Author: Serkadis

So what’s new in the upcoming Transformers game from High Moon Studios? Well, check out this video interview with Matt Tieger, Game Director of Transformers: War for Cybertron as he reveals new details about the game.
 

The new 20W pulsed Ytterbium fiber laser (VPFL-20000) from V-Gen’s Ltd incorporates leading edge technology, providing top performance in a wide range of precision-intensive industrial applications such as marking, micromachining, scribing and more.

The all fiber laser uses RS232/TTL control interface for simple operation and precise tuning of laser parameters like output power, repetition rate, pulse width and pulse energy.
Its high peak power of 10kW and pulse energy of 1mJ, together with high beam quality makes it the excellent choice for a wide range of applications.

The VPFL-20000 all-fiber system is a maintenance free OEM ready laser for cost-saving operation and simple integration.

The Model 983v2 Static Locator features a ‘Continuous’ mode that can easily measure fluctuation in charge levels, while the highest charge can be detected with the ‘Peak Hold’ mode enabled. With an integral distance meter, a clear indication of the correct operating range is given and this means that all readings will be both accurate and consistent. For further versatility, there is a large, high contrast LCD screen with digital display that allows the locator to be used in all lighting conditions. Combined with its fast response time, low drift and intuitive operation, the new Model 983v2 is the static locator of choice for companies around the world.

Measurement range of the new locator is -200kV to +200kV at a distance of 150mm, with a resolution of 100V and an accuracy of better than +/- 5% on calibration. All units are supplied with an individual calibration certificate for QC records. Constructed in a robust plastic housing for high durability the Model 983v2 is also supplied with an instrument case for safe and clean storage…

Semiconductors are electronic components extremely sensible to overloads and short-circuit, therefore they cannot be protected with general purpose fuse-links. For this reason there are ultra rapid fuse-links for this specific purpose, with very fast melting characteristics, low let-through energy values (I2t) and adequate selective coordination with protection devices upstream.

Typical application comprise protection of semiconductors (diodes, thyristors, triacs, etc) used in power rectifiers, UPS, converters, motor drives (AC and DC), soft starters, solid state relays, photovoltaic inverters, welding inverters and any application where it i necessary to protect semiconductor devices.

RAPIDPLUS range comprise three sizes with dimensions 10×38, 14×51 and 22×58, with rated currents between 4A and 100A and a rated voltage of 690 V AC. Sizes 14×51 and 22×58 are available also with striker, for use in fuse bases with micro-switch. There are two operating classes aR and gR.

Made of ceramic tube with high withstand to internal pressure and thermal chock, that allow a high breaking capacity in a reduced physical space, as well as a good thermal conductivity. End caps are made of silver plated copper for optimal contact with fuse base. Melting elements are made of pure silver and have a special design to obtain low I2t values and reduced arc voltages, as well as good aging resistance. These fuse-links meet IEC/EN60269-1 and IEC/EN60269-4 standards and RoHS directive 2002/95/EC.

aR Class
Protection against short circuit
Very low I2t values
Rated voltage 690V AC (700V DC L/R = 10 ms)
Rated breaking capacity 100 kA

gR Class
Protection against overload and short circuit
Rated voltage 690V AC (440V DC L/R = 10 ms)
Rated breaking capacity 100 kA

We can offer a broad variety of equipment for heat and thermochemical treatment, beginning from simple, typical chamber, pit, muffle and continuous furnaces to complex fully automated technological lines. Our equipment can be applied in quenching, carburizing, carbonitriding, nitriding, annealing, tempering, and preheating before forming and press forming processes. They are adapted to run both in air and protective atmospheres. Heat treatment furnaces can cooperate with auxiliary equipment forming process lines for thermochemical treatment.

REMIX S. A. has been existing on the market since 1990. Initially as Civil Company was transformed into Joint Stock Company in 1999 and became one of leading companies in Poland, which produce high quality heat treatment equipment of metals and melting furnaces. High quality of offered devices, comprehensive knowledge of the market and the ability of quick response to the customers’ needs provide us for fast development and a stable position on the market as well.

