAQ: MOLX and MOLXA) offer ultra-compact space savings and a brake feature for smooth card extraction. These new microSD memory card connectors are designed for cell phones and other mobile devices that use removable flash memory to store…
Corrosion Detection Transmitters Now Available with Multivariable Outputs in a Single Device
Pepperl+Fuchs unique and highly popular CorrTran™ Corrosion Detection Transmitters now provide multivariable outputs with a single transmitter, including general and local corrosion rates, as well as conductivity, via a two-wire loop powered 4-20mA signal with HART protocol. This allows users to determine the effectiveness of their corrosion inhibitors, and to detect and correct corrosion issues…
BEI Duncan Electronics’ New Non-Contacting Rotary Position Sensor
IRVINE, CA, Feb.
Fast Analog Module From Rockwell Automation
MAYFIELD HEIGHTS, OHIO, Feb. 1, 2007
Enhance Vacuum Efficiency
Bob Buerkel, Product Manager Vacuum and Pressure Sensors, Parker Hannifin Corporation Many manufacturing processes use vacuum systems for pick and place operations. Adding pressure sensors with Auto Surveillance features into vacuum systems can reduce downtime, increase throughput, and enhance preventive maintenance programs. Such sensors help reduce the annual cost of replacing vacuum cups by alerting a…
Add Vibration to Analysis Mix
Vibration analysis can play a key role in a predictive maintenance program, but several obstacles have prevented wide spread use. The PDA based VSA-1214 and VSA-1215 Vibration Spectrum Analyzers may change this common situation. “Starting with price, going on to ease of use, and finally to the big hurdle of lack of in-house vibration expertise…
Adrenaline, Adventure & Engineering
By Marshall Matheson “Auto racing, bull fighting, and mountain climbing are the only real sports … all others are games.” -Earnest Hemingway This month, Design World is launching “Leadership in Engineering”, a community based print and online promotion to support and gain industry recognition for innovation and advances in engineering across several disciplines. Image appears…
TRESCO Receives Quality Performance Award
BOONE, N.C. – Master distributor TRESCO has received a quality performance award from Electronic Supply Chain Solutions, Inc for their exceptional performance throughout 2006. Based on the quality of products and timely deliveries, TRESCO has been awarded a 100% quality supplier rating. “Electronic Supply Chain Solutions has recognized TRESCO’s commitment to exceptional quality and service,”…
It’s Show Time!
The Medical Design and Manufacturing West exposition and conference brings together the latest advances, leading suppliers, and technical experts in the field, offering engineers a one-stop look at what’s going on in medical design. This year’s show features four special-focus business pavilions: Precision Tec, MEDPAK, and new for 2007, Quality, and Laser Tec. In addition,…
Surface Mount Basic Pressure Sensor
All Sensors Corporation Has announced the introduction of a Surface Mount Basic Pressure Sensor. This announcement comes as industry demand for surface mounted pressure sensors is increasing. In addition to standard pressure ranges, an unprecedented 10-INCH H2O pressure range is also available with virtually zero position sensitivity. The Surface Mount Basic Pressure Sensor is RoHS…
NI Introduces New 12-Inch HMI for LabVIEW Touch Panel Module
National Instruments today announced the release of the NI TPC-2012. The new 12-inch touch panel computer works with the National Instruments LabVIEW 8.20 Touch Panel Module, giving control and design engineers another option for deploying the LabVIEW graphical development environment on Windows CE HMI devices for machine control, embedded control and distributed data acquisition systems.…
Linx MS Encoder-Based Transmitters
Merlin, OR — Linx Technologies introduces its next generation of pre-certified OEM handheld transmitters. Based on the innovative Linx MS Series encoder, these compact transmitters bring a new level of security and performance to a wide range of remote control and command applications. The OEM transmitters are a great way to quickly add basic remote…
Advantech Selected as a Top Technology and Service Provider in Machine-to-Machine Technology
The eAutomation Group of Advantech has been selected by M2M magazine as a top technology and service provider in the machine-to-machine technology area. The M2M 100 spans multiple categories, bringing vital information to those looking for machine-to-machine solutions and partners. “This year’s M2M 100 directory provides a snapshot of an emerging market and identifies the…
New Beckhoff Industrial Ethernet Switches Feature Streamlined Design
