| March 24, 2015 | Volume 11 Issue 12 |
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 | Molded Nylon Special Standard Round Spacers
Micro Plastics announces a new product line of Special Standard Round Spacers. The new line of molded nylon round spacers includes over 250 sizes, with diameters of 1/8" through 1 1/2" and lengths from 1/8" to 2 3/4". These tough, resilient spacers can be used in a variety of assemblies. Useful in electronic and electrical applications, they may also be used as bushings, bearings, rollers, gliders, and bumpers. They are resistant to vibration, abrasion, and corrosion; are electrically insulating; and have a high strength-to-weight ratio.
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 | A Robot Coming Out of its Cage
Universal Robots has reinvented industrial robotics with lightweight and flexible robot arms. The Danish-designed robots automate production in all industries -- even in SMBs that regard automation as prohibitively expensive, cumbersome, and difficult to integrate. Based on risk assessment, the robot arms can operate with no safety guarding and are easily moved around to complete the most detailed tasks. Programming is done through an intuitive touch screen, eliminating the need for skilled programmers. Sold in over 50 countries worldwide, the average ROI of a UR robot is three to eight months.
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 | U.S. Army researchers advance fire control technology
U.S. Army researchers are working on a two-phase small-arms fire control project to help warfighters make more accurate shots from longer distances. Combining a new laser range finder with software that can pick out and track human targets, the engineers and scientists have demonstrated the capability to fire and hit the targets accurately from 1,200 m and further.
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 | New technology may double radio frequency data capacity
A team of Columbia Engineering researchers has invented a technology -- full-duplex radio integrated circuits (ICs) -- that can be implemented in nanoscale CMOS to enable simultaneous transmission and reception at the same frequency in a wireless radio. Up to now, this has been thought to be impossible: transmitters and receivers either work at different times or at the same time but at different frequencies.
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 | Wings:
NASA tests experimental wing for aircraft powered by electric motors
The arrival of a unique experimental demonstrator at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center on Feb. 26, 2015, may herald a future in which many aircraft are powered in part by electric motors. The Leading Edge Asynchronous Propeller Technology (LEAPTech) project will test the premise that tighter propulsion-airframe integration, made possible with electric power, will deliver improved efficiency and safety, as well as environmental and economic benefits.
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Achieve maximum flexibility with electroformed bellows couplings
Electrodeposited bellows technology offers the best combination of flexibility and strength among coupling technologies. Servometer flexible shaft bellows couplings offer seamless construction with maximum flexibility, and handle angular misalignment up to 31° and parallel misalignments up to .076". Servometer bellows couplings exhibit low windup due to the bellows' radial rigidity, and low side thrust due to its lateral flexibility. Applications include encoders, servos, actuators, robotics, CNC machine tools, and more.
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 | Product: Compact, high-output pressure transducers
The Gems 3100 Series offers today's quality-conscious OEMs a consistently high-performance, high-output, reliable, repeatable pressure measurement within a compact package. The series design incorporates a sputtered thin film pressure sensing element with exceptional temperature specifications, along with all stainless steel wetted parts. Their small overall footprint facilitates their ease of installation within space-constrained environments. Gems 3100 Series pressure transducers are also RoHS compliant, with a minimum IP65 ingress protection rating.
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 | Product: Conductive foam gaskets with EMI shielding
Available as standard gaskets, custom designs, or sheet stock, durable 2700 Series Conductive Foam from Tech-Etch has X-, Y-, and Z-axis conductivity for maximum EMI shielding attenuation. The material is ideal for computer, router, and telecom I/O shielding. It is offered with or without pressure-sensitive conductive adhesive covering the entire mounting surface or with nonconductive adhesive tape in spot application. Constructed from conductive open-cell polyurethane foam, it has nickel over copper-plated polyester fabric on two sides.
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 | Product: Hydraulic motors generate 4X more torque
Dayton Lamina hydraulic motors feature a unique, three-moving-part design that allows four times more torque to be produced at one-quarter the speed without gear reducers. With torque ratings comparable to larger motors, they save size, weight, and cost over larger, similarly rated motors. These low-speed/high-torque, high-speed/low-torque motors feature instant forward and reverse. Six motors are available with a torque range from 0 to 656 in-lb. and speeds from 0 to 2,255 RPM, providing the selectivity required to meet exact project parameters. These proven models are ideal for a wide range of applications, including conveyor drives, hose reel extraction, fan drives, pipe valve openers, thread core removal for plastic injection molding, box sealing equipment, and more.
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| | Videos+: Technologies and inspiration in action | How do you stop a 1,000-mph car?
Find out how air-brake technology from motion-control specialist Parker will help stop the 6.5-ton BLOODHOUND Supersonic jet-rocket car. The air brakes are deployed after BLOODHOUND travels 800 mph. Runway testing in preparation for attempting to break the World Land Speed Record is expected to take place in South Africa this year.
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Modeling mechanical applications in COMSOL Multiphysics
COMSOL Multiphysics is an ideal software solution for modeling mechanical applications and analyzing the multiple interacting physics affecting them. Structural mechanics, nonlinear material models, and geomechanics are just some of the many mechanical applications you can model with the software. Predefined interfaces, packaged within the COMSOL software, enable you to investigate multiphysics phenomena, such as electromechanics, acoustic-structure and fluid-structure interactions, and thermal and electrical contact analysis. Learn how COMSOL Multiphysics can help you streamline the design process and optimize your mechanical designs.
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