On closer inspection: PCBA inspection aided by stereo inspection microscope
04 May, 2016Laritech specialises in engineering design services and quick-turn printed circuit board assemblies. Laritech founder Bill Larrick explains how the Lynx EVO has aided the inspection process for rigid/flex PCBAs used in medical devices as well as meeting exacting IPC standards.
RS Components tool modules for industrial engineering professionals
23 June, 2015RS Components has announced an extensive portfolio of tool modules offering a professional solution for electrical engineers, mechanics and maintenance engineers working in environments such as garages, workshops and factories.
Electrolube EADH400 air duster
29 August, 2013Electrolube has developed the ‘green’ air duster EADH, which uses Solstice Propellant - an ultralow global warming potential (GWP) blowing agent and aerosol propellant.
Low-heat solution for printed electronics
18 December, 2012Available from Warsash Scientific, the Sinteron 5000 commercial system for sintering printed electronics products at manufacturing speeds is capable of meeting the high-speed demands of roll-to-roll and conveyer feed production.
Weidmuller PrintJet Pro metal marking system
11 October, 2012Weidmuller’s PrintJet Pro printer and M-Print software create aluminium and stainless steel MetalliCards.
M2M is coming of age
31 August, 2012 by Mike SmythM2M technology has reached into many aspects of our lives and is continuing to expand into areas that a few years ago would have been thought regions of science fiction.
Turck rotary single-axis CANopen inclinometer
27 July, 2012Turck’s rotary single-axis inclinometer has expanded on the dual-axis CANopen inclinometer to offer angular tilt detection.
Rittal LCP cooling system
20 April, 2012The liquid cooling packages (LCP) platform of the ‘Blue E’ generation is made up of four different climate control systems: the LCP, the LCP Inline, the LCP T3+ and the LCP LWWT.
Robot speeds up glass development
14 February, 2012Model by model, the electronics in a motor vehicle are being moved closer to the engine block, where the materials used for the electronics must resist increasing heat - so the glass solder being used as glue must be continually optimised.
LPKF ProtoMat range
10 February, 2011 byThe ProtoMat range from LPKF has been extended. The latest range has three models each with different performance and features.
Modules accelerate use of radio systems software
14 October, 2010 by Jim Henderson, president of Innovative IntegrationsThe wireless marketplace is like our nascent universe. A veritable ‘big bang’ of new radio frequency technologies has emerged creating opportunities for solving old problems in innovative, new ways.
Satcam QC-key USB keypad
07 October, 2010QC-key is a USB keypad designed specifically for use with Quick Circuit circuit board prototyping systems. These use computer-controlled milling to remove copper from normal circuit board substrates and rely on the use of a mouse or keyboard shortcuts involving multiple keystrokes to control the operation of the milling table.
Satcam QCJ5 machine
21 May, 2010 byThe QCJ5 machine, with its third access motion control, can repair circuit boards, de-panel or create panels and housings.
Fluke Linkrunner Pro
19 May, 2010 byTroubleshooting or just maintaining a network can be time consuming and costly. Fluke Linkrunner Pro combined with Fluke Etherscope is an easy and non-expensive way to not only troubleshoot front-line IT problems and in-depth LAN analysis but also determine the quality of a LAN with RFC2544 tests which include latency, loss and BERT throughput.
Bolt fall tester
01 June, 2009 byTechRentals has introduced the Hilti Tester 4 into its rental fleet.
