Zero point clamping system
 JERGENS INC., CLEVELAND, OHIO. The company has added a zero point clamping system to its line of quick change fixturing solutions. According to Jergens, the advantages of zero point clamping systems are that they combine ease of alignment, high-accuracy positioning, and high clamping forces with the ease of hydraulic or pneumatic actuation. Jergens will offer individual modules, complete systems and plates, as well as design and technical assistance. Jergens says the zero point system reduces machine setup procedures into a single step and simplifies the unlocking and removal of the clamping device. The system eliminates the need to search for the bore, minimizing the risk of damage to high-precision zero-point bores and nipples.
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Linear motor actuator
SCHNEEBERGER INC., BEDFORD, MASS. The P3 linear motor actuator is designed for the automation, packaging, paper converting, and semiconductor industries. It can accelerate to a speed of 5 m/s at 10g. The linear motor coil is integrated into the top assembly plate to optimize thermal performance, the company says. The integrated linear motor design provides high stiffness/low cogging for smooth constant-
velocity motion even at low speeds. The system has two encoder feedback options—magnetic encoder providing clean quadrature signals for difficult environments from 1 to 5 μm resolution, and optical encoder for high accuracy and resolution at 0.5 and 0.1 μm resolutions. Travel length is up to 1 meter.
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Hybrid chart recorder
OMEGA ENGINEERING INC., STAMFORD, CONN. The company’s RD5100 series chart recorders are hybrid recorders with high-speed scanning at 36 points per second and high-speed recording. The product features a multi-range input and USB engineering port. The chart recorder is a high performance product matched with an innovative design. The company recommends them for automotive and water industries, food processing, and lab applications. Price starts at $6,100.
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Horizontal machining center
HAAS AUTOMATION, OXNARD, CALIF. The EC-630 represents the latest expansion of the company’s line of high-productivity HMCs. The EC-630 has a 40 x 33 x 35-inch work envelope, 50-taper geared-head spindle, dual pallet changer with 630 pallets, 50-pocket side-mount tool changer and a built-in 1-degree pallet indexer. A full 4th axis is available. The geared head couples the motor directly to the spindle through a Haas-built high-precision gearbox. The system is smooth-running, efficient, and offers very good thermal stability, Haas says. The two-speed gearbox provides 450 ft.-lb. of torque for heavy material removal, and speeds to 6,000 rpm for finish cuts.
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Metalized EMI filters
LCR ELECTRONICS, NORRISTOWN, PA. The company says its new 095 EMI filters reduce component cost and provide better safety characteristics in large appliances, such as dishwashers and top- or front-load washing machines. The new 095 Series filters use a metalized film technology that delivers high reliability and fail-safe characteristics similar to more expensive, older technologies, LCR says. If a failure occurs, the metalization over the film evaporates, keeping electrodes of opposite polarity from touching and causing a short circuit. This protection significantly reduces the chance of fire and explosion, while ensuring that power is still available to equipment in a safe, operational mode.
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Digital net oil computer
EMERSON PROCESS MANAGEMENT, BOULDER, COLO. The Micro Motion Series 3000 net oil computer is now available with MVD multivariable digital technology to deliver increased accuracy and stability of upstream flow, density, and water cut measurements. Emerson says MVD delivers in-situ meter verification for easy-to-use diagnostic capabilities and improved measurement performance in the presence of gas carry-under and breakout. The device installs with a 4-wire connection and can be used in new installations or retrofitted on existing Coriolis sensors. New features include auxiliary water cut probe input, automatic compensation for compression of fluid components, gas leg meter input, stock tank shrinkage compensation, and data recalculation capabilities.
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Actuator controls
ASSURED AUTOMATION, CLARK, N.J. A new line of weatherproof CB Series control boxes allow users to operate Assured Automation electric or pneumatic actuators from a remote location (pneumatic actuators require a solenoid). The compact control boxes are available with lamp indication for feedback confirmation of actuator/valve position (limit switch required). Switches and lights can be configured in various options by the user. Among the features that the company highlights are the high strength, chemical resistant, weatherproof enclosure and long-life lamps for 100,000 hours continuous use. The enclosure ratings are NEMA-1, 4X, 12, 13. Contact rating is 10 A at 125/250 VAC. The control boxes can be used to operate motor starters, pumps, or valve actuators and to provide local confirmation of valve position.
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Strain gauges
OMEGADYNE INC., SUNBURY, OHIO. Omegadyne’s selection of strain gauges include linear, shear, double shear, full bridge, and linear diaphragm models in constantan and karma alloys. The gauges typically come in OEM packages of 25, 50, and 100. The company says that it can design custom gauges, which can be available usually in two weeks or less.
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Hermetic feedthrough
DOUGLAS ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS INC., RANDOLPH, N.J. The company offers its Ductorseal feedthrough products in precision-machined housings of aluminum, titanium, steel, brass, plastic, or low out-gassing epoxy. They are available with a variety of standard or custom wire bundles, including AWG 38 through 500 MCM wires, cables, and harnesses. They are epoxy-sealed to provide leak-free performance in a range of operating environments, from vacuum to 15,000 psi, and temperatures from 4 K (liquid helium) through 200 °C. High voltage and low cross-section wire feedthroughs operating up to 30 kV dc are also available. Conductor counts range from a single wire to more than 3,200 wires. Connector configurations on both atmospheric and vacuum/pressure sides can be mixed and matched as needed. Ductorseal feedthroughs are widely used in applications ranging from automotive and semiconductor manufacturing, to space simulation, alternative energy, and air conditioning and refrigeration.
