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Bio-Pharm Finishing Services are temperature controlled.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:42:41 -0500

Temperature-controlled labeling, packaging, and kitting On-Demand Services for bio-pharmaceutical industry utilize cGMP, validated storage facility, and inventory management system to ensure good manufacturing practices, expiration date management and tracking, and product integrity maintenance. Services offer total label operation accountability, dose and container flexibility, as well as packaging solutions that mitigate transport impact and agitation risk.

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Construction Mats are made from fiber reinforced polymer.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 08:00:55 -0500

FRP Pads and Mats offer corrosion resistant foundations and support surfaces that minimize amount of soil preparation required prior to starting development work. Providing portable access for heavy traffic or equipment to environmentally sensitive or challenging areas, lightweight, molded, and non-slip pads can be used as temporary roadways, helicopter landing pads, outrigger pads, trench plates, or supports for building relocation.

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Water Jet Cutting Service suits armor applications.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 07:22:10 -0500

Utilizing Flow 6012 Integrated Flying Bridge Water Jets, Indigen Armor specializes in working with armor, steel, ceramics, and ballistic glass. All common CAD file formats are accepted and parts can be digitized or programmed if necessary. With net cutting area of 6 x 12 ft, machines can cut material up to 10 in. thick with linear positional accuracy of +0.002 in. Company performs both abrasive and non-abrasive jobs, and all parts are nested to optimize material scrap rates.

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Patterned Glass is custom-made in over 90 styles.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 07:28:11 -0500

Made possible by precision CNC machining and water jet cutting capabilities, Patterned Glass is available in clear soda lime, low iron, and borosilicate from over 90 different styles and can be tempered or laminated for safety glazing. Decorative glass styles include clear, opaque, etched, colored, and mirror. Customizable for all engineering specifications, all glass styles are available for cutting and sizing, hole drilling, polishing, laminating, etching, and UV bonding.

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Electroless Nickel Plating Service meets strict requirements.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 07:36:21 -0500

NADCAP-certified electroless nickel plating meets MIL-C-26074D, ASTM B-656 and B-733, AMS 2404 and 2405, as well as aerospace contractor specs for corrosion resistance, hardness, and lubricity. With .001 in. thick deposit, it is available in high-phosphorous electroless nickel for dip brazed aluminum heat exchangers. Laser nickel, also available, offers .008 in. thick pit-free electroless deposit designed for optical polishing.

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Rotary Casting Process accelerates PUR roll production.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 07:36:00 -0500

Eliminating need for poured molds and secondary curing, rotary casting process reduces production time and enables delivery of polyurethane (PUR) rolls in days. Service can direct cast different types of materials onto any rotational-symmetric body, consistently maintaining hardness uniformity across roll to within +3 ShA points or better while optionally varying hardness of specific layers. Rolls can be produced in diameters from 6-71 in. and lengths up to 472 in.

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VMC offers digital infimatic control.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 07:42:14 -0500

Providing precision machining of mold and die parts, VMC 4525 combines 53.5 x 25 in. table with 15,000 rpm air/oil spindle and Infimatic Freedom NC(TM)200 control with integral CAD/CAM software package for Mold and Die. Designed for metal-cutting machine tool applications, NC 200 delivers 1,500 blocks/sec to precisely perform 2D and 3D contouring cuts at high speeds and feeds without lag, dwell, or run-on. NC 200 includes GibbsCAM SolidSurfacer®, servo loop closure, and PurePath(TM) algorithms.

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Service offers time-intelligent, traffic-influenced routing.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) — Wed, 28 May 2008 07:43:58 -0500

Part of INRIX Connected Services, INRIX 3rd-generation Routing Engine combines real-time, predictive and historical traffic information, providing users with fastest-route calculations and origin-destination recommendations. Routing algorithms intelligently evaluate multiple routes and apply most relevant fusion of traffic information available, in time across each segment of roadway along route. Users can make choices based on what is happening on roads when they're actually on them.

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Cleanroom Laminating Services use Class 10,000 laminators.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) — Thu, 22 May 2008 08:03:01 -0500

Developed for plastics, packaging, display, medical, glass, and electronics manufacturing industries, precision clean room laminating services are delivered using custom roll stock lamination equipment. Laminators feature thick/thin gauges up to .040 in. rollstock, temperature capabilities to 425°F, film tension control for light and heavy gauge films, and in-line stripping and slitting capability. Full QC staff addresses in process testing and certification of products.

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Angle Rolls feature 40 mm forged roll shafts.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) — Thu, 08 May 2008 07:40:03 -0500

Capable of bending wide range of profiles and materials to centerline radius as small as 4 times diameter of workpiece, Ercolina CE35 Angle Rolls offer capacity of 1½ in. schedule 40 pipe and 1½ in. angle iron. Units are designed to operate in vertical or horizontal position with roll speed up to 20 fpm. All include remote foot pedal for hands-free operation. With single-phase 220 V connection, machines are suited for shop and jobsite fabrication.

