• Medical Device Technology Heats Up
• New Technologies For Metal Replacement
• 3D CAD/CAM Cuts Die Costs
• Bat-Inspired Spy Plane Under Development
• Wheels: Battling Tough Truck Idling Regs
• 5-Star Product: Correct Alignment Problems
• Engineer's Toolbox: Watts up, man?
• Products: Electrical/Electronic, Mechanical, Motion
• Special: Adhesives Products

Feature Articles

Medical device technology heats up
Preventing mild hypothermia is only one of the reasons for adding a heat source to your medical equipment. Heat may also be used to incubate cultures, add warm humidity to respiratory equipment, heat fluids before injection into the body, stabilize equipment performance, enhance surgical procedures, sterilize instruments, and a myriad other applications.
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New technologies for metal replacement One important area of focus for DuPont is the drive for metal replacement in response to escalating natural gas and energy costs. Lighter weight, higher performance materials are desired in many markets, including automotive and electronics. DuPont technology solutions in development include polymers with high temperature resistance, superstructural capabilities, and thermal conductivity. Read the full article World's smallest rotary optical encoder MicroMo now provides a high-resolution, low current-draw optical encoder in a 6mm diameter package. After developing the industry standard for feedback down to 8mm diameter motors, MicroMo now packs 50 lines per revolution into a 6mm diameter package. Visit MicroMo. 3D CAD/CAM cuts die costs for coated-webbing maker In the past, narrow-coated webbing manufacturer BioPlastics used a 2D system to design customized extrusion dies used for applying plastic coating to webbing. The die designs would then be sent to an outside vendor for machining, and the vendor would re-create the design using their CAD/CAM program. "It was inefficient, and it cost us money," says BioPlastics design engineer Bob Sherwin. Read the full article

Sensors for bat-inspired spy plane under development A 6-in. robotic spy plane modeled after a bat would gather data from sights, sounds, and smells in urban combat zones and transmit information back to a soldier in real time. That's the Army's concept, and it has awarded the University of Michigan College of Engineering a five-year, $10-million grant to help make it happen. Read the full article Electric Replacement for Hydraulics! Exlar's electric linear actuators deliver the force of hydraulics and the speed of pneumatics. The patented roller screw technology offers peak forces in excess of 40,000 lbf., speeds to 60 in/sec, and stroke lengths to 96 inches, all with the ease and reliability of servo control. Visit Exlar online for more information.

5-Star Product: Correct alignment problems in automated assembly
Excessive contact force is the main problem in many assembly applications, often causing galling, jamming, and broken parts. The Compensator is a remote center-of-compliance (RCC) device that is designed to correct alignment errors with peg-in-hole automated assembly applications.
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Engineer's Toolbox: Watts up, man?
Watts up? PRO is a "plug-load" meter that measures, displays, and logs the amount of electricity used by whatever is connected to its three-pin line socket. Fast, intuitive, and easy to use, Watts up? PRO quickly and accurately shows the consumption of any 110-V product up to 15 A.
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