Mechanical Engineering-CIME articles from July 2008

Mechanical Engineering-CIME archives from July 2008

Leadership for changing times.(editorial)
July 1, 2008... Cars now talk to us. Phones take photos and play music. Prosthetic limbs are wired to human nerve impulses and are approaching the degrees of freedom of human hands. There have been more technology-attributed changes in the past 30 years than...

In the pipeline.(letters)(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2008... To the Editor: This letter is in response to Robert Davis's letter to the editor (March) concerning the articles "Widening the Pipeline" and "Putting the Cool in School" (January). I do agree with some of Mr. Davis's statements, but I am very...

No preference.(letters)(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2008... To the Editor: I take exception to men who assume that I desire preferential treatment because I am a (gasp!) woman working in a man's world. My grandfather, a mechanical engineer and a long-time member of ASME, fostered in all of his...

Music to their ears.(letters)(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2008... To the Editor: Regarding "Raising Baby Engineer" (Mechanical Engineering Online, January). Night, night, Hayley (or Andy), Daddy's little baby, You're the brightest star in the universe. You're a baby engineer. It...

Human factors.(letters)(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2008... To the Editor: An item I would like to have someone put human factors engineering to, as with the iPod described in "The New Point of View" (February) is the marking on electronic equipment. More particularly, TVs and stereos. For some reason,...

Leak resistance.(letters)(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2008... To the Editor: The February issue contained an excellent and informative article on the development of a helium-cooled pebble bed nuclear reactor ("Pebbles Making Waves"). In the 1970s, the U.K. was interested in the development of a...

Nuclear hydrogen.(letters)(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2008... To the Editor: Because of the high-temperatures produced in the pebble bed reactor design, the high temperature helium can be used to crack steam into hydrogen. Having this inexpensive source of hydrogen could propel the hydrogen economy,...

Forget warming.(letters)(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2008... To the Editor: In the Global Gas Turbine Supplement (May), Dr. Reza S. Abhari's article, "The Link Between Climate Change and Turbomachines," does great disservice to turbine professionals. Over time, we have labored to improve turbine...

Reclaiming a limb.(news & notes)(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... The video is startling. Less than two hours after being outfitted with a prosthetic arm, an amputee who lost both arms 13 years ago pours a drink and then feeds himself. The arm is the work of DEKA Research, the product development company...

Engineering HR firm heads for high school.(news & notes)(partnerships)(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... Kelly Engineering Resources, a business unit of Kelly Services Inc., has entered a partnership with the National Academy Foundation to provide money and expertise to the foundation's new engineering education program. The program, known as the...

Minor in engineering.(news & notes)(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... The first Iowa State University students who minored--not minored--in engineering graduated earlier this spring. The minor is designed for students who don't want to become engineers, but are interested in technology and in the way...

[H.sub.2] car making progress.(news & notes)
July 1, 2008... So how close are we to a hydrogen fuel car? A new study by the National Research Council finds that major barriers remain, but says the potential to reduce oil dependence and harmful emissions justifies the cost of the research. The study...

Cutting-edge exchange.(news & notes)
July 1, 2008... NASA is launching a program in which it will place its employees with U.S. companies and organizations involved in what it considers "cutting-edge innovation." NASA calls it the Innovation Transfusion Program. Under the program, employees...

Finalists line up for innovation showcase.(news & notes)(ASME International)
July 1, 2008... Ten teams of students will get a shot at turning their inventiveness into a business in the ASME Innovation Showcase this fall. The value of joining the competition isn't so much the $10,000 first prize as it is learning how to develop a...

ASME and the Standards Organization of Nigeria last month formed an agreement that would enable both organizations to play a joint role in the development of standards and conformity assessment programs beneficial to the Nigerian national economy.(Briefly Noted)(American Society Of Mechanical Engineers )(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... ASME and the Standards Organization of Nigeria last month formed an agreement that would enable both organizations to play a joint role in the development of standards and conformity assessment programs beneficial to the Nigerian national...

FARO Technologies Inc.(Briefly Noted)(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... FARO Technologies Inc., a manufacturer of portable computer-aided measurement hardware and software, will expand operations to sell its products in Mexico. The company, which has been selling in the country through a distributor, will establish...