REMIX S.A., besides production activity, provides services within the range of assurance of required production availability of machines in the production companies of casting industry. The company is in possession of own department in Gorzyce – Maintenance Plant, which provides the above-mentioned services.

Range of activity
Thanks to many years of experience and the eagerness to satisfy needs of the customers we managed to gain their trust in the country and abroad alike. You can find many domestic and world-wide companies of key market branches among our customers.

At present, we deliver equipment for the following industries:

Machine-building
Automotive
Military sector
Foundry
Zinc
And others

Infolytica Corporation announced today the release of MagNet, ElecNet and ThermNet version 7 with multi-threaded 3D solvers which take full advantage of the speedups possible with multicore computers for even faster results than before.
MagNet 7 interface
MagNet v7 Graphical User Interface

MagNet is the industry leading electromagnetic field simulation software based on finite element analysis which is ideal for the design of motors, generators, transformers, sensors or any electromagnetic component.

ElecNet is an electric field simulation tool used for predicting the performance of surge arresters, bushings, insulations, cables and several high voltage applications.

ThermNet couples to MagNet for accurate and seamless 2D/3D electromagnetic-thermal analysis.

In Version 7, the 3D solvers have been parallelized to run on multiple cores simultaneously and allow for multi-threaded operations. This change, along with other improvements to the solvers, has resulted in significant speed ups.

Some of the other new features in version 7 are

* Refreshed user interface with better toolbar management
* Improved post-processing visualizations
* New CAD functions for easier model creation
* Improved charting functions

DADCO’s Micro 70™ is the latest addition to the popular Micro Series. Available in stroke lengths from 7 mm – 125 mm it has a 15 mm body diameter with a 7 mm rod diameter and provides force up to 154 lb. (68 daN) on contact. Each spring is color-coded for easy identification and force rating.

Use the Quick Disconnect Charging Nipple, 90.310.143, and the High Pressure Quick Disconnect Charging Assembly, 90.310.041, to charge the Micro 70™ to the appropriate pressure (Fig. 1).
When filling the Micro 70™, initially fill with low pressure (< 4 bar or 70 psi) to extend rod fully; then fill to desired pressure. Hold the spring vertically at all times during filling (Fig. 2). The Micro 70™ charging pressure range is 35 bar -177 bar (500 psi - 2560 psi). All Micro Springs should be inspected before recharging. Do not recharge gas springs if damaged. Before disposing of damaged or worn out gas springs be sure to discharge all pressure. Discharge through the adjustable valve using the Valve Bleed Tool, 90.360.4, or Charging Adapter, 90.315.5. If spring is damaged and cannot be discharged using the Valve Bleed Tool or Charging Adapter refer to the Micro Installation and Operation Bulletin #B00121E for more information.

Under the hood of a tractor, in the protective cab of an excavator, or integrated in the design of the driver seat – gas springs and dampers from STABILUS are used abundantly in the manufacture of modern utility vehicles. Their duties are manifold: They will make lifting heavy body parts easier, assist in the easy opening of cab doors and windows, provide a safe, shock-absorbing seating position for the operator, and make handling maintenance covers more convenient.
Currently, it’s mostly the hydropneumatic gas springs from the LIFT-O-MAT and BLOC-O-LIFT lines as well as the hydraulic dampers from the STAB-O-SHOC line that allow engineers to design more ergonomics, safety, and convenience into vehicles and trailers. Thanks to a variety of models and a large selection of fitting elements within these product lines, STABILUS can provide manufacturers with options for handling even the most unusual applications or challenging mounting positions. Going far beyond the functions of a normal LIFT-O-MAT gas spring, a HYDRO-LIFT type gas spring will securely hold a cab window, roof light or maintenance cover in several positions. And with the ELEKTRO-LIFT, electrical functions can be added via a switch – such as engine compartment lighting.
While the non-locking gas springs of the LIFT-O-MAT family are used mainly for lifting, lowering, moving and adjusting body lids, engine hoods and cab windows, the locking BLOC-O-LIFT gas springs are the mounting element of choice for designing height-adjustable steering columns and individually adjustable driver seats. The hydraulic dampers of the STAB-O-SHOC line provide comfort and shock absorption in driver seats and are functional elements in trailer couplings and V-belt tensioners. The dampers are suited for operating temperatures of -40° C to +130° C and, depending on the model, can be installed both in a position-dependent or in an omnidirectional manner.
With its many types and models, the STABILUS standard program will always provide the right gas spring or suitable damper for a wide variety of possible installation positions and designs in utility vehicle construction. For highly unusual cases, the design engineers at the Koblenz-based company will also develop customer-specific solutions. With its expertise accumulated over many decades, STABILUS is the right partner for implementing particularly innovative adjustment and drive systems for the manufacture of construction, agricultural and forestry machines.

