3M Touch Systems has announced that its projected capacitive and surface capacitive touch-screen products have achieved the 'Compatible with Windows 7' logo. The touch screens have been engineered to seamlessly integrate with the Windows 7 operating

Virtual Industries (VI) has introduced the push-button vacuum pen kit for customers that have an in-house vacuum system. The kit includes a normally-open ESD-safe push-button vacuum handle; 4ft of 1/16in ID x 1/8in OD coiled ESD-safe vacuum hose; a s

ITT Interconnect Solutions has announced the addition of a 500VDC APD four-way connector to its APD series, which is used in engine, transmission, PC board, and junction-box applications. The 500VDC APD four-way was developed to meet the demands of t

EBM-PAPST has identified Turbodesign-1 as the most suitable tool for developing new axial and radial fans, as it reduces development times of new designs. In a recent study, EBM-PAPST considered the goal of reducing the manufacturing cost while maint

ESAB is offering gloves designed to make welding safer. The gloves are ergonomically designed to match the natural curve of the hand, comfortably fitting the wearer during all stages of welding. The gloves have been specifically designed for welding

The Oriel IQE-200 simultaneously measures the external quantum efficiency (EQE) and internal quantum efficiency (IQE) of solar cells, detectors or any photon-to-charge converting devices. It incorporates novel detector geometry that splits the beam,

The Kluberbio ALO 32-4000 switch plate lubricant from Kluber Rail has achieved OECD 301 B certification as a rapidly biodegradable rail-track lubricant. After 28 days, the biodegradability was showing results as high as 83.7 per cent, which is 23.7 p

Sensonics has made an important contribution to the upgrade of turbine supervisory and vibration monitoring installations at the Uskmouth Power Station in Newport, Wales. This coal-fired power station, originally owned by Welsh Power, but now a Scott

Emerson Process Management has completed a WDPF-to-Ovation control system migration project at the West Basin Municipal Water District's Edward C Little Water Recycling Facility (ECLWRF). The facility, located in El Segundo, California, treats second

Inertial Aerosystems has released the SD1500, a MEMS-based true tactical inertial measurement unit manufactured by Systron Donner Inertial. The exceptional performance of this product (1deg/hr) is based on a new generation of SDI's quartz MEMS inerti

SMC Pneumatics is offering the MGP cylinder series for customers experiencing actuator failures. According to the company, some of the most common causes of actuator failures are misalignment or excessive loads being applied to the piston rod and the

Fuelling ropes supplied by BNS Nuclear Services to Wylfa Power Station have proved so successful that Wylfa is looking to utilise the ropes elsewhere. Phil Morgan, fuel and reactor systems section head at Wylfa, said: 'For various reasons, we began s

Flir's GF306 thermal imaging camera detects the gas sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) and 20 other gases in long wave, including ethylene, propylene, acetic acid, ammonia and other VOCs.

Ineos Koln (Germany, Cologne) is using the Himax safety system for remote monitoring of safety technology at its factory. The challenge in this application is the length of the optical fibre used for high-speed data transmission.

PTC has announced the release of Pro/Engineer Wildfire 5.0. Pro/Engineer Wildfire 5.0 includes flexible, real-time feature editing to overcome traditional barriers to robust design modifications.

The Servomax line of precision couplings from R+W are designed to handle 10,000,000 cycles at their rated torque. These robust couplings are intended to last for at least as long as a machine will be in operation. The resilient polyurethane insert da

Wittenstein has announced it is able to offer specialty motors to the motion market in North America. The specialty motors from Wittenstein are designed for the most challenging applications, going beyond manufacturing standard brushless DC motors an

Saft is launching its MSX series high-power compact battery at Nordic Rail 2009, completing its range of high-technology rail batteries. The MSX series has been developed to deliver the high-power energy required to ensure safe and reliable backup fo

Corus Rail has just installed its first modular platform system in France, in the Paris suburb of Mitry Claye. The main advantage of this Corus system is that its design allows the majority of the installation work (including foundation construction)

Endress+Hauser has launched the Proline Prosonic Flow 93P clamp-on flowmeter, designed for the bidirectional flow measurement of liquids in pipes. It is suitable for a range of applications, primarily in the chemical, petrochemical and oil and gas in

Burkert has released its second generation of flipper valves. The optimised internal design enables effective flushing of mediums through the device, in a way that was only previously possible with rocker valves. This eliminates the waste of reagents

SKF has developed the Integrated Equipment Reliability (IER) programme, which is specifically tailored to the needs of coal plants. The IER programme provides a flexible framework that allows maintenance to be planned and carried out more efficiently

Automotive companies including Bridgestone, Cooper Tire, Goodyear and Kumho use Xsensor systems to conduct tyre tread and performance testing of their products. The companies are said to have chosen Xsensor for three key reasons: accuracy, repeatabil

Finder has added higher current rated relay interface modules to its range of electromechanical products. The single-pole 38.01 and 38.11 are designed to switch electrical loads up to 16A, 250V AC and provide an interface between output limited PLC,

IFM Electronic has released the latest versions of its TAD series temperature switches with double the speed of response. The reaction time of the fast TAD units is 3s (T05) or 6s (T09) compared with 6s and 13s of earlier models.