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New silicone rubber better specified
28 July 2004, Information Security
Tech Rubber has introduced a higher specification silicone rubber called 'Fluorosilicone rubber' to its material list. Fluorosilicone, or FE, offers both superior electrical characteristics and resistance ...

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The problem of 'tin whiskers' cannot be neglected
28 July 2004, Hi-Q Electronics
The European Union has enacted legislation known as the Restriction of certain Hazardous Substances (RoHS) and Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directives. The EU has set June 2006 as ...

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Lead-free soldering and tools
28 July 2004, Allan McKinnon & Associates (see Testerion)
In the interests of pollution prevention, starting from 1 July 2006, the European Community laws have mandated use of only lead-free solders for electronic goods. Weller has a long experience with lead-free ...

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Squeegees help improve lead-free printing process
28 July 2004, Testerion
The time for lead-free SMT assembly is rapidly approaching. Assembly with lead-free solders is going to demand higher print quality to achieve a good solder joint. Tin-silver melts at a higher temperature ...

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In-circuit board tester gets JTAG test ability
28 July 2004, Test & Rework Solutions, Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT
DiagnoSYS has signed an agreement with XJTAG, a specialist design and test tool developer, to enable it to integrate the XJTAG boundary scan development system into its PinPoint II advanced in-circuit ...

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Solder alloys are liquid at room temperature
28 July 2004
Several very low melting point Indalloy alloys are liquid at room temperature. These gallium-based alloys, manufactured by Indium, are finding increased use in various applications as a replacement for ...

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Spectrometer measures Pb contamination
28 July 2004, Power Electronics / Power Management
A novel instrument is being offered that promises accurate assessment of lead contamination as a quality-assurance measure in compliance with the RoHS and WEEE Directives. According to the maker, Fischer ...

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Stencil technology boosts throughput
28 July 2004, ZETECH ONE
DEK says its latest additive stencil technology allows users to create deposits of several heights in a single pass, to increase throughput, reduce the number of process steps, and increase equipment ...

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Local CEM finds 'key' to low cost electronics manufacturing
28 July 2004
While manufacturing prices in the SA electronics industry keep climbing, Vektronix claims it has unlocked the secret to keeping manufacturing costs in check by following a few basic guidelines. The ...

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Specially-developed alloy for automotive components
28 July 2004
Multi-Alloys is one of South Africa's leading suppliers of stainless steel as well as special alloys, including Brush Alloy 171, a material specially-developed to meet the stringent requirements of automotive ...

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Foil stencils easier to manage and handle
28 July 2004, ZETECH ONE
DEK VectorGuard stencils enhance the company's Vector frame concept to achieve even easier handling, management, storage and changeover. Frame mounted foils are easier to store and manage than standard, ...

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Male headers for automated processes
28 July 2004, Phoenix Contact
Phoenix Contact has specially developed a new generation of Combicon through-hole reflow (THR) technology male headers for use in standard SMT production lines. Component design and packaging simplify ...

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SMD rework station built for reliability, accuracy and ease-of-use
14 July 2004, Electrocomp
All Magnum temperature control stations are built with the latest industry standard technologies to keep them affordable, easy to set up, and easy to maintain, says the local distributor. The Magnum 3005 ...

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Interactive terminal systems presented at Futurex
14 July 2004, Rittal
Rittal presented its innovative ITS Opti-Line II range of interactive information terminal systems at this year's Futurex. Thanks to a very interesting design re-launch and the integration of the most ...

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DIN rail mount case system is flexible
14 July 2004
OKW Gehäusesysteme has substantially extended its range of cases for DIN rail mounting. This new group of products is named Railtec C, and is said to be extremely installation-friendly, for mounting components ...

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Contact cleaner also protects contacts and connections
30 June 2004
Due-Ci's R-11 is for cleaning and protecting electrical and electromechanical slide contacts, switches, pushbuttons, commutators, plugs, sockets, keyboards etc. It eliminates the creaking of potentiometers ...

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Palm-sized fibre cutter
30 June 2004, Vepac Electronics, Integrated Solutions
Designed exclusively for cutting or stripping plastic optical fibre (POF) and flexible light pipe (FLP) cabling, a new palm-sized Fibre Cutter is now available from BivarOpto. Moulded from ABS plastic, ...

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Highly efficient network enclosure
16 June 2004, Rittal
With Rittal's newly-developed TE 7000 'Top Efficiency' network enclosure, the company claims to have enhanced its extensive range of racks with a new standard for the IT market. The development focuses ...

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High quality economical enclosures
16 June 2004
Elen Enclosures' CRN range of steel enclosures is a no-frills economy range suited for any 'run of the mill' application (motor starters, terminal boxes etc). The enclosures are made from a continuous ...

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Potting boxes
16 June 2004, Sivan Electronic Supplies
Gainta is offering what it says are low cost boxes for encapsulating electronic assemblies. Made from black ABS plastic, flammability rating UL-94HB, they can operate at a service temperature of -20 to ...

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