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Abrasives and Abrasive Products - 23 articles
Flex-Hone Tool Application Guides
Blaze Abrasive Belts (.pdf)

Acceleration and Vibration Sensing - 45 articles
Control Dynamic Range(.pdf)
Improved Reciprocity Calibration of Accelerometers To Very High Frequencies

Acoustic and Audio Equipment - 37 articles
Guidelines for Specifying Underwater Electroacoustic Transducers (.pdf)
Selecting Proper Audio Components for Medical Electronics

Air Quality - 97 articles
Introduction to Chemical Adsorption Analytical Techniques and Their Applications to Catalysis (.pdf)
The Real Dirt on Dust (.pdf)

Analog Linear Devices - 1 articles
Operational Amplifiers (.pdf)

Analytical Sensors - 29 articles
Carbon Dioxide for pH Control (.pdf)
Guide to Minimizing User Errors in pH Measurements (.pdf)

Batteries and Accessories - 66 articles
How to Select a Battery
Battery Compartment Design Tips

Bearings and Bushings - 58 articles
Air Bearing Basics
Bearing Overview

Ceramics and Glass Materials - 27 articles
Dynamic Ceramics
Reaching Maximum Density

Chemicals and Raw Materials - 36 articles
Interactive Designer's Guide to Hard Materials
Implications of Perchlorate in the Environment

Chromatography Instruments - 8 articles
Aflatoxin Analysis in Grains and Feeds by Automated Gel Permeation Chromatography with HPLC / Fluorescence Detection (.pdf)
Positive Identification of Purgeable Halocarbons and Aromatics by Simultaneous Second-Column Confirmation (.pdf)

Cleaning and Surface Preparation - 51 articles
Analyzing the Effects of Pressure and Flow in Power Spray Washing (.pdf)
Drying after Aqueous Cleaning (.pdf)

Clinical and Research Labware - 1 articles
Liquid Scintillation (.pdf)

Clutches and Brakes - 20 articles
Brake Upgrades Lower Maintenance Costs (.pdf)
Clutches and Brakes (.pdf)

Communications, RF and Wireless Chips - 5 articles
Statistical Process Control of Wireless Device Manufacturing Needs Production Worthy S-Parameter Measurements
M2M Enabling A Generic Device

Computer Peripherals - 74 articles
Backlighting Options (.pdf)
Data Communications Tutorial (.pdf)

Connectors - 55 articles
Lead Attachment Techniques (.pdf)
NEMA Plug & Receptacle Configurations

Contract Manufacturing and Fabrication - 343 articles
Designer's Guide for Laser Hermetic Sealing (.pdf)
Hermetic Sealing with Laser Technology (.pdf)

Conveyors and Conveyor Components - 14 articles
Art or Science: The Choice Between Dilute Phase Pneumatic Conveying and Flexible Screw Conveying
Spending Small to Save Big in a Downturn

Cutting Tools - 13 articles
Cermet Chip-Breaker Designation
Chamfer Geometry

Data Acquisition and Signal Conditioning - 259 articles
Adjustable Clamp
Advances in Electrolytic Sensor Design and Their Use in the New Generation of Crash Dummies

Data Acquisition Chips - 5 articles
1.8 Volt Technology - Benefits (.pdf)
TC7109 Records Remote Data Automatically (.pdf)

Data Input Devices - 43 articles
A Brief Guide to Bar Code Printing (.pdf)
A Brief Introduction to Media (.pdf)

Diodes - 21 articles
Frequently Asked Questions about Laser Diode Products
AG312: Designing with PIN Diodes (.pdf)

Dispensing Valves - 3 articles
Pinch Valves - Design Principles (.pdf)
Principles of Solenoid Coil Design for Valves (.pdf)

Displacement Sensing - 7 articles
Fiber Optic Lever Displacement Transducers: Principles, Improvements, & Applications
Frequency Response (.pdf)

Drive Components - 41 articles
Engineering Tools
Application Note: Leadscrew General Discussion

Electrical and Electromagnetic Sensing - 5 articles
Earth Resistance Measurement
Popular Marine Engine Manufacturer Uses MTI Capacitive Sensors to Precisely Measure Engine Oil Film Thickness

