Tucker Georgia — Optima EPS, an Elma Company, has released a new product catalog. The products are designed for various markets, including Defense/Aerospace, Medical, Industrial, Datacom/Networking, Commercial, and more. The Optima catalog includes information on cabinet enclosures, wall-mount cases, electronic cases, 19” racks, command consoles & desks, and electronic enclosures. Also, details on the company’s…
New Catalog from SDP/SI Features Fairloc®
New Hyde Park, NY, USA — Fastening rotating components to shafts has become easier with the publication of a new 96-page catalog, “Handbook of Fairloc® Components, The Integral Fastener, D243” by Sterling Instrument and Stock Drive Products (ISO 9001 registered). Fairloc® is designed to solve phasing, timing, positioning and frequent removal problems which conventional fastening…
Aluminum Cabinet Door Handles
NEW BERLIN, WI – J.W. Winco, Inc.announced it now offers metric size Aluminum Cabinet Door Handles with open- or closed-ends. Made of cast aluminum with black powder coated pebble finish, the handles have tapped holes for mounting. These open-end or closed-end type handles are mainly used in applications requiring a sturdy and rugged grip. A…
Find the Best Fastener for PCB Assemblies
By Jay McKenna Jay McKenna is the Special Products Manager, PennEngineering Integrating a printed circuit board (PCB) into an assembly is often a custom job. Every application can require a different board location. In addition, part geometry and surface finish, solder paste, and surface mounting conditions change frequently. Some boards must be stacked or spaced,…
Hydraulic Shaft Locking Bushings
Plymouth, Minnesota—The new model ETP-Octopus(TM) hydraulic shaft locking bushings are ideal for simultaneous, quick locking and accurate positioning of sliding shafts and components in automated systems such as machine tools, extruders and packaging systems. By providing uniform and repeatable locking pressure, these ETP-Octopus bushings can be set up for fast and frequent locking/unlocking of linear…
FasTest’s MIT-TM TwistMate® Connector
Minneapolis, MN–FasTest's MIT-TM TwistMate® connector is specifically designed for connecting to the recessed 1/4″ NPTF transmitter manifold port (IEC 61518 2.126 (54) as well as 1/4″ side manifold ports. The unique “twist to connect” action provides a leak tight connection using no thread sealants or wrench tightening for vacuum or pressure testing to 2500 psi.…
Coolant Unions for Machine Tools
A New catalog is available for designers and users of coolant unions for machine tool, machining center, and transfer line applications. This comprehensive reference guide offers detailed information of rotating union selection, installation, and maintenance, along with expanded product information. www.deublin.com ::Design World::
New Stamping Brochure
Minneapolis, MN–Boker’s, Inc. introduces their latest Stamping Brochure, a complimentary, comprehensive eight-page reference detailing Boker's high quality metal stamping capabilities. Boker’s delivers precision manufacturing of stampings in a complete range of sizes: flat blanking and piercings up to 12″ x 12″, metal forming in thicknesses from .005″ to .134″, and draws of up to 3″…
3M Introduces New Mini-Clamp II Connectors
AUSTIN, Texas–3M recently announced two new additions to the 3M Mini-Clamp Connector family of products, the Mini-Clamp II Wiremount Plug, 371 Series and Wiremount Socket, 373 Series. The new connectors provide durable, reliable and easy field termination interconnection for I/O applications commonly found in a wide range of sensor control systems — including factory automation…
Brass Compression Limiter
Danielson, CT — SPIROL has redesigned the Series CL101 and CL111 Brass Compression Limiter line to significantly reduce cost. The original brass line was introduced by SPIROL in the 1990’s during the time when companies started converting many metal assemblies over to plastic. The initial version of the Brass Compression Limiter line was designed with…