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Jonathan Tolstedt and Maxwell Tolstedt
Fargo, ND
Current navigational aids for the visually impaired include global positioning systems (GPS) and other...
Applications: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Seal Improves Life of Implantable Pump, and of Patient
When engineers at a Swiss medical device company began designing an implantable low-flow pump to treat the condition known as ascites, or peritoneal cavity fluid, they knew they were on...
Features: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
The Right Connections Help Medical Equipment Designers Satisfy Demanding Applications
The need to minimize healthcare costs is creating greater demand for medical electronics equipment that, among other things, improves and expands patient...
News: Propulsion
Self-Charging Power Cell Converts & Stores Energy
Scientists at Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, have invented a self-charging power cell that directly converts mechanical energy to chemical energy, storing the power until it is released as electrical current. By eliminating the need to convert mechanical energy to electrical energy for...
Features: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Sterilization with Nitrogen Dioxide Gas: A New Tool for Designers and Manufacturers
Noxilizer has developed a room temperature sterilization process for medical devices that is based on nitrogen dioxide (NO2) gas. Currently,...
Features: Medical
Seven Advantages of Membrane Switches for Medical Electronics
With the large number of user interface options available today, it is easy to forget why the membrane switch is an excellent choice for medical instrumentation. The basic...
Briefs: Motion Control
High-Accuracy Closed Loop Force Feedback
Hand-driven press assemblies, which require a specific amount of force applied for a given amount of time, present challenges when attempting to accurately measure or replicate results in production...
Features: Robotics, Automation & Control
How Autoclavable Brushless DC Motors Can Simplify Surgical Instrument Design
Today, powered surgical hand tools are used in almost all surgical specialties: ENT, Orthopedics, Neurology, Eye, and Plastics. Initially pneumatic powered,...
Products: Motion Control
Stepper Motor Drive System
Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions (Waterbury, CT) has released the DCM4826X stepper motor drive module, a bipolar 2 phase chopper drive package rated for a 12-48VDC input voltage and a continuous output current rating...
Products: Motion Control
Extension Position Sensors
ASM Sensors (Elmhurst, IL) has expanded its product line of tape extension position sensors, POSITAPE®, with the introduction of the WB25 series. The measurement ranges are 12m, 15m, 20m, and 25m. The tape is...
Video: Motion Control
Robots Get A Feel For The World
Researchers at the University of Southern California's Viterbi School of Engineering have demonstrated that a specially designed robot can outperform humans in identifying a wide range of natural materials according to their textures - paving the way for advancements in prostheses, personal assistive robots, and...
Products: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Pierceable Membrane Cap
Sarstedt (Newton, NC) has introduced a screw cap with pierceable membrane for use with its range of 0.5 mL to 2 mL micro tubes. When used in combination with a screw cap micro tube, the membrane cap enables efficient...
Products: Software
Motion Control Solution
The Simotion Scout, the engineering system used for configuring Simotion motion controllers from Siemens Industry (Atlanta, GA), has been updated with a range of usability improvements. Simotion is the scalable motion...
Briefs: Motion Control
Rotary Sensing Technologies for Medical and Robotic Shaft Angle Sensing Applications
Today’s sensor technologies for robotic and medical applications include many devices that have evolved from industrial applications. Because of this...
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Ralph Bright on the Power of Power Cords

Understanding power system components and how to connect them correctly is critical to meeting regulatory requirements and designing successful electrical products for worldwide markets. Interpower’s Ralph Bright defines these requirements and explains how to know which cord to select for your application.
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