News Archive - August 2003

All articles are ordered by the date they were published to the website.

• Australia strengthens links with US & China
• Family of digital audio chips
• Slimline 17" TFT LCD Panel PC
• Portable IR thermometer calibration checker
• The show will go on
• Next generation industrial PC bus
• Weekly analogue time switch
• Digital process indicators, with relay output
• Field bus connector with spring technology
• USB On-The-Go miniature controller
• Signal conditioner with maths function
• All the fun of the fair
• All-optical switch avoids electronic conversion
• Compact compressor for workshops
• ZigBee raises a buzz
• Expanded range of serial in-line converters
• Ultra-bright 5mm white LED
• New laser standard from DMG
• Bearing induction heater reduces costs
• Speed monitoring relay
• One sensor - thousands of applications
• Isolated dual output dc/dc controller
• Easy bearing mounting with SensorMount
• Online moisture analyser
• Single phase current detector
• DIN-T MCBs, RCDs and accessories
• Make your workplace floor safe
• Adjustable single/dual-output battery monitors
• Process control liquid level relay
• Compact, basic MIG/MAG welding machine
• Enhanced connector model library
• Two new home network controllers
• Dual video op amp reduces system cost
• Mining suppliers share a new umbrella
• Single chip device drives car displays
• MIG welder for heavy duty solutions
• Centrifugals fans supply air on demand
• Laser-hybrid welding system alliance
• EasyView dual K thermometer
• RAC to the rescue
• High efficiency step-down dc-dc converter
• ControlNet network interface adapter
• Hydrogen sulphide odour control filters
• Hitachi bumps Microdrive to 4 GByte
• Safe stock picking at heights
• Powerful advanced visualisation system
• Surface mount AAA and N battery clips
• Pocket rocket from SMC
• P&H awards production trophies in new competition
• Portable protein refractometer
• Change at reins in Rosebery
• Two-switch topology PWM controller
• Matt stainless steel MIG wires
• Windows XP successor delayed to 2006
• Tungsten crystals may solve power needs
• Copper bumps replace wire bonds in flip-chips
• Tiny, adaptive 10.7Gbps equaliser
• Price-competitive visual workstation
• Reflow soldering SMT LED displays
• pH/ORP 2-wire LCD display transmitter
• Non-contact thermometer with laser pointer
• Versatile Syncrotrak flow prover
• Safety system for truck-mounted cranes recommended
• Too speed drill – its costs per metre
• Web headline compulsory
• Nissan revises Patrol cab-chassis
• Hopper level detection switch
• Structured ASICs dominate comms market
• Programmable IR temperature sensor
• Ultra-compact pocket IR thermometer
• Low pin count Li-Ion battery charger
• Symbian gains virtual keyboard
• Capacitor-eliminating audio amplifier
• Structured ASICs provide an upgrade path
• High efficiency dc/dc converters
• 16-bit multichannel serial I/O ADCs
• Retro-reflective photoelectric sensor
• Non-contact analogue position sensor
• Two new lines of precision Zener diodes
• Blocked chute switch/level switch
• Independence a long victor at Kambalda
• DRAM recovers but remains volatile
• Texture profile analysis testing machine
• Rotary lobe pump range
• When Flash becomes a memory
• New supercomputing power at UQ will benefit mining industry
• Software controlled press brakes
• In-line mixer for food and beverage industry
• Packaging machines’ service program
• USB/ac adapter Li-Ion battery chargers
• Now ‘more robust’ OHS risk assessment
• Voice comms is propelled into new age
• Wireless interconnectivity between data buses
• New rod lock unit takes a firm hold on safety
• web headline
• Faster drying of powder coatings
• Valve island connects up to 32 coils
• Blair: which project promises more?
