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Study identifies best cabling for 10 Gigabit Ethernet

A third-party test laboratory has undertaken tests to compare shielded and unshielded twisted pair cables for 10 Gigabit Ethernet communications

Report identifies market potential for automation in food industry

A new report from ARC predicts that expenditure on automation in the global food and beverage industry will reach $6billion by 2013

Dell Precision M4500 is 'most powerful 15.6-inch mobile workstation'

Dell is claiming that the new Dell Precision M4500 is 'the world's most powerful 15.6-inch mobile workstation'

Dryers remove excess water vapour from analysers

Perma Pure's improved MD-series dryers remove excess water vapour from analysers without altering the concentration of other gas stream constituents

Record-breaking results from Oceanology International 2010

Visitors from 75 countries attended the exhibition with its 500 plus exhibiting companies

16-channel relay card

EasyDAQ has launched a new range of low cost, general purpose 16-channel relay card OEM products

Rolling bearings keep London Eye turning for 10 years

Firmly located on the shaft, the locating bearing has an outside diameter of 2.66m and weighs 6.3 tonnes

Devices support 'unprecedented number' of independent digital control loops

Microchip Technology expands digital signal controller portfolio for digital power applications

Energy jobs grow 15 per cent while UK employment remains flat

Five-year job boom fuelled by Chinese demand and consequent market volatility; 37 per cent increase in number of women employed in the sector

New motorised version of torque-arm shaft-mounted speed reducer

Baldor Electric Company is introducing the Dodge Motorized Torque-Arm II shaft-mounted speed reducer, a right-angle gearbox with an IEC flanged motor interface

3D electromagnetic design tool for rotating electrical machines

Cobham Technical Services is releasing a 3D electromagnetic design tool for rotating electrical machines that benefits from FEA accuracy yet is easy to use

Automated production of fibre-reinforced components

Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute have developed a laser-based technique for the automated production of fibre-reinforced components and assemblies

Node blade and server board offered with six-core Intel processor

Kontron is now offering its AT8050 AdvancedTCA node blade and KTC5520 server board with the newly released six-core Intel Xeon 5600 series processor

Modular kits for automation and robotics

Parker Hannifin's new range of modular automation and robotics kits are available for everything from twin-axis assemblies through to multiple-axis robots

Stepper and servo control form a single drive

A new variation of the B and R Acoposmicro can control both stepper and servo motors for low-power applications

Snap-on and ultrasonic kits protect PCMCIA cards

ITT Interconnect Solutions is introducing new snap-on and ultrasonic PCMCIA I/O kits, each of which is available with a range of options and customisable features

Fourth-generation BS/DIN chain offers longer life

Tsubaki's fourth-generation BS/DIN standard roller chain, branded Tsubaki GT4 Winner, incorporates features that extend the operating life considerably

Industrial monitors for extreme environments

Vusunet DM monitors carry both the UL and CE mark, and are available for general purpose or Class I/Div 2 environments

Spherical plain bearings ensure efficient operation of 50MW solar power plant

The Andasol 1 solar power plant, which went on line in mid-2009, uses a total of 1,248 ELGES hydraulic rod ends from Schaeffler

Explosive decompression perfluoroelastomer for offshore pumps and valves

Polymer's high fluorine content renders it inert to a wide range of liquids and gases such as hydrogen sulphide and methane

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