PECM Issue 16 2015 | Page 130

Product News Save time and money with Lindapter The adjustable nature of Lindapter’s steelwork connections is providing timesaving and cost-effective solutions for contractors installing pipework. Lindapter clamps such as the Type AAF allow lateral adjustability, which ensures a quick alignment before tightening with just simple hand tools, eliminating the need for drilling or welding. The new M20 size Type AAF self-adjusts to suit 6mm to 40mm flange thicknesses and is ideal for heavy-duty pipework due to its high capacities in both tensile and frictional loading. Lindapter can even design and manufacture fabricated assemblies for the pipes supporting steelwork too. Visit www.lindapter.com to find out more about Lindapter’s steel-to-steel connections. Densoband aids prevention of concrete surface cracking Winn & Coales Densoband was specifically developed to meet Highways Agency requirements for concrete-toasphalt joints and asphalt-to-asphalt road joints. Now, a new use has been found by CLS Civil Engineering of Brigg, Lincs., which does not rely on Densoband’s longterm water sealing properties. Following discussion with Winn & Coales (Denso) Ltd a 55x8mm version of Densoband was used to provide an expansion joint between the concrete and the steel anchoring in a gap in the channel of a steel anchor plinth base for a wind turbine foundation. The purpose was to prevent cracking on the surface of the concrete base to which the turbine is anchored, which can be caused by temperature differences and the vibration that can arise from movement of the wind tower. The Densoband strip also prevents any stone or gravel debris getting into the channel. Tel: 020 8670 7511 Email: [email protected] www.denso.net eSafe The CEJN eSafe™ pneumatic range is setting new standards within the industry by combining safety with performance. BNM manufactures special fasteners and machined components for critical applications including Oil & Gas, Offshore & Subsea. Product quality and material traceability are our prime concern complemented by our rapid manufacturing and delivery service. The eSafe™ range is designed to create a safer work place environment by eliminating the hose whip which is currently the main risk with pneumatic systems. eSafe ™ has the highest flow on the coupling market which ensures maximum energy to the tool and is leak free which can help you achieve your ESOS energy saving targets. Savings of up to 30% can be achieved using our eSafe™ Safety Range. CEJN are showcasing eSafe at The Advanced Engineering 2015 Show in November. Alloys ranging from L7M to N07718 & N10276 are machined to produce an infinite range of bespoke components & special fasteners. High criticality fasteners, TR3101, Nace, Norsok, PED & 3.2 certification are routine requirements at our facility in South Yorkshire UK, which exports worldwide. Chemical, metallurgical, mechanical and non-destructive testing are performed to accompany a full range of heat treatment and surface coating services. www.cejnuk.com Email: [email protected] The Woodlands® Resort goes mobile – with LEGIC Connect New avalanche photodiodes offer high sensitivities for red and green light From now on, guests of The Woodlands Resort & Conference Center near Houston, Texas can open their hotel room with their own smartphone. LEGIC provides its secure and proven trusted service LEGIC Connect. The latter deploys smartcards onto smartphones – at the touch of a button. The Woodlands Resort & Conference Center with its 406 rooms is the first hotel in Texas providing its guests a very special experience: access a room, call an elevator or open external entry doors by simply holding the personal smartphone up to the reader. This new, state-of-the-art technology is provided by LEGIC Connect and Kaba’s mobile access solutions. At the Woodlands property, which is owned by The Howard Hughes Corporation®, LEGIC Connect facilitated a fast mobile set up and now, it ensures a reliable and highly secure guest experience. Based on LEGIC’s Software Development Kit, Woodlands’ own app was created. Email: [email protected] www.legic.com Phytron space engines power the cameras of the DAWN space probe The final frontier Space flight of the 21st century has not even left our solar system and already fills the people with wonder, through stunning images and data. Step by step, the extreme environment of space is being conquered in ambitious scientific missions such as DAWN. The space probe DAWN has been on a journey through our solar system since 2007, exploring the asteroid Vesta and the dwarf planet Ceres. The fact that DAWN is still sending high-resolution pictures to Earth even after eight years in space is owed to the developers of the two framing cameras. VSS space precision stepper motors by the company Phytron (diameter 25, 200step) adjust the filter wheels of two onboard cameras and drive the spindle-driven mechanism of the flap that protects the sensitive camera lens from dirt and damage. The Phytron VSS motors, originally optimized for vacuum use, provide the basis for space-qualified VSS space designs. A variety of modifications protect the motor from vibrational loads during rocket launch. Materials and tests are extensively documented. www.phytron.eu 130 PECM Issue 16 www.tachart.com First Sensor presents the Series 8r silicon avalanche photodiodes (APDs) with high sensitivities in the red and green wavelength range. The APDs feature a flat gain curve where the internal amplification rises slowly with the applied reverse bias voltage. Therefore, the Series 8r allows for easy and accurate adjustments of high gain factors. The new photodiodes are ideal for applications which demand fast rise times and low capacitance. The Series 8r provides APD chips with active areas of different sizes. The devices are available in leadless ceramic-carrier SMD packages or hermetically sealed TO housings. The very flat SMD packages can be equipped with different band-pass filters on request. Further, First Sensor offers custom avalanche photodiodes v