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Products: Motion Control
The TA2230 constant velocity drive from Trust Automation (San Diego, CA) is designed to run a brushless motor at a constant velocity using the motor’s ll sensors for the velocity feedback. Using an RS232 interface,...
Products: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A rotating torque sensor from Sensor Development (Lake Orion, MI) feature a bearing system that allows the structure to be exposed to very high radial loads without damage. Most standard torque sensors require their housings to...
Products: Robotics, Automation & Control
Leoni (Kitchener, Germany) is extending its portfolio of special cable products to include cables with cores having outer diameters as small as 0.02 mm. These wafer-thin miniature cables are used for medical, measurement and...
Products: Motion Control
The TG 2320 brushless motor from ThinGap LLC (Ventura, CA) delivers 425 oz-in. peak torque and 1,025 watts continuous power, yet weighs only 16.5 oz. Applications include cylinder bore gauges, high-efficiency compressors,...
Products: Motion Control
A high-performance, two-phase, linear stepper motor from H2W Technologies (Valencia, CA) provides 1 micron [0.00004 in.] resolution and travels at 80 in/sec. [2 m/sec.]. It can operate in any axis, and features 1 G...
Products: Motion Control
A line of compact ceramic piezo motors & nanopositioning actuators from Physik Instrumente (Auburn, MA) replace traditional actuators & motion control components in precision motion control applications. High-speed motors,...
Products: Robotics, Automation & Control
The RMP600 touch probe from Renishaw (Hoffman Estates, IL) combines high-accuracy strain-gage sensing and frequency-hopping spread-spectrum (FHSS) radio transmission. The probe allows high part checking precision on five-axis...
Products: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
The HiPace(TM) turbo pumps from Pfeiffer Vacuum (Nashua, NH) are available in pumping speeds from 10 – 700 liters/sec. They incorporate a new rotor design that reduces run-up time and provides high gas throughput and compression...
Products: Motion Control
An inexpensive optional hardware attachment for linear drives from Amacoil (Astron, PA) allows mechanically controlled ramp down of linear speed. The slowdown option requires no electronics or programming and may also be configured...
Products: Robotics, Automation & Control
The StepNet AC drive from Copley Controls (Canton, MA) runs directly on 115/240 Vac at 7 A, eliminating the need for a separate DC supply. It offers servo mode operation and has built-in modes for indexing, trajectory...
Products: Robotics, Automation & Control
The ZBX Series anti-backlash assembly from Kerk Motion Products (Hollis, NH) offers a linear actuator for design operations requiring precise positional accuracy and repeatability, at minimal cost. The inherent damping...
Products: Robotics, Automation & Control
The CH25 incremental rotary encoder from Celesco Transducer Products has a powder- coated enclosure rated for use in IP67 environments. It has a 2 ½-inch square flange and a 3/8-inch diameter shaft.
Products: Robotics, Automation & Control
The PP1 and PP2 series push-pull switches from Lamb Industries, Inc. (Portland, OR) have push-and-pull capable actuators and can be specified for the unique ON2-ON1-(ON2) function. This function is a standard crossover...
Products: Electronics & Computers
The VLT(R) series variable frequency drive from Danfoss Drives (Loves Park, IL) comes in ratings up to 1350 HP at voltages of 460 and 690 VAC. F1 frame models deliver up to 1050 HP in an 86.8 in. × 55.1 in. × 23.9-in....
Products: Robotics, Automation & Control
EPOS, the second generation intelligent positioning controller from Maxon Precision Motors (Fall River, MA), is suited for applications requiring decentralized drive intelligence. Based on the CANopen standard, the drive...
Products: Communications
Swiftcomm is a wireless interface for encoders from BEI Industrial Encoders (Goleta, CA). Unlike other wireless technology such as Wi-Fi, SwiftComm’s fast boot-up and transmission time allow it to seamlessly interface with...
Articles: Electronics & Computers
Remaining at the forefront of technological advancements in the printed wiring industry requires a proven combination of process methodology, state-of-the-art processing equipment,...
Articles: Electronics & Computers
Sensor-based imaging systems generate invaluable information for modern warfare, but a serious challenge exists to the timely use of that information. Data links that provide the transmission backbone...
Sophia Wireless of Chantilly, VA is using a micromachining approach to build integrated circuits, delivering a product that could offer size, weight, and cost benefits to the radar and...
Products
Targa Systems Division of L-3 Communications (Ottawa, ON, Canada) offers Serial ATA (SATA) data transfer systems for military and aerospace applications. Two versions of the SATA data transfer systems are available: the...
Products
MapuSoft Technologies (Mobile, AL) has released OS PAL (OS Porting and Abstraction Lab) Version 1.3 with the Profiler feature. The feature is an add-on to the OS PAL Eclipse-based code migration and API optimization...
Products
Thermoteknix (Cambridge, UK) has introduced the Miricle 110K-25 thermal imaging camera that incorporates a 25- micron detector and 384 × 288 uncooled microbolometer focal plane array detectors. They are sensitive in...
Products
Rugged Mobile Computers
The ARMOR™ convertible notebook and ARMOR™ tablet PC from DRS Tactical Systems, a unit of DRS Technologies (Parsippany, NJ), offer data protection technology and sunlightreadable display options. They provide MIL-STD-810F durability and use Intel processors and an array of communications options, including...
Products: Imaging
Rad-icon Imaging Corp. (Santa Clara, CA) offers the Shad-o-Box 1024 Hi-Res X-ray-sensitive imaging camera that uses the company's RadEye™ digital image sensor. The compact standalone camera features a 14-bit output and...
Products
InfraRed Integrated Systems Ltd. (Irisys, Northampton, UK) offers the IRI 1011 universal thermal imager for military and industrial applications. The imager houses the imaging optics, detector, drive electronics, optical...
Products
Recoil Pads
Shock-absorbing Kick-EEZ recoil pads from Sorbothane (Kent, OH) protect soldiers from the effects of recoil of weapons. The pad fits into the weapon's sliding buttstock and adapts to different firing positions and soldiers with different physical characteristics. Made of proprietary Sorbothane® material, the pad attenuates shock...
Products
iKey (Austin, TX) offers backlit keyboards that are compatible with night-vision goggles. Interference caused by LED lights in illuminated computer keyboards can make it difficult to see when wearing...
Products
CMOS Image Sensor
The TriWave™ germanium-enhanced CMOS image sensor from NoblePeak Vision (Wakefield, MA) has sensitivity over the visible to shortwave infrared (SWIR) range of the electromagnet spectrum. Users can capture visual images in zero light. The imager has a pixel size of 10 × 10μ, and allows camera manufacturers to...
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