ASME.(Briefly Noted)(American Society Of Mechanical Engineers)(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... ASME dedicated two Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmarks in May: Texas Instruments' Digital Micro-mirror Device, an optical micromachine of the sort that powers a variety of display technologies, ranging from pocket projectors to digital...

Dassault Systemes.(Briefly Noted)
July 1, 2008... Dassault Systemes of Paris has released Abaqus 6.8, its unified finite element analysis software suite from Simulia.

Altair Engineering.(Briefly Noted)
July 1, 2008... Altair Engineering of Troy, Mich., has upgraded its product lifecycle management platform to HyperWorks 9.

TireStamp Corp. of Troy, Mich., a manufacturer of tire pressure monitoring and asset management technology, announced that Baltimore-based Cambridge Iron and Metal has selected TireStamp's TireVigil Pro system for monitoring the tires on its fleet of trucks.(Briefly Noted)(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... TireStamp Corp. of Troy, Mich., a manufacturer of tire pressure monitoring and asset management technology, announced that Baltimore-based Cambridge Iron and Metal has selected TireStamp's Tire Vigil Pro system for monitoring the tires on its...

Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide Inc. of Irvine, Calif., said that its German solar partner, Asola Advanced and Automotive Solar Systems GmbH, has won a $17 million contract from Sunworx GmbH, for the supply of high-efficiency silicon photovoltaic solar modules.(Briefly Noted)
July 1, 2008... Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide Inc. of Irvine, Calif., said that its German solar partner, Asola Ad vanced and Automotive Solar Systems GmbH, has won a $17 million contract from Sunworx GmbH, for the supply of high-efficiency...

DTE Energy Services Inc. of Ann Arbor, Mich., has agreed to purchase the E.J. Stoneman Power Plant from Integrys Energy Services Inc., a subsidiary of Integrys Energy Group Inc.(Briefly Noted)(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... DTE Energy Services Inc. of Ann Arbor, Mich., has agreed to purchase the E.J. Stoneman Power Plant from Integrys Energy Services Inc., a subsidiary of Integrys Energy Group Inc. DTE Energy Services plans to convert the 50-megawatt coal-fired...

Follow that document.(computing)(Task Force Tips Inc.)(Synergis Software)(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... IN A WORLD BOMBARDED BY DIGITAL messages, it can be a daunting task to keep track of documents in your personal life. So, it's not surprising that when it comes to engineering practice, keeping CAD files, change orders, and other documentation...

No combing through files.(computing)(ANSYS Inc.)(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... GETTING THE RIGHT INFORMATION to the right person at the right time is essential to engineering firms that are engaged in product development. But it's not always easy. Ansys Inc. of Canonsburg, Pa., has released Engineering Knowledge...

A different direction.(computing)(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... AN AEROSPACE SUPPLIER was asked recently to design a heat sink that works both vertically and horizontally. Most external heat sinks are designed to work in one orientation, with respect to gravity--thus, the challenge. Crane Aerospace and...

Effective heat.(computing)(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER WILL BE competitive in price with traditional sources of electricity within 10 years, according to predictions by the U.S. Department of Energy. But solar cell manufacturing isn't vcr where it...

What's for dinner?(computing)(BigBelly Solar )(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... SOLAR-POWERED TRASH COMPACTORS are eating their way to the forefront of the green movement. Take BigBelly. Standing 50 inches tall and weighing 300 pounds, the compactor can be used in shopping and entertainment centers and food courts, or...

NCAA math.(computing)(National Collegiate Athletic Association )
July 1, 2008... FANS GET PRETTY EMOTIONAL about their picks for the NCAA basketball tournament each year, and the intense partisan feelings can cloud their judgment. But three engineering professors at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta have...

Toward a smarter bot.(computing)
July 1, 2008... INSECTS ARE PROVIDING THE inspiration for a team of European researchers looking to raise the IQs of robots. The research team calls its new software architecture a spatial-temporal array computer-based structure, or SPARC. The project...

