Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Lathe Chuck Safety Shields deliver operator protection.



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Programming Solutions promote operational flexibility.
Plugged into standard wall outlet, portable FLX500 picks devices from tray media, places them in sockets for programming, and returns programmed devices to output trays. Automated programming solution features self-contained air supply and language-independent, touch screen interface. After devices are mounted on PCB, ImageWriter in-system programming solution can program final application code or localized content into device.

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Programming Solutions promote operational flexibility.
Plugged into standard wall outlet, portable FLX500 picks devices from tray media, places them in sockets for programming, and returns programmed devices to output trays. Automated programming solution features self-contained air supply and language-independent, touch screen interface. After devices are mounted on PCB, ImageWriter in-system programming solution can program final application code or localized content into device.

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Monday, October 30, 2006

Software continuously monitors websites for changes.



Installed on user's PC, UpdatePatrol automatically monitors Web pages for changes at user-defined intervals, instantly sends notifications when changes occur, and highlights what was changed. Updated sites are viewed within program's built-in browser, and program can be set to automatically scroll to first augmentation. In addition to monitoring normal websites and blog formats, software also keeps track of changes in online Web server directory listings and text files.
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Sunday, October 29, 2006

Software provides data protection management.



Effective across thousands of backup servers and tens of thousands of clients, Bocada Enterprise v4 automates collection, storage, and delivery of information necessary to ensure data protection services meet recovery and compliance requirements. Role-based information delivery lets multiple users across large-scale organizations gain critical insight into performance against data management and compliance policies. Self-monitoring capabilities are also included.
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MES Software is designed for Lean manufacturing.
ERP XA MES Suite provides link between upper level Enterprise Resource Planning and Manufacturing Resource Planning, and shop floor control systems to control inbound and outbound supply chain logistics. It offers enterprise-wide access to real-time manufacturing information. Solution consists of MES tools to support Lean initiatives on shop floor, communication system to offer feedback to and from shop floor, and software solution for quality management.
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Interface Module integrates safety devices into network.



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Saturday, October 28, 2006

Interface Module integrates safety devices into network.



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Adapters convert ratcheting wrench into thin ratchet.
Designed to fit 3/8, ½, and ¾ in., and 10, 13, and 19 mm ratcheting wrenches, ratchet adapters create low profile ratchets for space-constrained areas found in aircraft and automotive engines. Adapters can be used with ¼, 3/8, and ½ in. drive sockets, either English or Metric, as well as with spline sockets. Products use locking and release system and are available individually or in sets of 4 fractional or 4 metric adapters.

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Digital Signal Controller is based on 32-bit core.
Targeting multi-channel point-of-load applications, Model TMS320F28044 manages up to 16 dc/dc converter channels using single programmable controller with 100 MIPS of DSP performance. It implements up to 16 channels of HRPWM technology, each with 150 ps resolution and is based on fully programmable TMS320C28x(TM) 32-bit DSP core. Controller includes 12-bit ADC, 128 KB flash memory, and multiple communication ports with support for PMBus(TM) interface.

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Friday, October 27, 2006

Cooler suits heat-intensive consumer and gaming CPUs.



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Software enables corporate performance management.



BWise Governance Risk and Compliance suite for FileNet P8 provides scalable unified environment that enables companies to identify, manage, and monitor key business risk and performance indicators while complying with regulatory requirements. Combined with FileNet P8 enterprise content management platform, solution allows organizations to capture, store, manage, secure, and process information. Software offers financial reporting and strategic decision support capabilities.
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Clamp System helps maximize productivity of press brakes.
Engineered to accommodate virtually any American style press brake tooling without requiring groove, PowerExpress(TM) facilitates press setups by clamping and seating tools in single operation. Once operator loads tooling, one touch of pendant control activates hydraulic action. Within seconds, tooling is precisely clamped and seated along full length of beam. All PowerExpress clamps are treated with Nitrex(TM) Surface Enhancement, which provides surface hardness of HRC-70.

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Thursday, October 26, 2006

Clamp System helps maximize productivity of press brakes.



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Hammer Drill suits heavy-duty drilling applications.



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Pipe Milling End Prep Tool is used in subsea pipelines.
Prepzilla MILLHOG® features rigid blade lock system and T-15 tool steel cutter blade that transfers heat away from pipe surface to chip. Suited for prepping Super Duplex, stainless steel, and other hard pipe, it can sever 8 in. schedule 160 pipe within 10 min and then compound bevel and face it simultaneously. Tool has one mandrel and 8 sets of clamps for prepping pipe from 1.5 in. ID to 8.625 in. OD. It generates 1,500 lb-ft torque at cutting blade.

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Gateway bridges user LAN and Ethernet WAN.
Using TDM over IP (TDMoIP®) technology for transparent voice and data, IPmux-14 TDM pseudowire gateway v2 supplies Ethernet, TDM, and HDLC-based services over packet switched networks (PSNs). Product is available with 4 or 2 E1/T1 ports and offers extended, Layer 2-based, TDM, and Ethernet integrated access capabilities. User LAN traffic can be rate-limited, tagged, and filtered, and double VLAN tagging can be applied to engineer network.

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Tuesday, October 24, 2006

Boring Heads feature integral shank design.



Available for CAT40, BT40, HSK-A63, and Capto C6 size spindles, EW2-50XL Series provides shorter tool than modular shank/boring head combination. Heads can be used with existing center-mounted boring bars from .078-2.125 in. dia and side-mounted insert holders from 3.15-6.00 in. dia. Units deliver precision finish boring with adjustment dial displaying increments of .0002 in./dial division and Vernier markings to accurately adjust to .00005 in. on diameter.

