Consulting and research firm CIMdata today released a new product review paper entitled, "Product Visualization Across the Extended Enterprise."
 
Co-authored by Ed Miller , president, and senior consultant John MacKrell, the paper explores the benefits of employing visualization and collaboration solutions across the extended enterprise using several real-life case scenarios. It also illustrates how AutoVue's visualization and collaboration facilitate global product development by providing enterprises in all industries with the ability to view, print, mark-up and collaborate on all data types throughout their product definition processes.
 
"The AutoVue family of visualization and collaboration products from Cimmetry Systems is a very powerful set of solutions," said MacKrell. "It delivers a mix of capabilities that enables it to support review, analysis, approval and verification activities on all kinds of product definition information throughout the extended enterprise of companies, their suppliers, partners and customers. Cimmetry has a track record of being attentive to customer needs and over the years has developed a line of robust visualization and collaboration applications to address the needs of product development and manufacturing organizations in industry segments as diverse as discrete manufacturing, high tech, AEC and process plant design."
 
AutoVue provides native viewing, printing, markup, digital mockup and real-time collaboration support for more than 450 engineering drawings, 2-D CAD, 3-D CAD parts and assemblies, PCB layouts and schematics and office documents without requiring the authoring applications. It integrates with several Document Management, PLM, Product Data Management, ERP, Workflow, ASPs and e-business Portals, either directly or via the Web.
 
Cimmetry Systems Inc., cimmetry.com

Model 2600-035 Tip-Seal valve for precision dispensing of medium- to high-viscosity adhesive and sealant materials opens and closes the material passage at the tip of the nozzle to precisely start and stop material flow, and prevent oozing and dripping. Combined with positive-displacement meters delivers precise shot volumes and exact bead profiles.

Use with materials that air dry or cure, such as silicones or polyurethanes. Sealing at the valve's tip prevents material from hardening in the nozzle. Can be used in high-speed stitching or repetitive on-off applications where short segments of material are deposited onto a surface.

Material is delivered to the valve by a metering assembly or under regulated pressure from supply tanks or pumps. The dispense rate can be altered during the dispense process to provide a variety of bead-profile sizes and material-flow rates.

Material is delivered to the valve by a metering assembly or under regulated pressure from supply tanks or pumps. The dispense rate can be altered during the dispense process to provide a variety of bead-profile sizes and material-flow rates.

Pneumatically actuated, the valve has large fluid inlet and outlet ports and wear-resistant fluid seals to extend its life. The valve's body slots and precision dowel holes allow easy and accurate mounting.

Sealant Equipment & Engineering, sealantequipment.com

 

Model 4040 Tandem-Cutterhead Large Cable Stripper with a pneumatic drive provides power for stripping tough insulations, such as cross-linked polyethylene, Teflon, Nylon and other wrapped or extruded insulations. Dual-port, six-stage cutterhead provides up to 1,800 psi of force to cut through insulated copper up to 0.625 in. O.D. (16 mm).  Step-stripping providesstrip lengths of up to 9.99" on the trailing end.
 
Has two Tandem cutterheads for longer strip lengths on the leading and trailing ends. Features double-acting clamp cylinders that can grip wire and cable from 0.187 to 0.625". Newly designed clamp jaws provide a better grip on wire and cable, reducing slippage and decreasing damage to insulation.
 
Eubanks Engineering Co., eubanks.com

Arena Solutions Inc. now offers Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Workgroup Edition, an entry-level version of its PLM solution, at no cost for the first year. Organizations can request edition via the company's Web site.
 
Designed for teams of five or fewer, offers full-featured product record management functionality bundled with online tutorials, sample data sets and full customer support.
 
Designed to help early stage companies and small product teams within large companies, provides core PLM functionality for managing the complete product record. Features include core product definition capabilities, document version control and basic supplier access. Detailed product definition features include item and BOM management, supplier management, document vaulting and costing. Arena will provide full support options.
 
Offers a turnkey upgrade path to PLM Professional Edition.
 
Arena Solutions, arenasolutions.com

Adjustable Flex Feeder 32-136 extends handlse component tapes up to 136 mm wide. Can also handle very deep and long tape pockets.

No tools are required to adjust the width. To adjust the length of the tape pocket opening, simply move the pitch bar backwards or forwards.

Standard configuration allows for up to 10-mm deep tape pockets, but can easily be modified to handle up to 22-mm deep tape.

Delivered with two sets of shafts -- long or short -- so that other feeders can be fitted to the magazine at the same time.

Mydata automation, mydata.se

 

Teradyne Inc. Connection Systems Division (TCS) has launched the Aptera connector platform, a low-profile solution for server, storage and networking applications.
   
The low-profile design addresses packaging challenges by balancing high-speed interconnect with the need to conserve board space and maximize airflow. The connector's 10 mm (.39") slot pitch offers flexibility for applications that need high-performance connectors in tight spaces. Electrical test results reportedly demonstrate excellent transmission characteristics and cross talk under 2% at a 50 pico sec. rise time (20-80%). Combined with a matched impedance interface and zero skew, is scalable for future system design requirements.
 
Designers can choose appropriate connection types and the amount of signals. Features a straddle mount design with solder leads for the daughtercard and press fit for the backplane.
 
