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10 Kinds of Thermoplastics and What You Can Do with Them Featured in this issue: [ASCO™ Solenoid Valves Comply with the U.S. SDWA Section 1417](#g1) | [New Liquid Pump Platform with Great Price/Performance Ratio](#g2) | [Smarter Solutions with TE Connectivity Sensors at Digi-Key](#g3) | [HP Multi Jet Fusion Technology is Reinventing Business](#g4) | [Need to Enhance Product Reliability?](#g5) | [How to Design Longer-lasting, Better-performing Gear Drives](#g6) | [Introducing the Smallest Wave Springs on the Market](#p1) | [Need a Custom Cable to Achieve the Impossible?](#s1) | [Seal-less Magnetic Coupled Centrifugal Pumps, Type NMR](#s2) | [Vapor Recovery? LPG Transfer? Natural Gas Boosting?](#s3) | [Municipal Sewage Treatment Solution for Class A Biosolids](#b1) | [Clean Signals for 100G and 400G Applications](#b2) [Add to Safe Senders List]( | If you can't view this email, please [click here]( 9 January 2018 [Share with a friend]( [IEEE SPECS & TECHS - Your Industrial Market Resource for Product, News, Technology & Applications] [IEEE SPECS & TECHS - Your Industrial Market Resource for Product, News, Technology & Applications] TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS [] [ASCOâ„¢ solenoid valves comply with the U.S. SDWA Section 1417]( [ASCO™ Solenoid Valves Comply with the U.S. SDWA Section 1417]( ASCO Emerson offers ASCO™ solenoid valves that comply with the U.S. Safe Drinking Water Act Section 1417. Regulations which restrict lead content in devices used on water systems present new design issues for OEMs and installers. The ASCO solenoid valves are available in lead-free brass, stainless steel, and NSF-approved composite constructions. Additionally, ASCO solenoid valves provide the industry's broadest range of characteristics in pipe size, pressure or temperature ratings, and flow coefficients. For further information, please visit [www.asco.com/leadfree](. [View now]( [] [New New Liquid Pump Platform with Great Price/Performance Ratio]( [New Liquid Pump Platform with Great Price/Performance Ratio]( KNF Neuberger, Inc. KNF introduces [FF 12 and FF 20]( diaphragm pumps to aspirate, transfer, and pressurize liquids and liquid/gas mixtures. Linearly-adjustable flow rates to 230 mL/min at up to 44 psig. Self-prime to 5.8 — 10.5 InHg. Available with brushless-DC motors for service up to 20,000 hours or more, and brush-DC motors for applications not requiring such a long life. Optimizing options available for applications in medical device/diagnostics, reprographics, lab equipment, energy, cosmetics, cleaning/disinfection, and more. [Learn more]( [] [Smarter Solutions with TE Connectivity Sensors at Digi-Key]( [Smarter Solutions with TE Connectivity Sensors at Digi-Key]( Digi-Key Electronics [TE]( is a leader in the design and manufacture of NTC thermistors, RTDs, thermocouples, thermopiles, digital output and customized [sensor]( assemblies. Building on TE's long-standing experience, we offer TE's solutions for a wide range of temperature measurement, control, and compensation applications. TE’s broad selection of temperature [sensor products]( meet the specific sensing demands of critical OEM applications, including medical, aerospace, automotive, instrumentation appliances, motor control, and HVACR. [View now]( [] [HP Multi Jet Fusion Technology is reinventing business]( [HP Multi Jet Fusion Technology is Reinventing Business]( Hewlett Packard Specialty Printing Systems Read how HP puts HP Multi Jet Fusion Technology into practice to reinvent their own business. HP knows a powerful technology when it sees one. In this case study, read how HP engineers used the HP Jet Fusion 3D printing solution to cut the cost of producing parts for its own large-format printers while accelerating production and improving part quality. [Download the case study to learn more](. [Learn more]( [] [Need to Enhance Product Reliability?]( [Need to Enhance Product Reliability?]