Industrial Technology

Barrier terminal blocks ease installation and boost safety

Aimed at PCB manufactures, OEMs, CEMs and equipment manufacturers, Euroclamp MT17 touch-proof terminal blocks available from Switchtec are designed to replace older style barrier terminals. The blocks share the latter's excellent connectivity characteristics but offer improved human interface features and installation benefits.

9th March 2008

EMC filters

A new brochure available free from DEM Manufacturing provides a handy guide to the company's Roxburgh EMC range of UK-manufactured EMC filters, components and power quality products. The Roxburgh EMC product range includes everything from basic IEC inlet filters and PCB chokes to high-end three-phase filters. Highlights include high performance MIF filters with ratings of up to 340A three-phase and 50A single-phase, and excellent attenuation.

30th January 2008

RF power

As official distributor of Coaxial Dynamics in the United Kingdom, AMS Technologies announces the availability of Coaxial Dynamics' new catalogue 2008. The 24 page short form catalogue contains over 500 individual products for configuring RF Power Measurement systems. The capabilities include analogue and digital RF power measurement from 100 mW up to 100kW in a bandwidth of 2MHz up to 1.8GHz.

30th January 2008

PC enclosure fuses durability with iconic style

The InfoStation from ADM Automation should fit the bill for 80 percent of industrial desktop PC enclosure applications. Typically supplied for either touch screen or conventional mouse/keypad interfaces, the InfoStation is already used by machine builders and systems integrators within industrial automation systems, serving as control hubs for machine operators.

30th January 2008

Rugged enclosures for tough environments

Spelsberg has launched a new range of highly durable non-metallic enclosures for electrical junctions and instrumentation protection in the most demanding environments. Originally developed to house sensitive electrical installations in tough petrochemical applications, the Stahlin J Series range of rugged GRP) enclosures is now a versatile solution for any application needing a high degree of protection.

30th January 2008

Plug-in terminal for high vibration applications

Camden Electronics has launched a new range of plug-in terminal blocks that feature screw flanges enabling male and female connectors to be clamped together to create ultra-reliable connections in all applications including high vibration. Besides anti-vibration applications, the new CTBA/FL pluggable terminal blocks are also ideal for use where a heavy cable on the female part could break the connection with the PCB-mounted male component.

30th January 2008

Stainless hinge for larger doors

The 1110-U120-PH is a lift-off hinge from Emka with simple screw fixing. It maintains the integrity of cabinet door panels, requiring only screw hole punching - not cut outs - and so aiding door rigidity. The strength comes from AISI 316 castings with fine ground finish. The simple design enables quick lift-off.

30th January 2008

No shocks with test fixtures

The risk of an electric shock during product testing is completely eliminated with the latest range of test fixtures and enclosures from electrical safety testing specialist Clare Instruments.

30th January 2008

Photo-machined parts despatched within 48 hours

Refined to the highest levels to rapidly deliver burr and stress free custom solutions, Tecan offers a 48 hour turnaround service for photo-chemical machined or 'photo-etched' metal parts. The company offers high-specification prototypes of flat metal components at very low set costs, based on a standard metal sheet 'blank' size of 300mm x 400mm.

30th January 2008

Ergonomic enclosures suit slimline displays and controls

Rolec has launched the advanced aluDISPLAY range of enclosures. These modern and ergonomic housings have been designed for slimline displays and control panels. The enclosures can be used as portable units, wall mounted, or fixed to a suspension arm system. Typical applications will include machine controllers, medical equipment, information terminals, display systems and process control units.

30th January 2008