Our SENCITY® antenna family is growing! The new SENCITY® MIMO antennas are compliant with the IEEE 802.11n standard and designed for powering innovative, high throughput WiFi connectivity solutions.

Directional SENCITY® MIMO antenna
This directional MIMO antenna is designed for 5 GHz WLAN and uses our robust small SENCITY® SPOT-S planar antenna platform, therefore excellent environmental characteristics and electrical performance are granted. High port to port isolation value of more than 20dB is the key for providing best IEEE 802.11n functionality. Suitable mounting accessory is available for different mounting options.

Omni-directional SENCITY® MIMO antenna
This stylish dual-band, omni-directional MIMO antenna is designed to support both, 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz WiFi connectivity solutions. The antenna system consists of 3 among each other well isolated omni-directional radiators to meet best IEEE 802.11n functionality. This antenna is constructed to withstand even harshest environmental conditions. Pigtails with N connectors allow an easy connection to your network infrastructure.

When fl ow measurement is critical, consult the specialists.

Litre Meter has been leading the field since 1975, with a well-established reputation for the design, manufacture and supply
of fl owmeters of all kinds.
Litre Meter pioneered the development of the Pelton wheel fl owmeter: an accurate, effective and versatile design suitable for many different fluids including acids, chemicals, fuels, water and hot fats, at both high and low flow rates. In addition we have
developed the VFF meter to compliment the range.
Specially designed for low flow and high pressure applications for the offshore industry. Our portfolio now includes fl owmeters of all kinds, including rotary meters, gas flowmeters, helical screw
flowmeters, electro-magnetic and ultrasonic flowmeters to handle
a wide range of viscosities, flow rates and pressures, aggressive liquids and hazardous or adverse environments.
We have particular expertise in measuring low flow rates and
flows at high pressure.

…..for any 160kV/225 kV metal-ceramic x-ray tube

Jacobsen Real Time X ray Machinery Inc. developed important safety device for safe operation of the x-ray equipment. The x-ray shutter automatically blocks x-ray radiation with tungsten plate whenever access to enclosure is required or when protection for the detector is essential.

New x-ray shutter with tube housing accommodates any standard 160 kV or 225kV metal-ceramic x-ray tube.

Jacobsen Real-Time X-Ray Machinery, Ontario Canada, a manufacturer of custom xray inspection equipment designed and built new X-ray shutter to solve long-standing problem of reliable shutter operation. It is a fail-safe device that ensures short cycle
time and x-ray safety. During part loading and unloading the shutter is closed. If power is lost or disconnected, the shutter is closing immediately by set of powerful clock springs. This shutter provides end user with the flexibility of using X-ray tube from any tube supplier.

The x-ray tube is mounted inside of shutter housing so that tungsten slider closes the beam exactly on the exit window of the x-ray tube. The shutter lead time is about 4-6 weeks and cost in basic version is around US$8.000.- safety of the operator is of highest priority for Jacobsen machinery. Shutter is using
Pilz sensors and safety relay(s) to monitor all shutters’ safety functions. Highest level of safety is accomplished with shutter’s dedicated safety processor approved by BG Berufsgenossenschaft) German safety certification agency.
Jacobsen design and manufacture x-ray systems that inspect light-alloy wheels, knuckles, steering housings, engine blocks, pistons, engine covers, exhaust manifolds, transmission housings, tires, airbag sensors, micro switches, honeycomb
panels, turbine blades, spiral and length welded steel pipes, nuclear fuel elements (rods), food glass jars, medical over-mouldings, plastic components, etc.

