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June 2017
Mouser Signs Global Agreement with ITT Cannon to Distribute Commercial and Industrial Interconnect Solutions
Mouser Electronics, Inc. announces a global distribution agreement with ITT Cannon, a world leader in the design and manufacture of highly reliable and innovative connector and interconnect products serving military and commercial customers in the aerospace and defense, medical, energy, transportation, and industrial ma
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06/30/2017
Nickel-PTFE-Nanodiamond Coatings Feature Improved Abrasive Wear Properties

New generation Carbodeon NanoDiamond coatings can reduce sliding parts wear by as much as 85 percent

Nickel-PTFE-Nanodiamond Coatings Feature Improved Abrasive Wear Properties
Helsinki, Finland:  Nanodiamond material specialist Carbodeon of Finland has worked with metal finishing specialist CCT Plating of Germany, to develop a new electroless nickel, PTFE and nanodiamond composite coating. Electroless nickel-PTFE (EN-PTFE) coatings provide excellent anti-adhesive and low fric
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06/29/2017
Murata’s IRQ DC-DC Converters Deliver Leading Reliability for Railway & Industrial Applications

Murata’s IRQ DC-DC Converters Deliver Leading Reliability for Railway & Industrial Applications

Murata’s IRQ DC-DC Converters Deliver Leading Reliability for Railway & Industrial Applications
Murata is introducing the first in a series of encapsulated DC-DC converters designed specifically for industrial and railway applications from Murata Power Solutions. The IRQ series delivers the latest technology in fixed frequency power conversion available in the industry. The advanced electrical and mechanical de
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06/28/2017
How to Program Slew Rate?

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Figure 1: Typical battery voltage profile for “cold crank”

How to Program Slew Rate?
David Buck, Market Development Manager, TDK-Lambda Europe

Slew rate is defined as rate of change of voltage or current in a period of time.  It is a frequently used term in operational amplifier specifications, but it also applicable when discussing programmable power supplies. When performing repetitive production testing on say a vehicle engine management system, m
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06/28/2017
The Transportation Connected Sensor

Kevin Parmenter, PSD Contributor

The Transportation Connected Sensor
Kevin Parmenter, PSD Contributor

With more electronics in the vehicles than ever before, we’re seeing the industry move from a basic set of electronics applications, with some automation for safety and road assistance, to high and full automation and complete comfort driving. To make this work, the transportation industry is capitalizing on
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06/28/2017
Mouser and PRECI-DIP sign global distribution agreement
Mouser and PRECI-DIP sign global distribution agreement
Mouser Electronics, Inc. has signed a global distribution agreement with PRECI-DIP, a leading manufacturer of high-quality, precision-machined interconnect products. The PRECI-DIP product line available from Mouser Electronics includes a rich variety of headers, sockets, and spring-loaded connectors as well a
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06/27/2017
New Traco Power - DC/DC Converter Series

TDN Series: 1-5 Watt DC/DC converters in most compact cubical package

New Traco Power - DC/DC Converter Series
These fully regulated and 1600 VDC I/O- isolated DC/DC converters come in a cubical package that occupies only 1.2 cm2 on the PCB. The models are available in SMD version or with pins for trough hole mounting. The ultra-wide 4:1 input voltage ranges cover 4.5-18, 9-36 and 18-75 VDC.  With a high efficiency
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06/20/2017
Getting the biggest bang out of plasma jets

This is a diagram of the mechanical structure of the capillary.

Getting the biggest bang out of plasma jets
American Institute of Physics

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Bursts of plasma, called plasma jets, have numerous uses ranging from the development of more efficient engines, which could one day send spacecraft to Mars, to industrial uses like spraying nanomaterial coatings on 3-D objects. Capillary discharge plasma jets are those that are created b
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06/20/2017
Powerbox reveals its high reliability power solution for subsea applications

