Hitachi's Simple Trip-Less Micro AC Drives
Hitachi America, Ltd. / Industrial Systems Division
Hitachi's new X200 Series of inverters builds on the advanced technology of its predecessors while adding many unique enhancements. The X200 delivers extraordinary power and flexibility in an extremely compact and efficient contactor-style (power input at the top/motor output at the bottom) package. The result is performance unsurpassed in a low-cost micro-drive, and an inverter that can fit more applications than ever before.
The X200 features leading-edge functions, yet is easy to install, use, and maintain. It is ideally suited for fan, pump, conveyor, and many other general purpose applications. Visit us online at www.hitachi.us/inverters.
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Gearmotors Drive Low-Voltage and "Green" Applications
Bodine Electric Company
Bodine Electric Company manufactures a wide variety of low-voltage Permanent Magnet DC and Brushless DC gearmotors, motors, and controls. Bodine's engineers are experts in helping OEMs optimize efficiency for products designed to use batteries or solar power as an energy source.
Bodine also provides low-voltage windings for many of its standard 130 VDC products from stock or by special order (minimum order quantities might apply). Bodine's low-voltage products have recently been used in applications such as solar powered water circulators, thermal solar power generators, and automatic gate openers.
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Five Questions to Ask Before Buying a Customized Enclosure
Fibox Enclosures
How do you select from the many varieties of standard enclosures, and how do you judge the impact of customizing on each? What factors impact cost? How can the engineer design for lowest cost? What documentation should the designer provide the manufacturer? What happens when unit volumes become really large? Fibox Enclosures supports your enclosure selection, helps specify enclosure customization to meet your application, and ensures lowest cost and on-time delivery.
With over 40 years of experience, Fibox offers in-house, state-of-the-art machining systems for customizing over 900 standard plastic and aluminum enclosures. Get answers to all your questions and more!
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High Performance AC Power Sources at a Low Price!
Associated Power Technologies, Inc.
The Associated Power Technologies' 6000 series of AC power sources are full-featured programmable sources with power ratings of 500 VA, 1 KVA, 2 KVA, and 4 KVA. These AC power sources feature a simplified user interface, RS232 or GPIB automation interfaces, switching power technology, and direct coupled output.
They offer advanced features including multiple memory locations, enhanced protection circuits, a front panel rotary knob for instant adjustments, the ability to control the start/end angle of the wave form, and much more! Competitively priced, these sources are well suited for a variety of AC power applications. Find out today how they can fit in your application!
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More Moore Means Modifying Test
DFM, DFT, package-on-package, MEMS, faster speeds, wire bond to flip-chip, increased density, green materials — what does it all mean? In 2008, it means more challenges in electronic test. Experts say new materials and smaller devices require new test approaches. New failure mechanisms mean more reliability testing and testing in greater volumes. And the cost of test must come down with device cost. Manufacturers need solutions that can be quickly configured to fast-changing test requirements. Macro defect inspection and 100% inspection put emphasis on throughput and cost. Perhaps more important are the savings that can accrue by integrating hardware and software into electronic test equipment.
The preceeding was featured in a recent DirectU2 The world of Electronic Test Equipment — add this publication to your GlobalSpec newsletter subscriptions.
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Honeywell's SNDH Series Quadrature Sensors Make Vehicle Service Easier
Honeywell Sensing and Control
The SNDH gives manufacturers an alternative for replacing "sensor bearing" products, simplifying vehicle service. By separating the sensor and bearing in electric motor bearing applications, the sensor can be serviced without disassembling the vehicle to remove the bearing from the motor drive. Honeywell's patent-pending, dual-differential Hall-effect IC BiCmos technology enhances accuracy, allowing it to detect speed and direction of small, rotating target features with large air gaps. View all of our featured products here.
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ThermaCAM® P640 High-Definition Infrared Camera
FLIR Systems Incorporated
FLIR's ThermaCAM®
P640 infrared camera/thermal imager sets a new standard for professional thermographers
in any industry! Boasting a 640 x 480 detector array and 307,000 pixels, FLIR's P640 is the first high-definition infrared camera/thermal imager for commercial users. It is ideal for professional
in-house thermographers, infrared consultants, utility-industry workers, or any
situation where infrared inspection is a primary responsibility. See what you're
missing! Call 1-800-464-6372 or visit FLIR's
Web site to arrange for an on-site demonstration.
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Electro-Optic Modulation
"The laser, when coupled with a wideband modulation system, has many applications in data recording. As data recording has progressed, demands for wider recording bandwidths have marked the design of modulators. In this article, we'll consider the design and application of transverse-field electro-optic modulators using the Pockels effect. This effect produces a refractive index change when an electric field is applied to specific classes of crystals." Read this article in its entirety.