Electrical and Electronic Contract Manufacturing - 51 articles
Electronic Services Overview: Depot Repair, Overhaul and New Builds (.pdf)
Success Story: Electromechanical Assembly (.pdf)

Electrical Distribution and Protection Equipment - 141 articles
Definition of Terms Related to Protective Devices (.pdf)
Introduction to Different Types of Circuit Protection (.pdf)

Electrical Testing Equipment - 58 articles
An Explanation of Fail Verification (.pdf)
Are Your AC Hipot Leakage Current Measurements Accurate? (.pdf)

Electronics and Microelectronics Manufacturing - 50 articles
Ceramic Substrates
Electronics and Electrical Applications

Enclosures - 41 articles
2002 Code Digest for Hazardous Areas
2004 Ex Digest

Encoders and Resolvers - 41 articles
Encoders for Brushless Motor Commutation
Glossary of Encoder Terms

Engineering Services - 13 articles
Case Study: DIY Network
Case Study: Maytag

Environmental Sensors - 8 articles
Tech Tips
True or pHalse - Is Your Measurement Accurate?

Fans and Electronic Cooling - 30 articles
Cabinet Cooling Tips / Meeting Design Challenges
Filtration

Fiber Optics - 58 articles
Cleanliness on the Fiber Optic Manufacturing Floor
Fiber Optic Tutorial (.pdf)

Filtration and Separation Products - 142 articles
Aqueous Ultrasonic Cleaning: Technology Improved by Use of Optimized Wire Cloth Baskets (.pdf)
Choosing the Best Filtration Method for Your Liquid Processing Application

Flow Sensing - 86 articles
Dosimag Fulfills Repeatability Requirements for Filling Machine Maker (.pdf)
Dosimag Offers Colgate Best Price, Reliability, and Repeatability (.pdf)

Force Sensing - 23 articles
Doc's Column: Answers to Frequently Asked Maintenance Questions
Piezoelectric Force Transducers, Design & Use

Gas Handling Equipment - 14 articles
Advantages of High Pressure Chamber System (.pdf)
Corrosive Atmospheres

Gas Sensing - 80 articles
Area Monitoring of Hazardous Gases and Vapors Using the SmartMaxII Gas Detection System (.pdf)
Combustible Gas Safety Monitoring: Infrared vs. Catalytic Gas Detectors (.pdf)

Gears and Gearing - 37 articles
Gearology (.pdf)
Introduction to Gear Technology

Heating and Cooling Equipment - 76 articles
Batch Oven Selection Guide (.pdf)
Batch vs. Continuous: Selecting an Oven (.pdf)

Humidity and Moisture Sensing - 11 articles
Technical Articles on Humidity
Why Chilled Mirror Hygrometers are Inherently Reliable

Hydraulic Equipment and Components - 30 articles
Hydraulic Clamping Technology Contributes to Efficient Manufacturing Processes
Industrial Engineering Guide - Quick Disconnect Couplings

IC Passive Components - 3 articles
How Rad Hard Do You Need? The Changing Approach to Space Parts Selection
Single Event Latchup Protection of Integrated Circuits

Image Sensors - 16 articles
Low FPN High Gain Capacitive Transimpedance Amplifier for Low Noise CMOS Image Sensors (.pdf)
Flight Test Results from the Ultra High Resolution, Electro-Optical Framing Camera Containing a 9216 by 9216 Pixel, Wafer Scale, Focal Plane Array (.pdf)

Industrial Adhesives - 11 articles
Advanced Microelectronics Packaging Material Solutions (.pdf)
Case-Based Decision Support Model for Semiconductor Assembly (.pdf)

Industrial Assembly - 65 articles
Laser Build-Up: PowerWeld Technical
Laser Integrated Robotics

Industrial Automation - 139 articles
950110: Guide Rail Bending Machine (.pdf)
960110: End Drive Unit XSEH H (.pdf)

Industrial Coatings and Sealants - 64 articles
New Breed of Teflon Films for Steel Construction (.pdf)
New Generation of Plastics that Outstrip Paint (.pdf)

Industrial Computers and Embedded Computer Components - 211 articles
EPROM Programmer
Hot Backup OCS System

Industrial Heaters and Heating Elements - 32 articles
Comparision of Convection vs. Infrared (.pdf)
Electric Heat (.pdf)

Industrial Machine Safeguarding - 15 articles
Application and Solutions (.pdf)
Control Reliability (.pdf)

