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Building and Construction
- NEVER REPLACE HVAC MOUNTS AGAIN.. WE PROMISE
- Remediation of Mechanical Vibration to Roof Curbs - The Rest of the Story!
- Cooling a Military Training Site in Mississippi
- Case Study: College Achieves Leed Certification
- San Diego Zoo FEB Cover Replacement
- Seal Selection for Building and Construction
- Curtains a Clear Choice for Glass Manufacturer
- Curtains Enable High Pressure Spraying in Tight Quarters
- Curtains Ensure Chips Do Not Fall Where They May
- Curtains Wrap up Sound Problem
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Data Acquisition and Signal Conditioning
- DAQ Systems for Real-Time Product Quality Testing
- Distributed Modular I/O Reduces Costs using IO-Link Technology
- Electronics Industry Case Study: Barcode Imagers Ensure Quality Part Labels to Meet Customer Requirements
- Food & Beverage Packaging Case Study: Barcode Scanner Validates Labels for GS1 Compliance
- Life Sciences Industry Case Study: 2D Barcode Readers Streamline Lab Workflow and Prevent Errors
- Is a Laser Scanner or an Imager the Best Choice for Your Application?
- Tips for Proper Isolation
- GE Gas Turbine LVDTs with an ASG S1A LVDT Signal Conditioner
- Temperature Profiling a Coffee Roasting Cycle
- Pressure Transmitters Allow for Safe Wastewater Storage
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Electrical and Electronics
- Success Stories - PTD Sector - Mobile Power Supply
- Success Stories - Aerosector
- Success Stories- Vacuum Switchgear
- Reciprocating Linear Alternator White Paper
- Opens New Doors in the Water & Wastewater Treatment Industry
- Managing Risk in Medical Connectors
- An Overview of "Daisy Chaining" Switches in Machine Guarding Safety Circuits (.pdf)
- Global Solar Technology - Smart packages for CPV cell devices
- Automotive Success Story
- Basic concepts for explosion protection
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Flow Control and Fluid Transfer
- Abrasive Qualities
- High-Pressure Pumps in Paint & Coatings Operations
- How to Select an Actuator
- How to Select Automation Accessories for Valves
- About Hazardous Area Equipment
- Frequently Asked Questions About Stainless Steel
- Material Selection Guide for Corrosion Resistance of SVF Valve Construction
- Material Recommendations for Chlorine Valves
- Typical Clean Steam installation Practices
- Why Viscosity Matters
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Fluid Power
- High Performance Materials Make Their Mark In Manufacturing
- US Energy Monitoring Packag H
- Air Services reduce operational costs of pneumatic systems
- Energy Conservation in Biotech/ Pharmaceutical Production
- Food Quality Through High Compressed Air Quality
- Innovative air cushion solution improves productivity and machine reliability and saves money
- Save Maintenance and Component Expenses by Eliminating Moisture in Electrical Cabinets
- Design Engineer's Guide
- Ten Energy Saving Tips
- A Compact Solution For Automatic Capping
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Imaging and Video Equipment
- Accurate 360° Spherical Imaging With Multiple Pre-calibrated Sensors
- USB 3.0 FAQ and Practical Guide to Machine Vision
- Position Sensing and Feedback for Contouring Applications, August 2012
- Electronics Industry Case Study: Machine Vision Ensures 100% Accuracy for Precision Stamped Parts
- Pharmaceutical Industry Case Study: Machine Vision Ensures Compliance and Traceability in the Supply Chain
- Lower Operating Costs and Conserve
- Understanding Machine Vision Verification of 1D and 2D Barcodes
- Practicing Sound Medicine
- Advanced CBR for Better Image Quality with Limited Bandwidth
- Electrical Surges & Protection
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Industrial Computers and Embedded Systems
- Getting the Wider Picture and Benefiting From It
- Operator Interface to Fit Small Spaces
- Power supplies for the next generation of CompactPCI systems
- Why Use ThinManager to Manage Thin Clients
- Client/Server Terminology for Modbus TCP
- Advice of Charge (AOC) Solution in the Cloud
- A Demonstration of PCI Express Generation 3 over a Fiber Optical Link
- ECDIS Hardware and the Integrated Bridge
- Eliminate Software Disasters with a Self-Repairing OS
- Full System Protection from OS Failures: Moxa Smart Recovery
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Industrial and Engineering Software
- Analysis of WiFi Propagation in Aircraft Interior Using MPI + GPU Technology
- Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communication Using MPI + GPU Technology
- Bringing Prototypes to Life with a 3D Laser Scanner
- 3D Scanners in Industrial Environments
- Automated Collection of Real-Time Production Data
- Manufacturer Trades Labor for Machine Uptime
- Retrofitting your CMMs with a 3D Laser Scanhead: Is it Worth it?
