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Electric motors and gearboxes may never look the same again
Jon Severn meets Justin Levine, the managing director of Parvalux Electric Motors,  the man for whom design is a mainstay of his strategy to rejuvenate the company
Bi-stable displays gain momentum
Despite LCD dominance, opportunities remain for emerging display technologies
Airlines assess carbon costs
Only around 40 per cent of the 20 carriers surveyed currently monitor and report emissions data, Pricewaterhouse Coopers
Lenovo aces out Acer
Chinese PC OEM Lenovo shipped 4.9m PCs worldwide in the second quarter, up 22.9 per cent from 3.96m in the first quarter
Moving towards design for sustainability
Alastair Fuad-Luke explains how design engineers can make a bigger difference by adopting a policy of Design for Sustainability
It’s a wireless world
Nick Flaherty talks to Alan Gatherer, chief technical officer for the wireless infrastructure division at Texas Instruments, about next generation Long Term Evolution wireless technology
Infrared linear wireless foot switch system

Linemaster's infrared linear wireless foot switch system provides exceptional linear speed control for a wide variety of applications.

This system can be integrated into new variable speed control applications or replace existing wired linear foot controls.

Retro-fitting the wireless foot switch to existing equipment is easy and can be completed in less than two minutes. This product eliminates lengthy and hard to manoeuver cables while providing the user with the freedom that wireless offers.

Premium signal transmission makes the Linemaster wireless foot switch stand out from the competition. When the foot switch is activated invisible light waves will fill a room with 360 degrees of signal. At the heart of this product, Hall Effect technology drives consistent, reliable, and accurate speed control without mechanical wear. The encrypted wireless signal is secure, latency free, and non-line-of-sight.

Not only is Linemaster's wireless system easy to use it is also easy to clean. The transmitter is completely waterproof (rated to an IP68 standard), which allows the user to submerge the foot switch for cleaning. Taking the cable out of the equation not only makes cleaning easier it also makes it quicker.

The IR Linear Wireless system is offered in up to 5 functions providing a solution for most users. Three industry standard AA batteries give the user up to 200 hours of usage at 50 per cent duty cycle. When battery life is diminishing a low battery light on the receiver will illuminate to let the operator know that new batteries are needed.

IR Linear Wireless system