New Equipment. Processes. and Materials

VIBRATORY SYSTEMAlmco. Alhat Lea, Minn.

AImco's versatile, high-productioncontinuous vibratory system fin­ishes small to large parts in 3 to 6minutes and automatically repeatsthe process without any need forworker involvement. Consisting ofa thru-feed vibratory machine,parts/media screener, return mediaconveyor, and sound hood package,the Model V-1472TF is ideal for au­tomated machining and in-linemanufacturing applications wherecompact equipment is required. Allcomponents are mounted on a sin­gle base with floor-space require­ments of less than 62 ft? and over­all height of 5 ft. 8 in. Virtually anymetal can be deburred, deflashed,burnished, polished, descaled, orbrightened automatically when theproper media and chemical com­pound are matched to the vibratoryfinisher.Circle 401 on the reader service card

DATALOGGIRDatapaq Inc., Wilmington, Mass.

Datapaq's newest and most pow­erful data logger for the most ac­curate furnace surveying and kilnmonitoring, The Datapaqll log­ger boasts 110,000 data readingsover 10 selectable channels, anaccuracy of ~ 1·C and a O.I-secondsampling rate. Choice ofstart but­ton time or temperature trigger(both risi~g and falling) allows fordata collection onset at the mostcritical stages of your process,making the logger ideal for moni­toring fast cooling cycles. Hard­wired real-time data analysis isavailable. The Datapaqll isequipped to monitor the longestprocesses with the best accuracyand detailed analysis available.Circle 402 on the reader service card

ACID COPPIR ELECTRODIPOSlnONADDlnVIElel'frochelllim/s. Maple Plain.Minn.

Electro-Brite PC-681 is a spe­cialty chemical additive for acidcopper electrodeposition. Theprocess is designed to producesuperior leveling and eliminateplating nodules especially onhigh-density printed wiring cir­cuitry.Circle 403 on the reader service card

NICKEL AcnVATOREntlwlle-OMllnc" New Haven.Conn.

ANKOR NFDS is an electrolytic(cathodic) activator for electro­plated bright nickel deposits priorto bright chromium plating. Inmost chromium plating opera­tions long rinse times or recircu­lation of rinsewater can nega­tively influence surface activity<nickel passivation) and subse­quent chromium coverage.ANKOR NFDS prevents milkychromium films and stains thatare a result of passive brightnickel deposits. It offers stable so­lution performance and compen­sates for solution imbalances.Circle 404 on the reader service card

HIGH-POWIR SWING-BASIMAGNI..IRSGEl International Inc.. SV1'GCIISe,N.Y. .

A range of compact swing-basemagnifiers is available from GELFive individual magnifiers with

magnifying powers of 6.9. 12. 1[).and 22x feature high-quality ach­romatic color corrected lens sys­tems. which provide distortion­free viewing and a sharpness ofthe viewed image over the entin­field of view of thl' lens. The mag­nifiers incorporate an adjustablelens-focusing collar to adjust thefocus for an individual's vision orto view an object that is not flat.The magnifiers may be usedhands free and the swivel baseenables objects to be viewed with­out being in contact with the mag­nifier base. The lens of the mag­nifier may be rotated through360 around the magnifier base.Circle 405 on the reader service card

BUR.ACI ROUGHNISS nsTIRPalll N. Gardner Co. Inc.. PompanoBeach, Fla.

The Surftest SJ-301, a portabll'surface roughness tester, featuresa touch-panel LCD and a built-inprinter. The tester conforms toJIS, ISO, DIN. and ANSI stan­dards. Features include graphicdisplay of nW8sured profile, easy­to-operate touch panel, built-inprinter and battery operation,and 300-/-lm wide measuringrange detector.Circle 406 on the reader service card

PLOWSINSORGl'or{!e Fischer Inc" Tustin, Calit:

The +GF+ Signet Vortex Sensoris available as a stand-alone sen­sor providing frequency or cur-

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improved process control, in­creased throughput by eliminatingmultiple measurement and multi­ple instruments, and reduced cali­bration and maintenance costs as­sociated with ISO requirements­only one instrument calibrationneeds to be maintained.Circle 408 on the reeder service card

Grieve Corp.'s No. 810 is a 500·gas-heated, two-zone belt con­veyor oven. All safety equipmentrequired for gas-heated equip­ment by IRI, FM, and NFPAStandard 86 is included. The unitalso features doors at both ends ofthe workspace to contain heat, aswell as push-button electric igni­tion for ease of operation and arecording thermometer.Circle 409 on the reeder service card

COIIV2YOII OVBIGrieve Corp., Round Lake. lll.

......uu COLOIIM2AlUR&MZNTASI-Hunter Associates Laboratory Inc.,Reston, Va.

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aVF Process Systems, Inc.(Formerly Corning Process Systems)224 North Main Street, BUilding F, Section 4Horseheads, NY 14845·1766Telephone: (607) 796-4800 Fax: (607) 739·6717www.qvfps.com E-mail: sales@qvfps.com

WASTOT!

aVF Vacuum Evaporatorsfor bath and rinse water recovery• Reliable, tlme·tested performance• Over 22 years of operating experience:

- Millions of gallons of bath recovered- Hundreds of units In operation t--+--...-t

• Air discharge permit not required• Simple, durable, thermosiphon

design• Proven for recovery of:

- Chrome- Chrome etch- Nickel-Cadmium- Many other expenSive baths

• Minimize or eliminate wastewater discharge:- Recover process water

from pretreated bnnesCall us or VISit our web site formore Information.

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rent output, or configurable into aprogrammable transmitter sys­tem. The sensor is available inseveral materials includingpolypropylene, PVDF, and PVCfor industrial flow applications.For semiconductor and ultrapurewater system applications thesensors are injection molded fromhigh-purity PVDF.Circle 407 on the reader service card

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...ClIIOPIIOIGMZI&GretagMacbeth LLC, New Windsor.N.Y.GretagMacbeth announces the ad­dition of gloss measurement capa­bility in its ColorEye XTH hand­held, portable spectrophotometer,making it the first hand-held, por­table spectrophotometer to mea­sure both color and appearance si­multaneously. Benefits include

The MiniScan XE Plus now in­cludes new-version V6.0 firm­ware. This improved firmware

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