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PRODUCT OF THE WEEK
Machine Condition Monitoring – Free Resource Kit
Machine condition monitoring can help your organization stop unscheduled outages, optimize machine performance, and reduce repair time and maintenance costs. For machine diagnostics and online surveillance, NI condition monitoring systems have been successfully implemented on a variety of turbines, compressors, generators, and other devices. NI condition monitoring platforms range from portable USB plug-and-play systems to embedded Ethernet data loggers with onboard analysis and control. NI systems include:

  • 24-bit high resolution ADCs and DACs with up to 118 dB dynamic range
  • Integrated signal conditioning for accelerometers (IEPE) and proximity probes
  • Analog, digital, and networking I/O modules
  • Analysis and processing software including order analysis, orbit plots, bode plots, and shaft centerline

    Download the free Resources Kit

    -- National Instruments

  • PROBLEM SOLVER SPOTLIGHT

    Cost Effective Jib Arm

    The Conco Articulated Jib Lifter (AJL) is a horizontal and vertical positioning device, with an air balancer built into the second arm. The AJL is ideal for reaching into inaccessible areas where the headroom limitations preclude the use of a conventional balancer.

  • Comes standard with a threaded interface at the end of cable and a safety latch hook at end of chain
  • Secondary arm can be mounted above primary arm in low overhead clearance applications
  • 360°continuous rotation at primary and secondary joints
  • Mounting options: overhead, trolley, pedestal, wall mount or mobile/portable base
  • Doesn't require air lubricator

    --- Positech

  • E-Solution
    Packaging Equipment Technology
    New website gives packaging equipment designers, engineers, and end-users a comprehensive resource for application-specific motion control solutions. Categories covered include carton and case packing, wrapping, palletizing, blisterpacking, filling, form, fill, and seal, capping, labeling, cleaning and sterilization, and inspection. --- Altra Industrial
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    FREE Information
    Valve & Actuator Catalog
    New catalog highlights the advantages of using thermoplastic valves and actuators, including corrosion-resistant properties. Included is comprehensive technical information and drawings. --- Asahi/America
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    HOT NEW PRODUCTS - Editor's Choice
    EZPlantView, a New Software Tool
    BETTENDORF, IA: EZAutomation is proud to introduce EZPlantView, a new software tool that gives you a bird's eye view of your plant, right from the comfort of your desk. EZPlantView, a $299 software package, can be installed on any Windows based PC in combination with any EZSeries Touchpanel equipped with the EZRMC card. EZPlantView allows you to monitor a limitless amount of panels simply by identifying their IP addresses. It then shows the status of those panels with user defined colors and conditions. To get a closer look, drill down even further and EZPlantView will automatically display the actual screen using the EZRMC software. This software allows you to monitor or take control of the touch panel without even standing up. --- EZAutomation
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    New Generation of Circuit Breaker Power Entry Modules Mount in Tight Spaces
    SANTA ROSA, CA: Series 6135and 6136 are the newest additions to the Schurter line of power entry modules. The combination of appliance inlet and circuit breaker provide analternative to fused power entry modules, especially suited for applications with high in rush currents and high transient loads. A circuit breaker is selected instead of fuses when manual reset is a desired function of the equipment. This can be highly desirable when toleranceof high in rush spikes is needed to avoid nuisance tripping. The 6135 offers a C14 appliance inlet and the 6136 a C20 inlet, according to IEC 60320. Both versions offer snap-in mounting and are equipped with a thermal positively trip-free release circuit breaker. --- Schurter Inc.
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    HOT NEW PRODUCTS
    Buy Off-the-shelf Cable and Connector Assemblies Online
    Purchase off-the-shelf, factory-direct, high-grade cable and connector assemblies online from NorthwireDirect. Over 100 products are available. Bulk cable and connector assemblies that are ordered by noon are shipped the same day. Retractile cords are shipped after receipt of the order in 3-5 days. Major credit and debit cards and PayPal are accepted. No minimum order. Northwire, Inc. --- Read More

    UHMW Tapes
    FREE SAMPLES! UHMW is an all-purpose, super abrasion-resistant, non-stick tape. Solves friction, abrasion, rub, noise problems. Slippery like Teflon®. Economical and virtually indestructible. Available with or without adhesive from .003" thick up to .125". We can die-cut UHMW for you. Easy to apply. Replace rivets and fasteners. CS Hyde Company, 800-461-4161, or sales@cshyde.com --- Read More

