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PRODUCT OF THE MONTH
n Medical Textiles and Fabrics
2024 Product of the Year
Finalist
Bally Ribbon Mills (BRM), Bally, PA, offers a broad product line of medical textiles and fabrics ideal for
use in cardiovascular, orthopedic, and dental prosthetic applications. Woven seamless tubular materials
for stent and knitted grafts are ideal for aortic repair and endoluminal devices. Medical textiles also include
woven tapes and webbing in flat fabrics, or straight or bifurcated tubular structures. Monofilament
materials used in blood filtration, aspirating devices, and bone marrow transplants are also available.
Medical textiles are manufactured in a cleanroom certified to ISO 13485:2016.
www.ballyribbon.com
Product Focus: Mechanical Components
n Circular Connector
Binder, Camarillo, CA, has launched
an M8 12-pin circular connector. The
connector complements the existing
M8 series and offers miniaturization,
flexibility, and performance. The high
contact density allows for versatile use in a wide range of applications.
The support of C-coding and adaptability to future standards
and requirements make it a future-proof solution. The development
of the 12-pin connector was achieved through a symmetrical arrangement
of the contacts and the introduction of five small coding steps.
www.binder-usa.com
n Abrasive Belts
Saint-Gobain Abrasives, Worcester,
MA, has introduced an abrasive belt designed
to provide consistent, fine finishes
across a range of industries including
medical. The NORaX®
N889
belts feature an engineered, highperformance
micron-grade aluminum oxide grain structured in a
fine 3D pyramid pattern, which is especially well suited for lower
pressure (0-8 psi) applications where belt flexibility is needed. The
engineered abrasive slowly erodes during grinding, exposing new,
sharp abrasive grains resulting in two to five times longer belt life
than conventional polishing belts. Multiple layers of abrasive grain,
together with the evenly spaced pyramidal pattern, provide consistent
finishes on all types of materials, preventing uncontrolled
scratches and producing a more repeatable, uniform finish
throughout the entire part run.
www.nortonabrasives.com
n Mobile Speakers
Raltron, Miami, FL, has released a
line of mobile speakers use in IoT,
wearable, headset/hearing, smart
home, consumer, and medical devices.
The RSP-900 speakers are IP68 rated
and can withstand immersion in water
up to 50+ meters. Available in solder
pad or spring termination with sizes ranging from as small as 12 × 5.5 × 3
mm to 38 × 13 × 3.7 mm, the robust SMD speakers feature sound pressure
levels (SPL) from 87.5 to 103 db. Most RSP speakers have an operating
temperature range of -20 to +60 °C with some models featuring a range
of -30 to +70 °C.
www.raltron.com
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n Camera Module
A camera module for three-dimensional
(3D) intraoral dental scanners is available from
Omnivision, Santa Clara, CA. The OCH2B30
features a compact CameraCubeChip®
package
in an ultra-small form factor (2.6 × 2.6 mm) with
exceedingly high image quality and MIPI interface
for cameras in benchtop, standalone, and
portable intraoral scanners. The camera module
has a 2-megapixel (MP) resolution square-format CMOS image
sensor with a 1.12-µm pixel built on the company's latest PureCel®
Plus-S
stacked-die technology. At 1500 × 1500 resolution, the module achieves
60 frames per second (fps), and at 720p resolution, 120 fps.
www.ovt.com
n Heat Seal Controller
TOSS Machine Components, Inc., Nazareth,
PA, has released a panel mount impulse heat
seal controller, specifically built with the high
response and precise control needed for sealing
the wide variety of polymeric films used in
packaging. The PIREG-545 offers precise temperature regulation up
to 500 °C and features programmable control for heat and cool timing,
as well as a preheat capability. The controller prevents temperature
overshoot, can seal films requiring a cooling phase, and provides
decreased time for heating to sealing temperature. The unit's
impulse heat sealing control accomplishes high-quality welds on traditional
life science films such as Tyvek, multi-layered films, Nylon,
and foil laminated films, as well as more difficult applications such as
polyethylene, nonwovens, and high-temperature fluoropolymers.
www.tossheatseal.com
n Miniature Motors
Miniature rotor motors from Portescap, Worcestershire,
UK, are ideal for automated liquid handling
workstations. The slotless 16ECP24 offers a
small diameter but increased length, while slotted
outer rotor motors, such as the 20ECF14, are flatter
but at the cost of increased diameter. Combined
with an encoder, both can provide high performance and accurate positioning.
The inner rotor design of the 16ECP24 can achieve higher speeds
of up to 30,000 rpm, which is an advantage on the Z-axis, but the lead screws
and ball screws used in these machines usually set a maximum speed limit
of below 10,000 rpm. By contrast, the greater moving mass of the 20ECF14
with the outer rotor generates higher inertia than the 16ECP24.
www.portescap.com
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