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High Flow Piston Valve
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Radically improved instant adhesive
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octite 3090 is a new two-part cyanoacrylate that increases the versatility of instant
adhesives. Alongside the traditional benefits, 3090 allows any exposed adhesive outside of the joint to harden within minutes – removing the need for a post-assembly activator. In addition, gap sizes up to 5mm can be readily
accommodated and the gel viscosity means it is suitable for vertical or overhead application. It can be used on plastic, rubber, wood, stone,
leather, fabric or metal and can withstand a force of 20N/mm2. Application is easy – with the adhesive available in a pack containing a dual syringe with seven mixer nozzles. These syringes not only ensure a clean
application, but also that the correct ratio of each component is always applied.
Henkel Ltd Tel: 01442 278100 Web: www.loctite.co.uk
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FD introduces the 752HF High Flow Valve designed to help manufacturers increase production speeds through faster
application of thick fluids. 725HF Series High Flow Piston Valve dispenses a wide variety of fluids at rates up to 450ml/second. Use to fill small bottles, vials and foil packs with lotions, perfumes and adhesives. Also used for dispensing brazing pastes and potting electrical connectors The advanced 725HF valve design provides positive cutoff by means of a slight pull-back at the dispense cycle end, ensuring accurate fill amounts. Unique UHMW* polymer diaphragm replaces typical seals and seal maintenance, and ensures separation integrity of fluid from cylinder body
Features of the new 752HF High Flow Valve: • High-flow capability • Compact and lightweight design • Low-maintenance design • Positive shutoff
EFD International Tel: 01582 666334
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Microchip Sets New Benchmark for Low-Power Microcontrollers (MCUs)
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unveiled several new 8-bit PIC® microcontrollers (MCUs) that sets the industry benchmark for low-power microcontrollers and peripheral integration. These new MCUs feature active currents of less than 50 µA/MHz and sleep currents down to 20 nA. The PIC12F182X MCUs extend Microchip’s Enhanced Mid-range 8-bit core product line into the 8-pin segment, and include mTouch™ capacitive touch-sensing, and communications peripherals. The PIC16F19XX MCUs feature a broad range
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of peripherals, such as mTouch capacitive touch-sensing module, LCD drive, multiple communications and more Pulse width Modulator (PWM) peripherals. All of these general-purpose MCUs are well suited for applications in the appliance; consumer; industrial and automotive markets, among others.
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Microchip Technology
Flight Test Sensors
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icrochip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, today
he new FTS fibre optic displacement sensors are designed for flight test applications.
Weighing just 175 grams, the sensor electronics feature a 25 x 50 x 75 mm enclosure with MIL-DTL-83513 Micro-D connector for power and output signals. Philtec provides customized non-contact fibre optic sensors which are ideally suited for the extreme environments of many aerospace applications. Small probe size, wide sensor bandwidth and extreme temperature ranges are key advantages. These devices measure linear distance and displacement up to
50 mm. Typical applications include valve and actuator measurements, turbine shaft and blade tip dynamics, as well as satellite component testing in cryogenic chambers.
Ixthus Instrumentation Ltd Tel: +44 (0)1327 353437 Web: www.ixthus.co.uk
Nitrogen Purging Improves Drying Efficiency
means of humidity removal & oxygen suppression. The NEPS1000 offers solutions to many different purging requirements. These include single point purging, through purging and multiple equipment purging. In addition to the purging capabilities the NEPS1000 has an integral leak test facility. This ensures system integrity prior to purging. The removal of hygroscopic (in-built moisture) has historically proven to extend the operating range, life and reliability of the processed equipments. The NEPS1000 has an integrated dewpoint meter which constantly monitors the process.
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Tel: 020 8965 9281 Web: www.brownell.co.uk
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he self contained NEPS1000 Advantage dry gas purging system is probably the most effective
Steam system audit
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airy Crest reduced gas consumption at its Kirkby factory by 18%, thanks to a combination of
energy saving measures, including a range of steam system improvements recommended by Spirax Sarco. Steam system optimisation played a major role in achieving the overall savings, leading to an extremely rapid payback for Spirax Sarco’s audit. One of the big improvements was raising the temperature in the boiler feed tank, from between 79 and 82ºC, to 96ºC. As a rule of thumb, increasing the temperature of the feed to a boiler by 6ºC reduces the boiler’s energy consumption by 1%, so this alone will have yielded savings of at least 2%. Condensate recovery was another area that produced big results, raising the proportion of hot, treated water recycled back to the boiler from 76% to between 94 and 95%. In addition, the steam system audit highlighted a variety of other energy saving measures, such as repairing and installing insulation, improving the blow down control on the boiler and repairing or replacing any malfunctioning steam traps.
Spirax Sarco Tel: 01242 521361 Web: www.spiraxsarco.com/uk
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MARCH 2010 Design Solutions
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