With dedicated power delivery and sequencing on the card edge, the Aptera connector provides the superior reliability and convenience of a backplane connector system.
 
Offers the following components: high-speed differential, single-ended, power and an L-Series version for low-peed data lines.
 
Teradyne Connection Systems (TCS), teradyne.com/tcs

FRANKLIN, MA, Jan. 20 - Speedline Technologies, Asia, will highlight Camalot dispensing, Electrovert reflow soldering and MPM stencil printing systems at its booth (3305) during SEMICON China in Shanghai in March.

Camalot XyflexPro HVB dispenser uses a proprietary, patent-pending, conveyorless material handling system and dual dispense heads. Typical performance is three to five times faster than conventional single lane systems. Features DU (dispense unit) pump technology, with positive shut-off auger technology and a continuous flow multi-piston pump with increase flow rates and improved repeatability. 

Available on Electrovert OmniExcel Pb-free capable reflow ovens, the self-cleaning Electrovert Flux Extraction System is said to reduce maintenance intervals and deliver a gain in uptime. Consists of multiple, multi-stage collection units located within the heating sections to continuously scrub process gas for unwanted particulates. Automatically collects flux into easy-to-exchange jars and notifies users when maintenance is required.

Auer Boat print processing is now available on the MPM AccuFlex and the MPM AP Excel systems. Demonstrations will be featured on the AccuFlex stencil printer.

The AccuFlex stencil printer is suited for moderate volume, high-mix printing. Combining accuracy and flexibility in a compact footprint, the printer offers a range of expansion options.  Designed for production of about 8,000 boards per week, with two or more product changeovers per shift. 

The AP Excel printer's throughput, uptime and functionality are reportedly ideal for demanding, high-volume printing applications. Standard minimum base cycle time is 6 sec. using MPM's SpeedMax high-speed package. 

The latest High-Power Target is a transmission target consisting of an interaction layer made of tungsten and a special backing layer that provides improved heat transfer and lower focal spot temperature.

 

Its construction allows users to operate the x-ray tube with higher energies at the highest possible resolution, allowing for increased image contrast. Ideal for inspecting objects with low-contrast structures, or with high absorption structures.

 

As a rule, the thermal stress applied to the target increases with decreasing focal spot size and increasing tube power. Focal spot size, however, is a critical factor in determining geometric magnification and image resolution, while tube power influences the x-ray intensity output.

 

 

FEINFOCUS, feinfocus.com

Ultra-efficient, low-cost RF power amplifiers enable the manufacture of high-performance, low-cost RF power amplifiers in common silicon semiconductors. Architecture enables models of power amplifiers that inherently perform the function of traditional RF transmitters and eliminate traditional transmitter hardware.

Are monolithic (single chip) implementations that can be produced in less expensive, high-volume silicon semiconductor processes. Offered in two families- the vector power amplifier (VPA) and digital power amplifier (DPA). Both reduce transmitter power consumption for many battery-powered wireless products by 50 to 80%.

Currently for applications up to 3GHz RF frequencies.
 
ParkerVision Inc., parkervision.com

The 752 series compact, low-maintenance dispense valve reportedly applies accurate, consistent amounts of cyanoacrylate adhesives and other assembly fluids on automated production lines.
 
Pneumatically operated valve has no tubing to leak or O-rings to wear out. Precision diaphragm rated for tens of millions of cycles provides long, trouble-free operation.  A fast, clean cutoff after each shot eliminates dripping, waste and cosmetic damage to parts.
 
The amount of cyanoacrylate dispensed is determined by fluid pressure, flow rate and valve open time. Adjustable stroke control allows the flow rate to be fine-tuned, while valve open time is regulated with a microprocessor-based controller. Valve open time can be adjusted in increments as small as 0.001 sec.
 
Ideal for automated assembly machines, XYZ tables and retrofits on current production lines.
 
EFD Inc. (a divion of Nordson Corp.), efd-inc.com

MX5 high-throughput printer utilizes parallel vision technology for cycle times of less than 5 sec., including printing.  Features reliability, ease of use and maintainability. The company's 2 ½-D post-print inspection and vision technology are standard. Configured with various handling systems to process virtually all substrates, including PCBs, ceramics, flex circuits and solar cells. Can use screens or stencils. 
 
EKRA America, ekra.com

PA0766NLT Power Bead integrated ferrite-bead inductor has two independent inductors integrated into a single core structure and part number with no magnetic coupling between them. Can be used in any multi-phase circuit application, including double data rate (DDR) memory, multi-phase CPU power and other desktop, portable and server computing applications, as well as 2- and 4-phase telecommunications power systems.

Replacing two surface-mount iron inductors with one integrated inductor reportedly results in: 20% savings of board space; 47% lower direct current resistance (DCR); 80% lower core loss; reduced AC proximity loss in the winding; and cost reduction of 25%. 

Footprint is 0.55 x 0.53 x 0.28" (14.0 x 13.5 x 7.0 mm). 

Available in four different inductance values and current ratings from 296 nH at 38 Amps peak current per phase to 568 nH at 18.5 Amps peak current per phase. Direct current resistance is 0.9 milliohms maximum per phase. Rated for operation up to 130°C; RoHS compliant. 

Pulse, a Technitrol Co., pulseeng.com