Industrial Software - 225 articles
HALT from Test Engineering & Management English (.pdf)
Software for Selecting the Best Tuning Method (.pdf)

Industrial Tools - 10 articles
Fools Bolt In Where Experts Fear To Thread
Hydraulic Torque Wrenches...It's All about the Right Prestress (.pdf)

Inspection Tools and Instruments - 117 articles
Color Detection: Sensing for the Next Generation E-Commerce Applications
Triangulation Sensors Applications (.pdf)

Lab and Test Equipment - 209 articles
Application Notes for Function Generators, Oscilloscopes, Device Programmers, Digital Multimeters, Test Instruments
Function Generators

Laboratory Air Handling Equipment - 12 articles
Beta NOx 2000™ Turnkey System Controls NOx Emissions at National Superconducting Cyclotron Lab (.pdf)
Controlling Laboratory Workstation Exhaust at Wastewater Treatment Facilities: Theresa Street Wastewater Facility, Lincoln, NE (.pdf)

Laboratory Thermal Processing - 2 articles
Medical Sterilization Methods (.pdf)
You can Improve the Performance of Your CO2 Incubator (.pdf)

Labware Consumables - 2 articles
Customizable Micro Volume Cuvettes
Short Path Legnth, UV Transparent Cuvettes (.pdf)

Lasers - 142 articles
Advantages of Semiconductor Laser Diodes Versus Helium Neon Gas Lasers (.pdf)
FAQ: How Does Infrared Work?

Level Sensing - 80 articles
Deltapilot S Hydrostatic Pressure Sensors and Liquiphant Level Switches Monitor Storage Tank Levels (.pdf)
Deltapilot S Recovers Fully from Temperature Changes in Less than Three Minutes (.pdf)

Light Sources - 96 articles
Correction Methods for Semiconductor Laser Diodes (.pdf)
Design / Installation Notes: Shortwave Emitters (.pdf)

Limit Switches - 8 articles
Limit Switches: EGT Single-Hole Fixing (.pdf)
Limit Switches: Inductive Multiple Limit Switch (.pdf)

Linear Actuators - 13 articles
Hybrid Linear Actuators: Technical Overview
Actuator Application Considerations (.pdf)

Linear and Rotary Motion Components - 19 articles
Laser Interferometer Implementation
Linear Stage Terminology

Linear Position Sensing - 77 articles
Adhesive Dispensing Units Manufactured by Johnstone Dispensing Systems (.pdf)
CCD Technology

Liquid Handling Equipment - 18 articles
Drop by Drop: The Difference Between Success and Failure, Pharmaceutical Formulation & Quality Magazine
Flow Control: The Importance of Spray Efficiency

Machine and Motion Controllers - 47 articles
Cabling - Information about Connecting the Drive to the Motor and Feedback Sensor
PLC / DCS Loop Isolation

Machine Shop Services - 14 articles
TA017: Development of a High Voltage mmW GaAs PIN Diode Switch (.pdf)
Design Guide to Photochemical Etching

Machine Tool Accessories - 47 articles
R&M, Productivity Key Spindle Developments (.pdf)
Saving Spindles: Peerless Saw Co. (.pdf)

Machine Tools - 48 articles
Practical Design Hints
CNC Case Studies for the Woodworking Industry

Machine Vision Equipment - 40 articles
Electronic Imaging Resource Guide
Packagers Choose Machine Vision Quality Inspection to Reduce Waste and Boost ROI (.pdf)

Magnets - 20 articles
Hysteresis Graphs
Introduction of Magnet

Material Handling and Packaging - 212 articles
Double-Acting Lift Turns Production Upside Down (.pdf)
Using Special Scissor Lift to Install Fuel Tank Saves Time (.pdf)

Materials Processing Equipment - 224 articles
Addressing Feeding Performance
Dynamics in Weighing

Mechanical Fasteners and Hardware - 47 articles
Flexible Arm Design Guide (.pdf)
EMKA Electronic Locking & Monitoring: System Summary (.pdf)

Memory Chips - 10 articles
A Guide to SPI FRAM Devices (.pdf)
Data Retention Performance of 0.5µm FRAM Products (.pdf)

Metals and Alloys - 124 articles
Steel Weights
Olin Copper Alloy Guide (English) (.pdf)