Rapidform Inc. of Sunnyvale, Calif., and Metris USA of Brighton, Mich., have entered into an agreement wherein Metris will offer Rapidform 3-D scanning software with Metris's range of 3-D scanning systems.(Briefly Noted)(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... Rapidform Inc. of Sunnyvale, Calif., and Metris USA of Brighton, Mich., have entered into an agreement wherein Metris will offer Rapidform 3-D scanning software with Metris's range of 3-D scanning systems. Metris now offers Rapidform XOR, XOS,...

drcauto software.(Briefly Noted)(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... drcauto software of Sydney, Australia, has released its AutoCAD 2009 compatible !SlingShot Max, which introduces more than 60 commands to AutoCAD 2009. Commands include: true type color, irregular view port, move object's layer, and layer...

AGT Inc.(Briefly Noted)(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... AGT Inc., an Autodesk partner and developer in Marietta, Ga., focusing on training for Autodesk products, has released its training module, AutoCAD 2009 Features and Enhancements.

nCode International.(Briefly Noted)
July 1, 2008... A provider of durability software and instrumentation, nCode International of Southfield, Mich., has released ICE-flow Automation for Web-based analysis and management of test data.

CCE.(Briefly Noted)(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... CCE of Farmington Hills, Mich., a provider of CAD/CAM data translation and viewer products, has upgraded EnSuite version 2--its multi-CAD viewing, translation, and productivity software--to support point cloud files.

A maker of portable computer-aided measurement hardware and software, Faro Technologies Inc. of Lake Mary, Fla., has acquired an exclusive license from Dimensional Photonics International Inc. of Wilmington, Mass., a provider of digital shape scanners.(Briefly Noted)
July 1, 2008... A maker of portable computer-aided measurement hardware and software, Faro Technologies Inc. of Lake Mary, Fla., has acquired an exclusive license from Dimensional Photonics International Inc. of Wilmington, Mass., a provider of digital shape...

SmartCAMcnc.(Briefly Noted)
July 1, 2008... SmartCAMcnc of Springfield, Ore., has released SmartCAM version 15, which includes a tutorial module for learning the SmartCAM suite of computer-aided manufacturing system software.

CSoft AS.(Briefly Noted)(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... A raster-vector graphics software developer, CSoft AS of Lillestrom, Norway, has released CSView Base. This product is similar to the company's standard CSView 3.0, but does not include the mark-up and measurement functionality. It is free.

Planit Holdings Ltd.(Briefly Noted)
July 1, 2008... Planit Holdings Ltd of Reading, England, has released EdgeCAM 12.5, the latest release of the developer's CNC offline programming system.

Lattice Technology.(Briefly Noted)(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... Lattice Technology of San Francisco, developer of the XVL suite of 3-D publishing applications, has announced that XVL Player version 9 is available for free download.

Matrix computation.(software exchange)
July 1, 2008... Capability: The integrated technical computing environment and matrix-based scripting language O-Matrix version 6.4 now includes input-output functionality. The integrated O-Matrix environment includes hundreds of mathematical, statistical,...

From 3-D to 2-D layout.(software exchange)
July 1, 2008... Capability: The CAD program TurboCAD Professional has been updated to version 15. Improvements in this upgraded version include a bill of materials feature that can be linked with a company's building information management workflow. New also...

Grouping objects.(software exchange)
July 1, 2008... Capability: The QD Object Control utility is a dialog box that allows AutoCAD users to create groups of drawing objects, and toggle them or isolate them regardless of the layer on which the objects exist. With it, users can make an assembly of...

Modeling at home.(software exchange)
July 1, 2008... Capability: The 3-D CAD system CoCreate Modeling Personal Edition has been upgraded to version 2.0. As the name implies, the modeling system is applicable for home users. Upgraded features include the capability to select and move faces and...

Complex calculations.(software exchange)
July 1, 2008... Capability: The upgraded calculation software Maple 12 now features a direct connection with many CAD systems, such as SolidWorks and Autodesk Inventor. The application combines a mathematical computation engine and user interface to capture a...

Harmonic goes linear.(technology focus: POWER TRANSMISSION AND MOTION CONTROL)
July 1, 2008... A linear drive that brings the advantages of harmonic drives to linear motion can achieve high accuracy in long lengths that cause problems in screw-type drives, and it also works without gearheads or brakes, according to a manufacturer that...

