Astec America Inc.    Carlsbad, CA 92008
Oct 02, 2003 Series AIF-PFC surface-mount converter modules are parallel-configurable and can deliver up to 1,600 W of power from input range of 85-264 Vac. They offer power densities up to 290 W/in³. Embedded functions provide monitoring, protection, and adjustment capabilities as communication bus that can store end user information. Units operate from 40-100°C and reach 95% efficiency at 230 Vac input. Power Factor Correction is typically 0.99 at 2.3 A output.

Markel Corp.    Norristown, PA 19404
Oct 02, 2003 Porous PTFE tubing permits passage of ozone through wall of tubing. Soft flexibility allows it to be shaped into contours of hot tubs and vessels used in water purification. Produced in continuous lengths, PTFE tubing is inert, unaffected by ozone, and does not contain plasticizers that might contaminate water.

T. M. Smith Tool International Corp.    Mt. Clemens, MI 48046
Oct 02, 2003 Available in ANSI B5.50 and DIN 69893 standards, shrink fit V-flange tool holder adapters are designed for use with carbide and HSS cutting tools, are production balanced, and provide coolant-thru center of holder with axial flow adjustment screw. Tapers are ground to ISO-1947 AT3 tolerances. HSK offerings are Form A shrink fit tool holder adapters with shanks that conform to DIN 69893 standards. They offer same features as aforementioned series.

Kimberly-Clark Professional    Roswell, GA 30076
Oct 02, 2003 FATHOM® Liquid Cartridge Media, available in polypropylene and polypropylene/polyethylene, meets requirements of 21CFR for food filtration and is chemically inert for liquid filtration. Thermal bonding provides high surface area for filtration while preventing pore deformation. Continuous fibers work together with thermal bonding to prevent fiber shedding. Media does not contain silicone, surfactants, or chemical binders that could interfere with system chemistry.

Control Company    Friendswood, TX 77546
Oct 02, 2003 Measuring 7 x 2.5 x 1.25 in., Enviro-Meter(TM) provides anemometer, humidity meter, light meter, and 2 thermometers in one handheld package. Unit comes with type-K beaded external thermometer probe and 4 ft long cable. Anemometer accuracy is ±3% FS reading (under 20 m/sec), humidity range is 10.0-95.0% RH, and light ranges are 0-20,000 lux and 0-2,000 foot candles. Internal ambient thermometer sensor range is 32.0 to 122°F, while external thermometer range is -148 to +2,372°F.

Lantech Inc.    Louisville, KY 40299-2316
Oct 02, 2003 Portable Model Q300XT Plus automatically attaches and cuts film, allowing forklift operator to drive up, position unwrapped load onto turntable, start machine using lanyard switch, and drive away. Indexing arm transfers wrapped load to exit conveyor section to keep wrap zone open and ready for next load. System runs on 115 V, 20 A and operates with touch membrane panel featuring color coded operating functions. No pneumatic hookup is required.

Prem Magnetics Inc.    McHenry, IL 60050
Oct 02, 2003 Series SPWC-4500 International Chassis-Mount Power Transformers are equipped with 0.187 in. quick connect terminals and independently isolated windings. Dual winding primaries and secondaries allow for input voltage of 115/230 V 50/60 Hz and output voltages form 5.0–120 Vac at 6.0 VA. Products' UL 94V0 split-section bobbin and shroud assemblies meet creepage and clearance distance minimums and provide 4,500 Vrms HIPOT rating from primaries to secondaries.

Heidenhain Corp.    Schaumburg, IL 60173-5337
Oct 02, 2003 Series RCN Encoders can be designed with one scanning unit on main track with 32,768 grating periods. Model RCN 827 comes with EnDat interface, Model 823 features Fanuc interface, and Model 823 includes Mitsubishi interface. All are 60 mm dia with hollow through shaft. Integral bearing and stator coupling make units suited for high-precision applications such as rotary tables and swivel heads on machine tools, telescopes, or spectrometers.

Advanced Power Technology    Bend, OR 97702
Oct 02, 2003 Non Punch Through Power Modules come in 34 and 62 mm packages called D1, D3, and D4 and are offered in single switch, phase leg, boost, and buck configurations using 600–1,700 V NPT IGBTs. They are suited for hard switching applications. Low profile packages, E2, E3, P2 and P3 incorporate 3-phase bridge configurations with or without input rectifier bridge, brake switch, and NTC. They cover range of 600–1,700 V and current from 10–150 A.

A-Z Displays, Inc.    Aliso Viejo, CA 92656 1498
Oct 02, 2003 Wide format model ATM3224C consists of 5 in. TFT display with 320 x 234 dots of resolution. Suited for full motion color video, product is NTSC and PAL input format compatible. High-brightness CCFT back lighting makes unit suitable for outdoor and indoor viewing. Module measures 127.4 x 92.8 x 12.9 mm with 103.0 x 75.0 mm viewing area. Applications include supermarket cash registers, slot machines, vending machines, gas pumps, and digital media video games.

