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Rugged vehicle-mount PC

Dlog MPC 6 vehicle-mount computer for forklifts and construction machinery, warehouse applications and other logistics operations

New ways to recycle liquid crystal displays

As use of LCDs is growing, there is no way to recycle them; a team at York University now has a grant to find ways to recover the liquid crystals

Magnetostrictive position sensors

Synchronous serial encoder interface (SSI) position sensors from RDP Electronics are durable, reliable and accurate to ±20 microns

Compact temperature and pressure sensor

Kistler's type 6190B temperature and pressure sensor has front face diameter of just 4mm, making it suitable for injection moulding

Building business success on thermal processing

A background in coke making might sound old fashioned, but for one relatively new consultancy/process engineering design company it has opened up numerous new opportunities for other thermal processing business. Sean Ottewell spoke to Otto Simon managing director Steve Haywood about where these opportunities lie and the challenges that smaller companies in the process sector face today

Drafting package can downloaded for free

UGS is now offering its Solid Edge 2D drafting package as a free download, with optional low-cost support and automatic upgrades available

Safety relay combines reliability and flexibility

The SR103AM safety relay can accept single or dual normally-closed mechanical inputs or dual solid-state inputs from a safety light curtain

High-pressure tube fittings

Innovative push-fit high-pressure tube fitting offers considerable benefits over traditional welded or cone-and-thread fittings

Developer kit speeds set-up and testing

Performance Motion Devices is launching the Ion Developer's Kit for the rapid creation of motion control systems based on its Ion digital drive

Engineers trial voice and gesture recognition

Development leads to voice and gesture recognition system that can be used when operators cannot use keyboard or touchscreen on a PDA

Air/fas flow meter goes wireless

Field technicians can obtain measurements, make setting changes and read trouble-shooting codes without ever having to open the instrument

Human vibration analyser

Designed for monitoring exposure of human operators to the harmful influences of vibration of hand-tools, machinery, heavy vehicles

Magnetostrictive position sensor is 12mm high

ASM is launching the Posichron PCFP24 magnetostrictive linear position sensor with a measurement range of up to 5750 mm

Ultrasound for low conductivity applications

Ultrasonic flowmeter digital signal processing and uses the three-beam principle to ensure stable, reliable measuring results

Flometers with wireless remote access

ST50 and ST75 Flow Meters from Fluid Components International (FCI) are now available with an exclusive wireless communication option

Instruments suit multi-axis weighing

Vishay Intertechnology's G4 advanced process control instruments are available in four variants: DIN rail, panel, desktop, and harsh-environment

Hydrogen-powered production car

BMW's 7 series Hydrogen 7 saloon is powered by a 191kW (260HP) twelve-cylinder dual-fuel engine that accelerates it from 0-100 km/h in 9.5 seconds

Internal release ensures escape

Fortress Interlocks adds internal release module to its Amgard range of modular safety gate switches and machine safety control systems

Fanless touch-panel PCs suit HMIs

Axiomtek is launching the Got-3120T fanless touch panel computer that operates in temperatures ranging from -20C to + 55 degrees C

Enhancements in geometry access, meshing

Simmetrix says that its Simulation Modeling Suite 6.0 represents a significant advance in simulation modelling technology

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