Meters, Readouts and Indicators - 45 articles
Anatomy of a Strobe
Wide-Area Dispersion Speakers And The Benefits Of A Line Array (.pdf)

Microprocessors and Microcontrollers - 273 articles
Atmel's ARM-based Microcontroller - Low Power for Portable Systems (.pdf)
Atmel's ARM-based Microcontroller Excels in Real-Time (.pdf)

Miscellaneous - 54 articles
Suntsu RoHS Compliant (.pdf)
Energy Star (.pdf)

Molding Services - 13 articles
Rapid Injection Molding Design Guide (.pdf)
Ablation Performance Characterization of Thermal Protection Materials Using a Mach 4.4 Sled Test (.pdf)

Motor Controls and Drives - 76 articles
Mechanical Torque Limiters Still Make Sense
Understanding Drives

Motors - 110 articles
"The Heat is On" Managing the Issues Between the Motor and Gearhead
A New Absolute Inductive Transducer for Brushless Servomotors (.pdf)

Multimeters and Electrical Test Meters - 8 articles
Guidelines for the Sensible Use of a Digital Multimeter
High Resistance Measurements (.pdf)

Networking Equipment - 241 articles
Advantages of Ethernet Networks (.pdf)
Ethernet: How Fast Is It Really? (.pdf)

Non-destructive Testing Equipment - 1 articles
Coating Thickness Measurement: The Fundamentals

Operator Interfaces - 5 articles
Electronic Handwheels: HKA, HKC and HKD (.pdf)
Electronic Key Systems (.pdf)

Optical Components - 111 articles
Frequently Asked Questions on Optics Part 1
Glass and Coating Specifications [Selecting a Glass Material and Coating]

Optoelectronics - 56 articles
2-zone Light-modulation Photo IC for Object Detection (.pdf)
Changing Face of Photodetectors

Passive Electronic Components - 59 articles
Design Guidelines - Thick Film Resistors and Patterned Substrates (.pdf)
Power Handling of AIN vs. Al203 (.pdf)

Piezoelectric Devices - 19 articles
Amplifiers, D/A Converters, Electronic HV-Switches for Piezoactuators (.pdf)
Basics: Polarization of PZT Components (.pdf)

Pipe, Tubing, Hose, Fittings and Accessories - 32 articles
Important Considerations to Performance of Sodium Hypochlorite Wastewater Treatment Piping Systems
Is Your Bend Good Enough? Standards for Hot and Cold Bending

Plastics, Elastomers and Polymers - 96 articles
Nylon vs. Lexan
Novel Nano-Technology Fabrication Processes for Constructing Inorganic Organic Hybrid Materials (.pdf)

Pneumatic Equipment and Components - 36 articles
Common Symbology in Pneumatics
Compressed Air Systems Technical Data (.pdf)

Power Generation and Storage - 55 articles
Regulatory Compliance and Critical System Protection
Harnessing the Power of Maintenance

Power Supplies and Conditioners - 156 articles
18-pulse Drives and Voltage Unbalance
3-phase Application Guide (.pdf)

Power Transmission - 60 articles
Engineering Productivity Kit: Power Transmission
Gear Reducer Improves System Stiffness

Pressure Sensing - 24 articles
Cerabar M Pressure Transmitter Aids in Monitoring Fermentation Process (.pdf)
Estimating the Frequency Response of Variable Reluctance Pressure Sensors in Gas

Process Controllers - 25 articles
Communication Software - Key to Improving Thermal Control Systems (.pdf)
Control of Overshoot in Plastics-Extruder Barrel Zones (.pdf)

Product and Material Testing - 42 articles
Automated Fractional Sampler of Diesel Particulate Being Used in a Wide Range of Test Applications
Closed Loop Control in Hardness Testing

Programmable Logic Devices - 8 articles
Atmel CPLD Reference Designs (.pdf)
Analoge ASICs mit Versorgungsspannungen bis 120V (.pdf)

Proximity or Presence Sensing - 22 articles
Old School Proximity Sensor Implementation (.pdf)
Don't Overlook UV Sensing (.pdf)

Pumps - 134 articles
Introduction to Peristaltic Pumps
Oscillating Piston Pumps, Principle of Operation

Relays and Relay Accessories - 29 articles