Week 25 November - 1 December 2007
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Tiny sensors boast longer ranges
Sensors in compact housings feature sensing distances that far exceed ferrite core sensors, especially when sensing nonferrous metals.
News from Turck, 30 November 2007
Sercos III is recognised by IEC standards
With the third generation, Sercos not only increases speed, but now also enables the use of Cat5 copper cables in addition to optical fibre waveguides.
News from Sercos North America, 30 November 2007
Online forum discusses engineering issues
InterEC.NET discussion forums are vehicles for engineers to network and discuss various topics related to engineering and engineers.
News from InterEC.NET, 30 November 2007
Drives power into the theatre of dreams
User Application Article
One of the main attractions in choosing ABB's HVAC drives was their native, or built-in, BACnet communications capability.
News from ABB Automation Tech (Drives and Motors), 30 November 2007
Serving two masters
Technical Background Article
Jeff Whiting Energy Spokesman at Mitsubishi Electric shares his thoughts on the dichotomy between the Government's low-carbon economy and the real financial one.
News from Mitsubishi Electric Automation Systems, 30 November 2007
Bespoke lenses upgrade camera performance
User Application Article
A company specialising in motion capture approached Resolve Optics to replace two lenses that formed key components in a 4Mpixel camera.
News from Resolve Optics, 30 November 2007
Ultrasonic sensors have clear advantages
Because ultrasonic sensors use sound waves to sense the position of the target and are unaffected by the degree of opaqueness of the container they are ideal to detect the clearest of targets.
News from Contrinex UK, 30 November 2007
Consortium conceives rugged encoder
A UK consortium has developed what it claims to be the world's toughest position sensor based on a novel radio frequency (RF) technique.
News from Zettlex Printed Technologies, 30 November 2007
Reverse engineering makes medical implants fit
User Application Article
Delcam software helps Isiqu Orthopaedics to design and manufacture custom-made bone and joint implants in patients with tumours and major bone loss.
News from Delcam, 30 November 2007
Further information availableFlame retardant polymer from recycled plastic
Material potentially offers manufacturers a variety of new high value applications, particularly where offering a recycled content provides a marketing advantage or reduces production costs.
News from Axion Polymers, 30 November 2007
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