    HH Series Cylinders
    TRD Manufacturing, a Bimba Company, announced the introduction of their HH Series Cylinders. TRD's HH Series cylinders can be furnished with hydraulic operated Rod Locks rated for high holding force; actuation sensing feedback is available. For detailed information call 815.654.7775 or email sales@trdmfg.com. TRD Manufacturing, a Bimba Company --- Read More

    17-4PH Stainless Steel Couplings
    Flexible couplings made from 17-4PH stainless steel have twice the torque when compared to either 303 stainless steel or 7075-T6 aluminum. Machined from a solid piece of 17-4PH stainless steel, they are ideal when high strength, fatigue resistance and high torsional stiffness are called for in your application. Helical is the only company that claims to manufacture beam couplings out of 17-4PH stainless steel. They are ideal for heavy duty uses such as pumps, lead screw, positioning systems, and processing equipment. Helical Products --- Read More

    Rotating Electrical Connectors
    Mercotac brushless, liquid metal rotating electrical connectors are superior to slip rings and feature sealed ball bearing construction. Durable, compact, low-cost connectors offer increased reliability, low electrical noise and less than one milliohm resistance. Mercotac connectors are Ideal for packaging machinery, thermocouples, cable reels, heated rollers, turntables, strain gauges, robotics and control devices. Most models are available for immediate delivery from stock. Sales are OEM direct from Mercotac Inc. Visit our web site to learn more. Mercotac --- Read More

    Bulk Bag Unloaders for All Bag Styles
    Dynamic Air BulkBuster bulk bag unloaders provide the solution for effectively emptying large bulk bags and getting the material where you want it in your process and are available in a variety of styles and options to accommodate all bag styles. Options include bag jostlers, electric hoist, glovebox hopper, automatic bag slitter and vibrating hopper. Dynamic Air Inc., (651) 484-2900, info@dynamicair.com --- Read More

    G3 Kadet™
    Red Lion's G3 Kadet™ Operator Interface Series delivers a value-based, touchscreen HMI for applications that don't require FTP access, data logging and web server capabilities. Offering the essential interface and connectivity features of the company's G3 Series, the G3 Kadet Series enables simple communications between multiple devices and protocols in numerous OEM and machine monitoring and control applications. Red Lion --- Read More

    Wireless Industrial Keyboard from iKey Features Bluetooth® Technology
    iKey introduces the first Bluetooth®-compatible, wireless industrial keyboard with an integrated touchpad – the BT-87-TP. This rugged keyboard is specially sealed to be dust proof and submersible, which makes it easy to clean when used in harsh environments. The BT-87-TP is compact and features 87 total keys. It has a 30 foot range and requires 2 AA batteries. iKey --- Read More

    SKF Microlog Analyzer AX
    The Microlog Analyzer AX provides the capabilities of 4-channel non-route/2-channel or simultaneous triaxial route Analysis and 2-channel Balancing. The rugged IP65 rated dust- and water-proof design remains reliable in tough industrial environments, while the rechargeable lithium battery supports 8 hours of continuous data collection and eliminates environmental negatives of disposing of used batteries. SKF --- Read More

    Sealed Air is a leading global innovator and manufacturer of a wide range of protective packaging and performance-based materials essential to many consumer and industrial markets. Operating in 51 countries, Sealed Air combines a unique consultative sales expertise with a global network of science and innovation to demonstrate how better packaging makes the world a better place. Sealed Air
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    INDUSTRY TRENDS
    Gecko-like Glue Is Said to Be Stickiest Yet
    U.S. researchers have developed a dry glue designed to mimic the adhesion of gecko feet that is three times as sticky as other gecko-inspired adhesive products. A 1-inch square of the adhesive can reportedly support the weight of a 220-pound man climbing up a vertical surface. "It's the stickiest dry glue yet," says Liming Dai of the University of Dayton, who authored an article on the glue in the journal Science. The glue can easily be lifted and reapplied thanks to curly strands of carbon that when lifted at an angle break the bond. One of the glue's potential uses is to remove the need for soldering electrical components, and since the glue is dry, it could be used at very low temperatures, such as in space, where conventional glues lose adhesion.

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    Boker's 2009 Washer Catalog has over 23,000 non-standard sizes with outside diameters of 0.080" to 5.140", numerous IDs and thicknesses and 2,000 material variations. ISO 9001:2000 Registered Bokers, Inc. --- Read More


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