FireWire high flex round and flat cable assemblies are said to provide motion control and vision systems with reliable flex life performance. Reportedly maintain stable attenuation over the flex life. Designed to meet the demands associated with motion control and vision systems. Will flex with no bit errors or loss of data. 
 
Round cable assemblies have been tested to achieve 5 million cycles in rolling flex motions on bend radius of 50 mm. Flat cable assemblies have been tested to achieve 20 million cycles in rolling flex motions on bend radius of 20 mm. Come in two, three, 4.5 and 7.7 m, or custom sizes.
 
W. L. Gore & Associates, www.gore.com


 
 
 

Three new lens colors for protective eyewear are available: dark gray and SCT gray (for outdoor glare) and amber (for low light). Meet ANSI and OSHA requirements and are CSA-certified. Designed for comfort all day, the eyewear features anti-fog, scratch-resistant, anti-UV lens coatings. Wraparound polycarbonate lenses for clear peripheral vision and eye protection. Adjustable temple lengths and soft, flexible nose-piece.
 

Samsung’s RF30 series reflow soldering systems has been added to the SP450V screen printer, SM and CP Series component placement systems, and associated board handling systems, to provide a full turnkey line.
  
Features include a Windows-based operator interface, a multifunctional heating system. Double-covered insulated heating zone construction is said to feature multi-ejection nozzles and fans circulating air in five directions. Dual-active cooling zones with variable speed fans reportedly bring the board temperature below the liquid state at a controlled rate. Available in 8, 10 and 12 heated zones, plus two cooling-zone configurations.

Dynatech Technology, www.dynatechsmt.com

PCB Raptor features a pressure-foot brush assembly for depanelizing PCBs. Mills, drills, routes and engraves at feeds up to a reported 600" per minute. Designed the rapid in-house PCB routing. The 60,000-rpm spindle is said to mill precision geometries required by high frequency and microwave applications. Can machine most electronics materials, including G10, FR-4, EMI-proof aluminum, copper, stainless steel, gold, Delrin, Torlon, Delmat, Kapton, Lexan and many other plastics and metals. The use of low-pitch precision ball screws on the EX model reportedly results in a resolution of ± 0.00008", an absolute accuracy of ± 0.0005", and a relative accuracy of ± 0.0002".
 
Datron, www.datrondynamics.com