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Fiber Optic Mirror A/B Switch offers remote serial control.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) — Mon, 12 May 2008 07:36:00 -0500

Supporting fiber optic wavelength of 850 nm and gigabyte data rate, QuickSwitch Model 6273 ST Duplex, MultiMode, A/B switch allows one workstation or device to access either of two separate fiber optic networks. It uses mirror technology and can be accessed remotely by using DB9 RS232 serial port. Users can either remotely monitor status and control switch functions or use front panel pushbutton control.

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A/B/C/D Switch is controlled remotely.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) — Mon, 12 May 2008 07:36:00 -0500

PathWay Model 7207 DB-9 A/B/C/D Switch enables connection of any workstation or device between 4 other devices or networks. Transparent to data format, switch uses a DB-9 Interface for remote control, accepting RS232 serial data ASCII commands. Model 7207 has no local or front panel switch control, which makes it suited for remote control only applications.

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LED Pushbutton Switches target audio/video applications.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) — Mon, 12 May 2008 07:35:53 -0500

Offering silent or audible actuation and tactile or non-tactile feedback, KP Series comes standard with red/green built-in LEDs, which can be combined to produce amber. Actuation guide ensures positive indication of circuit transfer. Caps come in 12, 15, or 17.4 mm sizes and include home key with small divot in center. Rated for 100 mA at 12 Vdc, switches have twin contacts with gold plating, and epoxy-sealed terminals to lock out flux, dust, and other contaminants.

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OEM Wi-Fi Module extends battery life of sensors up to 10 yr.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) — Mon, 12 May 2008 07:35:51 -0500

Measuring only 1 in. square, Model RFD21715 Wi-Fi Module enables OEMs to engineer products with Wi-Fi capabilities and extended battery life. It integrates application subsystem that is supported by SDK, which integrates robust RTOS, network stack, Wi-Fi, and I/O services. Other features include AES encryption, IPv4 TCP/IP, UDP, DHCP, and SNMP, which provides for remote device configuration and management.

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Detect Switches are suited for ATCA blades.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) — Mon, 12 May 2008 07:35:47 -0500

MDS Series micro snap-acting detect switches are available in vertical and right-angle PCB mount, with 2.9 mm travel, and SDS Series side-actuated detect switches have 2 mm profile and 2 mm overtravel. Featuring top or side actuation, SDT Series micro mini pendulum detect switches offer 2.2 mm profile, while HDT micro mini detect switches have 3.35 mm profile. Surface mount switches are implemented on server blade as safety mechanism to guarantee blade is powered down.

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D-Subminiature Connectors withstand corrosive environments.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) — Fri, 09 May 2008 07:33:46 -0500

D-subminiature connectors meet requirements for corrosion resistance under MIL-Spec P grade stainless steel as well as JEDEC standards for RoHS compliance. Available in sizes E, A, B, C and D, including 9-50 contact patterns in standard sizes and 15-78 contact patterns in high density sizes with 40 A max current/contact, stainless steel shells are suited for variety of applications including telecommunications, marine, aerospace, petrochemical, and pharmaceutical.

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Navigation Switch combines touch and tactile technology.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) — Fri, 09 May 2008 07:33:39 -0500

Developed as alternative to touch pad technology, SensoNav(TM) 14-function navigation switch enables standard 5-way center, up, down, left, and right directions with tactile feedback, free direction scrolling on sensitive level, as well as 2 scrolling directions with variable speeds and 4 scrolling directions with double speeds. Offering extended life span of 1 million actuations per direction, it is compatible with standard SMT lines and doesn't require power consumption.

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Production Status LED Display measures 38.5 x 19 in.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) — Fri, 09 May 2008 07:33:38 -0500

Featuring red LED display window, G3 Big Flexible Display connects directly to RS485 port of G3-series HMI. Designed by using 32 display boards in 8-column by 4-row configuration that displays text and graphical information to entire plant floor, unit is suited for plastics, paper, water treatment, and asphalt manufacturing industries. It features field-replaceable display boards, flexible eyebolt mounting, optional NEMA 4 cooling kit, and universal ac power.

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Edge Clip Tie Holder attaches cable bundles to boards.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) — Fri, 09 May 2008 07:33:33 -0500

Model FTH-31 features clip that accepts many different size ties and allows ties to be mounted in 2 directions. Plastic housing with assembled metal clip provides strong retention to panel, and holder accepts panels from 0.03-0.12 in. RoHS-compliant product is available in V2 Nylon 6/6, UL94 V0 Nylon 6/6, and High-Temperature Nylon 4/6.

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Swivel Heads feature modular design.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) — Fri, 09 May 2008 07:33:33 -0500

Available in 6 sizes and 12 torques from 0.6-50 lb-ft, SRH Series 180° Swivel Heads consist of SRU rotary modules combined with 2 swivel corners, EDF electric feed-throughs, and MDF media feed-throughs. Connections are accessible and universally equipped with housing connectors or sockets. Media feed-through is directly connected to mounting surfaces of swivel head, and both swivel head and rotating grippers can be supplied with compressed air directly without hoses.

