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Excello Circuits to Exhibit Their PCB Manufacturing Capabilities at Del Mar Electronics and Design Show 2016
Excello Circuits, a premier PCB manufacturer, will be one of the participants at the upcoming Del Mar Electronics and Design Show 2016. A meeting place for the technical persons and others belonging to the electronic industry, this 2-day event will be held on 4th and 5th May at the Del Mar... - April 25, 2016 - Excello Circuits
Drop-in Mounting Kits for LVDT Replacement Make It Unnecessary to Design New Mounting Schemes for Position Sensors on GE Steam Turbines
Alliance Sensors Group is offering a system for drop-in mounting their PGHD series LVDTs for use on GE steam turbines that currently utilize GE’s inductive valve position sensors. These mounting kits utilize the same hole spacing and produce the same center height as the existing GE sensors. - April 23, 2016 - Alliance Sensors Group
Noliac is Expanding the R&D Team
Noliac is looking for two new colleagues for the R&D team in Prague, Czech Republic: A Precision/Fine Mechanics and an Electroengineer. - April 08, 2016 - Noliac A/S
Free Webinar About Actuators for Dynamic Applications April 12
Noliac offers a free, online course about piezoelectric actuators for dynamic applications on April 12. The webinar gives an introduction to dynamic piezoelectric actuators, and describes the important calculations necessary to estimate the behavior of a dynamic system. Finally, the aspects of heat dissipation are also introduced. - April 08, 2016 - Noliac A/S
Product Launch: Noliac Launches High Temperature Actuators for Extreme Environments
Noliac launches piezoelectric actuator stacks performing at high temperature and high frequency. The stacks will operate in temperatures up to 200°C and are the perfect choice for applications where high temperatures and high frequency are a challenge for traditional actuators, as seen in for instance aerospace and the oil & gas sector. - March 17, 2016 - Noliac A/S
Pasternack Announces a New and Improved Version of The Cable Creator™
Now You Can Design, Customize and Purchase Your Own Special Cable Configurations at Pasternack.com. - February 20, 2016 - Pasternack Enterprises, Inc.
Product Prelaunch: Fuse Actuator Stacks Prevent Catastrophic Failures
Noliac introduces fuse piezoelectric actuator stacks with a significantly higher reliability than conventional piezo actuator stacks. The technology is designed to maintain functionality even when a section of the actuator is damaged, consequently preventing so-called catastrophic failures. - February 18, 2016 - Noliac A/S
NASA Awards Contract to ESDGuns
ESDGuns will be delivering a state-of-the-art ESD simulator system compliant to RTCA/DO-160, Mil-STD 461G CS118, ISO 10605 and many other military and transportation compliance standards related to electrostatic immunity to the Marshall Space Flight Center division of NASA in Huntsville, Alabama. - February 12, 2016 - The EMC Shop, LLC
MStar Extends Partnership with Conax to Include Highly Robust System on Chip (SoCs) Utilizing Conax’ Comprehensive Cardless Security Technology
· MStar integrating highly robust Conax Contego™ security client in MStar’s K5CN, K5SN and K1 plus system on chip (SoCs) family to provide expanded cardless STB offering for Conax customers · Solution employs leading hardware root-of-trust technology integrated in MStar... - February 04, 2016 - Mstar Semiconductor
Specialist Network Rail DC Immune AC Protection from FDB Electrical
The latest RCBO devices from FDB Electrical are approved by Network Rail for AC protection of devices in DC electrified areas and to protect personnel associated with ancillary equipment such as video screens and cafeteria equipment – also machinery in engineering/maintenance sheds. - January 29, 2016 - FDB Electrical Ltd
Futarque and MStar Release Operator Friendly Android
Danish design house, Futarque, today released its Android software development kit (SDK) aimed at TV operators who want a reliable customisable Android solution. The SDK is running on the MStar MSO9280 SoC which is a high power ARM based STB System on Chip (SoC) with 4K HEVC video decoder. The... - January 28, 2016 - Mstar Semiconductor
Rugged Protection Units from FDB Electrical Now Available for Commercial Use
FDB’s range of FDB27/M and FDB27 (MOD Spec) rugged protection units are now available for commercial use to provide safe industrial power in all situations. - January 27, 2016 - FDB Electrical Ltd
Noliac is Exhibiting at Oceanology International, March 15-17
Oceanology International in London, UK, is the leading exhibition on marine science and ocean technology. Noliac will be exhibiting at Oceanology 2016, where examples of Noliac products will be on display. Noliac representatives will be available to talk about piezo solutions. - January 27, 2016 - Noliac A/S
Pasternack Introduces a New Rackmount Variable Gain RF Amplifier with Performance from 100 MHz to 18 GHz
Digitally Controlled Variable Gain Amplifier Offers Accurate Attenuation Levels Over the Entire Frequency Band - January 22, 2016 - Pasternack Enterprises, Inc.
