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ENGINEERINGTALK
The Independent Weekly Product Information
Guide
for Product Design and Automation Engineers
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London,
UK
Issue 1: 9 March 2000
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In this
issue:
1. Editor's Message
2. Top Story: Major Takeover in
Sensors Field
3. Combined range of sealing and bearing materials
looks strong
4. For Simplatroll, read Lenze
5. Higher spec
OEM PLCs get even smaller
6. Tiny stepper drive still manages 2A
per phase
7. ...And you might also like to take a look at...
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1. Chris Rand, Editor, writes:
Welcome to the first issue
of the Engineeringtalk Newsletter, which we hope
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2. Top
Story: Major Takeover in Sensors Field
Photoelectric,
barcode and safety sensor specialist VISOLUX has been taken
over
by another German sensors manufacturer, PEPPERL+FUCHS. Visolux has
a
very strong brand name which obviously appeals to the much
larger Pepperl +
Fuchs organisation, and we understand at
Engineeringtalk that it's likely to
stay. So if you're a Visolux
customer you'll still see the same people, and
indeed, it may
well be that some P+F sensors are rebranded as Visolux
products.
And we assume that means the Visolux range won't be turning that
famous shade of P+F green.
(For more information, all
there is at the moment is a short statement on
the web. Go to
http://www.gb.pepperl-fuchs.com ).
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3.
Combined range of sealing and bearing materials looks strong
Busak+Shamban is now part of TI Specialty Polymer Products, and we
reckon
the link-up with Forsheda and several other specialist
sealing system
organisations may make its range worth revisiting.
The high-performing
Isolast perfluoroelastomer range of seals is
now offered by Busak+Shamban
with the official launch of Isolast
Universal at the IFPEX2000 exhibition in
April. The company tells
us that, in 90% of applications, only the single
grade is
necessary, saving considerable time in specifying.
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4. For
Simplatroll, read Lenze
Last year Simplatroll, the Bedford
based drive specialist, became
part of Germany's Lenze, for which
it had been the UK distributor
for some time. This month the
company changes its name to that of
its new parent too - so we
here at Engineeringtalk.com say a fond
goodbye to the familiar
name of Simplatroll and welcome Lenze
Limited. Other than the
name change, the company tells us that
customers won't see any
difference!
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5.
Higher spec OEM PLCs get even smaller
PBE Systems tells us
that is has packed higher specification with bigger
power into a
smaller footprint by the latest version AutoLog AL20 PLC,
mounted
on a PCB of just 177 x 108 x 35mm suitable for panel or DIN
mounting. This low-cost OEM controller has a high density of
analogue and
digital I/Os, configured by the user in terms of
numbers and A/D mix so that
one unit suits all machine building
and system design requirements.
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6. Tiny
stepper drive still manages 2A per phase
The new PVP192
bipolar stepper motor drive manufactured by Alzanti looks
good to
us. It measures just 89 x 76 x 38mm yet can deliver continuous
currents of up to 2A per phase. There's PWM current regulation to
give more
efficient use of input power and it can handle a wide
range of hybrid and
permanent magnet stepper motors with 4, 6 or
8 leads, and at supply voltages
from 12 to 36V DC.
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7.
...And you might also like to take a look at...
(For the
full story, just send an email to fet[-email
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and list the codes of the stories
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sec102 SENSOR CONSULTANTS
New Sensors Online E-service
http://www.engineeringtalk.com/news/sec/sec102.html
idm101 IDM
ELECTRONICS
Kaydon acquires electrical rotary joint company
http://www.engineeringtalk.com/news/idm/idm101.html
chv100
CHAUVIN ARNOUX UK
Metrix OX2000 digital oscilloscope
http://www.engineeringtalk.com/news/chv/chv100.html
haw105
HAWCO
Conax Buffalo thermocouple probes
http://www.engineeringtalk.com/news/haw/haw105.html
art104
ARTESYN TECHNOLOGIES
BXB150-24V DC/DC converters
http://www.engineeringtalk.com/news/art/art104.html
cro100
CROPICO
Sefelec MG Series safety test instruments
http://www.engineeringtalk.com/news/cro/cro100.html
laa100
LAASER (UK)
Earl 590 OEM mass flowmeters
http://www.engineeringtalk.com/news/laa/laa100.html
hok100 HOKE
INTERNATIONAL
Gyrolok compression fittings
http://www.engineeringtalk.com/news/hok/hok100.html
pla100
PLASMA & THERMAL COATINGS
Plasmod PTFE coating
http://www.engineeringtalk.com/news/pla/pla100.html
epm100
EUROPEAN POWDER METALLURGY ASSOCIATION
Launch of Innovations in
Powder Metallurgy Awards
http://www.engineeringtalk.com/news/epm/epm100.html
mer100
MERCK
Syndev 1:1 mix elastomers
http://www.engineeringtalk.com/news/mer/mer100.html
pvl100 PVL
PSM Exia and PSP Exia IS pressure switches
http://www.engineeringtalk.com/news/pvl/pvl100.html
mod100
MODULAR INDUSTRIES
Assembly system design for the US
http://www.engineeringtalk.com/news/mod/mod100.html
sig100
SIGHT SYSTEMS
SR-DC1 Drive Cooler for OEM industrial PCs
http://www.engineeringtalk.com/news/sig/sig100.html
map100 M+P
INTERNATIONAL
M+P merges with Mahrenholz
http://www.engineeringtalk.com/news/map/map100.html
map101 M+P
INTERNATIONAL
VibPilot shaker controller
http://www.engineeringtalk.com/news/map/map101.html
dlg107
DATALOGIC
VS8000 Dimensioning system
http://www.engineeringtalk.com/news/dlg/dlg107.html
mec101
MECMESIN
Force and torque testing instruments
http://www.engineeringtalk.com/news/mec/mec101.html
alz100
ALZANTI
PVP192 Bipolar Stepper Motor Drive
http://www.engineeringtalk.com/news/alz/alz100.html
pic100 PICO
TECHNOLOGY
DrDAQ PC-based data logger for education
http://www.engineeringtalk.com/news/pic/pic100.html
cal100
CALIBRE UK
PCI93-LV and the PCI-90 5V comms adapters
http://www.engineeringtalk.com/news/cal/cal100.html
qui100
QUICK CONTROLS
6.5" Touch Control System
http://www.engineeringtalk.com/news/qui/qui100.html
sec103
SENSOR CONSULTANTS
Sensor Consultants ties up with Ideacod
http://www.engineeringtalk.com/news/sec/sec103.html
tat100
TATEM TECHNOLOGY
Pushcorp goes through TIA in UK
http://www.engineeringtalk.com/news/tat/tat100.html
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