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Best Way to Burn Coal
 This Power Engineering article compares emissions from the three leading coal-fired generation technologies: Pulverized Coal, Circulating Fluidized Bed, and Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle. Although air quality standards cover seven pollutants, the main emissions of interest for plant operators and for this study are sulfur dioxide, nitrous oxides, and particulate matter less than 10 microns in diameter.
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NYC Turbines are Underwater
 Generating power close to the point of use saves money, but finding distributed generation sites in densely populated areas is difficult. New York City's solution is to put 10MW of underwater tidally-driven turbines in the East River. EngineerLive reports that the first set of tidal turbines has been deployed and is under test. [A quick registration may be required to access originating article.]
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Coiled Cable Connects Computers
 The USB standard is a boon to PC users because it usually allows plug-and-play connectivity of peripheral devices from printers to keyboards to USB drives. The downside is a confusing mass of USB wires. Everything USB says that this coiled USB cable with 3D articulating connectors might help sort out the mess.
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Are Cheaper Relays Safe?
 Force guided relays are generally used in safety circuits because most consider them a better alternative to general purpose relays. This Business Industrial Network article compares the two relay types in a typical application by taking into account the number of relays required and the cost of each. The results may surprise you.
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Visual Communications Company, Inc.
Need to Mount an LED?
 LED mounting hardware, light pipes, lenses, and cable assemblies. We have thousands of parts, and combinations which will meet your exacting requirements. Moisture sealed lenses and light pipes, IR mounts, solderless replaceable LED sockets, and more.
Need to design an LED cable socket? Follow the instructions to design your own LED socket cable assembly.
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Underwriters Laboratories Inc.
Are You Using UL-Recognized Components?
 End-product manufacturers that sell products in North America favor UL-recognized components as a way to streamline their product's certification process and speed-to-market.
UL marks are readily accepted by: OEMs, retailers, consumers, and other U.S. and Canadian third-party certification organizations.
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Macro Sensors, A Division of Howard A. Schaevitz Technologies
New 24 VDC DIN Rail Mounted LVDT Signal Conditioner
 This new signal conditioner offers the user higher stability and increased functionality of the analog outputs. It operates from 10-30 VDC, and applications include automobile, testing, R&D, automated gauging, and checking stations. Outputs 4-20 mA, 0-10 VDC, or ±10 VDC. Includes math functions between conditioners.
View all Macro Sensor products here...
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Conec Corporation
Filter Connectors and Adapters
 D-Subminiature connectors, commonly used for interface connectors, do not provide protection from EMI/RFI interference, even when enclosed in shielded hoods. A filter incorporated on the printed circuit board often does not overcome this problem. CONEC filter connectors are the ideal solution to reduce or eliminate electro magnetic and radio frequency interference ( EMI/RFI ).
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Measurement Saves Millions
 Optimum fossil fuel combustion requires close control of the air-fuel ratio. This is usually done by making separate measurements of oxygen level and combustibles. A possibly better alternative is combining these two measurements via a rapid response combustion analyzer that measures both oxygen and combustibles at the same point. [A quick registration may be required to access originating article.]
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RFID Tracks Termites
 RFID Journal recently announced Hewlett-Packard, DHL, and Dow AgroSciences as award winners. The Dow application is perhaps the most interesting as they use an RFID tag attached to a sensing device to indicate whether termites are active in their monitoring stations. Moving to RFID increased operator efficiency by 67%.
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Smart Trumps Dumb
 Download this white paper to find the advantages of smart linear position sensors. Smart sensors overcome analog limitations such as system noise, signal attenuation, poor response dynamics, inability to communicate device properties and health conditions, and inability to identify or target detailed failure modes either at the sensor or the associated motion axis. [A quick registration may be required to access originating article.]
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Consumers Control Utilities
 An energy management report from the Galvin Electricity Initiative says that energy management devices installed by consumers in homes and businesses will encourage utilities to embrace demand-response and consumer-controlled energy tools. The report predicts that consumers will buy home automation and building intelligence products from local home improvement retailers like Lowe's.
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M.S. Kennedy Corp.
High Power Motor Drive Modules
 The M.S. Kennedy Corp. introduces its new 4800 Series of high power motor drive modules that meet the rigorous environmental requirements of aerospace applications. 600 V and 1200 V parts are available with current ratings up to 800 A. Operating temperature range is -55 to +125° C.
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Amperite Co.
DFS Series Solid AC and DC Flashers
 Amperite introduces fixed rate flashers available from 1-1,000 flashes per minute. They are 100% solid state with no moving parts and suitable for incandescent and inductive loads. They are rated at 3 and 12 amperes and numerous custom voltages are available. We also customize flashers and time delay relays suited for your application.
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Americor Electronics, Ltd.
Thinking of Power Supplies? Think Americor!
Give us your requirements. . . we will build them. Switching power supplies: open-frame or enclosed, regulated or not regulated. Wall adapters: domestic and international. Domestic or international power input. Wall adapters with exchangeable global power input: AC to AC - AC to DC. RoHS compliant.
The possibilities are endless.
View our extensive product line.
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Electrasem
SMT Electronics Contract Manufacturing Services
Electrasem's contract assembly services meet proto-type to low volume SMT and PCB electronics assembly requirements. These services are ideal for new companies, companies out of capacity, and specials or custom products.
Our facility features automated equipment and cellular manufacturing techniques. We assemble simple electro-mechanical assemblies to complex cabinet-style devices.
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Dice
Re-Engineer Your Career
DiceEngineering.com offers thousands of high quality engineering jobs at top technology and engineering companies — jobs for Electrical Test Engineers, Board Level Designers, and Electronic Technicians.
At DiceEngineering.com, you can:
• Find jobs in your area of expertise
• Post your resume and let employers find you
Search now.
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Do you design or use electrical components?
One event limits attendance to high level automation engineers with budgeted projects. Limiting attendance allows AutomationXchange to create a customized agenda for each attendee based on specific needs and interests.
See new products, technologies, and plant floor integration.
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 Microsoft Takes Over Robots
Microsoft may be threatening to take over the world's robots with its new Robotics Studio software. Microsoft says that their development system can be used to create robotic software for a wide variety of hardware platforms. (But we all know that they secretly are planning to take control of all robots worldwide)
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