Free Online Course About the New Product Shear Stacks XYZ, January 26
Noliac introduces free online courses focusing specifically on new products. The first product course is about the new product the multi-axis shear stacks XYZ. The online course takes place January 26. - January 20, 2016 - Noliac A/S
Parsec Technologies Moves to New Plano Texas Office Location
Antenna Design and Manufacturing Company Expands to New Facility to Better Serve Customers. - January 15, 2016 - Parsec Technologies
Continental Disc Corporation and Groth Corporation Appoint BCE as Exclusive Northern California Representative
Continental Disc Corporation, a leading manufacturer of rupture disc technology, and Groth Corporation, a global leader in pressure relief, detonation and flame containment, announces that Belilove Company-Engineers (BCE), a manufacturers’ representative firm with over 65 years of process... - January 15, 2016 - Belilove Company-Engineers
MStar Announces Successful Interoperation of HEVC Decoder with ATEME Encoder
MStar Semiconductor, Inc., a leading semiconductor company for TV, set-top-box, display and digital home solutions, today announced that all its chipsets which support the HEVC standard decoder (ISO/IEC 23008-2/ITU-T H.265) have been successfully tested for interoperability with TITAN,... - January 14, 2016 - Mstar Semiconductor
Free Piezo Webinars – Dates Released for 2016
Noliac will continue to offer the popular free webinars about piezo technology in 2016. All the existing webinars have been updated and new webinars added. In addition, Noliac is introducing webinars focusing specifically on new products. The first webinar is an introduction to the new shear stacks XYZ on January 26. - January 14, 2016 - Noliac A/S
MStar Enhances Security for 4K TVs with Verimatrix VideoMark Forensic Watermarking
VCAS Ultra Revenue Security with Integrated VideoMark Positions MStar TV SoC for UHD-Ready Smart TVs - January 07, 2016 - Mstar Semiconductor
AMCI Adds Sales Rep to Florida & Georgia
AMCI adds sales representation to the Florida and Georgia area. AMCI sales reps work with distributors and OEMs to help customers find solutions that meet their application requirements. - December 17, 2015 - AMCI
SS-7 Series LVIT Inductive Linear Sensors for High Pressure, Subsea Hydraulic Cylinders Position Feedback
Alliance Sensors Group is pleased to announce the introduction of the SS-7 series LVIT (Linear Variable Inductive Transducer) designed for subsea environments and the demands of Oil and Gas Exploration. Ruggedness, ease installation and the ability simply set the end points in the field lowers the... - November 27, 2015 - Alliance Sensors Group
Pasternack Waveguide Frequency Mixers Operate Across Full Ka, Q, U, V, E & W Millimeter Wave Bands
Waveguide Mixers Boast Impressive Conversion Loss Performance in Rugged Compact Packages from Pasternack - November 27, 2015 - Pasternack Enterprises, Inc.
Product Prelaunch: Noliac Prelaunches a Non-Magnetic Piezo Motor for Low-Power Applications
Noliac has developed a new generation of piezo motors based on the unique actuator drive (PAD) technology. This generation of the PAD motor is non-magnetic, low-powered and can achieve open-loop positioning. - November 27, 2015 - Noliac A/S
The LVDT Linear Position Sensor Product Lines from Alliance Sensors Group, a Division of H.G. Schaevitz LLC
Alliance Sensors Group a div of H.G. Schaevitz LLC has developed a broad line of LVDTs for power generation and heavy industrial applications. Alliance Sensors Group’s engineers have extensive experience in the LVDT field and have listened to its customers to include features that have often... - November 19, 2015 - Alliance Sensors Group
Product Launch: Noliac Launches Shear Stack XYZ and Extends the Range of Shear Plates
Noliac launches shear stack XYZ, a multi-axis shear stack actuator with active XYZ axes. The lateral motion of the product is due to the piezoelectric shear effect. The shear stack XYZ is a very compact solution useful for many different types of applications. At the same time, Noliac extends the range of shear plates. - November 18, 2015 - Noliac A/S
New 8-Bit Digital Phase Shifters from Pasternack Offer 360 Degrees of Highly Accurate Variable Phase Shift
Pasternack Releases Programmable Analog Phase Shifters Using TTL Logic Interface. - November 15, 2015 - Pasternack Enterprises, Inc.
