In Brief

By Christine M. Ferrara, Associate Editor -- Design News, January 18, 1999

SolderPlus paste solder from EFD Inc. is an alternative to single-point soldering in wire harness assembly operations, the company says. SolderPlus is a tacky blend of flux-coated alloy particles that can be applied to every contact in advance, then heated individually or batch-reflowed with any standard method to produce strong, reliable electrical connections every time, the company adds.

CHO-VER SHIELD^TM EMI shielding covers from Chomerics are for shielding cellular handsets, PCS, and other small packages. The covers combine a slim-profile, metallized plastic with a low-closure force conductive elastomer gasket. CHO-VER SHIELD can be used to shield selected portions of a pc board.

Workholding and automation components from Fairlane Products Inc. include Swivots® ball units, hard-metric Swivots, mini Swivots, and rest pads. Swivots swivel-action ball unit modular workholding components improve part positioning and holding in pneumatic, manual, and hydraulic clamping devices.

The smartEDDY® cylinder liner inspection system from SE Systems Inc. detects flaws while measuring the inside and outside diameters of both rough and final machined liners. This fully automatic, non-destructive system takes individual liners from a conveyor track and places them on a turntable that rotates at 200 rpm.

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