Product Design and Development - Green And Energy Efficient Design

Low Outgassing, RTV Foam

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:37:45 GMT

Designed for aerospace, electronics and optic applications where outgassing is a concern, CV-2391 is a low outgassing, room temperature vulcanizing (RTV) foam that does not require additional processing to achieve NASA E 595 standards for Total Mass Loss (≤1.00%) and Collected Volatile Condensable Material (≤0.10%).

Optimal Airflow in Telecom, Networking Equipment

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:24:43 GMT

Dallas-based Orion Fans, a division of Knight Electronics and a leading manufacturer of standard and custom AC and DC fans, now offers a family of high performance DC fans for electronic enclosures, telecommunications and networking equipment.

Electro-Pneumatic Smart Device

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:13:22 GMT

Daniel E. Cook, President and CEO of Proportion-Air has introduced the new MizAir patent protected electro-pneumatic smart device for Air Operated Double Diaphragm (AODD) pumps

Volumetric Infusion Syringe Pump

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:43:24 GMT

The KD Scientific EZFlow 2040 is a portable volumetric infusion syringe pump designed to enhance quick efficient operation while maintaining simplicity.

Diaphragm Process Pumps

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 16:05:03 GMT

KNF (Trenton, NJ) diaphragm process pumps can be customized for application-specific duty in industries ranging from nuclear to petrochemical. Various materials, motor types, components, configurations, and options can be specified and integrated into the final pump design to deliver optimized and continuous operation in the most critical environments.

Self-Aligning Nuts

Fri, 29 May 2009 16:39:13 GMT

SPS Technologies (Jenkintown, PA) now offers a large selection of self-aligning nuts

Simpler Mounting For Sensors & Magnets

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:27:22 GMT

USA Tolerance Rings (Pennington, NJ) steel frictional fasteners feature waves that act as radial springs to mount round mating parts

Outdoor LCD Connectors

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:28:11 GMT

A common engineering concern when using LCD displays in outdoor applications is the reliability of the electrical connection between the LCD and printed circuit board.Environments that experience extremely low temperature variations can negatively impact connector performance.

Revolutionary Polyethylene Adhesive

Wed, 20 May 2009 17:07:20 GMT

Master Bond (Hackensack, NJ) MB514 polypropylene adhesive etches away at the bonding challenges presented by non-polar and low energy polyolefin surfaces

Leveling Mounts Feature Rubber Foot

Fri, 08 May 2009 16:00:45 GMT

A new series of metric leveling mounts from All Metric Small Parts (aMsp) (New Hyde Park, NY) swivels 15 degrees to all sides of the centerline to adjust to uneven surfaces

Dissolvable Spacers

Thu, 07 May 2009 16:37:15 GMT

Multi-Seals introduces Wash-Away dissolvable spacers designed to provide consistent spacing between printed circuit boards and PCB components

Replacing Needle Valves

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:43:07 GMT

Bird Precision routinely helps assist designers with flow guides and extremely repeatable sapphire and ruby orifice retrofits in order to achieve the ideal flow solution. Needle valves can be a blessing for design engineers, because you can easily dial in a required flow.

Engineering Is Safer … In Canada

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 13:50:31 GMT

Despite widespread layoffs, some companies still hiring in this recession By Brenda Bouw Job postings are a rare sight in a recession but experts say there is still work to be found in this rising sea of layoffs if you have the right skills and know where to look.

Common Information Backbone

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:51:49 GMT

Aerospace industry guidelines for implementing interoperability standards for engineering data The purpose of this document is to provide strategic and tactical guidance for the adoption by industry of a common standard-based information backbone.

For Heavy Lid Apps

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:41:35 GMT

CounterBalances can be designed to integrate hinge and attaching features . CounterBalance Corporation (Warminster, PA) has many solutions for heavy lid applications.

Special Swivel Arrangement

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:05:20 GMT

The special-purpose conveyor chains are used for gripping, collecting and transporting thin-walled, large-surface materials . Iwis (Munich, Germany) introduces grip chains with wear- and corrosion-resistant clamping elements.

Pneumatic Automation Technology

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 13:31:30 GMT

A look into the world of pneumatic technology and the benefits it provides SMC summarizes the major benefits of pneumatic technology in all industries, such as medical, semi-conductor, food processing, and automotive.

Magnetic Piston Feature

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 12:49:11 GMT

The Swing Clamp Cylinders feature four rod end flats for arm positioning. Fabco-Air (Gainesville, FL) introduce swing clamp cylinders where the clamp arm rotates 90° as it extends away from the workpiece providing clearance and access for unload/load operations.

The Joining Of Pre-painted Materials

Thu, 07 May 2009 15:13:36 GMT

Eliminating need for post-paint operations reduces regulatory compliance costs The AKH FAS-NER SYSTEM is a simple punch and die operation that automatically feeds, punches, inserts and locks a self-piercing FAS-NER to produce a solid joint all in one operation.

Maximum Vacum 29.8 In. Hg

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:51:34 GMT

KNF (Trenton, NJ) corrosion-resistant diaphragm process pumps provide ideal solutions for sampling, transferring, evacuating, or compressing aggressive gases in a wide range of challenging industrial applications.

Cable Carriers Minimize Downtime Costs

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 12:55:29 GMT

Igus helps reduce Company's cable failure and downtime with reinforced plastic cable carriers The plastic carriers help reduce cost and increase productivity.

3000 Psi Hydraulic Operation

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 21:21:32 GMT

HH Series Cylinders feature an innovative design to deliver more reliability in heavy-duty industrial hydraulic operations.

Single-stage Diaphragm

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:16:48 GMT

The high flow regulator is offered in a 10-32 ported version “PRDHF” and a manifold mount version “PRDHF8”.

High Thermal Conductivity

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:23:11 GMT

EP21AN with a thermal conductivity in excess of 22. Master Bond (Hackensack, NJ) has developed a new two part adhesive system called EP21AN with a thermal conductivity in excess of 22 (BTU•in/ft²•hr•°F).

Discounted Rate Offered For Displaced Workers

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:30:43 GMT

Dearborn, MI -While the federal stimulus package was working its way through Congress, the

Battle Of The Sexes

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:13:44 GMT

Cable carrier contest Bringing it back to the days of silent movies, Elena and Steffan demonstrate the simplicity of assembling igus cable carriers in their fun and comical race.

Companies Partner In Distributing Eco-friendly Products

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:07:31 GMT

The addition of bamboo computer accessories, Micro Innovations offers the end-user an earth friendly product alternative that further protects the world from harmful, non-renewable products.

Unique Wave Allows Controlled Collapse

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:21:20 GMT

The new collaspe rings feature a stack up tolerance of .020". USA Tolerance

Aerex 350 Super-alloy

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 21:21:32 GMT

SPS's fasteners offer high-strength and corrosion resistance. SPS Technologies (Jenkintown, PA) offers fasteners made of AEREX 350, a proprietary super-alloy originally developed for bolting applications in gas-turbine engines.

Rigid Chain Products For Motion Control

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:44:01 GMT

Serapid’s Rigid Push-Pull Chain Technology features interlocking links with simple configuration and custom-design.