Product of the week
Eliminating production errorsThe Cycle Stop Controller, an Ethernet enabled device that electrically integrates with the cycle stop circuit of any machine type, has been launched by Cogiscan. When used in conjunction with any Cogiscan software module, such as Line Set-up...
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This weeks releases...
Recycling solder paste (08 March 2010)
Seika’s new Solder Paste Recycling Unit enables approximately 90% of waste solder paste to be recovered as solder bar. The system provides a major decrease in disposal costs for factory waste, a reduction in CO2 emissions, and reduced costs for...
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Multiple handset emulation capability (08 March 2010)
Aeroflex launches multiple handset emulation capability for the de-facto industry standard TM500 DC-HSDPA test mobile. The TM500 Test Mobile is the first to market to support multiple UE (user equipment, or handset) emulation in conjunction with...
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X-ray system adds production capabilities (26 February 2010)
Nordson DAGE has announced the completion of its new, entire x-ray system manufacturing line at its ISO 9001:2008 registered manufacturing plant in Suzhou, China. Having originally been set up four years ago to provide sub-assemblies for Nordson...
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Improving cleanliness (26 February 2010)
The Gen3 Systems Contaminometer (CM Series) have been revised, improved and simplified with two entirely new machines now added to the range; CM22 and CM33. This makes the CM Series range more cost effective and provides better flexibility to suit...
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Placing orders for placement machines (26 February 2010)
The signs of a recovery in the electronics manufacturing industry are mounting. Market analysis and the latest order bookings of Siemens Electronics Assembly Systems GmbH & Co. KG (SEAS) show that the investment activities in the SMT industry are on...
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Can’t resist this (26 February 2010)
Vero Technologies, manufacturer of the iconic Veroboard family of prototyping boards, has introduced Fotoboard, a range of single and double sided blank Eurocard PCBs, covered with photosensitive resist. Fotoboard enables custom PCBs to be made to...
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Also this month...
Give me space (19 February 2010)
For maintaining consistent spacing between components and PCBs, Multi-Seals has introduced Wash-Away dissolvable spacers. These organic polymer spacers locate PCB components during soldering operations. After soldering, Wash-Aways dissolve in water...
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HP clarifies policy (18 February 2010)
Environmentalists and consumer groups have applauded Hewlett Packard (HP) for its announcement of a policy that prohibits the export of toxic electronic waste from developed countries to a developing country. The Electronics TakeBack Coalition,...
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LXI compatible controller (18 February 2010)
Intepro Systems supplies ATE systems to test power electronics used in a wide range of applications, and will be exhibiting at The Aerospace Testing 2010 trade show in Hamburg from 18-20 May. The main feature of their exhibition booth will be the...
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Introducing the new matrix (18 February 2010)
Pickering Interfaces is expanding its range of LXI compliant products with the introduction of a new LXI high voltage matrix; 60-311. This matrix has up to 2A of carry current and was designed for high voltage switching applications, withstanding...
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Embedded measurement applications (18 February 2010)
Agilent Technologies has recently demonstrated how new advanced measurement applications embedded in the Agilent N9030A PXA signal analyser are used to test radio frequency (RF) transmitters. The measurement applications test a variety of signal...
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Drying technology for solar cell metallisation (15 February 2010)
DEK Solar and Heller Industries have unveiled the results of a recent collaboration; a pioneering drying system that enhances the state-of-the-art PV3000 metallisation line even further. The alliance between the screen printing and thermal...
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See LCDs and more (15 February 2010)
Densitron Display Solutions will be showcasing its latest OLED, TFT and LCD display solutions and proprietary Development Kits at the NEW exhibition in Johannesburg, South Africa on 9-10 March. The British provider of custom and standard display...
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UV curable epoxy has enhanced stability (15 February 2010)
Master Bond UV15FL is a new one component, high strength, low viscosity, flexible UV curable epoxy introduced by Master Bond. This high performance compound is designed for bonding, sealing and coating. It has superior electrical insulation...
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Multi-field tester family for optical loss measurements (15 February 2010)
The new Yokogawa AQ1100 Series is a family of multi-field testers for carrying out optical loss measurements in the installation, commissioning and maintenance of fibre-optic infrastructure including FTTx systems. Designed to complement the...
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The best of both worlds (05 February 2010)
Altium adds the Altera Cyclone III device to its NanoBoard 3000 range of radical FPGA-based development boards. The company has announced a radical new approach to rapid prototyping with the NanoBoard 3000. The company has now expanded this concept,...
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Support for .wav analysis (05 February 2010)
Audio Precision has just introduced custom reports, .wav file analysis, and Dolby TrueHD support as part of the latest software update for APx audio analysers, APx500 v2.5. Custom report layouts allow users to place measurement results from APx into...
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Bringing USB 3.0 compatible devices to market (05 February 2010)
Oscilloscope manufacturer, Tektronix, has revealed that its SuperSpeed USB solution supported the verification of signal quality for NEC Electronics Corporation’s USB 3.0-compatible host controller – the world’s first to obtain USB 3.0 certification...
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On-chip debug support extended (05 February 2010)
Macraigor Systems has expanded their proprietary On-Chip Debug Technology (OCDemon) to support the newest x86 processor, the Intel Atom. Built with the world's smallest transistors, the Intel Atom processor was designed for low-power mobile internet...
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In addition to a KISS (01 February 2010)
ACE Production Technologies has announced the addition of Nitrogen (N2) Spot Pre-Heating capability to their KISS line of Selective Soldering machines. N2 Spot Pre-Heating joins a group of special application features available for KISS machines,...
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Rapid PCB prototyping (01 February 2010)
Printed circuit board prototyping is the main focus of a trade fair presentation by LPKF Laser & Electronics AG, who will be showcasing the brand new E-Line for finishing PCBs at Embedded World. The E-Line is made up of three systems: the LPKF...
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One box solution for high-speed serial interconnect analysis (01 February 2010)
Agilent Technologies has introduced the Time Domain Reflectometer (TDR) application software option for the E5071C ENA network analyser. The combined E5071C and TDR application software make the ideal one-box solution for high-speed serial...
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