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Interconnect guide
A product guide details a company’s line of power interconnects designed to address the board-to-board, cable-to-board and panel and I/O applications requiring high power or durability. These products are suited for use in medical equipment and devices. The guide details several additions that have recently been made to the company’s Rugged/Power product line. One of these products is a space-saving IP68-rated sealed rectangular system featuring either Mini Mate isolated power or rugged Tiger Eye interfaces. Also available is a high-speed coax cable system and flex circuits with rugged Edge Rate connector strips or Searay high-density arrays. Other notable rugged interconnects include a 2-mm pitch discrete wire assembly with the high-reliability Tiger Eye multi-finger BeCu contact system. New power application solutions include an expansion of the PowerStrip interface family with 10-A and 25-A hermaphroditic pass-through systems as well as the new high speed Q Rate interface with a space-saving slim body design and integral power and ground plane.
Samtec Germany
Germering, Germany  
+49 8989 4600  
www.samtec.com

Multiphysics simulation guidebook
A free e-book explains how multiphysics modelling tools can enable businesses to cut costs and boost productivity. In four case studies and an accompanying podcast, a variety of companies including one active in the biomedical sector describe how multiphysics simulation has helped their business. The Manager’s Guide to Productivity Gains with Multiphysics Simulation can be downloaded from the manufacturer’s website in Flash and PDF formats. A free CD-ROM titled the Comsol Conference CD, which outlines more than 400 presentations, papers and videos from a company-sponsored annual multiphysics modelling conference, is also available.
Comsol Inc.
Burlington, MA, USA  +1 781 273 3322  www.comsol.com

Inhaler testing brochure
A brochure from inhaler test equipment supplier Copley Scientific has been expanded for 2010. Spanning 88 pages, the reference document is designed to help those seeking to interpret regulatory guidance and understand new inhaler testing methodologies. A comprehensive guide for the characterisation of orally inhaled and nasal drug products, the brochure describes in detail how to use the company’s range of inhaler test equipment.

The brochure makes reference to the changing regulatory environment resulting from the adoption of ICH Q8, Q9 and Q10 guidelines. In addition, it details specific changes in, for example, regulatory requirements for nebuliser testing.
Showcasing the company’s range of cascade impactors, the brochure also introduces new additions to the company’s line of abbreviated impactors for rapid screening in addition to dissolution testing equipment for inhaled drugs and a series of semi-automation devices that streamline cascade impactor measurement. The brochure can be viewed online or downloaded from the company’s website.
Copley Scientific
Nottingham, UK  +44 1159 616 229
www.copleyscientific.com

Online data-logger selection guide
An online data-logger selection guide from Dickson Co. is designed to help manufacturers find appropriate technology for monitoring temperature, humidity, pressure or electronic signal events. Multiple selection factors are provided including instrument displays; remote probe availability; operating ranges; alarm options; wireless, Ethernet, battery and outlet-powered options; and cost.

Users can mix and match various features until they identify the range of instruments that match their specifications. “We know that the data logger or chart recorder that is the best fit for one user’s application may not work well for another,” explains Chris Sorensen, Vice President of Sales and Marketing.
Dickson Co.
Addison, IL, USA  +1 630 543 3747  www.dicksondata.com