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Test Points

Keystone Technologies, New Hyde Park, NY, introduces wire loop THM Test Points, available in 10 colors. They can be used on .062” and .093” thick PCBs with a variety of gripping devices: J-hooks, EZ-hooks, grabbers, alligator clips, tips, and probes. They are designed to keep on-board terminals perpendicular to the PCB so that relative position, during and after wave soldering is maintained.

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CT Inspection Systems

Nikon IMBU, Brighton, MI, has launched three new models in its VOXLS range of X-ray CT (computed tomography) systems for non-destructive inspection. They fill a specific need for users looking for an automation-ready system with the versatility to meet a wide range of industrial applications. The three models have maximum source energies of 225kV, 320kV, and 450kV for examining parts of various densities and sizes.

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Automotive SoCs and MCUs

Renesas, Tokyo, Japan, has released information about its fifth-generation R-Car SoC for high-performance applications, which will provide automotive engineers greater flexibility to customize designs. They also have plans for two MCU product advancements in the next- generation R-Car family. They will be powered by Arm® architectures and are set to become an integral part of the R-Car family, offering complete scalable options and software reusability for automotive engineers.

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X-Ray Inspection System

Rad Source NDT, Buford, Georgia, announces the NDT 1000 X-ray Inspection System. It features high precision, speed, and versatility. It handles materials with thicknesses of up to 0.5”, including materials like steel. The NDT 1000 can inspect steel piping, welds, and materials up to 0.5” thick in a mere second. With an imaging speed of 24 frames per second (fps), it ensures rapid and accurate results.

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Precision Specimen Loader

The Precision Specimen Loader from Instron, Norwood, MA, consists of three parts: A width block that ensures your specimen lines up with the center of the jaw faces; a linear rail; and the alignment clip. The alignment clip is detachable and can be loaded on a workbench. Once loaded with a specimen, it snaps onto the linear rail with pins and magnets, which guides the specimen into the test space.

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Profiling Machine Software

HGG Profiling Equipment BV, Houston, TX, is introducing ProCAM Lite, free software that gives users the ability to view and check cutting details on various profiles without a cutting machine or intermediary viewing software. Users can review alla parameters and weld details for a project before cutting and production, including root openings and markings, for any DSTV, NC, XML, or PCD file.

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BT/BLE Connectivity Add-On Board

ANNA-B412 Click, a compact add-on board from MikroElektronika, Belgrade, Serbia, provides BT/BLE connectivity for any embedded application. It features a standalone Bluetooth 5.1 low-energy module. The software supports Bluetooth LE Serial port service, GATT client and server, Bluetooth beacons, Bluetooth long-range, NFC, and simultaneous peripheral and central roles. In LE mode, the Bluetooth module can achieve up to 2Mbps data rates. The module supports active, standby, and sleep modes.

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Current Shunt Resistor

Littelfuse, Chicago, IL, announced the launch of its SSA Series Current Shunt Resistors. These two-terminal, ultra-low resistance shunt resistors are designed for accurate current measurement in high-performance applications. Unlike competing technologies such as Hall effect sensors, current transformers, flux gate sensors, and Rogowski coils, the Littelfuse Shunt is a more efficient solution and works well in both AC and DC circuits.

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Compact Power Supplies

Cosel Company, Tokyo, Japan, today announced the launch of a new generation of compact power supplies for industrial applications, the TE series. Using technologies such as wide bandgap Gallium Nitride semiconductors, high-frequency planar transformers, and enhanced flyback topology, the 45W and 65W models fit into 1×2.3 or 1×3 inch footprints. The 12V and 24V output versions can deliver 140 percent power to sustain peak loads with efficiency of up to 93.5 percent.

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5G Amplifiers

Fairview Microwave, Irvine, CA, introduces its series of 5G amplifiers. The all-new amplifiers come in compact coaxial packages, addressing a frequency spectrum ranging from 10 MHz up to 8 GHz. This range makes them apt for multiple bands, from VHF and UHF to L, S, and C bands. Emphasizing signal clarity and strength, some models of the 5G low-noise amplifiers (LNA) in the series, deliver a noise figure as low as 0.6 dB.

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Wireless Electronic Depth Gages

The L. S. Starrett Company, Athol, MA, , has introduced three Wireless Electronic Depth Gages including the W640JZ, W643JZ, and W644JZ, which are made in the U.S., part of a line of over 40 new electronic precision gages that Starrett recently introduced to the market. They feature a digital readout and offer automated wireless measurement data collection when integrated with data acquisition applications such as Starrett DataSure® 4.0 software.

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Differential Displacement Transducers

The DIT-5200L noncontact differential impedance transducer from Kaman Precision Products, Middletown, CT, offers true differential measurements for common mode rejection at an economical price. Capable of subnanometer resolution with sensitivity to 10v/mil, 39 mV/μm and linearity up to 0.1 percent full range. It is fully analog and built to IPC A-160 Class 3 standards. The I/O is on a 9-pin mini-D connector, and the input power connections are reverse voltage protected.

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High-Speed Connectors and Cable Assemblies

Fischer Connectors, Saint-Prex, Switzerland, has released new high-speed connectors and cable assemblies for Ultra High Definition (UHD) audio/video data transfer at 18 Gbit/s in demanding environments, matching the performance speed of HDMI 2.0. Because the circular connectors are rugged by design, they combine the best of both worlds, providing design engineers with a versatile portfolio of high-speed, high-performance connectivity solutions for a wide range of harsh-environment applications.

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Compact Controller

The 750-9401 has been added to WAGO's, Germantown, WI, Compact Controller 100 family. It has a dual core processor with a mix of 18 digital and analog onboard I/O channels. It also comes with an RS-485 serial port, dual Ethernet ports, a USB-C port for direct configuration connection, as well as a CANopen communication port, which makes it easier to expand digital I/O or to connect devices such as sensors or J1939 enabled devices.

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LED Microscopy Illuminator

Excelitas Technologies, Waltham, MA, announces the X-Cite XYLISTM II Broad Spectrum LED Illumination System. A replacement for the current X-Cite XYLIS, it offers improvements, including significantly quieter operation and increased optical output, with the broadest spectrum available in a white light LED for fluorescence microscopy applications. Rivaling traditional arc lamps for brightness, it is ideal for both compound and stereomicroscopes.

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