April 2012
For Engineers… by Engineers
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Prevent Gas Leakage
Hermetically sealed connectors decrease risk For Engineers… by Engineers
Motors dispense with rare-earth magnets
Portable memory for embedded systems
MRAM – the attractive choice
Hermetic sealing of connectors is crucial to prevent gas leakage in numerous operating environments and applications. See page 38.
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17 InstrumentatIon • electronIcs 4 Magnetoresistive random access memory is an attractive alternative 4 Choose portable memory for embedded systems
29 Fasteners and sealIng 4 Cutting the cost and time associated with custom fasteners
43 POWER TRANSMISSION 4 Better belts for driving and timing 4 Accurate cage selection
53 MOTORS AND DRIVES 4 High-performance motors dispense with expensive rare-earth magnets
4 Linear progression: using linear motors
64 computer solutIons 4 Product lifecycle management is now more accessible for all organisations
7 Robots can boost recovery
11 Lessons from motorsport 20 Eddy current sensors 26 Precision cold forming 33 Chrome-free surface coatings 36 Diverting shaft currents
37 The invisible tape 39 Mating-thread alignment 47 Tier 4 industrial diesels 60 Replace, upgrade or retrofit 62 AS9100 certification 66 Advertisers’ Index
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