New on the Market

Panel PC with Touchscreen

Industrial computer hardware manufacturer and solution provider, OnLogic, South Burlington, VT, has unveiled its new Tacton Series of rugged panel PCs and industrial touchscreen displays, designed to empower innovators with the tools they need for advanced automation, industrial control, and data visualization. It is a reliable, highly configurable, secure, and easy to install HMI solution for manufacturing, warehousing, energy management, and transportation applications.

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Surface Mount Connectors E

binder, Camarillo, CA, offers products from several M12 series as surface-mount devices (SMDs). These are suitable for further processing in fully automated processes, such as for the particularly dense, double-sided assembly of PCBs. They are also used in automation technology devices, sensors, actuators, and robotics. During miniaturizing electronic assemblies, surface mounting has proven itself in component assembly with high component density.

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Drive Simulation Software

With SINAMICS DriveSim Basic, Siemens, Washington, DC, presents a new software solution, with which drives and their behavior in machines and plants can be simulated, adapted, and optimized. With this new solution, Siemens offers quick and easy entry into the drive simulation and enables machine and plant manufacturers to accelerate their own development phase. It bridges the gap between logical and mechanical simulation.

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Video Measurement System

L. S. Starrett, Athol, MA, has introduced the latest Video System in its KMR Series — the new KMR-MX 200. It has a manually driven 8” × 4” (200 mm × 100 mm) X-Y stage motion with a 5” (125 mm) Z-travel, paired with a 6.5:1 zoom lens. The system includes a MetLogix™ Mx200 Digital Readout in a stacked display format with a 14” (355 mm) monitor. Scale resolution is 0.5 μm.

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Threaded Press-In Inserts for Plastics

E-Z Lok, Gardena, CA, is offering press-in inserts designed for post-molding installation in either thermoset plastics or thermoplastics. A slotted design with diamond-knurled OD allows for “cold” installation with optimum torque/pull-out resistance. When the E-Z Press™ insert is installed, it compresses slightly along the slot. As the fastener is threaded into place, the insert expands and the diamond knurl is pressed into the wall of the hole, securing the insert in place.

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Acoustic Particle Monitor

Emerson, Shakopee, MN, announced the release of the Rosemount™ SAM42 Acoustic Particle Monitor for measuring the amount of entrained sand in the output from oil and gas wells. The monitor can detect extremely low concentrations of entrained sand in challenging conditions with a high level of measurement repeatability and sensitivity. Accurate real-time data helps minimize erosion risk, allowing producers to maximize throughput without compromising asset safety.

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High-Voltage PXI Multiplexer

Pickering Interfaces, Clacton-on-Sea, U.K., has announced a new family of high-density PXI and PXIe multiplexer (MUX) modules for high voltage applications. Expanding Pickering’s range of high-voltage switching, the 40-321-1xx (PXI) and 42-321-1xx (PXIe) are 1- or 2-pole multiplexers available with various bank quantities and channel counts. They are capable of hot or cold switching up to 1000 VDC or 1000 VAC peak and use high-quality reed relays throughout the range.

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2000 V MOSFET

Infineon, Munich, Germany, is introducing the new CoolSiCTM MOSFETs 2000. They offer a higher DC link voltage so that the power can be increased without increasing the current. It is the first discrete silicon carbide device on the market with a breakdown voltage of 2000 V, and it also has low switching losses. With its TO-247PLUS-4-HCC package it has a creepage distance of 14 mm and clearance distance of 5.4 mm.

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70-Watt DC Power Supplies

Eggtronic, Modena, Italy, has unveiled a new addition to its ‘QuarEgg’ ZVS Flyback family of high-density power conversion solutions that support the 70-watt power outputs available to designers before they are required to implement power factor correction (PFC). European standard EN61000-3-2 dictates that PFC is required for any power supply rated above 75 W. The new 70 W version delivers efficiencies of over 94.5 percent across the full no-load to full-load range.

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Board-to-Board Connectors

Harwin, Portsmouth, U.K., has launched a range of board-to-board connectors that address the data and power transfer demands of high-performance applications while accommodating small movements in multiple axes to support high-speed automated assembly and enhance resistance to shock and vibration during operational life. The new Flecto floating connector family allows for accurate placement of multiple connectors between the same two PCBs where the sum of misalignments might, otherwise, present challenges for high-speed, high-precision mating.

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AI Assistant

Seeq, Seattle, WA, unveiled the Seeq AI Assistant, a generative AI (GenAI) resource embedded across its industrial analytics platform. It provides real-time assistance to users across the enterprise, empowering them to accelerate mastery of the Seeq platform, build advanced analytics, machine learning, and AI skills and knowledge, and accelerate insights to improve decision-making in pursuit of operational excellence and sustainability.

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CAD/CAM Software

OPEN MIND Technologies, Needham, MA, has introduced its latest hyperMILL® 2024 CAD/CAM software suite, which includes a range of powerful enhancements to its core toolpath capabilities, as well as new functionality for increased NC programming efficiency in applications ranging from 2.5D machining to 5-axis milling. The introduction of “CAM Plan” in hyperMILL® 2024, simplifies various programming tasks and identifies possible sources of error.

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Low Current Fuses

KYOCERA AVX, Fountain Inn, SC, extended its Accu-Guard II Low-Current Fuses with new 0201 case sizes that deliver the industry’s lowest current ratings. They utilize thin-film technology to achieve precise control over the components’ physical and electrical characteristics — beyond what’s possible with standard fuse technologies. With this latest release, KYOCERA AVX became the world’s first and currently only provider of low-current 0201 fuses rated for less than 150mA.

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CMOS Image Sensor

Omnivision, Santa Clara, CA, has announced that its OX08D10 8-megapixel CMOS image sensor is now pre-integrated and validated with color tuning on the Snapdragon Ride™ Platform, Snapdragon Ride™ Flex System-on-Chip (SoC), and Snapdragon® Cockpit Platform from Qualcomm Technologies. It provides 8-MP resolution with 2.1-micron technology that achieves wide dynamic range, industry-leading low-light performance, LED flicker mitigation, compact size, and low power consumption.

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