PE-AORDF Precision Automatic Oil Resistivity & Dielectric Loss Tester is a highly precise instrument, which can be applied to measure Resistance, Dissipation Factor, and Capacitance of the oil under test. The Volume Resistivity of insulating oil is derived from the other measured values. It is an integrated unit, consisting of Stainless Steel oil cell, controlled temperature heating, AC/DC high voltage supply, Tera-ohm meter, and precision electronic bridges to derive the readings.

Features

Accurate and repetitive readings

High precision ADCs and automatic measurement processes

Advanced HF Induction heating

AC-DC-AC power conversion, single supply operation

3-terminal SF6 Gas filled Standard Capacitor used for internal reference.

Big-screen (240mm × 128mm) pixel display with user-friendly GUI

Integrated thermal Printer

folytica Corporation announced today that a major update to MotorSolve IM will be available in April 2009. A new fully automated finite element analysis (FEA) results module will be included with the software which will solve critical performance parameters accurately.

MotorSolve IM uses a template-based interface for modeling induction motors or generators, allowing for rapid prototyping of different designs. The new results module will extend the existing features by providing key performance data.

“We refer to MotorSolve as an automated FEA design tool since the user doesn’t have to worry about the mesh or any typical post-processing tasks associated with FEA software” said Chad Ghalamzan, Marketing Manager at Infolytica Corporation “They select from an extensive list of performance indicators – quantities, charts, field plots, etc – what data they require. MotorSolve runs the automated FEA solver by handling all these ‘typical’ pre and post processing steps for the user, and produces the desired results as required.”
sample pic
Characteristics of an IM Machine

The MotorSolve software suite supports brushless dc (BLDC), induction machine (IM) and switched reluctance machine (SRM) devices.

With the launch of Red Drive, Rotalink has driven down the development costs of smallscale DC motor control systems and significantly simplified motion control programming.

Smaller than a credit card, Rotalink’s Red Drive DC motor controller – with motor, gearbox and encoder – requires no complex programming to control all the variables associated with rotational or linear movement. Its simple Windows-based drag-and-drop flowchart style interface uses real world values such as seconds, revolutions and gearbox output rpm to control speed, acceleration, position, dwell etc., and to manage digital I/O connections for interaction with limit switches, sensors, LEDs, relays and similar signals.

Red Drive’s flowchart programming approach eliminates much of the complexity typically associated with motion control systems. Dragging readily understandable flowchart blocks for start, accelerate, compare, wait and so on onto a work area allows program structure to be established within minutes. With a click and drag, blocks are easily moved, added or deleted, repetitive sequences readily identified and grouped into subroutines, and variables manipulated for calculations and loop control. And, with no need to resort to Basic or C, programming is simplified and engineers have a single consistent development environment in which to work.

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The gas furnace is designed for technical ceramic’s burning. The furnace can be use in equipment’s manufacturing enterprises and in other industry.

High quality, new technologies thermoinsulation materials can save up to 30% energy. Microprocessor controls ensure the smooth temperature regulation. Can be the automate stock loading.

Technical data
Number of burners – 2 Max. burner’s power, kW – 73 Nominal power, kW – 4 Number of phases – 3 Max. temperature, 0C – 1400
Working chamber surroundings – air
Usable fuel – natural/liquid gas Inlets natural gas pressure, mbar – 100

With the industry’s lowest power usage, and widest range of small packages, it’s no wonder Actel IGLOO FPGAs can be found in the latest handheld portable devices. You probably have one in your hand or in your pocket.

Actel has been designed into a wide array of handheld devices, including multifunctional smartphones, eBooks, cameras, medical devices, remote industrial monitoring devices, undersea seismic sensors, military radios, and the list goes on.