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Halogen Reading Lamp is FAA approved for aircraft.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) — Fri, 09 May 2008 07:33:28 -0500

Long-life replacement halogen reading lamp, part number 998502-18, is FAA-PMA approved for Airbus models A319, A320, A321, A330 and A340. Lamp lifetime is rated at 5,100 hours, helping to reduce maintenance, while providing high-brightness, high-quality output.

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Buck Regulator features integrated dual power monitor.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) — Fri, 09 May 2008 07:33:26 -0500

Housed in 4 x 4 mm MLPQ 12-pin package, AS7620 step-down DC-DC converter provides early-power-fail warning and power-good signals to microcontrollers that cannot afford to lose critical data during power failure or brown-out. Available with fixed 3.3 V output or adjustable output between 1.2 V and VIN, hysteretic device features input voltage range of 3.6-32 V. It delivers up to 500 mA with efficiency up to 93%. Unit operates on less than 37 µA when delivering 500 µA of output current.

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Flexible Conduit Fittings eliminate need for bending machines.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) — Thu, 08 May 2008 07:40:05 -0500

Flexel(TM) EMT Flexible Fittings come in 1¼ to 4 in. sizes with stub fittings on both ends to allow for use with set-screw and compression fittings. They bend to one or more angles with just elbow grease, knee, or hammer, to full 90° bend or any position in between, and they can also be re-bent. Internal diameter is maintained per NEC specification, and fittings are suitable for indoors and dry locations and are UL Listed and CSA Certified.

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Buck DC/DC Regulator integrates dual power monitor.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) — Thu, 08 May 2008 07:39:59 -0500

Available in 4 x 4 mm MLPQ 12-pin package and specified for -40 to +85°C range, AS7620 provides early-power-fail warning and power-good signals to MCUs that cannot afford to lose critical data during power failure or brown-out conditions. It is optimized for 24 V applications and available with fixed 3.3 V output or adjustable output voltage from 1.2 V to VIN. Built on hysteretic architecture, fail-safe solution operates on less than 37 µA when delivering 500 µA max output current.

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GbE Switch offers industry interoperability for data centers.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) — Thu, 08 May 2008 07:39:52 -0500

Cisco Nexus 5000 Series of data center-class switches deliver line-rate, low-latency, 10 GbE switching, as well as standards-based, I/O consolidation via support for Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), Data Center Ethernet, and virtualization technologies. It consolidates LAN, Fibre Channel and iSCSI-based SANs, and server cluster traffic onto Ethernet-based unified fabric. Fixed-configuration 40-port switch also provides virtual machine (VM) optimized services.

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Ruggedized UPS comes in 2U chassis.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) — Wed, 07 May 2008 07:37:28 -0500

Available in 850, 1,250, or 1,650 VA versions, Rugged-UPS(TM) is suited for mission critical military and industrial applications. Unit is 3.5 in. high, and can fit into transit cases for mobile applications. Flow-through heat sink design enables complete chassis sealing to protect internal components from dirt, debris, rain, humidity, and other potential contaminants. Optional extended run battery pack enables unit to provide up to 30 min of back-up power at full load.

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Light Guides have thin, 0.4 mm profile.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) — Wed, 07 May 2008 07:37:27 -0500

Designed for portable devices, mobile phones, laptop and desktop LCDs, keypads, and keyboards, Microlens(TM) Light Guides feature MicroLens(TM) light extraction technology, which reduces number of LEDs required. They provide bright, uniform light in thin form factor with no hot spots or dark areas. Light is extracted precisely where needed, such as around thru-holes for keypads, and devices can backlight LCD displays in sizes from 0.25-50 in. diagonal.

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Photovoltaic Panel Scribing System travels up to 2.5 m.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) — Wed, 07 May 2008 07:37:20 -0500

SolarScribe Photovoltaic Panel Scribing System includes both mechanical and air-bearing versions of split-axis and gantry-style systems to accommodate all PV/FPD scribing applications. Controlled by Automation 3200 control system, it can maintain tight control of geometric characteristics such as dynamic straightness. Options include single or multiple step-axis carriages, Z and theta correction axes with integral brake, and machine base/isolation systems.

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Regulator and Current Multipler form DC-DC converter system.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) — Wed, 07 May 2008 07:37:19 -0500

Non-isolated VI BRICK(TM) PRM Pre-Regulator Module provides controlled factorized bus distribution voltage for powering VI BRICK VTMs, while VI BRICK VTM Voltage Transformation Module Current Multiplier enables capacitance at load to be nearly eliminated. Utilizing Factorized Power(TM) in brick-like package for thermal management, PRMs and VTMs form complete DC-DC converter subsystem. Operating from -40 to +100°C, RoHS-compliant modules have slotted-flange baseplate and through-hole pin style.

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Sealed Crimp Splices tolerate high-temperature applications.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) — Wed, 07 May 2008 07:37:18 -0500

Featuring temperature rating of 200°C, D-200 MiniSeal Crimp Splices combine nickel-plated copper crimp barrel with separate, heat-shrinkable, transparent sealing sleeve that provides strain relief and environmental protection. They are available for wire range from 26-12 AWG and can be used to seal and protect high-temperature-rated wires with Teflon insulation, such as RCW and BMS13-60 nickel-plated wires. Termination is with standard AD-1377 crimp tool.

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