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Interfacing component catalogue
Distributor of test probes and spring contacts Coda Systems Ltd has published a 12-page full-colour catalogue that is available by request from its website in either print format or as a downloadable PDF. Dedicated to interfacing components, spring contacts and mating contacts, the catalogue describes 29 series of spring contacts suited for use in a range of data, power and battery-charging applications. The catalogue includes diagrammes of the components as well as product specifications for each item. Information also is provided on the options available for each product including the range of tip styles, receptacles and mating contact lands suited for the various plugs described. Product samples can be requested by e-mail.
Coda Systems Ltd
Halstead, UK  +44 1787 478 678  www.coda-systems.co.uk

Product specification CD-ROM
Offered on a CD-ROM, the ISO Technical Product Specification (TPS) collection provides a common language for product and contract specifications and other communication along global supply chains. The TPS collection is the latest compilation in the series of ISO Standards Collections, which are available in print or electronic formats. The CD-ROM contains complete information on 242 standards. “It is hard to overstate the importance of the standards included on this collection,” comments Dr Henrik S. Nielsen, Chair of ISO technical committee ISO/TC 213, which developed 106 of the 242 standards on the CD-ROM. “They quite simply form the base that supports the entire global manufacturing industry and enables worldwide communication of the geometrical requirements for manufactured goods.” The CD-ROM includes the standards developed by ISO/TC 213, dimensional and geometrical product specifications and verification, as well as relevant standards developed by other ISO technical committees such as ISO/TC 10.
International Organisation for Standardisation
Geneva, Switzerland  +41 22 749 0111  www.iso.org

Optical sensing resources
Miniature photonics specialist Ocean Optics offers OEMs a number of manuals, datasheets, engineering drawings and educational articles on its website located at www.oceanoem.com. Included on the site under the Resources section are brochures in PDF format for the company’s products such as its HR2000, HR4000 and series spectrometers and its RedEye oxygen-sensing device, which can be used during the inspection of medical and pharmaceutical packaging. OEM data sheets for several of the company’s products are also offered. The data sheets offered on the site include technical product information such as optical resolution, electrical performance, mechanical diagrammes and descriptions of the available communication interfaces. Among the featured articles on the website is a guide on selecting a spectrometer for OEM applications, a primer on transmissive pH sensing and an article on free-space optical coupling.
Ocean Optics
Ostfildern, Germany  +49 7113 416 960  www.oceanoptics.eu

Kaizen event reference book
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) has announced the release of a reference book titled Kaizen Event Fieldbook: Foundation, Framework and Standard Work for Effective Events. The book details the strategies, tools and techniques required for conducting effective lean events. According to SME, kaizen event effectiveness is a prerequisite for lean transformation success. Written by Mark R. Hamel, a lean Six Sigma implementation consultant, the book was designed to meet the needs of both new and experienced lean practitioners. The book reviews the foundation required for implementing a successful kaizen event from initial strategy development to event execution to follow through.
Society of Manufacturing Engineers
Dearborn, MI, USA  +1 313 425 3000  www.sme.org