Tech Briefs Magazine - April 2024 - 42

PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT
Power & Energy
New on the Market
ULTRASONIC
SENSING OF
LEVEL, DISTANCE
AND FLOW
Airmar's
Propulsion
high-performance
multi-use ultrasonic air transducers are critical components
in measurement systems for liquid or solid levels,
automation control, flow, proximity and obstacle
avoidance. Compact and rugged, they are manufactured
in the USA, have a sealed housing for lasting,
contact-free reliability, and are precision tuned. Frequencies
range from 15 kHz to 300 kHz.
www.airmar.com
Airmar Technology Corporation
Robotics & Automation
TRANSIENT
IMMUNITY
TESTERS
Avtech's AVRQ series
Sensors
Application Briefs
Compact Emergency Stop Switches
IDEC Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA, has expanded its
line of emergency stop (E-stop) switches with new XA/XW
series short body models. These industrial-grade and outdoor-rated
models are designed in the space-saving size
essential for robotic and industrial equipment applications,
with innovative features to meet the increased requirements of international
safety standards. They require 12.6 mm of space behind the mounting surface for
solder terminal styles, and 18.0 mm for tab terminal styles.
www.IDEC.com/usa
LVDT Signal Conditioner
The NTC-6000 smart signal conditioner from Newtek,
Facility Focus
of
high-voltage, high-speed pulsers
is ideal for testing the common-mode transient
immunity (CMTI) of next-generation optocouplers
and isolated gate drivers.
* Kilovolt amplitudes (±1, ±1.5, -2 kV)
* Transition times down to 10 ns, dV/dt rates up to
120 kV/us
* Switchable daughterboards to handle a variety of
DUT package styles
www.avtechpulse.com
Software
Avtech Electrosystems Ltd.
MULTIPHYSICS
MODELING AND
SIMULATION
APPLICATIONS
Test & Measurement
COMSOL Multiphysics® is a
software environment for creating
physics-based models and standalone simulation
apps. Add-on products provide specialized functionality
for electromagnetics, structural, acoustics,
fluid flow, heat transfer, and chemical simulations.
Interfacing products offer a unified workflow with
all major technical computing and CAD tools. COMSOL
Compiler™ and COMSOL Server™ are used for
deploying simulation applications to colleagues and
customers. https://www.comsol.com/products
COMSOL, Inc.
RAPID FIXTURING
LED CURING
ADHESIVE
Master Bond LED415DC90
is a one-part adhesive that
cures rapidly upon exposure
to LED light without any oxygen inhibition. It partially
cures or fixtures up to 6-mm deep or in cross sections
under LED light. This enables fixturing of components
which are opaque - by allowing the light to
penetrate through the adhesive from the sides.
https://www.masterbond.com/tds/led415dc90
Master Bond
Pennsauken, NJ, eliminates the complexity of setting up a signal
processing system while protecting against operating failures
and cybersecurity hacks. Both intuitive and user-friendly,
the NTC-6000 Quik-Cal™ supports AC-operated LVDT, RVDT,
or LVRT half-bridge sensors in converting unconditioned position feedback into a
choice of voltage, current, and digital outputs including 4-20mA, 0-5V, 0-10V, and RS485
formats.
Contents
www.newteksensors.com
Quad-Channel Digital Isolators
NOVOSENSE Microelectronics, Shanghai, China, a semiconductor
company specializing in high-performance analog and
mixed-signal integrated circuits, has expanded its family of digital
isolators with quad-channel devices that provide the performance
and protection demanded by the latest industrial and automotive
applications. The new NSI824xWx high-reliability digital isolators provide efficient protection
and level shifting, insulation voltage up to 8kVrms, chip-level ESD HBM protection
to ±8kV, and common-mode transient immunity (CMTI) up to 200 kV/μs.
www.novosns.com/en
Fractional Pulse Rate Encoders
The IXARC programmable incremental rotary encoders from
POSITAL, Hamilton, NJ, can deliver 'fractional pulse rates'.
They can be programmed to transmit a single pulse for more
than one shaft revolution (for example, a PPR of 0.125 would
correspond to one signal pulse for eight shaft rotations). They
can also be set up to deliver pulse rates that are not even multiples of the number of
rotations (a PPR of 3.5 would correspond to seven pulses for two rotations).
www.posital.com
Offline Flyback Switcher IC
Power Integrations, San Jose, CA, is introducing the InnoSwitch™
5-Pro family of high-efficiency, programmable
flyback switcher ICs. The single-chip switcher achieves over
95 percent efficiency with a secondary-side control scheme
that achieves zero-voltage switching (ZVS) without a dedicated
additional high voltage switch. It features a 750 V or a 900 V PowiGaN™ primary
switch, primary-side controller, FluxLink™ isolated feedback, and secondary controller
with an I2C interface.
www.power.com
Short Stud-Type Cam Followers
The CFC...B series of cam followers from IKO International, Morristown,
NJ, has a mounting structure that consists of a hexagon
socket head bolt and a dedicated flange nut that creates a more
compact cam follower and reduces the required mounting space on
the stud side by up to 34 percent. By providing greater design freedom, this cam follower
family can enhance production efficiency for a wide range of applications.
www.ikont.com
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