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High-speed cardiac modeling comes to personal computers, smartphones [Add to Safe Senders List]( | If you can't view this email, please [click here]( 9 April 2019 [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 [] [AS9100D Certified Fasteners — Free CAD Downloads]( [AS9100D certified fasteners — complimentary CAD downloads]( Accurate Screw Machine Corp. (ASM) [Accurate Screw Machine (ASM)]( is now AS9100 Rev D and ISO9001:2015 certified. Offering print-to-part manufacturing of captive screw assemblies and custom designed parts with lead times of 1-2 weeks. The aerospace and defense industry relies on ASM’s fast response time of quotes and [products](. 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[Tech Met]( provides chemical milling and surface treatment [post-processing services]( for some of the world’s most advanced additive applications including NASA engine platforms. Available on printed alloys of aluminum, titanium, Inconel, cobalt chrome, and other high temperature corrosion resistant metals. Tech Met’s post-processing can enhance a part’s surface characteristics, reduce surface roughness, improve fatigue performance, remove unwanted surface particles or crystalline morphologies, and prepare surfaces for dye penetrant or other inspection processes. Call Tech Met today: 412-678-8277. [Learn more]( [] [New Spirawave® Wave Spring Series]( [New Spirawave® wave spring series]( Smalley [Smalley]( nested [Spirawave® wave springs]( are now available as standards. These flat wire springs are coiled in parallel with multiple turns to produce high loads, and are ideal for applications requiring high forces in tight spaces. When replacing single-turn wave spring stacks with one nested spring, misalignment and uneven loading are eliminated, simplifying assembly. Standard or custom, Smalley will provide you the right part, in the right material, with No Tooling Charges™. [Learn more]( R&D REPORT [High-speed cardiac modeling comes to personal computers, smartphones]( [High-speed cardiac modeling comes to personal computers, smartphones]( A new approach developed by researchers from Georgia Institute of Technology and Rochester Institute of Technology [enables use of conventional web browsers]( or even smartphones to conduct high-performance cardiac dynamics simulations. For more on this subject, subscribe to the Engineering360 e-Newsletter [Medical Equipment Design Video Edition](. [View now]( [UPS to deliver medical samples via unmanned drones]( [UPS to deliver medical samples via unmanned drones]( The current system involves medical samples and specimens being transported across the healthcare system via courier cars. Drone transport [allows for on-demand and same-day delivery]( with the ability to avoid roadway delays, increase medical delivery efficiency, lower costs, and deliver potentially life-saving benefits. [More videos](... [Learn more]( [] [Save space, improve battery life using voltage level translation solution]( [Save space, improve battery life using voltage level translation solution]( Texas Instruments HVAL The [2N7001T]( is a single, low-power device for voltage level translation scaling between 1.65 V to 3.6 V, replacing four or more discrete components without compromise to your design. The 2N7001T helps improve battery life by dramatically reducing the current leakage associated with low-cost discrete FET and resistor components. Learn more. [View now]( [] [Z-Trak 3D Laser Profilers]( [Z-Trak 3D laser profilers]( Teledyne DALSA Feature-rich with a powerful technological foundation, the [Z-Trak series]( delivers accurate and repeatable results for in-line measurement and inspection tasks. Factory calibrated for field deployment, [Z-Trak]( delivers high accuracy across different surface reflectance, and features multiple laser options for 3D applications. [Learn more]( [] [Chillers for Low and Ultra-Low Temperature Process Cooling]( [Chillers for low and ultra-low temperature process cooling]( Thermonics Corp., an inTEST Company Thermonics' [Cryogenic Chillers]( (-120° C) and [Portable Chillers]( (-80° C) are highly reliable process chillers for low and ultra-low temperature process cooling. The chiller systems are compatible with a variety of heat transfer fluids, providing high capacity cooling for demanding applications in the automotive, energy, chemical, mil-aero, medical, and semiconductor industries. [View now]( [] [Measure Vibration with ACE Vibro Checker]( [Measure vibration with ACE Vibro Checker]( ACE Controls Inc. Localize and eliminate disruptive vibrations with our complimentary app for iPhone. Get product recommendations based on precise measurement in three axes. Customized vibration damping based on individual machine data entries, such as weight. Shock, vibration, and noise are reduced with [ACE]( [Learn more]( [] [Insulation System Design with Mastics & Facings]( [Insulation system design with mastics and facings]( Johns Manville Insulating chilled water applications require a well-sealed system, but it can be a challenge to mitigate condensation by preventing vapor drive. Johns Manville is teaming up with Design Polymerics to bring you the [live webinar]( Optimizing Insulation System Design with Mastics and Facings, on [April 17 at 2:00 PM ET](. [View now]( PRODUCT WATCH [Heavy duty, high speed, high force]( EDRIVE Actuators, Inc. The Eliminator HD heavy duty ball screw linear actuator provides strong, durable, and precise linear motion for industrial automation. [More info](... [] [Heavy Duty, High Speed, High Force]( [Learn more]( [Gas bubblers]( IEEE GlobalSpec, Inc. Gas bubblers are laboratory equipment used to exclude air from a system carrying out chemical reactions by functioning as a one-way valve. [More info](... [] [Gas bubblers]( [View now]( TECHNOLOGY TRENDS [April brings showers — and pothole repairs]( [April brings showers — and pothole repairs]( According to the Spring Pothole Report, the [2019 pothole season is already a doozy]( brought on by an early freeze, then warmer weather, more freezing, and ultimately a bomb cyclone. What are science and engineering doing to alleviate the suffering of motorists and highway departments? More from [Building & Design](... [View now]( [Self-driving machine suctions apples from trees]( [Self-driving machine suctions apples from trees]( The self-driving, tractor-like vehicle travels through apple orchards with assistance from lidar technology. Using image recognition technology, the system is [capable of determining the ripeness]( of apples and then suctioning individual apples off the tree and placing them in an onboard container. More from [Food & Beverage Technology](... [Learn more]( CHALLENGE OF THE MONTH [] [This Month's Challenge Sponsored by NewAge Industries, Inc. / AdvantaPure]( [This month's challenge sponsored by NewAge Industries, Inc. / AdvantaPure]( [Clear antimicrobial tubing](. Clearflo® Ag-47 is designed to protect liquids from harmful bacteria that can result in taste transfer, odors, and illnesses. NSF listed. [View now]( [Challenging Charges]( High-precision measurements of charge have been based on large quantities of matter atoms. Antimatter, however, is extremely difficult to produce. How, then, can its charge be measured precisely to confirm the Standard Model of physics? [Answer/Discuss]( TECH ARTICLE [] [Reduce costs and develop more accurate tooling with polyurethane foam]( “In manufacturing, tooling is the process of designing and engineering the tools necessary to produce the parts or components needed to develop the final product. It can include work-holding tools such as jigs or fixtures; cutting tools such as milling and grinding machines; dies, molds, and patterns for sheet metals and plastics; and welding and inspection fixtures.” [Read this article in its entirety](. This article is provided by [General Plastics Manufacturing Co](. [Learn more]( Issue 20A | Vol 19 [Electronics360]( [Datasheets360]( [CR4]( © 2019 IEEE GlobalSpec. All rights reserved, 201 Fuller Road, Suite 202 Albany, NY, 12203 - 800.261.2052. 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