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Multifunction hydrogen analyser

Designed for use at the gas mixer in non-explosive areas within any industry, where furnace technology and heat treatment is used

Improving enterprise collaboration

Dassault Systèmes (DS) has announced the availability of Version 2.3 of Abaqus for Catia V5 Product Lifecycle Management

Checking colour quality at speed

AstraNet Systems Ltd designs and installs an on-line monitoring system to check production of dye sublimation printing ribbons

Bi-directional enterprise integration

Proficy Enterprise Connector from GE Fanuc extends plant applications integration with enterprise business systems

Solving material data problems

Granta updates key references, provides comprehensive materials data management for aerospace, helps ABAQUS and ANSYS users

Step-down converter increases battery life

By controlling the operating voltage of the PA in mobile phones, the AAT1171 increases amplifier efficiency and extends talk time

350W dc/dc converter

Modules feature over-voltage, under-voltage and short circuit protection and thermal monitoring for remote system monitoring and control

Particle analyser for non-aqueous solvents

Sysmex FPIA-3000 can now accommodate all common solvents including acetone, methylethylketone, ethyl acetone, xylene and toluene

I/O modules have built-in intelligence

Festo is launching two new I/O modules, one for use with temperature sensors and the other for standard 4-20 mA sensors

Software simplifies graphic effects

Schott Systeme's 'Pictures by PC' package enables 3D CAD models to be visually transformed for use in presentations, sales literature and other media

Aliasstudio available for personal use

New version of Aliasstudio Personal Learning Edition for individuals wanting to experience the latest developments in Aliasstudio

Hybrid voltage limiters protect personnel

ABB is introducing new HVL hybrid voltage limiters that combine a metal oxide surge arrester and a thyristor-based low-voltage limiter

Guard switches tolerate misalignment

Scientific Technologies' MA16 series safety interlock switch are designed to provide a minimum of one million operations in harsh environments

European R&D centre created

Start-up Elixent has been bought by one of its key investors, Matsushita, to create a strategic European R&D centre in the UK

Parametric surface and solid modeller

Evoqe is offering Solidthinking 7.0 for Windows and Mac OS X Universal operating systems with numerous improvements and new features

15 independent 16-bit counter/timers

Acces I/O Products is announcing its USB-CTR-15 embedded digital counter/timer board, available with or without a rugged industrial enclosure

Energy review: Don't bet on emissions trading

Likely UK government will have to move to introduce specific measures to backstop the long-term price of carbon in the UK, says Datamonitor

Ready to harvest: making the most of design data

Design data could yield rich returns says Colin Watson. But data has to be carefully managed. It has to be held securely, but easy to access

Fully variable valve train

Reduces fuel consumption by 10 per cent compared with conventional valve train systems; could be ready for production by 2009

Single-port PoE solution

Power over Ethernet is designed to supply dc power to devices on IT network infrastructure via existing CAT5 Ethernet cabling

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