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Aerco now supplies high pressure, inductive proximity sensors from Contrinex that set new standards in high pressure performance. The Contrinex P series can withstand a continuous pressure of 500 bar compared with standard products that are usually limited to around 350 bar.

Quadrant, the Hertfordshire based manufacturer of coaxial and multicore cable assemblies has manufactured its millionth copper corrugated jumper cable. To mark the occasion Quadrant managing director, Anthony Sheridan, presented a commemorative plaque at the recent Electronica exhibition to Christian Ruth of Tomek who took receipt of this landmark product. Tomek is the Quadrant agent in Austria, one of Quadrant’s largest markets, and the ca...

New from microwave and RF component specialist Link Microtek is a series of four new active x2 frequency multiplier modules that provide output frequency coverage from 6 to 46GHz.

Cherry Electrical Products celebrated the 25 millionth NTK keyboard to come off the line last week. The NTK, which was specially designed for the business sector, became an instant hit on its release in 1993. High reliability (up to 50 million strokes per key) and simplicity of installation (no software required to connect keyboard to computer) have sustained this model’s popularity in offices in central Europe, offering a low risk investment f...

New elapsed time meters (ETM) or hours-run meters from Crompton Instruments Business Unit, part of Tyco Electronics - Energy Products division, monitor ON/RUN time of machines in production plants as well as equipment power supplies, allowing the user to effectively control production efficiency, cost estimation and service period monitoring for preventative maintenance.

Texas Instruments Incorporated today introduced a new headphone amplifier optimized for cellular handsets and other portable audio applications. The TPA6130A2, which is part of the DirectPathTM line of amplifiers, outperforms other charge pump-based headphone drivers on the market today, offering a power supply rejection ratio (PSRR) of 109 dB, the lowest quiescent current at 4 milliamp (mA), the first differential stereo inputs and 64-step softw...

National Instruments and QNX Software Systems have teamed up to extend the LabVIEW graphical dataflow environment to the QNX® Neutrino® real-time operating system (RTOS). Engineers can now use the NI LabVIEW Embedded Development Module with the QNX Neutrino RTOS to add comprehensive support for multicore processors and target any supported hardware platform for QNX Neutrino.

Perfectly suited for use in the food, automotive, chemical, medical and many other industries, due to its rugged, stainless steel casing, completely sealed to NEMA4/IP65 standards, compact design and stylish VESA mounting facility, the new fanless APC-3x80 industrial Panel PC from Datasound Laboratories is available with a choice of computing power and either a 12 or 15 TFT LCD display.

In its first move into the Industrial Security Medical (ISM) wireless market, Anglia has singed a franchise agreement with Jennic to distribute their innovative single chip JN5121 2.4 GHz RF microcontroller that is compliant with IEEE802.15.4 and ZigBee standards. The device is targeted at integrated solutions for economical sensor networks. Anglia now offers chips, evaluation kits, modules, network stacks and development tools. The distributor w...

Power Sources Unlimited is pleased to announce that they have been appointed as an authorized distributor for Majorpower pure sine wave inverters. The Majorsine inverters offer power ratings of 1KVA or 2KVA in a compact, 2U rackmount configuration. The inverters provide an output voltage of 110/115/120/125VAC from a choice of 24VDC, 48VDC or 125VDC inputs. Majorsine inverters are perfect for DC power systems, SCADA and private network pr...