Tools

A high-end thermal-transfer label printer that has been designed for quick and efficient customised identification of wires, cables and components has been introduced by RS Components. The BMP61 label printer from Brady is a tool for those working in market sectors that use a sizeable amount of cables that require labelling, such as the electrical, power, telecom and ICT industries.

An OutdoorUnit Fibre Extender and Indoor Receive Unit have been launched by ETL Systems, which will be on display at this year’s IBC. Outdoor camera and microphone broadcast applications, where signals need to be received over long distances, will benefit from the new, high quality twin channel RF over Fibre links.

A new range of Wi-Fi microscopes that are ideal for use by electronic and mechanical engineers for industrial inspection of electronic and mechanical assemblies and for quality control such as inspecting soldering work on PCBs has been launched by RS Components. Also targeting applications including printing, repair, automotive, laboratory, research, and measurement, the RS Pro range of innovative handheld digital microscopes is competitively pri...

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A wide range of products based on the new Ha-VIS preLink technology from HARTING, is available at distributor RS Components. The innovative cabling system offers reliable termination technology, a simple and time saving installation process, and the potential to revolutionise the installation of cables for industrial networking, premises cabling and other machine-control applications.

Two new handheld crimping tools from Weidmuller have been introduced by Conrad Business Supplies.. Designed to minimise the amount of pressure required from the user and hence speed and ease operation, the PZ 10 HEX and PZ 10 SQR crimping tools are suitable for wire-end ferrules with or without plastic collars in the cross-section range 0.14mm² to 10mm².

Techspray has introduced the Platoshear S extra-strong cutter (part #170S) to its popular Plato electronic repair and rework line. This innovative lead cutter is engineered to precisely trim higher gauge leads and wire without the blade nicking or dulling. Platoshear S cuts up to 15AWG copper wire, which is 50% thicker wire than the Platoshear 170, Techspray’s top-selling cutter.

LDRA continues to build on its relationship with Wind River. In addition to the full integration of the LDRA tool suite with Wind River VxWorks 7 RTOS, LDRA tools and product information are now featured and available for download in the Wind River Marketplace.

element14 has introduced the CK Ecotronic range of stamped steel pliers, cutters and strippers which have been designed with electrostatic discharge safety and ergonomical working in mind. Each product’s blades feature special tool steel that are hardened for long-term cutting performance, while the handles are designed to dissipate ESD in order to protect components against failure.

Conrad Business Supplies has added a tool that strips halogen-free insulation materials, UL or similar cables, and even cables with hard or smooth insulation. The Weidmüller stripax ULtimate stripping tool allows users to work with increasingly complex wire insulation which has been introduced for application specific cabling, for cost efficiency and to improve safety standards