( Cincinnati Sub-Zero People count on your products to be safe and reliable. Our environmental chambers can aid reliability testing by providing environmental extremes like temperature, humidity, altitude, vibration, and more. We offer a full range of [environmental test chambers]( and solutions to meet our customers’ most demanding environmental testing requirements. [View our product catalog](. [View now]( [] [How to Design Longer-lasting, Better-performing Gear Drives]( [How to Design Longer-lasting, Better-performing Gear Drives]( IEEE GlobalSpec, Inc. [This presentation]( covers the fundamentals of gear design for efficient, long-lasting gearing systems. It will explain how torque, size limitations, shaft orientations, and backlash calculations affect wear and how you can prevent this early on. [Learn more]( [] [Introducing Smallest Wave Springs on the Market]( [Introducing the Smallest Wave Springs on the Market]( Smalley Smalley’s popular C (imperial) and CM (metric) Series have been expanded. Smalley’s newly-expanded manufacturing capabilities now allow us to design and manufacture [Wave Springs]( and Retaining Rings down to 0.165 in. or 4 mm diameters with No-Tooling-Charges™ on specials. [Smalley Wave Springs]( can replace conventional coil springs while occupying only half the space and providing the same force and deflection. [Request complimentary samples today]( [Learn more]( R&D REPORT [10 Kinds of Thermoplastics and What You Can Do with Them]( [10 Kinds of Thermoplastics and What You Can Do with Them]( Thermoplastic — plastic material that is pliable above certain temperatures, capable of being molded and re-shaped but that can also solidify when cooled — is a common ingredient found in everything from toys to electronics. This article lists [10 types and their uses](. For more on this subject, subscribe to the Engineering360 e-Newsletter [Materials Solutions](. [View now]( [{sec6_editem2_img1_alt}]( [Watch Robots Participate in S. Korea's Winter Olympics Torch Relay]( The last leg of the Olympic torch relay in Daejeon has been completed in preparation for the PyeongChang Winter Olympics 2018 in South Korea. Hubo, a [humanoid robot]( performed its task as a torch relay runner. [More videos](... [Learn more]( [] [Need a Custom Cable to Achieve the Impossible?]( [Need a Custom Cable to Achieve the Impossible?]( New England Wire Technologies Corporation From the [Litz wire]( used in high frequency inductors and transformers to the micro-miniature coaxial cable used in [surgical]( robots, our custom products have been advancing innovation for 120 years. [New England Wire Technologies]( offers collaborative design and development, and concurrent engineering. Dream beyond today’s technology! Achieve the impossible! [Contact us today](. [View now]( [] [Seal-less Magnetic Coupled Centrifugal Pumps Type NMR]( [Seal-less Magnetic Coupled Centrifugal Pumps, Type NMR]( Dickow Pump Company, Inc. Dickow's NMR pump is [a seal-less magnetic drive design](. The containment shell replaces mechanical seals with external fluid reservoirs and necessary control equipment. • [NMR pumps]( offer exceptional benefits to chemical, petrochemical, and allied industries. • The hermetically-sealed, leak-free design protects the environment. • Manufacturing [metallic pumps]( for over 100 years. • [Magnetic driven NMR pumps]( are designed to improve plant and personal safety, especially when handling toxic, explosive, or other dangerous liquids. [Learn more]( [] [Vapor Recovery? LPG Transfer? Natural Gas Boosting?]( [Vapor Recovery? LPG Transfer? Natural Gas Boosting?]( FLSmidth The [FLSmidth® Ful-Vane™ rotary vane compressor]( is built robustly for long service life, having only three moving parts. Combined with low operating speeds, minimizing wear and vibration, it’s designed to outlast other compressors, saving money on power and maintenance costs. [Learn more](... [View now]( [] [Municipal Sewage Treatment Solution For Class A Biosolids]( [Municipal Sewage Treatment Solution for Class A Biosolids]( Wyssmont Company, Inc. Wyssmont delivered the largest, shop assembled [TURBO-DRYER®]( to a municipal sewage treatment plant to dry sludge and produce Class A biosolids. The 15% solids (85% moisture) in the feed are handled and dried [in the TURBO-DRYER]( without backfeed. Most dryer types require dry solids backfeed to handle the wet feed. [Learn more]( [] [Clean Signals for 100G and 400G Applications]( [Clean Signals for 100G and 400G Applications]( Integrated Device Technology New clock synthesizers and jitter attenuators deliver industry-leading phase noise performance for 40G/100G/400G Ethernet timing applications. With up to 20 fs lower phase jitter than other available devices, IDT's [latest timing solutions]( provide extra design margin to help meet stringent system requirements and reduce bit error rates (BER) in datacenter and telecommunication markets. [View now]( PRODUCT WATCH [Portable Test Cart]( SC Hydraulic Engineering Corporation ATEX approved 90 Series Portable Test Cart available with 10 Series pumps and pressures up to 65,000 psi. Equipped with air drive controls, pressure gauges, and stainless steel reservoir. No electricity required. [More info](... [] [Portable Test Cart]( [Learn more]( [Metal Additive Manufacturing: The Evolution of Manufacturing]( SLM Solutions NA, Inc. Metal-based additive manufacturing systems optimize fast and cost-efficient part production. SLM Solutions can take your additive manufacturing to new levels. [More info]( [] [Metal Additive Manufacturing: The Evolution of Manufacturing]( [View now]( TECHNOLOGY TRENDS [{sec11_editem1_img1_alt}]( [How Strong are 3D-printed Metal Parts? Metallurgical Integrity in Metal Additive Manufacturing]( Every materials processing or fabrication method has an impact on the material structure and therefore the properties of the processed material. [Additive manufacturing metallurgy]( has its own unique set of processing-structure-property relationships. More from [Additive Manufacturing](... [View now]( [North America's Largest Underground Nuclear Bunker Composed of 42 Buried School Buses]( [North America's Largest Underground Nuclear Bunker Composed of 42 Buried School Buses]( Not satisfied to simply wait for a worldwide catastrophic event, a North American couple has prepared for possible calamity by constructing the [largest underground nuclear bunker in North America]( made almost entirely of buried school buses. More from [Building & Design](... [Learn more]( CHALLENGE OF THE MONTH [] [{sec12_aditem1_img1_alt}]( [This Month's Challenge Sponsored by Environics, Inc.]( [Environics® Ambient Monitor Calibrators]( with low level ozone generators, down to 2 ppb, facilitate dynamic calibration of ambient analyzers. [View now]( [Fuddled Frequencies]( An AM radio station is located at 800 kHz, and you have a special, perfect radio receiver that can only tune exactly at 800 kHz, excluding all other frequencies. Would you hear it more clearly? Or is there no difference between it and a standard receiver? Would this be true with a similar FM receiver? [Answer/Discuss]( TECH ARTICLE [] [Bottoms Up: How Better Mixer Chilling Can Improve Your Food Process]( "When it comes to cryogenic chilling, processors may be better starting at the bottom. The bottom of their mixer, that is. Strategically injecting cryogens such as carbon dioxide or liquid nitrogen directly into the bottom of a mixture chills food faster, more effectively and at a lower cost..." [Read this article in its entirety](. This article is provided by [Linde North America, Inc](. [Learn more]( [Engineering360]( [Past issues]( [Upcoming Events]( [Send to a friend]( [Newsletter Subscriptions]( [Product Alerts]( [Feedback](mailto:newslettercomments@engineering360.com?subject=Re:%20Specs%20&%20Techs) [Media Kit]( Issue 2A | Vol 18 [Electronics360]( | [Datasheets360]( | [CR4]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( © 2018 IEEE GlobalSpec. All rights reserved, 201 Fuller Road, Suite 202 Albany, NY, 12203 - 800.261.2052. All other products, company names, or other marks appearing in this e-newsletter are the trademarks and property of their respective owners. Please do not reply to this e-mail, as we are unable to respond from this address. 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