SCHURTER has extended its range of DKFP current-compensated chokes and now offers rated currents from 300mA to 10A. The DKFP chokes series now covers inductance values from 1mH to 100mH. The rated voltage of the DKFP compensated chokes is 250VAC. The chokes are designed for temperatures of between -40°C and 125°C. The chokes are available in vertical or horizontal versions. The DKFP current-compensated chokes are highly effective in suppressing common-mode interference. The DKFP current-compensated chokes may be used in line filter circuits, frequency converters, switch-mode power...
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The financial crisis of the last two years has not only shaken the banking system, but in consequence completely broken through to the manufacturing business. Particularly harsh was the impact on the capital goods business. The automation specialist Hekuma belonging to the Elexis Group did not remain excluded. This made a directional change in the strategic direction of the company necessary. In the implementation, a new management team was appointed. Managing director, Bernhard Rupke, after one year in office, gives a status report as well as an outlook to the future of the company. Mr Rup...
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GM Nameplate and DuPont Display Enhancements have announced the signing of a licensing agreement through which DuPont Display Enhancements will license its DuPont™ Vertak™ direct bonding technology to GM Nameplate. The DuPont Vertak bonding technology uses proprietary bonding adhesives and processes to bond a variety of substrates and touch sensors directly to the top face of liquid-crystal displays (LCDs). GM Nameplate will be using the Vertak bonding technology to provide its customers with the very latest in display enhancements technology. When applied to front panels during m...
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As of July 2010, Scheugenpflug will set sail to new horizons in casting resin preparation and feeding. The market launch of the new A310 raises user-friendly operation to the next level by boasting a 7in full-graphics touch-screen display. A wealth of useful functions, such as the handy timer, the automatic maintenance alerts on the pumps for the dispensing material and the vacuum generation, and the fact that parameters can be simply transferred from a material process database bolsters the comfort. Operation monitoring has been made intelligently simpler thanks to several neat and clever ...
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New Scale Technologies has announced its M3-F focus module for miniature OEM cameras used in handheld products; portable biometric sensors; targeting, surveillance and security systems; and medical diagnostic and imaging devices. At only 20mm x 22mm x 18.5mm – about the same dimensions as a fixed lens holder – the M3-F focus module improves image quality over a wide range of focus distances without adding volume or significantly increasing power usage. All lens motion functions are fully integrated in the M3-F module including actuator, position sensor, guide mechanism, drive and control e...
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EXFO's Life Sciences and Industrial Division has been awarded ISO 14001 certification – an internationally recognized environmental management system (EMS) standard. As a global leader in light-based delivery solutions, EXFO continues to lead the way as one of the first organizations in the industry to be awarded ISO 14001 certification. Having upheld the highest standards of quality management of ISO 9001 for over 15 years, EXFO's recent accreditation reinforces its commitment to continuous improvement. Utilizing a comprehensive approach, EXFO has integrated environmental aspects into its...
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Scheugenpflug, a leading supplier of automated mixing, metering and dispensing systems for resin and other industrial materials, has announced that it will highlight its solutions for the production of high-voltage coils at the CWIEME show in Berlin (22-24 June 2010). The Scheugenpflug exhibit will be in hall 2.2 at booth 3019, featuring the company's advanced Dos A300 precision dispensing system and VDS vacuum dispensing systems, designed to eliminate air bubbles in the production of wire coils and copper. At the show Scheugenpflug will showcase its tabletop Dos A300 dispensing machine, ...
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Faced with rising demand for its range of blood grouping reagents, Reading-based Lorne Laboratories has installed a Flexicon FF30 semi-automatic tabletop filling and capping machine from Watson-Marlow. The machine has both doubled throughput and halved the operation's labour requirement at this progressive and rapidly growing UK manufacturer, helping it fulfil orders from blood transfusion, immunology and sero-diagnosis professionals in more than 80 countries around the world. Established for over 30 years, Lorne Laboratories is the only company of its type in England and as such has enjoye...
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Maxwell Technologies and Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente today announced an agreement through which Rutronik will distribute Maxwell's BOOSTCAP® ultracapacitor products throughout Europe. Under this new contract, Rutronik will especially address the European industrial, automotive, renewable energies and other key energy storage market segments with Maxwell's ultracapacitor products. Available in a range of sizes and modular configurations, BOOSTCAP ultracapacitors from Maxwell bring high levels of efficiency (>95%) and power (10kW to MW) to a wide range of applications, includi...
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The piezo switch from Schurter has achieved approval according to ATEX class II 2 G Ex ib IIB T4. This approval enables the switch to be employed in explosive facilities above ground. The protection class refers to the permissible application in areas where an explosive atmosphere can arise from a mix of air and gases, vapours or mists. The switch may be typically used in oil/gas production systems, in petrochemistry, as well as in paint and varnish mixing facilities. Preparations for extending the approval to include dust-Ex applications are underway. The standard design is available for a...
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