Portable ESD Verification Target & Reference Plane Available for Rent at ESDGuns.com
Calibration and verification of ESD generator is called out in most current electrostatic discharge compliance standards including IEC/EN 61000-4-2, ISO 10605, RTCA/DO-160 and the upcoming Mil-STD 461G CS118. Calibration intervals can be left to the user’s discretion, with some quality... - November 13, 2015 - The EMC Shop, LLC
Why a Piezo Motor Could be a Good Choice. Noliac is Hosting a Webinar About Piezo Motors November 17
Noliac is hosting the free webinar “Motor devices” November 17 about piezo motors. The webinar introduces to the basics of piezo motors and will also explain the advantages of different piezo motor designs. The upcoming new generation of Noliac's piezo motor will also be presented at the webinar. - November 08, 2015 - Noliac A/S
Pasternack Unveils New VNA Test Cables That Mitigate Phase Change Over 75,000 Flexure Cycles
18, 26.5 and 40 GHz Ruggedized Amplitude and Phase Stable VNA Test Cables In-Stock at Pasternack - November 06, 2015 - Pasternack Enterprises, Inc.
SenSet™ Field Programmability Trademarked by Alliance Sensors Group, a Div of H.G. Schaevitz LLC
Alliance Sensors Group is pleased to announce its “SenSet™ Field Programmability” technology is now a standard feature in its LR, LRS, LV, MR-7, SS-7, MHP-7 and ME-7 linear position product lines. SenSet™ allows a user to perform a field calibration to adjust for mechanical... - November 06, 2015 - Alliance Sensors Group
Noliac is Hosting a Free Webinar on Piezo Actuators October 29
At the webinar October 29, there will be a live introduction to piezo actuators for dynamic applications. Learn the basics of dynamic applications, the Mason model, and the important calculations necessary for the work with dynamic applications. - October 23, 2015 - Noliac A/S
LVIT Technology™- A Disruptive Force in Linear Position Sensing
Alliance Sensors Group, a div of H.G. Schaevitz LLC, linear position product-line of LVITs (Linear Variable Inductive Transducer) is a true disruption in the industrial position sensor industry by merging the benefits of contactless inductive sensing and low cost of contact based technologies. - October 22, 2015 - Alliance Sensors Group
Noliac Launches a New Product: Strain Gauge for Piezo Actuators
Noliac is launching a strain gauge for piezoelectric actuators. A strain gauge for piezo actuators is an add-on used to ensure linearization of displacement response and compensate for creep and hysteresis. The strain gauge can be fitted to plate and ring piezo actuators, and a version for piezo benders will follow. - October 21, 2015 - Noliac A/S
Alliance Sensors Group and Radwell International Have Partnered to Distribute ASG’s Linear Position Sensors
H. G. Schaevitz LLC dba Alliance Sensors Group is pleased to announce a partnership with Radwell International in Lumberton, NJ to distribute its line of LVDT and LVIT linear position sensors. Radwell International (formerly known as PLC Center) stocks and sells industrial automation, MRO,... - October 17, 2015 - Alliance Sensors Group
New Battery Recycle Program for NSG 435 & Minizap ESD Simulator Guns Available
ESDGuns.com has launched a trade in program for refurbished NiMh batteries used with the Schaffner and Teseq NSG 435 and Keytek Minizap MZ-15 and MZ-15/EC ESD simulator guns. These model ESD generators have been available in the market for over 20 years and are considered the most popular for use... - October 16, 2015 - The EMC Shop, LLC
PowerAmerica Announces New Funding for Wide Bandgap Semiconductor Power Electronics Development
PowerAmerica, a private-public partnership between the U.S. Department of Energy, industry and academia, has released a new call for projects to advance wide bandgap (WBG) semiconductor manufacturing and to accelerate the adoption of WBG semiconductor power electronics applications. Issued October... - October 08, 2015 - PowerAmerica
LVIT Technology™- a Disrupted Force in Linear Position Sensing
Alliance Sensors Group a div of H.G. Schaevitz LLC linear position product-line of LVITs (Linear Variable Inductive Transducer) is a true disruption in the industrial position sensor industry by merging the benefits of contactless inductive sensing and low cost of contact based technologies. - September 27, 2015 - Alliance Sensors Group
