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Spend 12 Nights in a Luxury Space Hotel for $9.5 Million Featured in this issue: [Precision Flow Controls for Your Design Solutions](#g1) | [New Metal "Key-Pad" Dome Switches](#g2) | [New Draw-wire Displacement Sensors with 8x Longer Service Life](#g3) | [How Energy Companies Use Zeus FEP Heat Shrink Tubing](#p1) | [Hydraulic Power Take-off Units (PTOs)](#s1) | [Inside a New Architecture for USB-C Applications](#s2) | [White Paper: Composites & Metals: Complementary 3D Printing](#s3) | [Electric Steam Boilers...Small Footprint](#b1) | [Food Grade Conduit Solution](#b2) [Add to Safe Senders List]( | If you can't view this email, please [click here]( 17 April 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] [Epilog Laser Corp.]( TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS [] [Precision Flow Controls for Your Design Solutions]( [Precision Flow Controls for Your Design Solutions]( Clippard Clippard offers a complete line of reliable products including air cylinders, electronic valves, isolation and pinch valves, flow controls, precision regulators, fittings, tubing, and much more. It's your complete source for miniature pneumatic products. Clippard also provides custom solutions and value-added assemblies for all your unique product design requirements. [Please send me a catalog](. Clippard provides innovative products and solutions for today's engineering challenges! [View now]( [] [New Metal 'Key-Pad' Dome Switches]( [New Metal "Key-Pad" Dome Switches]( Keystone Electronics Corp. New [snap action “Key-Pad” dome contacts]( from [Keystone]( are specifically designed as momentary contact for PCBs, flex circuits, and membrane and discrete switches. Unique four-legged shape offers enhanced durability, reliability, and versatility while maintaining exceptional tactile feel for single or double-sided printed circuit boards, flex circuits, and membrane switch panels. Manufactured from Nickel-plated stainless steel, domes are built for harsh environments such as microwaves, vending machines, or any application requiring substantial tactile response along with extensive actuation life. [Learn more]( [] [New Draw-Wire Displacement Sensors with 8 Times Longer Service Life]( [New Draw-wire Displacement Sensors with 8x Longer Service Life]( Micro-Epsilon Group The new draw-wire sensors [WPS-MK88 U45R]( with a non-contact potentiometer achieve 8x more working cycles and are specially designed for high volume, mobile applications such as mobile cranes and elevating work platforms. This new technology, combined with a robust plastic housing and a favorable price/performance ratio, sets new standards in terms of economic efficiency. [View now]( [] [How energy companies use Zeus FEP heat shrink tubing]( [How Energy Companies Use Zeus FEP Heat Shrink Tubing]( Zeus From core sampling to battery encapsulation, [Zeus FEP heat shrinks]( are used every day in the energy industry. Oil and gas exploration rely on FEP’s chemical and temperature resistance while others need abrasion and moisture protection. FEP’s dielectric properties make this heat shrink a preferred option for covering electrical components and wiring. This versatile heat shrink is also available with super-thin walls as low as 0.001 in. (0.0254 mm) and as a Lay-Flat tubing. [Learn more]( R&D REPORT [Spend 12 Nights in a Luxury Space Hotel for $9.5 Million]( [Spend 12 Nights in a Luxury Space Hotel for $9.5 Million]( Startup company Orion Span Inc. announced the development of the [world's first luxury space hotel]( in orbit. It expects to launch the modular station by the end of 2021 and receive its first guests the following year. For more on this subject, subscribe to the Engineering360 e-Newsletter [Aerospace Technology](. [View now]( [Space X Dragon, Floating Wind Farm, and Drones Map Active Volcano]( [Space X Dragon, Floating Wind Farm, and Drones Map Active Volcano]( In this edition of the [Engineering360 News Brief]( see the launch of the Space X Dragon, a floating wind farm off the coast of California, and drones map an active volcano. [More videos](... [Learn more]( [] [Hydraulic power take-off units (PTOs)]( [Hydraulic Power Take-off Units (PTOs)]( jbj Techniques Limited Available in side-load straddle-bearing clutched models, in-line clutched, and non-clutched models. For similar applications as the mechanical [PTOs](. [Hydraulic clutches]( can be used wherever a disconnect is required between driven equipment and the prime mover. [View now]( [] [Inside a New Architecture for USB-C Applications]( [Inside a New Architecture for USB-C Applications]( Renesas Electronics Corporation The current system architecture for dual or multiple USB-C ports is complex and faces challenges. [Read this white paper]( to learn more about a new system architecture that simplifies design while fully supporting all USB-C functions. [Learn more]( [] [White Paper: Composites & Metals: Complementary 3D Printing]( [White Paper: Composites & Metals: Complementary 3D Printing]( Markforged, Inc. How can two high-strength technologies work together to facilitate affordable and effective manufacturing? [Find out]( how composite 3D printing and metal 3D printing work together in this informative white paper. [View now]( [] [Electric Steam Boilers...Small Footprint]( [Electric Steam Boilers...Small Footprint]( Sussman Electric Boilers [Sussman Electric steam boilers]( produce reliable steam up to 150 psig pressure. Small footprint and no combustion air, exhaust vent, or fuel lines required. Quiet operation allows for point-of-use installations. U.S. manufactured with UL, ASME, cUL, NEC, and CSA approvals. Available in carbon or [stainless steel](. [Learn more]( [] [Food Grade Conduit Solution]( [Food Grade Conduit Solution]( Anamet Electrical, Inc. High quality conduit and fittings for a wide range of food grade applications. Anaconda SEALTITE® [Type CNP]( and [Type FG]( are produced in trade sizes 3/8 in. to 2 in. Designed for harsh environment food processing applications from washdown areas to high traffic areas that require conduit to withstand bumps and abrasions. [View now]( PRODUCT WATCH [Data Loggers and Data Recorders]( IEEE GlobalSpec, Inc. Typically used in the field, this device stores data over a period of time and allows data to be downloaded later and stored for the purpose of historical recordkeeping. [More info](... 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[View now]( [Why are Certain Metals Rare or Precious?]( [Why are Certain Metals Rare or Precious?]( Rare earth elements and precious metals have [desirable engineering properties]( or are useful alloying additives, but their availability impacts material cost and restricts usage. How did these elements come into existence? Why are some elements more abundant than others? More from [Chemical Manufacturing](... [Learn more]( CHALLENGE OF THE MONTH [Pollination Puzzle]( Bees move pollen from one flower and carry it to another during pollination. What is the exact procedure that makes this happen? Do the bees pull the pollen with their mouth, with their wings, or some other alternative? 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