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Torque Flange
 HBM’s T10FM torque flange, designed to meet the need for
increased measuring ranges, has a combined linearity and hysteresis
of 0.1%. The transducer’s short axial design allows high lateral
forces and excellent radial stiffness. The T10FM is available in
three sizes with normal torques of 15, 20, and 25 kN•m (size 1); 30,
40, and 45 kN•m (size 2); and 50, 60, and 70 kN•m (size 3). The
maximum rotational speed of the device depends on its size but
ranges from 3,000 to 6,000 rpm. The Tl0FM has no slip rings or
bearings, and it requires no maintenance. The torque flange is
powered by 18 to 30 V dc, and two standard outputs are available: 10
±5 kHz full scale and ±10 V fs. Measuring amplifiers are easily
linked to other devices using standard interfaces such as RS232/485,
Printport, Interbus S, and Profibus DP.
HBM, Inc.
19 Bartlett Street
Marlborough, MA 01752
Luminance Detector
 Gigahertz-Optik has introduced a new viewing module, the
LDM-9810. Combining it with the company’s PD-16VL01 plug-in
photometric detector and any of its optometers forms a luminance
measurement system with a viewable and sizable target spot. The
module has an achromatically corrected 50-mm lens and excellent
suppression of stray light. Users can select fields of view of 20´,
1°, or 6° with the twist of a knob. The measurement spot is visible
through an ocular viewfinder, and a crosshair targeting aid makes
alignment simple over a measurement distance from 0.3 m to infinity.
The photometric detector has a photopic adaptation error of less
than 3%. Applications include brightness measurements of monitor
screens, alphanumeric displays, and illuminated control panels.
Gigahertz-Optik, Inc.
5 Perry Way
Newburyport, MA 01950
High-Speed Camera
 PCO has introduced its new pco.1200 hs complementary
metal oxide semiconductor camera system, which provides users an
image rate of 635 fps at its full resolution of 1,280 × 1,024
pixels. Reducing the area imaged further increases the image rate.
The pco.1200’s exposure time ranges from 50 ns to 5 s, and its
10-bit pixels provide a memory of up to 4 gigabytes and an image
data transfer rate of 1 gigabyte per second. Its ring buffer
operation mode enables the use of post triggers to catch the
sequence of interest. The camera connects to a personal computer
with standard interfaces, such as IEEE1394, USB 2.0, and Gigabit
Ethernet.
PCO AG
Donaupark 11, 93309
Kelheim, Germany
Pressure Gauge
 Dresser’s new Ashcroft digital gauge, designed for use
in tough industrial environments, comes in three models—the basic
2074, and the 2174 and 2274, which have options such as 4–20-mA
output and SPDT switches. All three models have a large display and
easy-to-use, password-protected menu options, which include 12
engineering units and a menu-configuration feature. Safety features
include pressure ranges on the keypad and a bar graph to reduce the
possibility of accidental overpressure. The proof pressure equals
two times the gauge range, and it meets the ASME B40.7 standard.
Users have a choice of three weatherproof case styles: all-welded
stainless steel, fiberglass-reinforced thermoplastic, or cast
aluminum.
Dresser Instruments
250 East Main Street
Stratford, CT
06614-5145
Laser Diode
 JENOPTIK has expanded its line of laser diode products
with the introduction of its 250-W module. This evolutionary advance
of its 140-W unit provides enhanced efficiency to the company’s
series of fiber-coupled stacks, and gives improved results in
material processing in plastic welding and disk-laser pumping.
JENOPTIK Laserdiode GmbH
Göschwitzer Str. 29
D-07745
Jena, Germany
Illumination Source
 Spectra-Physics has released the Oriel Uniform
Illumination Source. This new arc-lamp system delivers a
1-in.-diameter collimated beam that is uniform to ± 5%. Beam
divergence is ± 1.5°. Available dichroic filters shape the spectral
output in the ultraviolet and visible wavelengths, and interchanging
lamps provide user with different radiation levels.
Spectra-Physics
150 Long Beach Boulevard
Stratford, CT
06615
Wafer-Dicing System
 JPSA has introduced its IX-300 Chroma- DiceT-UV-DPSS
wafer dicing system, with the capability of handling and dicing
sapphire, gallium arsenide, and silicon wafers up to 6 in. The
ChromaDiceT has an upgraded air-bearing stage that provides high
speed and acceleration, and it is available with either 355- or
266-nm high-power, shortpulse ultraviolet lasers for high-speed,
high-yield processing of wafers and other materials. An upgraded
laser-diode wafer detector is available for all wafer types, which
interfaces with the ChromaDiceT’s new motional-control system and
allows the processing of any wafer type up to 6 in. on standard
dicing tape frames with no damage to the tape. It also enables
breaking and stretching for pick-and-place die transfers, and the
processing of partial wafers without tape damage.