Cheap chip can drive.(technology focus: POWER TRANSMISSION AND MOTION CONTROL)(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... How do you boost electrical efficiency of the brushless motor in a dishwasher, refrigerator compressor, or other appliance? One way is to add a power inverter to match motor speed with load. This is just what appliance manufacturers have done...

Foiled again.(technology focus: POWER TRANSMISSION AND MOTION CONTROL)
July 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Foil bearings are making explosive progress, according to Hooshang Heshmat, an ASME Fellow and founder of Mohawk Innovative Technology Inc. in Albany, N.Y. Foil bearings run on a thin film of air that enables...

Wiggle room.(technology focus: POWER TRANSMISSION AND MOTION CONTROL)
July 1, 2008... Here's a different take on the piezoelectric actuator, the device that takes advantage of the deformation of certain ceramics when an electric field is applied to them. The piezoelectric actuator changes shape and can move something. A few...

Super induction.(technology focus: POWER TRANSMISSION AND MOTION CONTROL)(Zenergy Power plc)(Bultmann GmbH)
July 1, 2008... British superconductor developer Zenergy Power plc and German machine manufacturer Bultmann GmbH have begun selling an industrial-scale, superconductor-based induction heater for metal processing. The technology, which they say is twice as...

Why hands matter: they rank among nature's most complex mechanical systems. That's why they challenge engineers. But imagine the efficiency if you could give a robot that kind of dexterity.(FEATURE FOCUS: BIOENGINEERING)(Cover story)
July 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Consider the hand. It can turn and lightly pinch a single grape off a stem, yet squeeze and twist hard enough to unscrew the top of ajar. It can brush away the tears of a crying child, or use a hammer to drive a nail...

Working backward: how does a medical device work? How does a cell function? Reverse-engineer them to find out.(FEATURE FOCUS: BIOENGINEERING)
July 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Computers are so last century. Software engineers, move over. The present century will be the age of biomedical engineering, according to researchers in the thriving biomedical proV grams at Drexel University in...

Virtual ballast: a new design for ships aims to leave pests in their home waters.
July 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] TWENTY YEARS AGO, a biologist with the Detroit Edison Co. began raising the alarm over something brought up by a diver in Lake St. Clair: an inch-long, striped mussel. It was a strange find, since the zebra mussel,...

Robots of the sea: they build and explore: remotely operated vehicles are extending the reach of industry into ever-deeper waters.
July 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In dark, ice-cold ocean depths under crushing pressures, remotely operated vehicles work around the clock. ROVs can map the sea floor, explore the ocean depths for scientists, and locate shipwrecks for archeologists....

Divided by a common language: engineers working on construction projects have been following differing editions of a specification standard. The confusion may finally be coming to an end.
July 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] When you're putting together a factory, an office high-rise, or a shopping mall, it's important that everybody, from the mechanical engineer to the guy installing the switchplates, is on the same page. Or at least in...

Terminal Chaos: Why U.S. Air Travel is Broken and How to Fix It.(ME bookshelf)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2008... Terminal Chaos: Why U.S. Air Travel Is Broken and How to Fix It. George L. Donohue and Russell D. Shaver III with Eric Edwards. American Institute of Aeronantics and Astronautics, 1801 Alexander Bell Dr., Suite 500, Reston, VA 20191-4344. 2008....

Results That Last.(ME bookshelf)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2008... Results That Last. Quint Studer. john Wiley & Sons Inc., 111 River St., 4th Floor, Hoboken, NJ 07030. 2008. 306 pages. $24.95. ISBN 978-0-471-75729-0. Business results that last don't come from products or services, or particular leaders...

Green Electronics Design & Manufacturing.(ME bookshelf)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2008... Green Electronics Design 8, Manufacturing. Sammy G. Shina. McGraw-Hill, 2 Penn Plaza, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10121. 2008. 384 pages. ISBN 978-0-07-149.594-3. A team of experts in the supply chain of the electronics industry contributed...