Powerbox reveals its high reliability power solution for subsea applications

Powerbox reveals its high reliability power solution for subsea applications
Powerbox, one of Europe’s largest power supply companies and a leading force for four decades in optimizing power solutions for demanding applications, has announced a new technology platform to power industrial applications requiring high reliability and resilience in extreme environments. Designed to power su
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06/16/2017
KEMET Enhances its Hi-Rel COTS KO-CAP® Polymer Electrolytic Device Offering with Extended Life Test Option
KEMET, a leading supplier of electronic components, has introduced the industry’s first COTS grade polymer electrolytic capacitor with a 1,000-hour life test option. The new option, also known as the “Biased Humidity Test,” provides capacitors qualified at 85 degrees Celsius with 85% relative humidity at
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06/15/2017
Multipath Fading Simulator Allows for Precise Modelling Reflections of Signals on Terrain, Fixed, and Moving Objects
Multipath Fading Simulator Allows for Precise Modelling Reflections of Signals on Terrain, Fixed, and Moving Objects
Erlangen – IZT GmbH provides a new and powerful Fading Simulation option for its IZT C3040 Satellite Link Emulator. The Multipath Fading Simulator allows for precise modelling reflections of the signals on terrain, fixed and moving objects, both in satellite and terrestrial communication networks. The IZT C
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06/14/2017
Controlling high-speed motors with an FPGA

An FPGA-based motor control system (Source: Altera)

Controlling high-speed motors with an FPGA
B P Jeppesen and A Crosland, Altera

The increasing use of electric motors spinning at up to 100,000 rpm, in applications ranging from electric turbochargers to surgical instruments, is creating new challenges in the design of control circuits. The IGBT switches used in many power converters cannot switch quickly or efficiently enough to match
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Date:
06/11/2017
Tailor made solutions in capacitor markets

Performance Inverters used in Railway Applications

Tailor made solutions in capacitor markets
Giorgio Cambiaghi - ICAR Export Area Manager

More and more customers in different markets require customized solutions for power electronic capacitors. Last generation of high performance inverters used in Railway, (See Figure 1) Renewable Energy, Heavy Industry applications, to name a few, need more and more customized capacitors to satisfy their hi
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06/11/2017
The Main Causes of Power Supply Failure – And How to Avoid It

The CoolX 600 Series fanless power supply offers very high input and surge-withstand built in.

The Main Causes of Power Supply Failure – And How to Avoid It
Kevin Parmenter, Excelsys Technologies, Vice President Applications Engineering, N. America

Power supplies are the underpinning of any electronic system. This article presents the five main reasons power supplies fail. It also describes the necessary precautions design engineers should take to avoid systems failures. The article is based on data spanning all markets and applications, from industrial, me
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06/11/2017
Acopian Power Supplies Named a 2017 Raytheon Supplier Excellence Program Award Winner
Acopian Power Supplies modified-standard and custom power supplies, today announced that it has received the 4-Star Supplier Excellence Award for 2017 from Raytheon’s Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) business. Of Raytheon’s more than 3,500 supplier partners participating in the annual event, only 84 were granted 4-Star ho
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06/03/2017
Ally Winning joins Power Systems Design (PSD) as European Editor
  It is with great pleasure that we are announcing the appointment of Ally Winning as European Editor, PSD. Ally’s background brings a wealth of knowledge and experience relevant to PSD and our market position. Click image to enlarge Ally W
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06/03/2017
Heat Exchangers Push Boundaries of Technology With Industry's Highest Density Fins
Norwood, Mass. - Advanced Thermal Solutions, Inc. (ATS) is pleased to announce its new line of tube-to-fin, liquid-to-air heat exchangers, one of an array of liquid cooling products that ATS offers. Click image to enlarge. ATS heat exchangers are made with the industry’s highest density fins to maximi
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06/02/2017
Organic Polymer Devices Address Mission-Critical Space Applications

KEMET's T583 Space Grade series is designed for mission critical, high capacitance and high ripple current applications.

Organic Polymer Devices Address Mission-Critical Space Applications
KEMET announced the release of its T583 polymer electrolytic capacitors for space applications. KEMET's T583 Space Grade series is designed for mission critical, high capacitance and high ripple current applications. The new devices, manufactured at KEMET’s facilities in Europe, are suitable for communications, ind
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06/02/2017
Airborne Wireless Network Successfully Performs its Proof-of-Concept Flight Test
SIMI VALLEY, Calif., June 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Airborne Wireless Network is pleased to announce that on May 31, 2017, it completed its Proof of Concept flight tests in Roswell, New Mexico.   The Proof of Concept flight tests were performed using two Boeing 767s and a temporary mobile mast system, em
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Date:
06/01/2017
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