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CADSTAR 3D has been upgraded to include increased functionality and performance improvements.

New windows XP functions include drag and drop loading of designs, floating toolbars and modeless and dockable dialogues for Design Browser and DRC Results. Registration of file extensions with Windows Explorer allow a design to be opened by double clicking on its icon.

Design transfer has also been enhanced to optionally ignore objects on the inner electrical layers, which are unnecessary for carrying out 3-D checking functions, reducing memory required and increasing the application speed. STL file importing is reportedly up to 100 times faster, with design file sizes reduced by approx. 10%.

Other improvements include: custom views, new commands for grouping and ungrouping geometrical objects, and automatic selection of entities for DRC and collision check functions. Keepout volumes can be viewed in a semi-transparent format and a PCB design can be merged into an existing 3-D design, preserving enclosure positions.

CADSTAR 3D 4.4 is priced from $5,000. For more information, visit www.cadstarworld.com/3d

Zuken, zuken.com

Series 62 Cleanroom stainless steel tables are suitable for Class 100,000 to Class 10. Will not crack, chip, corrode or generate particulates; ideal in applications where heavier loads or impact would cause standard Formica tables to crack or break.

The easy-to-assemble tables have heavy-gauge stainless steel construction, including legs, gussets and underside bracing. The under-table cross-bracing gives the table a strong, flat work surface supported by square, tubular support legs. There is also a heavy-duty, leg-leveling glide.

The Series 62RT recessed tabletop has a ¾" liquid-tight recessed center area ideal for containing liquids. Options include an "X" bottom with drain or welded-in sink and water gooseneck. Additional options include adjustable legs, drawers, foot rest, goosenecks, keyboard pull-out trays, outlet strips, casters with leg braces, cut outs, upper and lower shelves and a rounded front edge.

Clean Air Products, cleanairproducts.com

Ready-to-use temperature sensors are available from stock for immediate delivery, in a variety of thermocouple and platinum RTD configurations. Configurations include immersible and surface sensors. RTD resistances are 100 or 1000 ohms. Lead wires are in either two- or three-wire configurations with one-meter length.

Ideal for testing, prototype and pre-production applications.

RdF Corp., rdfcorp.com

DEK has enhanced the machine maintenance and monitoring features of Interactiv Internet-based support, to allow remedial actions to be planned during scheduled maintenance visits.

Machine owners can also call-up the service history of each machine in the enterprise by remotely accessing the Merlin database, and can identify and check availability of spare parts and upgrades while standing at the machine.

The new predictive maintenance capability is enabled by ISCAN (Intelligent Scalable Control Area Network) , which enhances control and monitoring of machine subsystems and is featured on the latest Instinctiv and Micron-class machines. The CAN fieldbus allows monitoring of subsystem parameters, such as operating voltages and temperatures, which is stored in on-board memory. Using Interactiv to analyze this data remotely allows a range of subsystem conditions to be anticipated before failure. Maintenance or replacement can then be planned to coincide with a regular maintenance visit.

DEK, dek.com

PEM fasteners for thin stainless steel sheets provide solutions for attachment applications where corrosion resistance and thinner, lighter designs must be satisfied. Typically specified for assemblies in challenging environments, including the medical and foodservice industries.

Self-clinching fasteners in the product line made from 400 series stainless steel include PFC4 panel fasteners, which incorporate captive screws to reduce loose parts; SO4 through-hole threaded standoffs (available unthreaded for spacing multi-panel assemblies); BSO4 blind threaded standoffs designed for stacking or spacing; and FH4 flush-head studs.

The product line also includes SP PEM 300 nuts, whose corrosion resistance is similar to 300 series stainless steel. All are machined from specially hardened stainless steels and can be installed permanently in stainless sheets as thin as .030”/0.8 mm.

Non-clinch fasteners for use in stainless steel include PFS SNAP-IN panel fasteners -- which can be installed without tools -- and PFF HYBRID floating panel fasteners featuring a flare-mount design to enable “floating” in mounting holes.

PennEngineering Fastening Technologies, pennfast.com

The 1263 SMT Box Receptacle is a horizontal terminal, and the 1265 SMT Box Receptacle is a vertical terminal. Both have entry capability on either end, and offer a small footprint, high current rating, high locational tolerance, low insertion force and a reliable connection by way of a high pressure contact area.

Current rating is 3 amps and mates with a 0.025" square or round pin with entry on either end. Can accommodate a minimum of twelve mating cycles without degradation.

Designed for automation with existing pick-and-place equipment and the Surf-Shooter SMTT feeder system—to avoid fixturing and hand placement. Available in surface-mount tape pockets for use with a standard tape and reel feeder.

Zierick Manufacturing Corp., zierick.com