Will the World Run Out of Fresh Water?(ME bookshelf)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2008... Will the World Run Out of Fresh Water? Debra A. Miller, Editor. Greenhaven Press, an imprint of Thomson Gale, 27500 Drake Rd., Farmington Hills, MI 48331-3535. 2007. 130 pages. 2007. $28.70. ISBN 978-0-7377-3403-4. Part of the publisher's...

Applied Mechatronics.(ME bookshelf)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2008... Applied Mechatronics. Ahmad Smaili and Fouad Mrad. Oxford University Press, 198 Madison A re., New York, NY 10016-4314. 2008. Softcover. 714 pages. $110. ISBN 978-0-19-530702-3. This book synthesizes the disciplines of mechanical and...

Plasticity of Cold Worked Metals: A Deductive Approach.(ME bookshelf)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2008... Plasticity of Cold Worked Metals: A Deductive Approach. A. Paglietti. WIT Press, Southampton, England, c/o Computational Mechanics, 25 Bridge St., Billerica, MA 01821. 2007. 192 pages. $125. ISBN 978-1-84564-065-1. Plasticity theory is a...

Microturbines.(ME bookshelf)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2008... Microturbines. Clair Soares. Butterworth-Heinemann, an inprint of Elsevier, 30 Corporate Dr., Suite 400, Burlington, MA 01803. 2007. 276 pages. $79.95. ISBN 978-0-7506-8469-9. In this book, author Claire Soares covers virtually every aspect...

Grinding Technology. Theory and Applications of Machining With Abrasives, Second Edition.(ME bookshelf)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2008... Grinding Technology. Theory and Applications of Machining With Abrasives, Second Edition. Stephen Malkin and Changsheng Guo. Industrial Press Inc., 989 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10018. 2008. 374 pages. $89.95. ISBN 978-0-8311-3247-7....

ASME publications.
July 1, 2008... APPLIED MECHANICS REVIEWS ARTICLES Ballistic Impact of Dry Woven Fabric Composites: A Review. A, Tabei and G. Nilakantan. Vol. 61, No. 1, January 2008. 13 pages. Optimal and Robust Control of Fluid Flows: Some Theoretical and...

ASME codes & standards.
July 1, 2008... ASME International, Codes & Standards, Three Park Ave., New York, NY 10016-5990 (212) 591-8500 Fax: (212) 591-8501 e-mail: cs@asme.org We invite you to visit our Web site: www.asme.org/codes. If you are looking for...

SBC with multicore technology.(new products)
July 1, 2008... MEN MICRO INC., AMBLER, PA. This provider of embedded computing and I/O solutions for demanding industrial, mobile, and harsh environment applications offers a 6U compact PCI single board computer, or SBC, which combines Intel's muhicore...

Pressure sensors.(new products)
July 1, 2008... AUTOMATIONDIRECT. CUMMING, GA. ProSense pressure sensors are designed to monitor system pressure in hydraulic and pneumatic applications, while the vacuum sensors provide an accurate readout of increases and decreases in vacuum systems. These...

Compact controller.(new products)
July 1, 2008... OMEGA ENGINEERING INC., STAMFORD. CONN. The XL OCS is an all-in-one controller with a best-of-class graphics display for better process visualization and machine control. At 3.75 in. square, the XL fits in the palm of the hand and is more...

Ball bushing bearings.(new products)
July 1, 2008... DANAHER MOTION. WOOD DALE. ILL. The company's Thomson stainless steel MultiTrac ball bushing bearings are constructed of 440 stainless steel components to resist rust and corrosion. These bearings are built to thrive in harsh environments with...

Suppression sensors.(new products)
July 1, 2008... PEPPERL+FUCHS, TWINSBURG, OHIO. The company has added a background suppression model to its family of Tru-Vue photoelectric sensors. Tru-Vue background suppression sensors have a 50 mm sensing range and deliver consistent target detection...

Variable frequency drives.(new products)
July 1, 2008... DANFOSS DRIVES, LOVES PARK, ILL. VLT Series variable frequency drives now come with power through 1,350 hp in 460 and 690 V ac. F1 frame models deliver power up to 1,050 hp in an 86.8-in. x 55.1-in. x 23.9-in. footprint, while F2 frame models...