Pocket-Probe Digital Extended Range Pyrometer (Operates from -30 °C to 160 °C)
Pocket-Probe Digital Extended Range Pyrometer is ideal for temperature testing in industries that must operate in cold temperatures – Utility, Gas, and other industries where extreme conditions exist. - September 22, 2015 - Electronic Development Labs, Inc. (EDL)
Futarque Release MStar Based Android STB Development Kit
Futarque, today announced the release of their DVB-T2 based Android STB development kit. The kit is available as small complete STB motherboard that can be purchased directly in large volume and used as the heart of a STB development. The design uses Futarque’s DVB software stack... - September 18, 2015 - Mstar Semiconductor
Futarque and MStar to Bring Android Control to the Smart Home
MStar Semiconductor, Inc., collaborating with the Danish design house Futarque has today launched a development system called “Rho board” which enables designers to easily incorporate Android into smart home devices. The solution is available as a ready to use small motherboard that... - September 18, 2015 - Mstar Semiconductor
MStar Delivers the Utmost Cost-Effective 4K Set-Top Box Solutions for Price-Sensitive Markets
MStar Semiconductor Inc. announced today at IBC a new range of 4K STB solutions that can help drive the cost down on 4K STB. 4K has been a big topic for a number of years at IBC but take up has been slow as the cost of 4K STB solutions has been very high. MStar has addressed this with a new range... - September 17, 2015 - Mstar Semiconductor
MStar Launches World First 4k STB Solution with HDR to SDR Conversion
MStar Semiconductor Inc. today demonstrated its leadership in the STB technology race by releasing its new range of 4K STB chipsets. The chipset family will be demonstrated on MStar Stand at IBC show in Amsterdam. “The new product range includes some unique features that will enable... - September 17, 2015 - Mstar Semiconductor
LV-45 Series LVIT Linear Position Sensors by Alliance Sensors Group for Heavy Duty Industrial and Extreme Environment Civil Engineering Applications
H. G. Schaevitz LLC, Alliance Sensors Group has released its LV-45 series inductive, contactless linear position sensor using LVIT Technology. The LV-45 linear position sensors are specifically designed for measuring applications requiring rugged devices, whether measuring position of steam turbine... - September 12, 2015 - Alliance Sensors Group
Pasternack Expands Portfolio of In-Stock and Ready to Ship GaN Power Amplifiers
Diverse Offering of GaN Power Amplifiers Boast High Power & High Gain over Wide Bands Up to 7.5 GHz - September 11, 2015 - Pasternack Enterprises, Inc.
Largest Piezo Component to Date from Noliac
Noliac expands the ranges for piezo components to the largest sizes to date in the shapes of discs, rings and plates. The expanded ranges will give Noliac customers even better possibilities to custom design piezo components to match piezo-based applications. - September 11, 2015 - Noliac A/S
Rhythm Corner Alaknanda Introduces High-Performing Speakers
Rhythm Corner Alaknanda (RCA) group recently announced the addition of new products – UltraProlink multimedia and bluetooth speakers- to their exquisite range of lifestyle & electronic products. - September 11, 2015 - Ultra Shop
Leddar Optical Time of Flight Sensing Technology Explained by LeddarTech VP
Pierre Olivier, Vice President, Engineering and Manufacturing, LeddarTech Inc. recently authored an important white paper regarding detection and ranging. Remote sensing consists of acquiring information about a specific object in the vicinity of a sensor without making physical contact with the... - August 27, 2015 - LeddarTech Inc.
High Speed Data Acquisition Module for ControlLogix PLCs
AMCI releases the new 5274A, a high speed data acquisition module for Allen-Bradley ControlLogix. This module is very fast, sampling data every 50 microseconds and is compatible with an extensive variety of analog sensors. - August 27, 2015 - AMCI
Learn How to Select the Right Piezo Actuator at Noliac's Webinar September 24
At the webinar September 24 there is a live introduction to the basics of piezo actuators . Learn about the different actuator designs, and how to select the right actuator for specific applications. - August 26, 2015 - Noliac A/S