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Digital event recorder with four voltage or volt-free inputs

Audon's new S7841 four-channel digital event recorder can be used with voltage signals or volt-free contacts

Mini Canbus datalogger has USB port for communicating with a PC

New from Sensor-Technik is the C2U-Mini datalogger that records data from Canbus systems and connects to a PC via a USB link for data storage and analysis

LVDTs suit applications requiring high-frequency response

RDP Electronics says that its LVDTs are able to respond to mechanical oscillations at up to 1kHz and have a lifetime that is effectively infinite

Optical strain gauges test composites over millions of cycles

HBM has improved its K-OP optical strain gauges so they are suitable for up to 10million test cycles with an alternating strain of +/-5.000um/m

Current sensors for measuring very high currents

Yokogawa reports that new current sensors are available that enable its precision power meters to be used for measuring peak currents of up to 6000A

Quarter-turn fastener offers IP65 protection and enhanced security

A new quarter-turn spanner lock from FDB Panel Fittings is sealed to IP65 and benefits from a Fiat insert that requires the use of a special key

Indicating load cells and radio link load cells available from stock

LCM Systems is now offering its Self Indicating Link Load Cell and Radio Telemetry Wireless Link Load Cell as standard products available from stock

Hermetically sealed windows suit optical, laser and infrared applications

PA and E's patented Kryoflex ceramic-to-metal sealing technology is now available on hermetically sealed windows for optical, laser and infrared applications

Sheet colours open up new markets

Recycled extruded sheet product in new shades suit thermo-forming or sheet conversion applications

Price erosion ratchets up competition in solar market

Global installed watts for PV systems will grow by 64 per cent in 2010, reaching 8.3 Gigawatts

Global offshore drilling will be 'fully recovered by 2011'

Datamonitor’s projections, contained in a newly-published report, point to a return to overall stability in 2010 within the industry

Embedded system powered by the latest Intel Atom Processor D510

Includes multiple audio and video interfaces, two gigabit LAN network ports, and two storage interfaces

Linear bearings offer higher performance and lower noise

Thomson is introducing an enhanced design of carriage for its 500 series profile rail that offer lower friction and smoother, quieter running

Vacuum pump is insensitive to contaminants

The Hipace 60 is a new turbopump from Pfeiffer Vacuum that offers high pumping speeds and gas throughputs while being insensitive to contaminants

Bearings last longer in harsh environments

New Dodge Ultra Kleen bearings benefit from sealing and lubrication innovations that help to extend the operating life in harsh environments

Printable sensors to detect fingers without touching

Working as part of an EU-funded consortium, researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute are developing sensors that respond when a finger points at them

Digital pressure sensor with programmable microcontroller

Sensonor Technologies' new SP300-series multipurpose digital absolute pressure sensor includes an embedded microcontroller and optional accelerometer

Free version of computational fluid dynamics package

CEI is releasing Ensight CFD 2.0, a free computational fluid dynamics package that retains many of the features found in the company's existing CFD packages

Collaboration software accelerates innovation

Invention Machine Goldfire 6.0 benefits from integrated collaboration and expert identification technologies to help users innovate more effectively and efficiently

3D CAD uses 2D concepts for ease of use

PTC says its Cocreate 17.0 3D CAD package uses concepts and techniques from 2D CAD to make 3D CAD easy to understand and use

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