TC-2030 and TC-2035 thermally conductive adhesives were developed to enable design of more compact, reliable and higher performing automotive electronics assemblies. Are two-part, heat-cured silicone technologies. TC-2030 has a thermal conductivity of 2.7 W/mK. Reportedly provides improvement in elongation performance. Has bond line thickness of 130µm. TC-2035 helps manage heat in automotive applications, including power electronics. Has 3.3 W/mK thermal conductivity and BLT as low as 50µm. Bonds to thermal substrates, including direct bonding copper, high-density interconnect, low-temperature co-fired ceramic and printed circuit boards. Sustains performance at temperatures reaching 200°C.
Dow Corning, www.dowcorning.com
BluePrint-PCB v. 3.6 software integrates BluePrint-PCB and Cadence OrCAD PCB Designer and Allegro PCB Layout tools. Integration automates the PCB documentation process for Cadence tools and eliminates all manual file transfer between applications. Automatically extracts and loads OrCAD and Allegro data. Works with new and existing PCB layouts. Automatically updates documentation packages created through the integration. Creates or updates existing documents directly from Allegro PCB Design System menus. EDA data transfer occurs automatically in the background. Sets hatch patterns for copper on PCB CAD layers, displays IPC standard annotation labels denoting the flip (mirror) status, displays process step filtered by an assembly variant in an assembly PCB view or process step chart. Sets drill symbol size for each hole size.
DownStream Technologies, www.downstreamtech.com
Excellence Analytical Balances feature indicator lights for full visibility that all balance calibration and routine tests are up to date and to ensure it is safe to start weighing. Static sensor indicates whether electrostatic charge is present by automatically checking samples and containers as they are placed on the balance. Fully compatible with LabX laboratory software.
Mettler Toledo, www.mt.com/green-light
PCBTech R6000T inline printed circuit board depaneler handles boards up to 330 x 400mm, has an X、Y、A cutting speed of 0~100mm/s, and ±0.02mm repeatability. Cutting precision is ±0.1mm. Conveyor height is 900 ±50mm. Spindle rotational speed reaches 60000rpm max. Machine is 1300mm x 2150mm x 1700mm (height). Servo motors. Uses Windows 2007 OS.
Global Electronics, theglobalelectronics.com
More than 500 SparkFun open source schematic and printed circuit board designs have been released on the Upverter cloud-based electrical engineering platform. Designs can be used as part of an existing design or to start a new project.
Upverter, http://upverter.com/sparkfun/
FloEFD concurrent computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software incorporates Monte-Carlo radiation modeling for thermo-optical performance, and advanced multicore meshing of complex geometries which permits faster simulation. Monte-Carlo radiation modeling is important for precise analysis of geometric effects in optics, such as the refraction and reflection of radiation absorptive media; for example, lens focusing. Provides a unique boundary layer treatment and, when combined with robust meshing capable of capturing highly complex geometries automatically, it enables accurate predict complex thermo-optic behavior. This is ideal for applications such as automobile lighting, consumer luminaire design, and video/photography-related products. Supports fluid-structure interaction through a mesh-based parallel code coupling interface bridge. Allows export of CFD analysis data for finite element analysis (FEA) in a wide range of popular structural simulation programs, thereby enabling users to conduct multi-disciplinary analyses. 0
Mentor Graphics, www.mentor.com