TECHNOLOGY IN ACTION ADVERTORIAL


Panduit Wave-Ty™ Stainless Steel Cable Ties P


AWS Electronics adds dedicated high voltage manufacturing facility


providers, has added a new high voltage production capability to its plant in Newcastle Under Lyme. The company has dedicated 1000 ft² of manufacturing space purely for work that requires up to 50kV; high currents of up to 180A can also be accommodated. The investment, worth at least £30k, has been made in response to demands from customers operating in the defence, medical and scientific instrumentation fields. “Very few other EMS companies can offer such a service”, comments AWS’ Group Operations Director, Jamie Maughan. “We have followed best practice guidelines set down by HSE, and installed isolated rubber flooring and controlled access. So far, the reaction from customers has been very positive.”


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AWS Electronics Group u www.awselectronicsgroup.com u 07894134241


WS Electronics Group, one of Europe’s leading specialist electronics manufacturing services


anduit, the world-class developer and provider of physical infrastructure solutions, recently introduced the Wave-Ty™ line of stainless steel cable ties. The cable ties are designed for heat trace installations and to provide an expected service life of 30 years or more. Available for pipe sizes ranging from 2 inches to 36 inches, the cable ties are more efficient for installing heat trace cabling in many applications. Tests conducted at industrial locations indicate that workers using this alternative approach can complete heat trace installations two to three times faster than a traditional tie wire installation method. This can lead to as much as a 33% reduction in total installed cost. The Panduit Wave-Ty™ cable ties feature a wide and flat profile that spreads the force across a wider cable surface and is less likely to damage the mineral insulated electric heat trace (MIEHT). A unique design provides space for the heat trace cabling to move relative to the pipe or structure’s thermal extraction. The cable ties also eliminate puncture and cutting hazards associated with tie wires and banding.


Panduit u 0208 601 7306 u www.panduit.com


5.7“ & 7“ Intelligent TFT display with sound M


MS Electronic has available a 5.7” and 7” Intelligent TFT graphic display EA


eDIPTFT57-A 640x480 pixel and


eDIPTFT70-A 800x480 pixel LED backlit display, built-in intelligence and innovative user-friendly features. Resistive or capacitive touch- screen option.


These intelligent display reduce development time


and cost. It provides the ideal platform for development of interactive controls. For example, a virtual keyboard, analogue rotary instrument, bar graphs can be generated on the screen with just a few simple commands. Sounds ranging from simple clicks, notes or jingles acting as warning or status messages. The on-board memory stores images, animations and macro programs. The unit features two analogue inputs in addition to 8 digital inputs and 8 digital outputs. On-board interface is serial, I2C and SPI or USB, RS232, RS485 with level converter. Display can be securely fitted with DIP (or ZIF) connector and stylish front panel bezel.


MMS Electronics Ltd u Tel 01943 877668 u www.mms-e.co.uk


Revolutionary SCALE-iDriver ICs


You have created an amazing product, but are you using the right fasteners and components?


effective. Whilst you may rely on us for all your fastener needs, we also have a range of services which go beyond the traditional image of what a ‘nuts & bolts’ company provides. Our engineering team are able to analyse your production processes and support you with value engineered suggestions to target cost and efficiency savings. We know that our customers are leaders in their own fields of expertise but we add our engineering fixing knowledge to help drive down cost of assembly and product design by working in partnership. With better engineered solutions using this service our support saves our customers time and money.


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Having a dedicated Kanban inventory management system from Staytite is also a proven cost effective solution that is currently in use with some of the UK's best known companies. We work with our customers to identify part usages and bin requirements to ensure correct stock levels are always available, following ‘lean’ principals. This system, managed by us for you is delivered directly to your shop floor increasing your productivity. We supply to various industries around the world including aerospace,


telecommunications, IT and electronics to name but a few. Staytite


u 01494 462322 / DESIGNSOLUTIONS u www.staytite.com


t our heart is an ethos of pairing the right part to the right application. Staytite provides quality fastener solutions and C-class products to help make manufacturing more efficient and cost-


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ower Integrations (Nasdaq: POWI), the leader in IGBT and MOSFET driver technology for medium and high-voltage inverter applications,


today


announced a family of galvanically isolated single- channel gate driver ICs ranging in output current from 2.5 A to 8 A – the industry’s highest output current without an external booster.


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iDriver™ ICs, optimized for driving both IGBTs and MOSFETs, are the first products to bring Power Integrations’ pioneering FluxLink™ magneto- inductive bi-directional communications technology to 1200 V driver applications. FluxLink technology eliminates the need for unreliable opto-electronics and the associated compensation circuitry, thereby enhancing operational stability while reducing system complexity.


In addition to combining


industry-leading isolation technology, the new gate drivers incorporate advanced system safety and protection features commonly found in medium- and high-voltage applications,


further enhancing automotive,


product reliability. The innovative eSOP package features 9.5 mm of creepage and a CTI of 600, ensuring substantial operating voltage margin and high system reliability.


Power Integrations Inc. u (408) 414-8573 u www.power.com


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