Slurry knife gate valve.(new products)
July 1, 2008... RED VALVE CO. INC., CARNEGIE, PA. The Series DX slurry knife gate valve is designed for heavy slurry applications in the power and mining industries. When the Series DX valve opens, the reinforced elastomer sleeves seal against each other and...

Flow meters.(new products)
July 1, 2008... BROOKS INSTRUMENT LLC, HATFIELD, PA. Model 4800 Series mass flow meters and controllers now have digital communications via RS-232 and a downport connection option. In addition, they are the first of Brooks's mass flow devices to be fully Rolls...

Shock accelerometers.(new products)
July 1, 2008... PCB PIEZOTRONICS, DEPEW, N.Y. The company's aerospace and defense division has introduced a family of MEMS-based, miniature high-amplitude 20,000 g shock accelerometers, which are said to be among the industry's smallest. These Series 3991 and...

Automatic press.(new products)
July 1, 2008... PENNENGINEERING, DANBORO, PA. The Pemserter Series 2000 automatic press accommodates a dual-bowl option and QX turret tool system to allow quick and efficient changes between anvil tools while installing different types of self-clinching...

Load holding valves.(new products)
July 1, 2008... HAWE HYDRAULICS, CHARLOTTE, N.C. LHDV load holding pressure valves feature dampening components, which make them suitable for use with load sensing spool valves, such as those found in the company's PSL/PSV valve series. Load holding valves...

Dynamometer system.(new products)
July 1, 2008... SAKOR TECHNOLOGIES INC., OKEMOS, MICH. Combining Sakor's core capabilities in both combustion engine and electric motor testing, the HybriDyne test system is a comprehensive test solution for calibrating the performance, efficiency, and...

Quieter heat pump.(new products)
July 1, 2008... GEARY PACIFIC SUPPLY, ORANGE, CALIF. One of the biggest contributors to a classroom's ambient noise level has traditionally been a school's HVAC system, regardless of whether it is roof mounted or wall mounted. Designed specifically to provide...

High-strength glass.(new products)
July 1, 2008... AGY, AIKEN, S.C. The company's S-Series high-performance materials product line consists of S-1 Glass, an industrial grade product, and S-3 Glass, a special grade product. These new materials join AGY's S-2 Glass high-performance grade product...

High-watt drum heaters.(new products)
July 1, 2008... OMEGA ENGINEERING INC., STAMFORD, CONN. The DRUM-DHW-55 Series of OMEGALUX drum heaters is flexible, thin, and efficient, providing even heat to the contents of the drum. The heaters easily wrap around a standard 55-gallon drum and attach with...

Multistation manifolds.(new products)
July 1, 2008... CLIPPARD INSTRUMENT LABORATORY INC., CINCINNATI, OHIO. Single and multistation manifolds are now available for use with Clippard's all-new Oxygen Clean Series electronic valves. These manifolds offer either single- or double-sided mounting in...

Custom crane systems.(new products)
July 1, 2008... KONECRANES AMERICAS, SPRINGFIELD, OHIO. This group of Lifting Businesses introduces the K-Trac line of free-standing custom cranes. K-Trac custom crane systems provide a cost-effective lifting solution designed to customer specifications with...

Thermal imager.(new products)
July 1, 2008... WAHL INSTRUMENTS INC., ASHEVILLE, N.C. The Hot Spot Finder is the latest addition to the company's line of Wahl Heat Spy thermal imaging cameras. It is a useful tool for users wanting temperature measurement and display, at an affordable price....

Machining center.(new products)
July 1, 2008... HAAS AUTOMATION, OXNARD, CALIF. The Mini Mill 2 is a versatile CNC machining center with the features of the original Haas Mini Mill, but with extended travels of 20 x 16 x 14 in. (xyz), a 4-in. increase on each axis. The Mini Mill 2 features a...

Temperature probe.(new products)
July 1, 2008... MEASUREMENT SPECIALTIES, INC., DAYTON, OHIO. BetaTherm's overmolded thermistor probe is seen by the company as a solution for a range of demanding HVAC and refrigeration applications. They include evaporator coil and industrial case...