Actel IGLOO low-power FPGAs bring reprogrammability, design security, integration, small form factor, and live-at-power-up operation to handheld portable applications. And of course, you still get all the features and functions you expect from Actel FPGAs, at the lowest cost available.

Reprogrammable flash technology
The industry’s lowest-power solution at only 2 µW
Flash*Freeze state to maintain FPGA content in idle mode
Wide variety of small footprint packages as small as 3×3 mm
1.2 V to 1.5 V single voltage operation
Enhanced I/O features
Clock conditioning circuit (CCCs) and phase-locked loop (PLLs)
Embedded SRAM and FlashROM nonvolatile memory (NVM)
In-system programming (ISP) and design security
Many device variants under $0.99

Dream big and design small…small enough to fit in your hand. With Actel IGLOO FPGAs, you can design the handheld of tomorrow, today. See how Actel FPGAs fit in the smallest portable applications.

Apparently, you don’t just commit to handing over your music recordings if you enter American Idol, but now you have to give up your ability to build your own brand, as well. Hypebot alerts us to the news that American Idol contestants for the latest season were all forced to shut down their Facebook, MySpace and Twitter usage, and point everyone directly to American Idol’s own website instead. In an age when having a strong social media presence is important to career success for many musicians, this seems like quite a big trade-off.

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Sony announced at GDC2010 that the Playstation 3 motion controller is officially called the Playstation Move and will be available this Fall. The new controller, combined with the PlayStation Eye camera, can detect the natural and intuitive movement of the hand and reflect the precise movement within the game, and delivers a whole new entertainment experience on PS3.

They also announced a smaller additional device called the Playstation Move sub-controller, which doesn’t have a LED ball and is for more finely tuned movements. This would be more appropriate for FPS games, and Zipper Interactive has promised that SOCOM 4 can be played completely through with the Playstation Move. Every major publisher is going to make compatible games.

Sony will sell the Playstation Move controller individually and also include it in a PS3 bundle. Sony will also sell bundles in the Fall for less than $100 that includes the PlayStation Eye camera, PlayStation Move controller, and a game.

You will be able to use two Motion Controllers at once.

Sony showed off several motion controller demos during GDC 2010 that looked remarkably accurate, in game genres and games such as sports (archery, ping pong, tennis), FPS combat, family, and more. A new game called Move Party was demonstrated that gives players certain challenges they must complete on screen, such as painting a certain area.

They also showed off how the motion controller would work with the game LittleBigPlanet, which allows a player to use the DualShock controller and the Playstation Move together. The Playstation Move allowed someone to highlight an object and move or slingshot it to assist the Sackboy in progressing through the level.

The Playstation Move features an orb at the end which can glow in any of a full range of colors according to the RGB color model using light-emitting diodes (LEDs). As with the standard PlayStation 3 controllers, the Motion Controller will use Bluetooth 2.0 wireless radio communication, and a rechargeable internal lithium-ion battery. It will feature buttons on the controller, an analog trigger, and vibration-based haptic technology. In addition to providing a tracking reference, the controller’s orb light can be used to simulate aesthetic effects, such as the muzzle flash of a gun, or the paint on a brush.

Images courtesy of engadget’s “Live from Sony’s ‘PlayStationMove’ motion controller event” post.

It’s now official folks, Sony’s upcoming PS3 motion controller will be called “PlayStation Move”, the company has announced, fresh from its Game Developers Conference press event today.
 
 

If you’ve been watching the news recently, you’ve probably heard James Sikes frantic 911 call that he made while his Toyota Prius was stuck going 94 mph on a San Diego highway.

While watching a segment about the whole incident on the FoxNewsChannel, we noticed that Sikes was wearing a Corvette Owners Club jacket, meaning he’s a member of the most exclusive auto club in the United States.

We’re guessing Sikes will stick to driving his ‘Vette while his Prius is being investigated by Toyota and NHTSA.

Hit the jump for the video to hear Sikes’ call to 911.

– By: Omar Rana