Application Solutions (page 17)
- Compact programmable power supplies keep fuse box ATE system size to a minimum
To protect wiring and reduce the risks of automobile fires, a complex combination of relays and fuses is used. Thorough production testing of the fuse box is…
- Highly efficient DIN rail power supplies offer space savings for packaging machinery
To meet today’s 24-hour order-to-delivery consumer demand, distribution centres, warehousing and logistic companies are relying heavily on automation. This minimises labour costs and reduces the period of…
- Wide temperature range AC-DC modules power weather monitoring equipment
Equipment used for monitoring weather and climate conditions is now being used to assess profitability of potential wind power sites. By using lasers, very accurate measurements can…
- Compact, conduction cooled power modules power ‘green’ heat sources
Smart buildings are being heated using very innovative sources of energy, including waste heat generated from microprocessors used by green datacentres. The processors are situated locally in…
- Automotive Hardware in the Loop simulators utilise programmable power supplies
HiL (Hardware-in-the-Loop) simulators are used early on in the development process for a number of automotive products, including powertrain systems and electronic control modules. As time to…
- Conduction/convection cooled power supplies selected for laser cutting machinery
The use of lasers to cut a variety of materials is now well established in the CNC (Computer Numerical Control) machine industry. Laser diode lifetimes are now…
- Mass spectrometer bespoke Power+ Solution developed for automotive material testing
Mass spectrometry is a reliable way of predicting the identity and the quantity of compounds in samples. The automotive industry is now using this technology to analyse…
- How highly accurate programmable power supplies are used to control heater temperatures
Heaters are often used in the manufacturing of semiconductors to bond dies to wafers. For this process, the temperature has to be controlled accurately to ensure repeatability…
- Why limited lifetime warranty power supplies chosen for cathodic protection systems
Cathodic protection techniques are used to reduce metal corrosion by making the structure the cathode and a more easily corrodible, sacrificial metal to act as the anode.…
- Dual output, rack mount power supplies save space for a wafer stepper manufacturer
The word “stepper” is a shortened version of term “step-and-repeat camera”. Used in semiconductor wafer fabrication for ICs, the stepper projects an image on to a silicon…