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Ellsworth Adhesives Europe new range of tooling products


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Smiths Interconnect’s SpaceNXT™ Aurora Hard


microwave and radio frequency products, has announced the release of its SpaceNXT™ Aurora Series, the first COTS Plus 2mm Hard Metric backplane connector, tested and qualified to ESA ESCC 3401 specifications. The newly released Aurora family of Hard Metric


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miths Interconnect, a leading provider of technically differentiated electronic components, subsystems,


backplane connectors is part of Smiths Interconnect’s SpaceNXT™ initiative, creating a broad range of high- reliability connectivity solutions that are readily available to the market and are pre-tested and qualified for next generation space applications. The SpaceNXT™ Aurora Series is specifically designed


for LEO satellites and currently available in three sizes of 55, 110 and 125 contacts in an industry standard gender configuration, in straight and right-angle terminations. SpaceNXT™ Aurora is offered with 1.27 micron gold plating on the contact mating surfaces for improved durability and resistance to fretting corrosion compared to standard COTS Hard Metric connectors.


Smiths Interconnect u 020 7004 1600 u smithsinterconnect.com


llsworth Adhesives Europe today announced the introduction of a brand- new line of tooling products to its portfolio.


The new range has been designed for use in the composites and foundry


industries and comprises of over a hundred products including polyurethane and epoxy boards for styling, modelmaking and tooling – as well as specialist resin systems, close contour materials and reaction injection moulding. The addition of this new tooling line marks a subtle change in direction for Ellsworth Adhesives, since it is the


first product range of its kind to feature in the distributor’s catalogue. Managing Director John Henderson comments “In this challenging marketplace, we must innovate to remain


competitive and ensure continued growth. Our diversification into tooling opens us up to new markets yet the product offering remains complementary to our core business – the supply of materials and dispensing equipment. We are eager to see how this new division will develop in the coming months and years and we are hopeful of a prosperous future.”


Ellsworth Adhesives Europe u www.ellsworthadhesives.co.uk


Self-programmed camera functions, that meet the vision standard


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hen users want to execute self-created functions on intelligent cameras, they face two challenges: on the one hand, they often only have access via proprietary


interfaces, which makes it more difficult to process data in third-party applications; on the other hand, only few models offer a high-speed data interface such as GigE Vision. However, industrial applications often require both. IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH therefore combines standard vision industrial cameras with the vision app-based IDS NXT concept. Thanks to a "Smart GenICam App", data generated by customer- specific programming can be used in exactly the same way as if they were part of the manufacturer-independent standard functional scope of the industrial camera.


GenICam as a camera interface provides standardized camera functions as well as the so called Feature Node


Map (camera API) which allows camera manufacturers to integrate special functions. IDS is currently developing a "Smart GenICam" vision app, with which customers can also integrate and use camera features they have created themselves in a vision-compliant manner. The function is available from Q2/2019.


IDS u info@ids-imaging.com u www.en.ids-imaging.com


The material is key:


Broanmain Plastics moves into larger component production F


ollowing unprecedented demand from customers seeking a polymer contract manufacturer to handle


the production of micro precision components alongside larger parts, Broanmain Plastics recently acquired a new site and eight additional larger injection moulding presses. The new production facility is just 15 minutes from the company’s Dorking headquarters. Having already embarked on a significant expansion


of its existing mass-manufacturing production facility, the family-run business sought additional space. “Specifically, we have been wanting to offer our customers the capacity to produce larger components, such as electronic housings,” explains Operations Director Jo Davis. “In order to confidently take on these projects and handle everything in-house, we needed a larger plot and bigger plant equipment.” Broanmain, which has been manufacturing and


assembling injection moulded thermoplastic products for more than 50 years, acquired the new site in December. The company’s strategic wave of investment in the past 12 months is aimed at further increasing capacity.


Because we already design and produce components for a number of clients in the construction, industrial and FMCG space, this Sussex acquisition complements our existing technical capabilities and reduces our reliance on subcontractors.” Broanmain manages the tool design and moulds


plastic components for a number of tier 1 to tier 4 suppliers in the automotive, aerospace, industry, medical and consumer markets. Many of these parts are used globally by blue chip organisations.


Broanmain Plastics u www.broanmainplastics.co.uk


CONNECTINGINDUSTRY.COM/DESIGNSOLUTIONS The expansion adds a further eight injection moulding


presses up to 500 tonnes to Broanmain’s existing machine line up, plus the resources to maintain and grow the site’s existing commercial and industrial customer base. Production manager Thomas Catinat is currently working with the new team to share best practice. Jo adds: “We are very excited by this investment.


New EMC filters with high frequency stability


filters with high frequency stability for power electronic applications. The materials have been developed especially for these applications. They are effective for frequencies up to the gigaHertz range. Interference levels are as much as 40 dB[µV] lower than with standard technologies. The filters are compact, up to 30 % lighter, and noiseless due to magnetorestriction-free materials. The efficiency of the power electronic system is improved due to very low losses. Fewer filter components are needed, so volume is reduced. The filters can be manufactured with single or magnetically coupled chokes, offering a choice for reducing common mode and differential mode interference. Visit SMP at PCIM 2019 in Nuremberg, Germany (6-306).


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SMP u +49 (0)7255 716 0 u info@smp.de u www.smp.de/en


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MP, German manufacturer of soft-magnetic materials, inductive components and filter systems, presents EMC


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