Bivar, Inc.    Irvine, CA 92618 2593
Oct 02, 2003 BivarOptoâ„¢ High Contrast Ratio (HCR) Light Pipes use 94V-O compliant custom polycarbonate compound that provides improved contrast ratio for light transmission of surface or through-hole mounted LEDs. Products are white-diffused in off-state appearance and take full color when in on-state. Precision molded units carry light from SMD and through-hole LEDs typically mounted on PCBs to front panels of various applications.

Vibra Screw, Inc.    Totowa, NJ 07511
Oct 02, 2003 Continuous duty system simplifies wetting and metering of sorbents in water treatment systems. It includes bulk bag unloader, volumetric screw feeder, eductor, and cone wetting unit for use when sorbent is required to absorb pollutants. Activated carbon system accepts bulk bags as large as 4,000 lbs and feeds hard-to-handle powders with ±0.5–2% accuracy. Capacities range as low as 1 lb/hr, and unit requires only water hookup and 110 Vac power to operate.

GE Company, GE Industrial Systems    Plainville, CT 06062
Oct 02, 2003 NIST traceable Humilabâ„¢ verifies, calibrates, and documents humidity sensors. It utilizes time-proportioned divided-flow technique to achieve relative humidity stability of 0.2% RH. Built-in chilled mirror hygrometer continuously measures environment and provides feedback to microprocessor controller. Humilab provides accuracy of ±1.5% from 10-80% RH and ±2% from 80-90% RH. Analog signals and digital interface enable recording of chamber's environment.

IBM (Corporate Headquarters)    Armonk, NY 10504-1783
Oct 02, 2003 Tivoli Monitoring for Transaction Performance v5.2 helps monitor and manage overall transaction performance. Visualization capabilities dynamically discover and display transaction path topologies and associated performance delays by infrastructure component. It finds performance problems before end users are affected, and measures availability and response time for real and robotic end user for tracking purposes.

IBM (Corporate Headquarters)    Armonk, NY 10504-1783
Oct 02, 2003 WebSphere® MQ Express v5.3 provides secure, transaction-oriented connectivity by passing data as messages between business applications. It prevents loss of data by using message queuing and transactional transport facilities. Running on Windows and Linux platforms, software reduces need for complex communications programming. It provides security through Secure Sockets Layer protocol and includes tools for managing clusters of systems.

IBM (Corporate Headquarters)    Armonk, NY 10504-1783
Oct 02, 2003 Ascential Enterprise Integration Suite allows users to leverage information to drive strategic business initiatives. Product integrates corporate data to gain full view of customers, suppliers, and operations. It also ensures that correct data can be accessed by the right people in real-time. Features include automated data profiling and complete connectivity between any data source and any application.

IBM (Corporate Headquarters)    Armonk, NY 10504-1783
Oct 02, 2003 Used to build secure, scalable access solutions, Citrix MetaFrame Software enables central provisioning and management of Microsoftâ„¢ Windowsâ„¢ and Javaâ„¢ applications and information across Internet, intranets, extranets, WANs, and wireless networks. Product enables secure access to on-demand enterprise from anywhere at any time. Centralized administration maximizes IT efficiency and allows users to work collaboratively on same applications and documents.

MSC Software    Los Angeles, CA 90041 1777
Oct 02, 2003 MSC.Robust Design gives engineers ability to manage risk and account for uncertainty of product development variables. Engineers are presented with graphical representation of model's quality and credibility, and estimates of probability of failure. MSC.Robust Design is suited for companies that manufacture vehicles or any product where personal safety or risk is a crucial design requirement.

Original Software    Lombard, IL 60148
Oct 02, 2003 TestPLAN offers Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, and IBM DB2 users ability to control large elements of testing process from within test plan. Testers can add document files, image files, and data files to task of defect. TestPLAN integrates with TestGUI, TestWEB, and TestDRIVE enabling any combination of scripts from modules to be accessed and launched from TestPLAN. Defects can be recreated, worked on, and retested by replaying relevant script.

Texas Instruments, Inc. (TI)    Dallas, TX 75243-4136
Oct 02, 2003 Peak current-mode controllers UCC28220 and UCC28221 use interleaving techniques to control 2 isolated power stages. Available in interleaved forward or interleaved fly-back isolated topologies, devices integrate 2 PWM channels operating at 180° out of phase. Single-chip controllers provide programmable internal slope compensation with internal circuit to match currents between 2 channels. Maximum duty clamp is programmable from 60–90% duty cycles per channel.