• Remote monitoring, logging and control
• Tough new Techtron thermoplastic
• Motor drive and inverter chip set
• Multi-protocol serial interface port
• Rackmount chassis for serial ATA drives
• Extruded aluminium instrument cases
• Sample piping systems—dos and don’ts
• 24-hour plant monitoring solution
• Electronic motors and drives catalogue
• Low EMI filterless audio amplifier
• Low power USB interface devices
• Moving beyond the mapping and surveying gridlock
• A new dimension to surveying is added
• Click to go to the WA survey, click, click, click
• Control company appoints distributor
• RAC to the rescue
• Hydraulic valve monitoring system
• Highband 25 front facing patch cord
• Compact long-range nanopositioners
• Hot-swap controllers offer high reliability
• High voltage step-up dc/dc converter
• Borehole deviation system just got even smaller
• Static and dynamic torque sensors
• Pressure sensor monitoring kit
• Smallest closed-loop translation stage
• Cat offers technology with altitude
• Serious injury leads to LHD warning
• Knowing about seismograph calibration
• Technology refresh at Kalgoorlie nickel smelter
• Small, lightweight gas monitoring device fits on the lapel
• Human-machine interface rugged PCs
• Stereo digital to analogue converter
• Discrete semiconductors in leadless packages
• Economy range of power tools
• Weidmuller DMS torque screwdriver
• Multilayer varistors for circuit protection
• Air breathing system continuously filters and monitors
• Atlas Copco Ghana compressor support
• Programmable, TFT, VCOM calibrator
• High-speed logic analysers
• High capacity bagging machine
• New Instantel website launched
• Integrated audio click-and-pop suppressor
• Flash microcontrollers with scalable CAN module
• Gas monitor for CO2, CO, CH4 or N2O
• Infra-red temperature sensor
• Multiple input video capture boards
• Spot curing probe and radiometer
• Stemming Plugs: Do they really work?
• Intel develops ‘last mile’ silicon
• Rubber-topped conveyor belt fasteners extend splice life
• Pressure cleaning equipment for mining gear
• Safety harness raises standards
• High speed all-surface cleaner
• BSP JIC/UNF range of threaded plugs and caps expanded
• web headline
• Crouzet range of linear motors
• Stainless steel food process pump
• Electronics as an economic catalyst.
• Low voltage analogue switches
• Portable pumps brochure available from EPG
• Development kit for 802.11b wireless connectivity
• Digital positioner for pneumatic valves
• Low priced analogue signal isolators
• ID system keeps tags on productivity
• Energy management system in control
• 12V enhanced logic controller
• Heavy-duty joy sticks for shovels and excavators
• Halfway house meets growing demand for customisation
• Wideband directional power sensor
• Plastomer makes electrical cabling more flexible
• How to eliminate traditional automation system boundaries
• Weld purging tips and advice
• Death of ‘price-per-bit’ model
• Rise of the machines
• Explosion-proof power switch range
• Long wearing pans for very long lines
• Metric cable gland installation tools
• Efficient and durable power sweepers
• Optically coupled isolators
• Ultra thin detector switch series
• Step-up/step-down dc/dc converter
• Are you picking up good vibrations?
• Flexible spill barrier upgraded
• Disposable oil/water separator
• Easy-to-handle energy chain
• Schnorr serrated safety washers
• Truck tyre hydraulic bead breakers
• Flicker-free 100 Hz technology for all
• Ultra-light CFRP hollow cylinders
• Vibration sensor signal conditioner
• An alternative to fixed range sensors
• Headbox pressure fluctuations sensor
• High flow rate from 10mm valves
• Bluetooth makes rapid gains
• High performance commercial vacuum cleaners
• Dual PowerPC processing power
• Hygienic and dependable cleaning equipment
• Deteriorating machinery alarm module
• Loop-powered vibration sensors
• Integrated motor and controller
• Web-enabled energy management software
• Vitesse ignores local distributor
• Precise local/remote temperature sensor
• Smallest, lightest triaxial accelerometer
• ACA chairman Tony Shaw steps down
• Catuity issued patents
• Signal converter for vibration sensors
• Full colour in-house 8" label printer
• Multichannel 14-bit serial I/O ADCs
• DIN-rail mountable power supply
• Planetary gearbox range expanded
• Walther-Werke distributor appointed
• High-end piezo keyboards
• PCB triple and quadruple light guides
• Protective covers for metric connectors
• ADCs with internal temperature sensor
• Digital controller for servohydraulic testing
• Wireless datalogger saves time and money
