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IECEx Certification of Personnel Competency

New IECEx Scheme for Certification of Personnel Competency is off the ground

World's energy leaders gather for ONS 2010

The oil and gas industry continues to deploy new technologies in order to reach more challenging reserves, improve reservoir recovery and achieve environmentally friendly production

Lifting of heavy cargoes

The BigLift fleet comprises nine heavy lift vessels equipped with their own heavy lift gear

Fibre optic short link transmitter/receiver suits high-power applications

Avago Technologies' new HFBR-3810Z fibre optic short link transmitter/receiver isolates low-voltage control logic or microprocessors from high-voltage circuits

Positioning stage benefits from integral sealing and extra-wide table

Aerotech's new PRO560 and PRO560 HS positioning stages feature hard top/side sealing, long travels and a choice of standard and high-speed versions

Field-installable connectors enable three-step fibre optic terminations

With Belden's Fiberexpress Brilliance field-installable connectors, optical fibres can be terminated in just five seconds, requiring only three steps and no tools

Self-checking guard switches reduce machine downtime

Siemens is introducing the Sirius 3SF1324 guard switch that incorporates a self-checking function to reduce the time taken to restart machinery

Polymer-based materials handle higher temperatures

Quadrant is launching Duratron D7000 PI polyimides and ceramic-filled Peek Semitron MP370 for high-temperature applications requiring machined parts

Novel communications technology passes data though steel hulls

BAE Systems has developed a through-hull data link system that enables data to be transferred through a submarine's steel hull with no need to drill holes

Medusa4 release 5.0 improves usability and editing

CAD Schroer says that Release 5.0 of its Medusa4 mechanical CAD package benefits from an improved user interface and new dynamic editing tools

Electric vehicle connector meets J1772 Level I and II charging requirements

The new J1772 connector from ITT Interconnect Solutions is capable of performing Level I and II charging from a low end of 15A/120V to a high end range of 75A/240V

Maintenance becomes less of a grind at flour manufacturer

Client Needs Analyses were conducted during discussions between key managers and engineers

Ultra small Schottky barrier diodes

Offer lower forward voltage drop than standard switching diodes, makeing them useful in low voltage applications

Pick-and-place system dispenses solder paste of 100µm diameters

Flexible SMT production has reached new dimensions. Pick-and-place machines have now expanded their applications to include complex dispensing tasks. Such combined placement/dispensing machines can produce products at lower costs than individual specific machines. Adrian Scharli reports

Lube for Life pillow blocks extend life of linear bearings

Thomson is introducing Lube for Life self-lubricating linear bearing pillow blocks that offer the advantages of freedom from maintenance-free and extended operating life

Data acquisition system handles 28 channels at high sampling rate

Kistler's new Type 5697A… data acquisition system is suitable for acquiring and evaluating data from up to 28 channels at a high sampling rate

Ultra-low-energy Bluetooth chip creates new product opportunities

CSR's uEnergy chips address the needs of ultra-low-power connected devices ranging from watches to health and wellbeing devices

Opensafety protocol cleared for international standardisation

Following successful tests to 61784-3 FSCP 13, the Opensafety fieldbus-independent protocol has been released for international standardisation

Baseplate-cooled power supplies rated to 500W

New CPFE500 baseplate-cooled power supplies from TDK-Lambda are suitable for applications where cooling fans cannot be used

High-sensitivity digital camera achieves high frame rates

Hamamatsu says its Orca-Flash2.8 high-sensitivity digital camera is suitable for low-light imaging at high frame rates - and offers an 'unmatched' price/performance ratio

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