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Explosion Protected Safety Switch Key Station from Fortress
websites as part of their global campaign. The websites found at www.mecmesin.fr and www.mecmesin.de mirror Mecmesin’s main website www.mecmesin.com, launched in June 2009, which has already proven to be a great online marketing success. Utilising an easily navigable layout and incorporating a large testing resource area, including a vast array of application test solution examples, the website presents Mecmesin’s range of products alongside comprehensive testing information. John Page, Mecmesin’s Managing Director comments, “These launches form part of a strategic plan to enable people searching for force and torque testing equipment around the globe to find the answers they need as easily as possible.
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Mecmesin launches two new
ecmesin has recently launched French and German force and torque test solutions
Mecmesin Ltd Tel: +44 (0) 1403 799979 Web: www.mecmesin.com
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station.The CPS4STOPXP key station is designed to release keys which can be used to control mechanical door locks that provide access to machinery and process lines operating in potentially explosive environments. Both the switch and the door locks are suitable for use in zone 1 and 2 environments such as those found in the chemical and petrochemical, paint, pharmaceutical, flour, powders and mining industries; the electrical parts are ingress protected to IP67. The heavy duty CPS4STOPXP safety switch key station is explosion protected, available with up to a maximum of 5 safety key adaptors.
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Fortress Interlocks Ltd Tel: +44 (0)1902 349 000 Web: www.fortressinterlocks.com
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Synchronous Boost Regulator
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icrochip announces the MCP1640 Synchronous Boost Regulator, which features an operating
voltage down to 0.35V, quiescent current as low as 19µA, and shutdown current of less than 1µA. With integrated dual FET transistors and output currents up to 350mA, the 500kHz MCP1640 regulator enables compact, longer-lasting battery applications in the consumer electronics market among others. The MCP1640 regulator’s operating voltage of down
to 0.35V and start-up voltage of 0.65V allows use with even a single, completely drained Alkaline, NiMh or NiCd battery cell.
A PWM/PFM option enables the device’s low quiescent and shutdown currents, and provides up to
96% efficiency; allowing for longer battery run times. The regulator’s two integrated FET transistors reduce component count, resulting in smaller overall designs.
david.wright@microchip.com
ndustrial safety specialist Fortress Interlocks has introduced an ATEX Certified, explosion protected safety switch key
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