- Real-Time Shop Floor and ERP Integration, Simplified
- The Essential Guide to ERP for Assembly Manufacturers
- CST STUDIO SUITE 2013: Performance, Usability and Versatility
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Lab Equipment and Scientific Instruments
- New Autoclave Installation Cuts Day-to-Day Sterilising Costs
- Measurement of the Ultra Violet Protection Factor Assigned to Ultraviolet Protection Clothes
- Game Changers in Cleaning Validation and Verification
- What to expect when you are expected to drive a cleaning validation project.
- Current challenges: Designing high-efficiency filters from nanofibers
- Metallurgical inspection
- Characteristics of sand and criteria for its comminution
- Production of mixtures on a laboratory scale
- Best Practices for Establishing and Maintaining Mammalian Cell Culture
- Cleaning CO2 Incubator Water
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Manufacturing and Process Equipment
- Salinas Control Solutions, Automation Systems, April 2013
- Control of Hexavalent Chromium Welding Fumes(.pdf)
- The Capacitor Discharge Stud Welding Process
- Processing Corn for Tortillas & Chips
- Original Equipment Manufacturer Moore Controls Used Festo HGPLE Electric Grippers to Help an Automaker's Transmission Operations Eliminate Costly Changeovers
- De-bonding Stainless Steel / Carbon Fiber Assembly [IH]
- De-bonding Stainless Steel / Carbon Fiber Assembly [MEC]
- Soldering a steel cover onto a nickel plated EMI filter [IH]
- Soldering a steel cover onto a nickel plated EMI filter [MEC]
- Choosing Manifolds For Mould Cooling
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Material Handling and Packaging Equipment
- How To Achieve High Speed Pick & Place Performance with Minimal Engineering and Assembly Time, Assembly, March 2013
- Cause and Prevention of Galvanic Corrosion in Aluminium
- Bottle & Can Coding
- PET Bottle Coding
- Steel belts are top of the milk for Tetra Pak
- Product development leads to longer lasting conveyors
- 3 Ways to Optimize Bulk Bag Warehousing
- Bulk Bag Filling Rate Guide
- Bulk Bag Performance Standards
- Bulk Bag Size Selection Guide
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Materials and Chemicals
- How to Choose Seals for Mobile Specialty Vehicles
- Crystallinity in PEEK
- HFIP Quantification
- Density of Duocel® Foam
- Duocel® Foam Energy Absorption
- Duocel® Foam Pressure Drop
- New downtown condos will be extra quiet thanksto Kellett's shake absorber solution
- How to Read ASTM D 2000 Specifications
- Lightning Strike Protection for Carbon Fiber Aircraft
- Rubber Meets Rail - Sourcing Seals for the Mass Transit Industry
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Mechanical Components
- PEM® - REF/Nut For Hard Panels
- Case History: Metal-polymer bearings keep weld cutoff machines on track
- Case History: Spherical bearings supplied for Son La
- How the Medical Industry Chooses Safe, Sanitary Seals
- LP-13 Shake Absorber® Improves HVAC Roof Curb Vibration Isolation
- Types and applications of industrial chain
- Types and applications of industrial chain, industrial chain
- High Voltage, Life Critical, Glove Inflator Redesign
- Key Considerations When Selecting a New Fastening Partner [White Paper]
- International Chain Standards
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Motion and Controls
- Festo Shows Innovative Gantry at Hannover, Automation World, May 2013
- Ethernet Enabled Servo Drive - CMMP-AS-M3, Automation World, April 2013
- CANopen-fieldbus and Motion-Control Success, Packaging World, April2 013
- Selecting the Optimum Motion Control Solution for the Application
- Vibration Damping in Drive Couplings
- Control Platform for Water Treatment Enhances Efficiency
- Linear Actuators - Calculating Stroke Length And Force
- Linear Actuators - Home Automations for the Disabled
- Lower TCO for Aircraft Seat Actuation Systems
- Roller Pinion System - An Alternative to Traditional Linear Drive Systems
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Networking and Communication Equipment
- Accurate System Level Design with Low Noise Amplifier's BlackBox Models
- ZigBee System Partitioning Considerations
- Multi-lead Organic Air-Cavity Package for High Power High Frequency RFICs
- How Do Magnetic Shields Work?
