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Hygienic Radar Level Sensor

Endress+Hauser, Greenwood, IN, has launched the FMR63B, 80 GHz radar level sensor, built for rigorous hygiene requirements, turbulent surfaces, and foam formation and buildup. It increases operational productivity and improves product safety while meeting all user requirements. It is ideal, for end users in the life sciences and food and beverage industries. It uses Ethernet-APL communication technology, helping prepare process plants for digitalization.

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Miniature Test Point

The TP-108 Series, the smallest of all test points from Components Corporation, Denville, NJ, was designed to provide a secure anchoring point for miniature test points and J-hooks. Its loop configuration holds probes fast, without the slippage and painful punctures common to posts or turrets. With a small footprint and ultra-low profile, TP-108 Series is ideally suited for advanced surface mount printed circuit board applications.

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Resin-Shielded Inductors

Sumida America, Schaumburg, IL, has introduced a family of Resin-Shielded Surface-Mount Power Inductors. This new design has enhanced magnetic shielding effect and mechanical impact strength. Ferrite or Metal Composite Resin-Shielded inductors are produced similarly to traditional drum and ring core shielded inductors but instead of using an external ring core for shielding, a coating of magnetic powder-impregnated resin encases the insulated copper winding and functions as the magnetic shield.

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Low Loss Power Inductor

Coilcraft, Cary, IL, is introducing the XGL3020 series of ultra-low loss power inductors. It has an inductance range of 0.10 to 4.5 μH, current ratings up to 14.8 A with soft saturation; 80 V voltage rating — suitable for wide Vin DC-DC converters; AEC-Q200 (–40 °C to +125 °C) with a 165 °C maximum part temperature. Its footprint is 3 × 3 mm and it’s 2-mm tall.

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IP68 Embedded Computer

Crystal Group, Hiawatha, IA, is introducing the RE1600M small form factor embedded computer and a hyper-converged data storage solution, the RE4000. The RE1600M is purpose-built for amphibious operations and is IP68 rated, which allows for seamless AI inferencing for applications such as unmanned surface vessels and vehicles. It is also integrated with NVIDIA Ampere architecture with 2048 NVIDIA CUDA ^® cores and 64 tensor cores for fast and reliable data transmission.

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Thin-Film Band-Pass Filters

Kyocera AVX, Fountain Inn, SC, released two new series of compact, thin-film band-pass filters engineered to deliver excellent RF performance in a wide range of high-power applications with crowded PCBs. They deliver highly repeatable and reliable RF performance with low insertion loss, steep attenuation, sharp roll-off, low noise, and high temperature stability. They enable quick and easy adjustment of RF parameters and have ruggedly constructed compact, low-profile cases.

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Hollow Shaft Angle Sensors

Novotechnik, U.S., Southborough, MA, introduces the new WAL 200 Series of hollow shaft angle sensors that provide absolute, rotary position. Sensor dimensions are 7 × 22 mm. Measurement range is 0 to 340°. Mechanical range is a continuous 0 to 360°. Resolution is < 0.3°, repeatability is 0.3° and independent linearity is ±1 % of measurement range.

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Power Electronics Simulation Software

dSPACE, Paderborn, Germany, is offering XSG Power Electronics Systems (XSG PES) simulation software that supports the simulation of highly dynamic switching frequencies of up to 500 kHz. The software for hardware-in-the-loop tests contains a library with ready-to-use models of power electronics circuitry so that users can create simulations quickly and easily. It supports circuitry simulation based on wide-bandgap semiconductors such as silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN).

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SOSA Aligned Backplane

SOSA aligned backplanes from Elma Electronic, Fremont, CA, have been enhanced to include a 7-slot 3U OpenVPX model that further supports the DOD’s Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) mandate. With six VITA 65 slots and one VITA 62 PSU slot, it helps facilitate the development of a common architecture across critical C5ISR and EW systems. Control and data plane links are designed for 25 Gbps data rates and support dual domain Ethernet up to 100GBASE-KR4.

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Motor Drive Software

Power Integrations, San Jose, CA, announced MotorX-pert™ v3.0, a software suite for configuration, control and sensing of BLDC inverters that utilize the company’s BridgeSwitch™ motor-driver ICs. It incorporates shuntless and sensorless technology for field-oriented control (FOC), adding support for advanced modulation schemes and unconditional startup under any load condition, along with significant improvements to the host user interface and debugging tools.

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Intelligent Manufacturing Hub

Yokogawa Electric Corporation, Tokyo, Japan, is announcing the OpreX™ Intelligent Manufacturing Hub. By utilizing robotic process automation (RPA) implemented in a low-code/no-code environment or through customization by Yokogawa, it can significantly reduce reporting time. The Hub covers the full range of key performance indicators (KPIs), workflows, and reporting at every level of the organization, from the C-suite to the plant floor, and employs a single database.

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Power Bus Input Conditioner

GAÏA Converter, Le Haillan, France, announces the launch of the FLHG-60, module designed for military and avionics applications. This 60W input bus conditioner offers an all-in-one solution to simplify and optimize power architecture designs operating at 24V and 28V. It efficiently combines traditional input-stage components such as filters, voltage limiters, diodes, inrush current limiters, and hold-up modules in one single module, reducing both space requirements and design complexity.

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Circular Connectors

Mencom, Oakwood, GA, offers devices featuring a circular interface and cylindrical contact housing. They come in various materials, sizes, contact layouts, and coupling designs. Among them, M8, M12, M16, ½"-20, and M23 receptacles, which refer to the thread size on the coupling nuts, are widely used for connecting sensors and actuators in industries such as automation, manufacturing, military, aerospace, and transportation. UL-listed, they provide IP67/69-rated protection.

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Power Management IC

The OPTIREG™ Power Management IC (PMIC) portfolio from Infineon, Munich, Germany, enables highly efficient voltage regulation, offering pre- and post-regulator architectures with DC/DC and linear regulators as well as trackers. In addition to the power supply, additional monitoring and control functions are integrated, enabling customers to develop automotive ECUs for safety-related applications. A boost buck pre-regulator supplies the post-regulator rails for the microcontroller supply, communication supply, and a precise voltage reference.

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Intrinsically Safe Zener Barriers

AutomationDirect, Cumming, GA, has added additional Zener barriers from STAHL to isolate various control signal types from hazardous environments. For automated systems installed in potentially explosive atmospheres (ex., oil and gas production), extra precautions must be taken to ensure the electrical circuits do not become ignition sources. Properly grounded Zener barriers isolate the electrical signal from the hazardous area. They protect 4-20 mA/PNP sensors, NPN sensors/dry contacts, and pulse trains (11 or 18 VDC).

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Sensirion, Stafa, Switzerland, is launching the SCD43, which is a drop-in upgrade based on Senxssirion’s SCD4x platform. It is a compact, high-accuracy CO₂ sensor that fulfills the requirements of the most stringent building standards, including the requirements of the current draft of Addendum d to the ASHRAE 62.1 standard for demand-controlled ventilation (DCV) systems. The measurement accuracy of the sensor is +/-(30ppm + 3% m.v.).

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