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luke Process Instruments has launched the Thermalert 4.0 spot pyrometer series for automatic noncontact


temperature monitoring between -40 °C and 2,250 °C. The series currently comprises 13 models with varied spectral responses, including dedicated sensors for metals, glass, and plastics products. A large choice of optics is available for long and short focal distances. Due to the outstanding ambient temperature range of -20 °C to 85 °C, more measuring points can be set up without cooling accessories and without installing cooling media supplies. The rugged IP65 infrared thermometers exhibit best-in- class repeatabilities, response times, and accuracies. The system software supports remote configuration, monitoring, field calibration, and firmware updates. These functions can significantly lower service costs and time spent on setup and troubleshooting.


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The Application determines the selection of a drag chain KABELSCHLEPP Metool offers the best possible solution


rag chain materials are determined by the customer’s application. The full drag chain range of KABELSCHLEPP Metool includes steel cable carriers as well as plastic and hybrid systems. They are successfully used in machine tools, crane systems or complex applications like offshore oil rigs or space travel.


The specification of a drag chain system is


determined by technical parameters, such as dimensional requirements, accessibility of the compartments, the unsupported travel to cover or the additional loads to be managed. But there are many more determinants to consider in the choice of materials. The effect of certain operation conditions, options available, whether higher investment is balanced by reduced down times is a vast field for users.


Standard plastic drag chains have proven successful


in a temperature range from -30 °C to over 100 °C. Some special applications, however, present specifications which can only be met by special plastics.


This includes • customized explosion protection solutions • heat protection components • closed cable carriers preventing red-hot chips from entering or damaging the cable carriers • clean room requirements


However, plastic cable carriers are not suitable for any application. Steel chains are best for


• extremely rough environmental conditions • very high temperatures or • high mechanical loads • aggressive atmosphere


They can ensure very extensive unsupported lengths with high additional loads through cables. Compared to plastic chains they can be built with a significantly more compact design and the temperature and atmosphere aspect is significantly easier to handle.


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Kontron announces new DARC(TM) VPX108, SWaP-optimized multicore server-class mission computer for rugged, space-constrained applications


hail, solar radiation, fungi, or even wind, making the DARC(TM) VPX108 a perfect candidate for use both in vehicles and outdoor applications. The DARC(TM) VPX108 is a competitive mission


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ARC(TM) VPX108 is a VPX-based, small form factor, fanless computer offering secured multicore


processing power and high connectivity in an ultra-rugged enclosure, making it ideal for numerous defense applications in the harshest environments. Kontron, a leading global provider of IoT/Embedded


Computing Technology (ECT), announces the new Kontron high performance, rugged mission computer DARC(TM) VPX108. It features powerful eight core Intel® Xeon®-class floating-point processing and two 10GbE optical ports. The DARC(TM) VPX108 combination of SWaP-optimization, data- center server-class processing, network capabilities and


I/O flexibility makes it ideal for C4ISR command and control, image processing, surveillance, virtual machine hypervisor, datacenter server processing, and network functional virtualization (NFV) applications. Designed for use in military platforms requiring


compliance to MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461, and MIL-STD-1275, the unit's passive natural convection-cooled chassis enables fanless operation over extended temperature ranges with no active cooling or cold plate accessories required. Moreover, its ultra-rugged, sealed enclosure protects the integrity of the equipment against all climatic elements such as dust, salt fog, sand, rain, ice,


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computer delivering server-class performance, in particular thanks to its use of Intel 64-bit SoC, DDR4 memory, standards-based VPX, XMC, and M.2 module technologies. To ensure superior signal integrity of its two optical ten Gigabit Ethernet, USB 3.0, and other interfaces, the unit features MIL-grade high speed connectors which provide a high-bandwidth I/O interconnect packaged in a rugged MIL-38999 circular connector format. The DARC(TM) VPX108 high compute power platform can be further expanded with an open architecture GPU co-processor (such as Kontron XMC-GPU91) and/or I/O modules, thanks to its on-board XMC (VITA42) and M.2 expansion slots. Add-on cards can be integrated to support demanding mission requirements, such as MIL- STD-1553, ARINC 429, or CANbus. Digital security is of tremendous importance for embedded computing: the exploding number of deployed autonomous devices, with no operator close-by, will represent a significant surface of attack. Moreover, embedded computers can be connected and active in the field over many years. Kontron answers digital security requirements in the form of the SEC-Line offering with hardware enforced root of trust (Dual secure elements), which is available on the DARC(TM) VPX108, and software only techniques such as Secure Boot. Furthermore, the design of the DARC(TM) VPX108 already includes a third secure element to enhance digital security of the final application.


Kontron  www.kontron.com


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