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Tool Presetters feature integrated HSK spindles.
Speroni STP-34, STP-35, and Esperia tool presetter machines includes automatic mechanical clamping HSK spindles that apply tool clamping force of 440 lb to seat HSK tooling into presetter. Integral spindle design can accommodate tooling in dedicated sizes of HSK 25 to HSK 80, and spindles are completely field retrofittable to existing Speroni tool presetter machines.

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Cracker Conversion Machine offers automatic operation.
Model WCM-30 automatically converts up to 30 finished seasonal Christmas crackers and bonbons per minute for party goods marketplace. It accommodates varying widths and diameters of crackers as well as varying sizes of toys, jokes, and hats that are contained within cracker. Sequential operation provides industry-required staged production, while PLC ensures repeatability of product. Each machine can be customized based on user requirements.

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Friday, October 20, 2006

Retorquer reapplies cap torque after induction sealing.



Beltorque(TM) handles round, oval, square, and rectangular containers with 5 in. diam caps at speeds up to 300 cpm. With SS cabinet, support frame, and polycarbonate front guard with keyed interlock, unit also features optional color touchscreen control panel, PLC-controlled torque monitor, and reject system. Offered in single-station and optional two-station models, Beltorque is suited for pharmaceuticals and personal care products.

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Quick Change System eliminates prep work in tooling setup.
Providing means to meet requirements in machining of small- to medium-sized electrodes, Quick Change Tooling (QCT®) facilitates setup in sinker EDM tooling. Graphite blanks are ready to use with location and draw bar holes pre-machined into blank. QTC mounts with 3-dowel system to any manufacturer's existing system. After existing job is complete, draw bar and holder can be used for subsequent jobs.

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Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Gateway Reference Platform suits triple play applications.



Designed for universal customer premises equipment, VDSL residential gateway reference platform is interoperable with ADSL2+, ADSL2, ADSL, and VDSL1. It merges Fusiv® processor with FX(TM)100100S-5 chipset into single solution that delivers 100 Mbps symmetrical throughput. In addition to VDSL2 and ADSL2+, platform can support VoIP, WLAN, Ethernet switching, data routing, NAT, and firewall.

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Wireless Laser Mouse continually cleanses itself.
Featuring auto-disinfecting surface, Germ Free Wireless Laser Mouse inhibits wide range of antibodies, viruses, and algae, and is suitable for high traffic public areas such as offices, libraries, and schools. Outer shell is covered in nanocoating consisting of titanium oxide and silver nanoparticles that can prevent or deactivate bacteria with 99% efficiency.

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RF and Microwave Design Software offers 3D FDTD analysis.
ConcertoES(TM) features 3D geometric modeler and Finite Difference Time Domain (FDTD) solver. Fully capable electromagnetic design suite can be upgraded to full-scale version of design suite, Concerto v6, which adds history and parameterization tools to modeler. Full version also includes MoM solver with features for predicting installed antenna performance, optimization technology, auto mesh refinement tool, and Finite Element solver for eigenvalue analysis.

Monday, October 16, 2006

Software delivers content management where it's needed.



As options to Oracle Database Enterprise Edition, Oracle® Content Database and Oracle Records Database enable secure content management that can be deployed to users dealing with all enterprise business processes and applications. Both facilitate management of Office documents, PDFs, image files, and other unstructured content. Supporting regulatory compliance, solutions have Services Oriented Architecture and assist in content-enabling enterprise business processes and applications.

Capture Engines index and store e-documents.
Eliminating need for scanning and OCR input, Document and Report Capture Engines enable outbound documents and reports to be indexed and stored in any content management system. Engines harvest each document's metadata, enabling material to be pushed directly into content management systems. They can also convert standard System i report data from native format into RTF, HTML, PDF, ASCII, and CSV for import into Excel spreadsheets.

Software assists with requirements analysis.
VR (Visual Requirements) is designed for those who create and use specifications for software, user interfaces, system components, processes, dashboards, and information sources. Users can leverage clear and efficient requirements structures provided by visual and conceptual metaphors that define use cases and build concept maps which organize business entities, data elements, fields, actions, and roles to serve as backbone for requirements.

Software Tool builds interactive, graphical diagrams.
GoDiagram v2.5 helps developers add expressive, interactive diagrams to their Microsoft .NET applications. Software provides controls needed to build applications incorporating interactive diagrams, including flowcharts, state diagrams, networks, software design tools, workflow editors, and other graphical displays. Promoting data clarity and comprehension, software supports AJAX-style web applications and automatic layout for tree structures.

Software optimizes banking operations.
Drawing on best practices, i-flex Process Framework for Banking helps banks optimize process efficiency while simultaneously managing operational risks by using Business Process Management approach. It offers both business process definitions and corresponding executable processes, which are implemented using Business Process Execution Language. Program monitors risk indicators and serves as implementation of Risk Control Self Assessment framework.

Turning Center features twin-spindle design.
Designed to machine parts with up to 9.8 in. dia, DVH250i duo vertical pick-up turning center includes shuttle-type part feeder and enables parallel production of 2 identical or different parts simultaneously at rates up to 200 parts/hr. Machine has work envelope of 11.8 x 7.9 in. and requires 64.6 sq ft floor space, with axis traverse rates of 1,772 ipm in X direction and 1,181 ipm in Z direction. Standard tool interface is VDI 40 to DIN 69880.

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