For Engineers… by Engineers
Healthcare Connectors
Meeting stringent medical standards
For Engineers… by Engineers
Smart relays cut cost of controls
Get to grips with torque management Exploiting cloud computing
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Cable connections intended for use within the healthcare industries need to withstand repeated handling and wear. See page 25.
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21 InstrumentatIon • electronIcs 4 Smart relays help to cut the cost of controls 4 Healthcare connectors for medical electronics
37 materIals • processes • fInIshes 4 Stainless steel types, applications and new developments
41 fasteners and sealIng 4 Torque management ensures the security of threaded fasteners 4 Anti-rotation solution solves the problem of spinouts
55 MOTORS AND DRIVES 4 New control technologies reduce engineering time and component count
4 Common architecture to simplify ac drives ownership
62 computer solutIons 4 A clearer view of how to exploit cloud computing 4Design freedom from a bottom up approach
7 Interview: Ergonomic issues
11 Automotive Design 22 Fibre optic sensors 34 Compact power entry modules 42 Wing screws 44 Bonding fasteners
47 Laser marking for washers 48 Power Transmission 56 Precision spur gear 61 Variable frequency drives 63 Optimisation of electromagnetic force 66 Advertisers’ Index
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