Will Bag Tracking Tech Meet Today's Travel Needs?

Featured in this issue:      Self-lock Mechanism for RF Connectors  |  FluoroWrap® Electrical Insulation Tapes  |  Our Tungsten Alloy Keeps It Together…  |  Proactive Precautions Save Money  |  Give Your Company the Leading Edge  |  High Frequency, Pressure, and Temperature Semiconductor Strain Gages 9 June 2016 Share with a friend Add to Safe Senders List |  If you can't view this email, please click here   Learn more   Will Bag Tracking Tech Meet Today's Travel Needs? Delta Airlines is betting $50 million that it will. The airline plans to replace barcode hand scanning with digital, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) baggage-tracking technology. Users hope RFID scanners, coupled with the Fly Delta mobile app, will bring more transparent, interactive tracking. Bag check agents look forward to speeding up the inventory process and lowering lost luggage rates. In a related development, Samsonite has unveiled its own "Track&Go" technology based on Bluetooth technology.     View now   Self-lock Mechanism for RF Connectors HUBER+SUHNER AG This simple and easy solution from HUBER+SUHNER can be applied to all connectors for eliminating the need of lockwire/safety wires that can lead to potential FOD. The anti-rotate microwave connector maintains the required torque to ensure the connector interface remains fully engaged throughout the operational profile that any application may experience.     Learn more   FluoroWrap® Electrical Insulation Tapes Saint-Gobain Foams and Tapes Saint-Gobain is the leading provider of high-performance tapes for the most extreme environmental demands of aerospace wire and cable applications. Saint-Gobain FluoroWrap® Tapes' portfolio includes extruded PTFE, skived PTFE, polyimide, and composite films with functional layers for optimized performance.

View now   Search NASA's Technology Database NASA has added 56 new technologies to its searchable database. Freely available to the general public, these NASA-developed technologies include manufacturing processes, sensors, propulsion methods, and aircraft wing designs. "We are encouraging entrepreneurs to explore new ways to commercialize NASA technologies," says Daniel Lockney, NASA's Technology Transfer program executive.   Learn more   Airfield Erects "Sonic Net" Speakers and amplifiers set up in a Virginia airfield have demonstrated the ability to deter birds from congregating. The idea, explains John Swaddle, professor of biology at the College of William and Mary, is to interrupt bird communication by "playing a noise that is at the same pitch as the alarm calls or predator noises" the birds are listening for. View now   Our Tungsten Alloy Keeps It Together… Mi-Tech Metals Mi-Tech Metals' tungsten alloys help keep vibration to a minimum and improve passenger and crew comfort. Tungsten alloy has high density and is easily machined. Aerospace alloy applications include elevator, rudder, stabilizer, aileron, flaps, winglet weights, rotor blades, propellers, inertial systems, fluid control systems, bucking bars, trim weights, and prototype models. Read more.     Learn more   Proactive Precautions Save Money ShockWatch In the aerospace industry, where there's zero tolerance for failure, being proactive saves time and money long-term. The ShockWatch® ShockLog® supports proactive monitoring of any component from engines to fuselages. ShockLog monitors and records shock, vibration, and environmental conditions (including temperature) and alerts users when unacceptable conditions have been encountered.     Give Your Company the Leading Edge Leading Edge Metals & Alloys, Inc. Finding the right materials for complex applications or extreme environments can be challenging. The specialists at Leading Edge can help. We are experts in Controlled Expansion Alloys including Kovar®, LE Alloy 52, and LE Alloy 49. Contact us today for cost-effective solutions you can rely on.   Learn more     High Frequency, Pressure, and Temperature Semiconductor Strain Gages Micron Instruments High frequency pressure at high temperatures means close coupling, since even a small amount of tubing will reduce the frequency response. It also means that the most applicable design for high frequency is a fixed edge diaphragm. By design, diaphragm stress is converted into an electrical signal by the semiconductor strain gage.   View now

View now   Wireless Communication with Aircraft Demoed For the first time, aviation data has been conveyed to an airplane over a ground wireless network. The Aeronautical Mobile Airport Communications System uses prototype hardware based on WiMAX wireless communication standards. Different frequencies, however, enable connectivity on the ground. Until now, pilots have relied on voice communication with air traffic control because traditional wireless technologies do not support high data throughputs.   Learn more   "Delivery" Drone Navigates Indoor Spaces Using indoor GPS to fly freely in any direction, this autonomous drone can grip objects and deliver them to the desired location. Chief components include a helium filled ball with integrated gripper, an ultra-light carbon ring with eight propellers, and intelligent on-board electronics. Two on-board cameras monitor the drone's surroundings and assist in navigation.