This article is provided by Conoptics, Inc.
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High-Speed Belt Drive Linear Actuators
Del-Tron Precision, Inc.
Belt-driven DB actuators operate at 5.1 meters per second (MPS). No lubrication or maintenance. Use for applications where speed is critical, such as pick-and-place mechanisms on high speed automation equipment.
View products, CAD drawings, and technology from Del-Tron Precision.
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Embedded Hardware and OS Technology Empower PC-Based Platforms
Advantech Corporation, Industrial Automation Group
There are computers everywhere, but in the industrial infrastructure they are in displays, networking appliances, machine controllers, HMIs, PACs, etc. Read how embedded hardware and OS technology is changing PC-based platforms. For more information, visit our Web site or our company profile on GlobalSpec.
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Wide VGA Cameras
PixeLINK
PixeLINK's Wide VGA cameras feature 752 x 480 resolution at 60 fps. The Global
Shutter sensor is ideal for machine vision. Plug-and-play FireWire®, USB, or GigE
interfaces reduce system cost. More info...
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Plastic Bearings: No Minimum Order, Ship Same Day
igus Inc.
Igus®, developer of iglide® plastic bearings and DryLin® linear guide systems, offers same-day shipping and no minimum orders. Consultation available. CAD files and bearing predictability calculator available online. Complimentary samples. More info...
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Caged Ball LM Guide
THK America, Inc.
Use of a ball cage eliminates friction between balls, and achieves low noise, acceptable running sound, long-term maintenance-free operation, and a superbly high-speed response. More info...
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Master-Touch™ MP Series
Eldridge Products, Inc.
Eldridge Products, Inc.'s Master-Touch™ thermal gas mass flowmeters provide
the accuracy, economy, and reliability you need to measure the flow of air, natural
gas, oxygen, and most other process gases. More info...
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New Fiber Optic
Sensor
Aleph America Corporation
Compact and durable in high temperatures/wet conditions. The Fiber
Optic Sensor light source can be up to 16 ft. from detection end. Interruptive
or reflective configuration, and direct PCB mountable. More info...
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EXAscan™, the Latest Laser Scanner from the Handyscan 3D Line-Up
Creaform Inc.
The EXAscan™ laser scanner offers an automatic multi-resolution feature enabling the scanner to automatically set the highest mesh resolution for any surface acquired in "High Resolution" mode, reducing the post-treatment accordingly. More info...
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Handles, Knobs, and Handwheels in Metal and Plastic
Carr Lane Manufacturing Co.
Carr Lane's durable handles, knobs, and handwheels come in metal and plastic — over 140 variations! Knobs available fluted, three- or four-prong, or t-handle. Many varieties of handles and handwheels. More info...
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Hotsy Gas Engine Hot Water Pressure Washer
Hotsy Cleaning Systems
Introducing a new Hotsy pressure washer that "transforms" to meet your needs. Models available in several formats including wheels or skids, and all are equipped with a belt-drive gas engine. More info...
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Since there are many different types of pressure washers, how do I know which one is best? Hotsy provides advice for your cleaning needs.
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Beat Frequencies...
A physics professor stated to his class that a live performance of an orchestral piece will always sound different from a high-quality Hi-Fi reproduction. He claims this is because in the live performance, the listener will be able to hear some beat frequencies between some higher frequency harmonics (above the hearing range), whereas in the recorded reproduction (unable to record the original, high harmonics), the beat frequencies will not exist. A student said, "Nonsense!" Is the student correct?
Read the answer and see what others had to say in CR4.
New Challenge:
Alice and Tom are deep in a national forest conducting research on the rearing of young bald eagles in aeries. After many hours of hiking with their gear, they realize they've lost their binoculars. While Tom uses a magnifying glass to read a map, Alice is squinting to see any land marks. Tom is just about to sarcastically tell Alice to put on her glasses when he realizes they don't have to turn back to get another pair of binoculars. Why not?
Answer / Discuss
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...are crystals used to separate unpolarized light into two separate plane polarized beams.
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EMI Filters and RFI Filters...
...purify signals by attenuating the high-frequency RFI (typically 150 kHz and up) and passing the low frequency EMI.
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...and wide inner ring bearings mount to shafts via setscrews or locking collars.
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Shaft-Hub Locking Devices...
...frictionally clamp gears, pulleys, flywheels, and other components to a shaft without the need for threads or keys.
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