To provide industrial Ethernet users with the most robust components possible, Beckhoff Automation has announced the new CU2008 and CU2016 Ethernet switches. The CU series switches have an optimized housing design and therefore cost 16 percent less than earlier models. The CU2008 switch ($150) offers 8 RJ 45 Ethernet ports while the CU2016 switch ($282)…
Microsoft Nominates Beckhoff Automation as Windows Embedded Gold Partner
Microsoft has awarded Beckhoff the status of Gold Partner in the Windows Embedded Partner program. Gold status is the highest and most exclusive level of the Microsoft partner program. In Europe, there are only 14 companies that have been awarded Embedded Gold status. To qualify as Microsoft Windows Embedded Gold Partners, companies must demonstrate first…
Advantech Launches High Performance& Cost Effective Industrial DIN-Rail PC
The eAutomation Group of Advantech introduces the UNO-1019 RISC-grade DIN-Rail PC with Windows CE 4.2 embedded OS, which simplifies application development. The UNO-1019 provides versatile I/O interfaces, including; 2 Ethernet ports, 4 serial ports. 4 digital I/O and one CF expansion slot for data buffering and storage. The UNO-1019 has an operating temperature range of…
Advantech Develops New Partnership with Cole-Parmer
The eAutomation Group of Advantech has developed a new partnership with Cole-Parmer. Cole-Parmer has been a leading global distributor of laboratory and industrial fluid products, instrumentation, equipment, and supplies since 1955. They are proven experts in the fields of temperature measurement and control, electrochemistry, and fluid handling. Their products are sold throughout the world through…
Advantech Again Receives Control Design Magazine’s Readers’ Choice Award for Best Single Board Computer
As a trusted ePlatform provider, Advantech has been at the forefront of the embedded single board computer (SBC) market for more than 20 years. 2006 marks the second time that Advantech was voted the best single board computer provider by the readers of Control Design magazine. This award recognizes and solidifies Advantech’s brand image as…
Keithley Introduces Measurement How-To Library CD
Cleveland, Ohio — Keithley Instruments, Inc. (NYSE:KEI), a leader in solutions for emerging measurement needs, has released the Simplified Test Toolkit, an interactive tutorial CD that helps test engineers overcome tough measurement challenges. The CD offers a collection of useful technical seminars to help engineers in creating more powerful and effective yet simple test and…
New BK1120 EtherCAT® Bus Coupler
MINNEAPOLIS, MN — Companies can now integrate any of the 200+ distributed I/O from Beckhoff Automation's KL family into ultra high speed EtherCAT systems via the new BK1120 Bus Coupler. The BK1120 provides a clear path for next generation industrial Ethernet implementation while offering complete backwards compatibility with existing Beckhoff I/O systems. Separate nodes of…
Keithley Introduces The First, Powerful, Lab Quality, Handheld RF Power Meter
With a wide frequency range of 10MHz to 6GHz, the Model 3500 is useful in a variety of applications, including test of mobile phone and cellular infrastructures, WLAN devices, RFID readers, WiMax devices, and wireless sensors. Its large dynamic range of -63dBM to +20dBM enables the Model 3500 to measure signals either directly from the…
How often do you really have to calibrate instruments?
By John R. Gyorki Calibration costs money, but so do inaccurate instruments. One of the facts of life in working with sensors, meters, and other measurement devices is that eventually they drift out of tolerance and have to be recalibrated. The question is, how often do you really have to get this done? Calibration is…
Students explore airflow in early aircraft flight
One hundred years ago, Alberto Santos-Dumont flew one of the first heavier-than-air machines in Europe. Recently, a team of Brazilian students used the ANSYS ICEM CFD and CFX software to analyze and understand airflow around that plane’s surface. For the CAD model of the 14-Bis students meshed surfaces using hexahedral elementsand represented volumes with a…
SPS/IPC/Drives Day 2
Wow! What a show. I thought is was crowded yesterday, but by mid-morning most hallways were so packed, you almost felt you were at a sporting event! Surprises coming from companies not usually known for having motion products such as motors/drives/controllers/software, are now bringing it out at the SPS show. Pilz, known as a world…
Custom Sensors & Technologies Launched
MOORPARK, Calif. – Some of the industry’s most advanced custom sensor technology brands have combined to form Custom Sensors & Technologies (CST), a new global enterprise poised to set the standard in the custom sensing market. CST, a business unit of Schneider Electric, announced its organization in May 2006. CST is made up of leading…