JPSA Laser
17D Clinton Drive
Hollis, NH 03049
Deposition Tool
 Lesker Co.’s new PVD 75 versatile vacuum- deposition
tool enables users to configure the system to suit a variety of
thin-film deposition applications. The unit’s 14 × 24-in., D-shaped
chamber has an aluminum door with a 33-in.2 viewing area. PVD 75’s
standard features include a frontloading box chamber, 250-L/s
turbomolecular pump package, integrated touchscreen control, and
fully enclosed zero cleanroom footprint when flush-mounted to a
wall. Source flange options include magnetron sputtering,
electron-beam evaporation, thermal evaporation, and low-temperature
evaporation furnaces. Lesker uses proven process modules in
manufacturing the PVD 75 to ensure product reliability.
Kurt J. Lesker Co.
1515 Worthington Avenue
Clairton, PA
15025
Backpack Carrier
 Analytical Spectral has created a new backpack carrier
for users of its FieldSpec and LabSpec devices who need portability
and ease of use. The Ergonomic Pro-Pack backpack weighs 2.49 kg,
less than half the weight of the previous carrier, and provides a
center of mass closer to the body. An adjustable frame accommodates
all body types. The Pro-Pack has a built-in pullout rain hood, a
snap-on spool holder for storing fiber-optic cable, and large
storage pockets for the notebook controller and other accessories.
Analytical Spectral Devices
5335 Sterling Drive, Suite
A
Boulder, CO 80301
Pipe-Mounting Collars
 Stafford has introduced a full line of stackable
pipe-mounting collars with nylon bushings to compensate for thermal
expansion and vibration. The two-piece collars have flats on both
sides that are drilled and tapped to attach to each other, and a
countersunk hole for mounting on any surface. The nylon bushings are
split to easily fit into the pipe-mounting collars. They are
available in six pipe sizes, ranging from 0.25 to 1.25 in. interior
diameter, have one or two flanges, TIPAugSept 7/23/04 9:56 AM Page
41 and come in aluminum, steel, and stainless steel. The collars can
be obtained with a finished outer diameter.
Stafford Manufacturing Corp.
P.O. Box 2370
Woburn, MA
01888
Micromachining
RPMC has available the new Staccato laser from Lumera Laser GmbH,
designed to enhance micromachining productivity. The Staccato N d :
Y V O 4 diode-pumped p i c o s e c o n d laser enables
micromachining at 100 kHz, and its ~13-s pulses ablate the target
material without heating and adversely affecting the areas near it.
The laser’s high pulse-repetition rate creates higher micromachining
throughput, and the Staccato’s 13-ps-long pulses produce cut-quality
in metal essentially identical to that of femtosecond lasers, but do
so faster. At 50 kHz, the laser produces ~15 MW/cm2 of peak power at
1,064 nm, which can be focused to a few micrometers. The Staccato
fits the need to cut or drill materials 1 mm thick or less. Removal
rates vary. For stainless steel, the rate ranges from 1 mm3 in 20 s
for surface work to 200 s for high-aspectratio drilling.
RPMC Lasers
203 Joseph Street
O’Fallon, MO 63366
Digital Camera
 Alternative Vision, North American distributor for
HanVision Co., Ltd., has announced the release of the HVDUO-5M
one-piece digital camera, which provides high-resolution color
images in still and real-time video modes without the artifacts
generated by traditional sensors with color-filter arrays. The
HVDUO-5M incorporates the Foveon X-3 FO18-50-F19A 4.5-megapixel
complementary metal oxide semiconductor direct image sensor, which
detects full color at each pixel location. Its features include
24-bit digital color output, real-time color processing, support for
still and video sensor scan modes, and a Camera- Link interface. The
HVDUO-5M provides 4.5 million pixels in a 2,268 × 1,515 × 3 layer
matrix, single-shot or continuous acquisition with selectable
exposure, external triggering, and a size of 58 × 58 × 52 mm, which
includes a C-mount adapter.
Alternative Vision Corp.
P.O. Box 4055
Los Altos, CA
94024-1055
Design Package
 Ansoft has released HFSS 9.2, aimed at meeting the needs
of companies to create and verify increasingly complex, high-speed
integrated circuits (ICs). Designers use HFSS to work in a broad
class of highspeed and high-frequency applications, including ICs
and microwave/radiofrequency devices. The latest version of HFSS
doubles the size of addressable three-dimensional designs, enhances
the user’s ability to automatically generate and manage
electromagnetic-based design libraries, and provides seamless
threedimensional electromagnetic circuit and system co-simulation.
HFSS 9.2’s most broadly applicable feature is increased access to a
full 3 gigabytes of memory on Windowsbased personal computers.
Ansoft Corp.
225 West Station Square Drive, Suite
200
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Flow Visualization
Dynaflow’s new 2DFlow allows the visualization of flows induced
by distribution singularities such as vortices, dipoles, and
sources. Designed for professional and educational use, the software
quickly produces graphic representations of many classic
fluid-dynamics problems, and it illustrates the use of potential
flow theory by combining a uniform flow with a variety of
singularities to simulate a wide range of fluidmechanics problems.
2DFlow has a user-friendly graphical interface to access its
commonly used functions and features, which include point-and-click
singularity insertion and editing, two- and three-dimensional
graphical representation of flow quantities, and interactive
animation of the flow field.
Dynaflow, Inc.
10621-J Iron Bridge Road
Jessup, MD
20794
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