• World’s smallest 2-phase stepper motor
• Hand cleaning wipes and disposable gloves
• Programmable low-EMI crystal oscillator
• Multiple gas digital flow controller
• Multi-language MET/CAL V7 software
• First HMI for Windows Server 2003
• Bus compatible DIN-rail enclosures
• Optical power meter
• Low cost Flash memory devices
• Dual DAC with digital interpolation filters
• Modulator driver in space-saving package
• Static dissipative document holders
• Micro storage crane for small applications
• All-silicon 3.3V adjustable delay line
• Light, powerful dry pump system
• Power supply for slim digital cameras
• Technology leaders join forces
• Lightning alert and risk management
• Innovations in food processing
• Monobloc for pharmaceuticals and cosmetics
• Epicor confirms support for Visual Studio
• Outdoor LED product family extended
• Linear flow metric filler
• New service for the electrical industry
• Heavy duty tilt switches
• Acromag appoints Australian distributor
• Australian-made gas monitor
• Forklift safety information pack
• Radio SoC breaks price barrier
• TI develops ‘laundry transponder’
• Global Q2 chip sales up 10 percent
• Occupational health vibration monitor
• ZigBee receives IEEE recognition
• Computer is ‘Australia’s most powerful’
• Performance-enhanced range of reach trucks
• Digital audio receiver and transmitter
• Cellular diverter reduces phone bills
• Conveyor belt scrapers and equipment
• Most powerful hydraulic rescue cutter
• Efficient buck-boost dc/dc converter
• Pentium SBC for harsh environments
• Pilot pasteuriser and pilot UHT plant
• Chartered, IBM, Infineon collaborate on 65 nm process
• Standalone data acquisition system
• Multi-mode fibre optic LAN transceiver
• Intelligent metering and control device
• Waveform data acquisition made easy
• USB-based digital I/O devices
• Single to multi-mode fibre optic converter
• Automotive electronics to grow
• EtherNet/IP card for flexible communications
• Samsung manufactures memory sticks
• Cost-effective metal and silicon keyboard
• USB-based data acquisition
• Automatic digital refractometer
• Pentium 4 embedded board with 533MHz FSB
• Display appears in a puff of smoke
• Next generation crosspoint switches
• Surface-mount, current-sensing transformers
• Fibre optic line driver interface
• Liquid decanting ‘goat throat’ pump
• Advanced moisture analysers
• Asia Pacific new centre of industry
• Digital diagnostic transimpedance amplifiers
• Wi-Fi standard by 2005, In-Stat/MDR says
• Firestone's smallest pneumatic actuator
• ERP solutions for manufacturers
• Quartz crystal for automotive applications
• Motor driver for high-speed DVD+RW
• Multiparameter bioanalytical system
• Safety boots stop slips
• Short distance infra-red transceiver
• Pneumatic cylinder rod lock
• Low noise, low cost 16-bit ADC
• Sun-readable LCD display kits
• Extended ERP, CRM, and supply chain management
• LVDS serialisers and deserialisers
• Anti-fatigue mat improves productivity
• Four-channel video reconstruction filters
• Vishay’s 20V VDS/20V VGS MOSFETs
• Wireless control for industrial applications
• Liquid transfer centrifugal suction pump
• Anti vapour lock dosing pump
• Chips for in-vehicle networking
• DIN rail mount power supplies
• Miniature DIN connector range
• Dual synchronous dc/dc converter
• Semiconductor gas sensor technology
• Low voltage MOSFET saves 60% space
• Multiplexer and demultiplexer with loopback
• Custom-designed protractor saves time
• Electrical equipment safety testing
• Multirange, 12-bit data-acquisition system
• Triple SCART audio/video switch
• Single-chip FSK/ASK CMO transceiver
• Dual port PCI-X host channel adapter
• Low power rail-to-rail op amps
• Flash memory storage devices
• Dot matrix LCD display driver
• Polymer tantalum capacitor range
• New generation safety light curtains
• Slam latch hinge range expanded
• Pneumatic and electro-pneumatic positioners
• Aristocrat justifies dismissal
• Multi-turn electric valve actuators.
• Metallised polypropylene RFI capacitors
• Samtec and Tyco form alliance
• Data storage in an industrial connector
• Fairchild goes lead-free for 2004
• Keycorp breaks into NZ
• Single channel voice CODEC chip
• Open test spec reaches second draft
• Total solution for stick blade grinding
• New standard for embedded modem AFE
• Virus protection for Exchange 2003 servers
• Low voltage dc/dc converter
• Red Hat sues SCO over Linux claims
• Chiller/freezer spiral conveyor
• DMO claims Defence is resolving problems
• Samsung claims fastest mobile processor
• Alliance aims for open interface specs
• Clusters identify focus areas
• Ampec merges with Crusader