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Floating ball valves
INNOVATIVE PRESSURE TECHNOLOGIES, ERIE, PA. Two-way floating ball valves deliver reliable operation in most on-off process applications up to 10,000 psi, the company says. Independently adjustable spring-loaded seats extend valve life and provide repeatable, leak-tight performance in applications from sour gas to hydraulic process fluid. Mounting configurations include panel mounting with a panel nut, two bolts through the panel into the valve body, or bolted through the valve body mounting holes with a dual bolt pattern. Standard available port sizes are 3/16, 1/4, 3/8, and 1/2 in. The valves are available in 316 cold-worked stainless steel, with glass-filled Teflon packing, glass-filled PEEK seats, and Viton seals. Other materials options are available upon request. The valves are available with electric, pneumatic, or hydraulic actuators and accessories for remote operation. The company points out that the floating ball valves are designed and manufactured in the United States.
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Self-tightening wedge grips
MARK-10 CORP., COPIAGUE, N.Y. The model G1061 wedge grip is designed for a range of tensile testing applications up to 1,200 lb. (5.3 kN). Typical applications include the testing of plastics, metals, packaging materials, and medical devices. Serrated, hardened stainless steel jaws are opened with an ergonomically designed spring-loaded knob and rack-and-pinion type mechanism. The jaws ride on rollers instead of sliding along the surface of the housing, as in many conventional wedge grips. The design prevents jamming and improves gripping characteristics. The jaws are 0.75 in. (19 mm) wide, and the open housing design permits the testing of samples of any width. Maximum sample thickness is 0.25 in. (6 mm), making the grip useful for a range of requirements. The grip is designed to mount to almost any force gauge, test stand, or material tester.
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Corrosion-resistant pumps
KNF NEUBERGER INC., TRENTON, N.J. Corrosion-resistant diaphragm process pumps are designed for sampling, transferring, evacuating, or compressing aggressive gases in a range of challenging industrial applications. The electrically operated and oil-free pumps can be customized with a variety of available materials, motor types, and configurations to suit unique specifications. KNF corrosion-resistant process pumps combine high-grade steels and solid PTFE (or other inert materials for the wetted head portion) with a laminated layer of corrosion-resistant material over the diaphragm. The combination resists corrosion and contributes mechanical and thermal resistance, high tensile strength, and resistance to pressure. The integration of laminated PTFE additionally promotes increased pump flexibility and longer service life, the company says. Depending on type, the pumps can achieve flow rates up to 300 L/min. (10 SCFM), maximum vacuums up to 29.8 in. Hg, and maximum pressure up to 176 psig.
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Self-cleaning flow meter
SIERRA INSTRUMENTS, MONTEREY, CALIF. The Steel-Mass model 640S immersible thermal mass flow meter is now available with a new self-cleaning purge port. The purge system utilizes compressed air from an external source and a uniquely designed cleaning nozzle to blast particulates away from the thermal sensing elements, without removing the flow meter from the pipe. The company says the self-cleaning meter is designed for demanding industrial gas mass-flow measurement applications. Constructed of heavy-duty 316 stainless steel wetted materials, it is designed for very dirty flows where residue buildup can occur over time on the sensors causing reduced accuracy. According to Sierra Instruments, the purge port has been field proven to remove even the toughest caked-on dust deposits and has overcome residue buildup in two challenging applications—in tire manufacturing where rubber particles in the air flow can clog orifice flow meters and in power plants where coal dust is a problem.
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Networked robot sensing
ATI INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION, APEX, N.C. A new Net F/T network force/torque robotic sensor system measures both force and torque from all three Cartesian coordinates and is designed to plug into an industrial network. Connectivity lets a single robot or an entire line of robots work harmoniously (and more cost effectively) with the rest of a facility. The Net F/T provides three interfaces, Ethernet, EtherNet/IP, and CAN bus, which support a wide range of automation and research applications. Fully ODVA-compliant, it supports the Common Industrial Protocol that simplifies networking systems linked through DeviceNet, CompoNet, ControlNet, as well as EtherNet/IP. Potential applications range from product testing, robotic assembly, and grinding and polishing to research into robotic surgery, haptics, and rehabilitation.
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Compact linear actuator
DUFF NORTON, CHARLOTTE, N.C. The company’s new light industrial LT Series of electromechanical linear actuators is designed to move loads of 25 to 225 pounds at speeds ranging from 1.3 in./sec. at 25 pounds to 0.2 in./sec. at 225 pounds. Stroke lengths range from 2 to 12 inches. The LT Series operates off 12 or 24 VDC. Products have IP 66 sealing against dust and heavy seas, internal limit switches, and optional potentiometer feedback. Duff Norton has also begun offering a broad array of acme and ball screws for linear motion systems. It plans to provide both components and complete systems, including servo motor flanges, gear motors, limit switches, and other drive and control components. It promises its offerings at “very competitive” prices.
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