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8501A670 Advanced cylinders catalog. This 20-page color catalog features a new line of NFPA mounting interchangeable medium-duty cylinders and clamping cylinders. The catalog contains design details, mounting dimensions and technical data for selecting bore. It also contains rod diameter and stop tube information, air/oil tank specifications, rod coupler and switch information, accessories and ordering instructions. Advanced Machine & Engineering Co, 2500 Latham Street, Rockford, IL 61103-3963. 815-962-6076.


8501A671 Silicon engineering. This brochure spotlights this company's abilities in the micromechanical engineering of silicon. Their experience has aided the development of custom sensors, actuators and precision mechanisms. Specific devices discussed include precision medical implants, microgyros, piezoresistive pressure sensors, and electrostatic drive actuators. SiTek Incorporated, a BEI Company, 13100 Telfair Ave, Sylmar, CA 91342. 818-362-7151.


8501A672 Connector engineering design guide. This guide describes connector requirements, design analysis and material properties for effectively designing spring contacts and interconnections. The guide contains color photographs, tables, charts and figures that will increase the designer's knowledge of available alloys and their specific performance characteristics. Brush Wellman Inc, 17876 St Clair Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44110. 216-486-4200.


8501A674 Cold blackening guide. This guide describes in-house blackening systems which gives the user control over the quality, scheduling and cost of parts finishing. The guide contains a cost comparison and capital expense payback worksheet. The worksheet guides the user through a detailed cost analysis of sending parts out for finishing versus blackening them in-house. Birchwood Casey, 7900 Fuller Road, Eden Prairie, MN 55344-9702 800-328-6156.


8501A675 Opto-mechanical components. This 97/98 catalog includes optical mounts, posts, bases, assembly hardware, rotation and translation stages to specialty components, along with tutorials and detailed drawings. The company produces precision equipment for scientists and engineers, who develop and apply technology in lasers and optics. The product line also serves in semiconductor manufacturing. Newport Corp, 1791 Deere Ave, Irvine, CA 92606. 800-222-6440.


8501A676 Vacuum sensor brochure. The brochure showcases the SensaVac Series 907 line of Analog Convection Transducers (ACT). The four-page brochure includes a product description, specifications, dimensions, applications and prices. The ACT consists of a convection-enhanced Pirani sensor and an electronic control circuit. Analog output is standard on the ACT, with one or two setpoints available. MKS Instruments, HPS Division, 5330 Sterling Drive, Boulder, CO 80301. 800-345-1967.


8501A677 Flexible component. The HELI-CAL Flexure is a flexible helix (curved) beam machined from one piece of material into a specific configuration that incorporates special design requirements, performance features or characteristics. A fold-out brochure illustrates the concept, as applied to flexible couplings, u-joints and precision machined springs. An engineering proposal form is included. Helical Products Co. Inc, 901 West McCoy Lane, PO Box 1069, Santa Maria, CA 93456. 805-928-3851.


8501A678 State language for machine control. State Language greatly simplifies machine automation through an intuitive, sequential action structure, very similar to the way designers think about their machine functions. The language supports multi-tasking and allows complex machine automation to be reduced to a modular structure, simplifying both implementation and debugging. Control Technology Corp, 25 South Street, Hopkinton, MA 01748. 508-435-9595.


8501A679 Switching products. This selection guide helps users choose the correct switch for any application. The full line includes pushbutton, keylock, rotary, PC board, emergency stop, toggle, DIP and tact switches, as well as keypads, flush panel mounting models, and multiple switch assemblies. Each switch is illustrated and described in terms of features, applications and user benefits. EAO Switch Corp, 198 Pepe's Farm Road, Milford, CT 06460. 203-877-4577.


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Originally published in the January 1998 issue of designfax.

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