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New Nvidia 3D Vision Pro stereoscopic system

Nvidia says its Nvidia 3D Vision Pro stereoscopic system brings 3D to the desktop, with support for LCD panels, video...

Rotary inductive position sensor is accurate, roust and economical

Pewatron's new P500 rotary inductive position sensor provides high-accuarcy measurement of angles between 20 and 160 degrees

Earth leakage protection relay mounts on Din rail

FDB Electrical's new Optima EFR-4/EFR-5 earth leakage protection relay can be specified at a wide range of trip levels and...
 
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Components

Ultra-low-energy Bluetooth chip creates new product opportunities

CSR's uEnergy chips address the needs of ultra-low-power connected devices ranging from watches to health and wellbeing devices

High-power connector includes signal contacts

The new Han Q 4/2 industrial connector from Harting has four 40A power contacts and two 10A signal contacts

IDC connectors help motor manufacturers migrate to aluminium

Tyco Electronics says its Mag-Mate insulation displacement crimp interconnects will be of interest to motor manufacturers switching from copper to aluminium conductors

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PCB & Assembly

Pick-and-place system dispenses solder paste of 100µm diameters

Flexible SMT production has reached new dimensions. Pick-and-place machines have now expanded their applications to include complex dispensing tasks. Such combined placement/dispensing machines can produce products at lower costs than individual specific machines. Adrian Scharli reports

Profile fixture suitable for viewing changes in reflow ovens

KIC MVP uses embedded sensor technologies that accurately measure the profile of an individual PCB

Silicon demand rebounds in 2010, led by 300mm wafers

iSuppli forecasts that 300mm wafers will reach 6.1 billion total square inches of silicon manufactured by 2013

Manufacturing

Cable guide caters for high-speed, multi-turn twisting

Igus is launching the Twisterband TB30 that can twist through 3000 degrees at a maximum angular rate of 720 degrees per second

PC market hits record growth

Asian original equipment manufacturers surge as Acer closes fap with HP, says iSuppli Corp

Solder jet printer eliminates the need for stencils

MYDATA’s MY500 ensures total control of solder paste deposition on a pad-by-pad basis

 

Power Supply

Dual power supply incorporates digital remote control interface

TTI is launching the CPX400DP Powerflex regulated power supply that is equipped with RS-232, USB, GPIB and Lan (Ethernet) interfaces as standard

Earth leakage protection relay mounts on Din rail

FDB Electrical's new Optima EFR-4/EFR-5 earth leakage protection relay can be specified at a wide range of trip levels and response times

Baseplate-cooled power supplies rated to 500W

New CPFE500 baseplate-cooled power supplies from TDK-Lambda are suitable for applications where cooling fans cannot be used

Electronics Design

Multimedia panel PC features touchscreen technology and IP65 protection

Nexcom is launching the 8.9inch MPPC 0810T panel PC that incorporates a 16:9 LCD touchscreen panel and a motherboard based on the Intel Atom N270 CPU

1D and 2D codes read, regardless of quality, surface or print method

Cognex now claims that it offers the most comprehensive range of 1D barcode and 2D Data Matrix code reading tools available in the market

New Nvidia 3D Vision Pro stereoscopic system

Nvidia says its Nvidia 3D Vision Pro stereoscopic system brings 3D to the desktop, with support for LCD panels, video walls and collaborative virtual environments

Sensors/Sub-Systems

Non-contact, absolute position sensor now measures around corners

MTS Sensor is introducing the flexible Temposonics RF absolute, non-contact position sensor that can measure distances of up to 20m

Wireless sensors measure humidity, temperature and CO2

E+E Elektronik's new EE240 wireless sensors enable humidity, temperature or carbon dioxide to be monitored remotely via a web browser

Rotary inductive position sensor is accurate, roust and economical

Pewatron's new P500 rotary inductive position sensor provides high-accuarcy measurement of angles between 20 and 160 degrees

 
 
 

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