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Bacteria Elimination from Hard Surfaces
Long-term care facilities are subject to outbreaks of Clostridium difficile (C. diff) bacteria that form a hard shell, enter a vegetative spore state, and are thus able to withstand conventional cleaning. An active ingredient or mechanical/ electronic means must minimize the threat of C. diff and its spores....
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Insulating Coating for a Ceramic Substrate
A client seeks an insulating coating for a ceramic substrate and a method of applying it. Electrical leakage from one side of the substrate to the other causes damage. A thin coating is preferred for the application, but the critical specification is the relative permittivity of the coating, which should...
Products: Medical
ConMed Linvatec, a leading global supplier of arthroscopic devices, multi-specialty endoscopic medical video systems, and powered surgical instruments, has developed the industry’s...
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Products: Medical
Z Laser, Freiburg, Germany, presents its newly developed ZFSM, which is offered as pure OEM solution with bare electronics module, a fixed fiber and attached optics module or comes as a housed laser source with...
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Products: Medical
MicroCare Corporation, New Britain, CT, launched its newest innovative VOC-exempt formula, UltraClean VOC-Free Flux Remover, a non-chlorinated, halogen-free cleaning fluid formulated to clean rosin...
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Products: Medical
Kollmorgen, Radford, VA, has a complete suite of high-performance and scalable motion solutions that enable OEMs to simplify design, reduce size, and improve performance of virtually any machine. Scalable...
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Products: Medical
Larson Electronics, Kemp, TX, announced the release of a 12 watt infrared LED light emitter designed to provide output and operation suitable for medical applications. The LEDLB-4E-IR-M-110V Medical...
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Products: Medical
Applied Plastics Co., Inc., Norwood, MA, supplies Teflon-coated stainless steel or nitinol anti-stick forming mandrels that can be supplied cut-to-length for fuse welding and tipping operations. PTFE...
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Products: Medical
GlobTek, Fairfield, NJ, announces its miniature, medical grade Encapsulated Potted Power Supply AC Adapter GT(M)91099 -P2-P3-F-FW is suitable for most applications requiring DC power, including...
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Products: Medical
Omnetics Connector Corporation, Minneapolis, MN, the leading manufacturer of miniature high-rel connectors, announces its latest addition to the Nano 360 family, the SureCon 360, available in 6, 11, or 16 positions,...
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Products: Medical
Thomas Division, Sheboygan, WI, introduces its 260 Series brushless DC WOB-L® air compressor and vacuum pump, designed for medical applications requiring a small, lightweight pump with variable output. The 260...
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Products: Medical
OMAX Corporation, Kent, WA, announces its 60120 JetMachining Center. Equipped with a 50- hp EnduroMAX® Pump and Tilt-A-Jet® cutting head, the bridge-style JetMachining Center handles a wide range of production runs...
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Products: Medical
HSI Sensing (Hermetic Switch, Inc.), Chickasha, OK, already well known for its unique ability to manufacture custom reed switches and sensors for unique applications, has expanded its customization capabilities to...
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Products: Medical
Amacoil, Aston, PA has expanded its line of Model RS rolling ring linear drive nuts with the RS8 drive, which runs on an 8mm diameter case hardened and ground smooth shaft, and supports space-saving machine design trends...
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Products: Medical
Colder Products Company, St. Paul, MN, announces its new NS1 Series quick disconnect couplings, the smallest plastic non-spill quick disconnect coupling available today. The NS1 provides a secure, reliable...
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Products: Medical
Pres-On, Bolingbrook, IL, an innovator in adhesive coated products, has a new full color catalog containing 65 actual samples of its most popular adhesive coated materials, such as urethane foam, vinyl blends,...
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Chroma Systems Solutions, Inc., Lake Forest, CA, announces the expansion of its 66200 series of high speed, high accuracy Digital Power Meters. Newly added are threeand four-channel power meters designed for...
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Chuck Taylor, Principal Investigator, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA
Chuck Taylor is principal investigator of in-space propulsion and space power generation within the Game Changing Development Program. He is responsible for a portfolio of technologies, including large-scale solar electric propulsion systems.
Products: Medical
Hoffman Engineered Systems, Stamford, CT, has introduced the 451 Hybrid Power Management System to make mobile medical carts more powerful and user-friendly. This IEC 60601-1 3rd Editioncompliant, patent-pending...
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Unitronics, Inc., Quincy, MA, a global developer and manufacturer of Programmable Logic Controllers with onboard HMIs, introduces the first member of its Jazz® 2 Series—the JZ20-R31. With 48K (virtual) Ladder Logic...
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Products: Medical
Portescap, West Chester, PA, introduces the P532 series disc magnet step motor with encoder. This integrated solution delivers a best-inclass power rate and acceleration to outperform standard Brushless DC...
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Products: Medical
Keystone Electronics Corp., Astoria, NY introduces a new series of airflow, Fan-Guard/Filter Assemblies designed to protect sensitive electronic devices. Durable multi-element assemblies deliver a consistent, 24 CPM...
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Products: Medical
Acopian Technical Company, Easton, PA, a leader in the design, manufacturing and distribution of custom, standard and modified-standard power supplies, launched its newly expanded Online Custom Power Supply System...
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Products: Medical
OFS, Somerset, NJ, a leading designer, manufacturer, and supplier of innovative fiber laser components, announced two new types of single-laser cavities scalable from 500W to Multi-kW for fiber laser applications....
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Products: Medical
Applimotion, Inc., Loomis, CA, introduces custom gear motors for high torque, low speed, and low profile applications. The assemblies combine precision gearing and direct drive frameless motor kits to form a new...
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Concept Group (West Berlin, NJ) is developing the Insulon® Thermal Cloak™ heat barrier for use on automatic weapons. The barrier, which is attached to the fore-end of the weapon, uses a hair-thin Shaped Vacuum™...
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Agilent Technologies (Santa Clara, CA) has announced that its FieldFox handheld analyzers can now be remotely controlled via an iOS device such as an iPad or iPhone. Also new are a spectrum analysis time-gating option...
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Linx Technologies (Merlin, OR) offers the DP1203 Series radio-only RF transceiver module for the wireless transmission of digital data at rates of up to 152.3 kbps. Operating in the 433, 868, and 915 MHz license-free ISM...
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Data Device Corporation (Bohemia, New York) has introduced a radiation-tolerant SPACE-PHY +5V Dual MIL-STD-1553 Transceiver/ Transformer Device. SPACE-PHY is an integrated MIL-STD-1553 physical layer...
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Ask the Expert

John Chandler on Achieving Quality Motion Control
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FAULHABER MICROMO brings together the highest quality motion technologies and value-added services, together with global engineering, sourcing, and manufacturing, to deliver top quality micro motion solutions. With 34 years’ experience, John Chandler injects a key engineering perspective into all new projects and enjoys working closely with OEM customers to bring exciting new technologies to market.

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Inside Story: Trends in Packaging and Sterilization
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Eurofins Medical Device Testing (MDT) provides a full scope of testing services. In this interview, Eurofins’ experts, Sunny Modi, PhD, Director of Package Testing; and Elizabeth Sydnor, Director of Microbiology; answer common questions on medical device packaging and sterilization.