- Power Considerations for Rugged Portable Military Devices
- The Evolution of Wireless Sensor Networks
- The Net Benefits of Single-Chip Integration for ZigBee SoC Solutions
- 1/5 Speed Time-to-Market with Emerging Smart Grid Solutions
- Embedded Internet: How a fundamental choice in modem architecture determines the effectiveness of remote management and monitoring systems
- Third-party IP protocol stack implementation: What's right for handsets is not always right for embedded systems
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Optical Components and Optics
- How Digital Laser Material Processing Works: Understanding the Fundamentals of DC Glass and RF Metal Lasers
- Surface Imperfections in optical elements
- Current Measurement: Understanding the Specs
- Laser ENgraving and Cutting on Plastics
- MEMS sensors play role in LED lighting revolution
- Multispectral Imaging -moves into the mainstream
- Real-time Megapixel Multispectral Bioimaging
- Ultracompact Fully Integrated MegaPixel Multispectral Imager
- Michelson Interferometer Whitepaper
- Guide to Choosing the Right Light
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Semiconductors
- Consolidating Frequency Sources Using Oscillators and Clock Generators
- BeagleBone Black opensource Linux™ computer unleashes innovation
- A Tailored Approach to FPGA Process Selection
- Pin-Compatible Digital Isolated Gate Drivers Make Life Easy for Power Designers
- Programmable Logic Puts MCU-based Designs on the Fast Track
- The Yocto Project: Changing the way embedded Linux software solutions are developed
- Power-saving techniques lead to ultra-low-power processors for battery operated devices
- Isolator vs. Optocoupler Technology
- Let Your MCU Do the Heavy Lifting
- Optimizing LCD Power Consumption
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Sensors, Transducers and Detectors
- Verifying Temperature and Humidity Controls in a Wine Cellar
- Making accurate pH measurements
- Optical Level Switch Selection and Wiring Notes (.pdf)
- Reliability of MS8000 Level Switch Put to the Test in Costa Rica Rainforest
- Switch Reliability From a Practical Point of View
- Ultrasonic Sensors Monitor Tank Inventory Level
- Flow sensors are key to analyze, optimize and maintain the air consumption of a pneumatic application
- Humidity measurements in H2O2
- Milk Powder Production
- Monitoring and Alarming a Refrigerated Trailer Shipping Milk Crates
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Specialized Industrial Products
- Detection of DENARASE endonuclease with the Benzonase ELISA Kit II
- Vision Research's High-Speed Digital Cameras Instrumental in Testing Grenades From 16th Century French Shipwreck
- IEC60601: understanding the changes from 2nd to 3rd edition
- Normobaric Hypoxia Training: The Effects of
- THE USE OF THE REDUCED OXYGEN BREATHING DEVICE (ROBD) IN A GENERAL CIVILIAN SAMPLE PULSE OXIMETRY MEANS AND RANGES
- Loss of Consciousness and Seizure During Normobaric Hypoxia Training
- Mask-On Hypoxia Training for Tactical Jet Aviators:
- Case Study - Phantom Cameras Used in Testing Grenades from 17th Century French Shipwreck
- Emerging Trends At AdvaMed 2011 - Healthcare Reform
- MedTech 3.0 - Paradigm Shifts in the MedTech Business Model
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Test and Measurement Equipment
- Liquid Dose Measuring Physical Properties
- Developments in Calibration Technology
- Mechanical Strength Evaluation of Functional Film Used in Smartphones
- Covering rapid inspection
- Paper Applications
- Optical characteristics of transparent and opaque materials - influence of the particle size
- Apply a Slow Speed Switch to Flighted Chain Scrapers
- Monitor Coal Feeder Conveyor Speeds for Precise Discharge
- Monitor Conveyor Belt Alignment with the BA100 Switch Series
- Monitor Sludge Conveyors with a Speed Switch
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