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Editor's Choice New Features Make F-Series TeraFrame Gen 3 One of CPI's Most Advanced Cabinets Chatsworth Products (CPI) now offers the newest generation of F-Series TeraFrame, which features an enhanced frame design, new sizes and panels, easier equipment rail adjustment and smarter airflow management to keep pace with today's enterprise data center environment. Airflow and ease-ofinstallation enhancements make the TeraFrame Gen 3 an advanced cabinet. Several updates and improvements have been made to the new generation including a wider vertical exhaust duct on 800 mm models to improve airflow and allow for higher kW, and 52U is available as a standard height. Additionally, improved front door hinge design and spring loaded hinge pin allows quick and effortless door removal and installation. This generation of TeraFrame supports up to 3,000 pounds and also meets the requirements of the new UL2416 listing, which requires standardized load testing. This cabinet has been tested to four times weight capacity. Additionally, the TeraFrame Gen 3 is well suited for high-density server applications. It features a 6-slide frame style that supports rails mid-height, allowing increased load ratings and half-height accessories. The upgraded slide design and reduced hardware simplifies rail adjustment and can decrease labor requirements by as much as 60 percent. As always, the new F-Series TeraFrame cabinet provides all of the thermal and cable management features you have come to expect from CPI, as well as a wide selection of accessories to complete your installation. RF Code Launches the Smallest, Active Asset Management Tag RF Code has introduced the next generation of asset tracking technology to hit the growing data center industry. The M174 active RFID asset tag is a fully-automated, smart and ultra-compact device designed with greater IR power output, improved data transmission for higher accuracy and a selection of application tabs for flexibility in mounting and reuse throughout its lifespan. "The M174 is about 40 percent smaller than our current IT asset tag, but still contains all the functionality of the larger tags including a five-year battery life and the same read range but now in a much smaller package," said Chris Gaskins, vice president of product development at RF Code. Designed for rack-mounted assets, the M174 integrates new advanced features including: IR sensor with four receivers for clear signal transmission from any direction, anti-collision technology for high tag density environments, replaceable tabs allowing easy installation using flag, loop, or thumb-screw tabs and a replaceable tab design enabling reuse over the life of the tag. "After the recent launch of our Mobile Management platform, and now with a new intelligent asset tag in a significantly smaller size, our global sales team is able to provide increased ROI by effectively tracking all IT assets in large data centers," said Chad Riseling, vice president of global sales, RF Code. As the enormity of data growth continues to take center stage in the IT industry, reliance on management systems utilized before this growth are contributing to large risks in security and asset loss at the cost of millions. Manual systems are no longer reliable in providing the type of accuracy needed in a modern data center where innovation is a key part of its architecture. "Designing a smaller tag while boosting features is exactly what our customers are looking for," continued Riseling, "Space and performance is of the utmost importance in a data center; therefore, a smart device that can offer advanced technologies without compromising in performance or being obtrusive in size is precisely the solution needed." "As the average amount of activity taking place in data centers can surpass more than 45 percent of asset movement annually, it is critical in audit and asset control for data center managers to access accurate data that only a real time tracking solution can provide. Large enterprise customers such as CME Group, Vodafone, IBM, Dell and FedEx are experiencing a positive financial impact through deployment of RF Code's intelligent infrastructure solutions and are eager to expand these results with the new M174 asset tag. Airflow Controller Improves Fan Testing for Electronics Thermal Management Studies Advanced Thermal Solutions, Inc., (ATS) has introduced the FSC-200 fan speed controller for providing precise management of fan speeds during thermal management studies of electronic devices. The FSC-200 comes with ATS stageSPEED software which allows the use of a PC to incrementally control the speed of fan and fan trays from 0 to 100 percent of their maximum power. The FSC-200 communicates with a PC via USB connection, which also provides the FSC-200 with its power. The system supports fans and fan trays up to 30 amps, and controls fans and fan trays from 0 to 100 percent PWM with 0.5 percent resolution. Data accuracy is +/-1 percent. In many thermal management studies, the component temperatures must be obtained when they are in the airflow from varying fan speeds. This data provides an envelope of safe operation of the device. Applications for the FSC-200 fan speed controller include thermal management studies in the telecom, automotive, instrumentation and fan manufacturing industries. November/December 2013 www.ElectronicsProtectionMagazine.com Follow us on Twitter @EPMagazine1 3 http://www.ElectronicsProtectionMagazine.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Electronics Protection - November/December 2013

New Features Make F-Series TeraFrame Gen 3 One of CPI’s Most Advanced Cabinets
Silicones for High Reliability and Yield in Electronic Applications
Surge and Transient Protection for Telephone, CATV & Satellite Services
Thermal Management of LEDs: Looking Beyond Thermal Conductivity Values
Understanding NEMA Ratings for Electrical Enclosures
Silent Air Cooling: A New Approach to Thermal Management
VadaTech Releases Rugged Conduction-Cooled MicroTCA Ecosystem
Directable Inverted Blowers Deliver High Volume Air Flow
Cima NanoTech Launches Ultra Low Resistance Sante EMI Shielding Film
Littelfuse Introduces Surge-Tolerant Fuses
ProTek Devices’ TVS Array Provides Circuit Protection in Computing Applications
Reell’s PolyTorq Technology Expands Capabilities For Hinge and Torque Insert Applications
Industry News

Electronics Protection - November/December 2013