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Overmolding TPEs adhere to nylon and other resins.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) — Fri, 02 May 2008 07:58:29 -0500

STK thermoplastic elastomers adhere to polycarbonates (PC), ABS, PC/ABS blends, nylon, HIPS, and copolyesters. Available in 1,000 lb quantities in either natural or black, they feature Shore A range of softness from 50A to 70A and no drying is required. TPEs are suited for wide range of applications such as tools and hardware, housewares/utensil grips, personal care products, safety face masks, home and garden tools, and toys.

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Service verifies performance of vacuum cups.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:52:37 -0500

With Match and Test program, Vi-Cas engineers match customer-supplied custom vacuum cups against extensive selection of standard parts and suggest alternate materials and configurations that can yield shorter lead-times with performance that typically exceeds original parts. If no suitable standard cups are available, Vi-Cas manufactures custom vacuum cups in materials to suit most any application including lifters, manipulators, pick-and-place systems, and packaging.

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Thermally Conductive Polymers provide no antenna effect.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 07:37:58 -0500

Suited for heat sinks and thermal management solutions, CoolPoly® thermally conductive injection molding grade thermoplastics offer no amplification of electromagnetic or radio frequency interference and no magnetic coupling. E-series is electrically conductive and provides inherent EMI/RFI absorption, while D-series is electrically insulative and produces no signal interference. Features include thermal conductivity of 20 w/mk, thermal diffusivity of 0.1 cm²/sec, and density of 1.7 g/cc.

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Gold Coating provides thermal control barrier.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:34:07 -0500

Thermal Foil Gold Coating is copper foil that is .001 in. thick, coated with Laser Gold. Laser gold plating reaches reflectivity of greater than 99% at 10 microns and greater than 98% at 1 micron. Optical coating and plating is ISO 9001:2000 certified and suited for automotive, aerospace, medical, R&D, electronic, and IR optical markets.

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Etching Machine marks VIN numbers on automotive glass.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:34:07 -0500

Portable Model 5150 grit etching machine incorporates wide gun opening that can etch 17 character VIN number using ¼ in. high rubber numbers and letters inserted into fixture mounted on gun head. System comes with sandetcher, rubber numbers and letters, bottle of aluminum oxide grit, safety equipment, and 8 ft air hose. Model 5150 can also be fitted with fixture that holds rubber mask to create 3 x 1 in. marking area.

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Printing Service provides proof-of-concept prototypes.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:19:40 -0500

With design data from CAD files, Sigma Design Co., LLC uses 3D Dimension SST printer to produce working prototype, which may include moving and removable subcomponents. Made from ABS plastic, proof-of-concept prototypes provide tool to make decisions about all challenges imposed in developing new product.

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Vertical Machining Center targets moldmakers/subcontractors.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 08:14:17 -0500

Model B 300 5-axis vertical machining center features 5 m/s² acceleration in linear axes, 6 sec chip-to-chip tool change from 30-station magazine, and 15,000 rpm/19 kW spindle to assist when machining deep cavities. Linear axis travels are 800, 600, 500 mm for X, Y, and Z axis, respectively, rapid motion in linear axes is 30 m/min, and 2 rotary axis movements are 360° for various configurations of rotary table and ±110° for trunnion, maximum speeds being 15.5 and 10 rpm, respectively.

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Prototyping Service provides custom rubber parts.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 07:46:17 -0500

Targeting design firms, OEMs, and engineers, Protofastparts.com(TM) provides custom rubber parts for accelerated time-to-market projects. Complete in-house elastomer testing facilities and formulation monitoring systems are available to assure materials meet customer quality requirements. Once appropriate material is selected and formulated, Rubber Industries, Inc. will build single cavity mold and produce 12 sample parts in 10 working days.

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Laser Cutting Center offers positioning accuracy of ±0.001in.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 07:36:27 -0500

With 5,000 W frame-mounted GE Fanuc laser resonator, advanced cutting head, optics, and linear-motor-drive system, Model CL-850 laser cutting center delivers 1,000 ipm cutting on 18 ga steel and up to 1 1/8 in. processing range on mild steel. It is available in 5 x 10 and 6 x 12 ft cutting table models, each featuring dual quick-change pallets that move simultaneously. Models CL-840 and CL-825 come with 4,000 and 2,500 W of continuous power, respectively.

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Gold Lining optimizes IR lightpipe and waveguide reflectance.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 07:36:26 -0500

Laser Gold coatings, used as lining of IR Lightpipes and Waveguides, promote optimal IR reflectivity, which is essentially flat from 1-12 micron. Reflectivity levels, exceeding 99%, have been recorded above 1.5 micron for durable, cleanable surfaces from 0.01-100 micron thick. Lightpipes with IR coatings are custom built, straight and curved, with polished bores. Diameters range from under 1 mm to 400 mm, with varied lengths to 1 m long, and typ IR reflection above 98% from 1.0-12+ microns.

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