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NASA Tech Needs: Materials
Organic matrix composite materials have the potential for a significant mass reduction compared to metallic materials for aircraft and spacecraft, and have been a NASA focus for many years. The...
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Techs for License: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Xyloy™ Injection-Molded Zinc/Aluminum Alloy
Cool Polymers Xyloy™ is an injection-molded zinc/aluminum alloy processed in conventional plastic injection-molding equipment and molds. The Xyloy technology enables 3D netshaped metal parts right from the mold. Xyloy requires no carriers or binders, and — unlike die-cast metal parts — imposes no...
Techs for License
Low-Cost Conductive Papers and Nonwovens for Consumer Goods
Kimberly-Clark Inexpensive, easy-to-manufacture conductive papers, tissues, and nonwovens open new areas for resistively heated and disposable electronic consumer goods. The technology allows electric and electronic features previously too expensive for disposables to be built into...
Articles: Photonics/Optics
Laser-sintering has evolved significantly since its commercial introduction in the 1980s. Born out of the rise of rapid prototyping technology, laser-sintering is now the design-driven catalyst for...
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Application Briefs: Aerospace
Aircraft and airborne system development and modification L-3 Communications Integrated Systems Waco, TX 254-799-5533 www.l-3com.com/is/
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Products: Energy
Nextreme Thermal Solutions (Durham, NC) introduces an updated version of the OptoCooler HV14 that enables assembly temperatures as high as 320°C. The RoHS-compliant OptoCooler HV14 module is a high...
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Products: Green Design & Manufacturing
Rocky Mountain Institute has released Green Footstep - a free online tool for architects, engineers, and developers, which reveals design targets to achieve carbon neutrality in building construction and retrofit...
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Products: Robotics, Automation & Control
The series 2237 DC micromotor from MicroMo Electronics (Clearwater, FL) measures 37 mm long by 22 mm in diameter. It utilizes the Faulhaber MCDC 3006 motion controller or SC 2804 speed controller. Continuous torque rating is 11 mNm....
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Honeywell Sensing and Control, Minneapolis, MN, has introduced the ASDX Series of silicon pressure sensors with pressure ranges of 15, 30, and 100 psi.
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Products: Lighting
The OPB732 Series long distance infrared reflective switch from TT electronics OPTEK Technology (Carrollton, TX) has been employed in a 6kW wind turbine for RPM sensing. Placed at the...
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Products: Robotics, Automation & Control
The CRK Series five-phase stepping motors and drivers/controllers from Oriental Motor USA Corp. (Torrance, CA) have a built-in RS-485 controller package that controls up to 16 axes of motion. Five network...
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Products: Robotics, Automation & Control
The EC 25 brushless dc motor from Maxon Motor USA Inc. (Fall River, MA) is designed for high speed applications of up to 70,000 rpm. It incorporates preloaded ball bearings and a two-pole Neodymium permanent magnet.
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Products: Robotics, Automation & Control
The MotoDrive™ PDE captive linear actuator from Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions (Waterbury, CT) comes with an integrated chopper drive to form a compact, precision motor control system. It produces an output...
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Products: Robotics, Automation & Control
The RVS58S incremental rotary encoder from Pepperl+Fuchs (Twinsburg, OH) is designed for safety aligned systems up to SIL3 in accordance with IEC 61508, and Category 4 in accordance with DIN EN 954-1. It is also suited for use as...
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Products: Robotics, Automation & Control
The DynaMotor™ from DynaMotors (Dayton, OH) is a patented high performance brushless AC motor providing integrated control of speed, torque and direction. With innovative new solid-state light technology and high torque...
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Products: Robotics, Automation & Control
The Model PZD700A high-voltage power amplifier from Trek Inc. (Medina, NY) addresses the need for high speed and fast settling when driving capacitive loads in piezoelectric driving/control, electro-optics, MEMS and other...
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Products: Robotics, Automation & Control
The Series STM from Omega Engineering Inc. (Stamford, CT) is a drive+motor+control unit, fusing step motor, drive, and controller technologies into a single device that saves space, wiring, and cost over conventional motor and...
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Articles: Communications
While automotive, aerospace, and high-tech equipment manufacturers are early adopters of wireless networks, the overall manufacturing industry has been slow...
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Articles: Imaging
Dr. Greg Olsen has had an illustrious career as a research scientist and entrepreneur. With degrees in physics and materials science, Olsen founded EPITAXX, a fiber-optic...
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Articles: Robotics, Automation & Control
A custom gearmotor is one that meets your particular specifications. It has the correct mechanical and electrical interfaces, fits within the envelope available, meets your performance, maintenance,...
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Products: Imaging
Olympus NDT, Waltham, MA, offers the IPLEX LX and IPLEX LT industrial videoscopes for a range of remote visual inspections of parts or structures where access is limited. The scopes weigh 2.7 kg, including the battery,...
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Products: Imaging
Photron, San Diego, CA, offers the Fastcam SA4 high-speed CMOS sensor that provides 3,600 frames per second operation at 1024 × 1024 pixel resolution. The camera offers frame rates at up to 500,000 frames per second at reduced...
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Products: Imaging
DALSA, Billerica, MA, has introduced the BOA vision system, an integrated smart camera that comprises the elements of an industrial machine vision system, and incorporates multiple processing engines. This enables algorithm...
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Products: Imaging
The FD-1665P camera system from FluxData, Rochester, NY, collects video at three linear polarization orientations simultaneously. The simultaneous registered video is captured from three sensors, and the optical system is...
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Products: Imaging
Sharpshooter vision-based sensors from Balluff, Florence, KY, offer 360° part rotation recognition. All configured inspections are compensated for the parts rotation, minimizing the need to tightly fixture parts. Output...
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Products: Imaging
IDEC Corp. USA, Sunnyvale, CA, offers Datasensor SVS Series smart vision sensors for machine vision applications. They feature a frame rate of 60 frames per second, Ethernet communication, a teach button, 640 × 480 pixel...
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Products: Imaging
The CMOS IK-HR1H miniature remote camera head from Toshiba Imaging Systems Division, Irvine, CA, can be configured with either of two camera control units (CCUs), the IK-HR1CD and the IK-HR1CS. The lightweight remote camera...
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Products: Imaging
Longwatch, Norwood, MA, has introduced the Operator’s Console Recorder, a software module that automatically records images being shown on multiple HMI or SCADA operator’s displays. The module takes signals...
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Products: Imaging
NorPix, Montreal, Canada, has released StreamPix4 software to view, control, and acquire images from single or multiple cameras simultaneously in the same interface. The interface provides a management console for cameras,...
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