prior to being respooled. The system will detect bent and missing pins and splices as well as plated parts that are out of a specified tolerance. Initial tests have shown it will also pick up burnt tips on pins. The instant a defective part passes by AutoSpect a signal is sent that can give an alarm, stop the line, or start the accumulator, allowing the operator time to remove the defective parts or take whatever other action is needed. Circle 419 on the reader service card
with LCD readout. The meter features resolution of 0.01 pH over full 0 to 14 pH range and includes 0 to 1,400 mV recorder output. It also features independent slope and buffer controls plus manual temperature compensation from 0 to 100°C. The Model 25-30 comes complete with carrying case, unbreakable-type pH electrode, AC adaptor, buffer solution, and electrode stand. Circle 421 on the reader service card
STEM-MOUNTED
BRUSHES
Weiler Corp., Cresco, Pa. PAINT
TOUCH-UP
COLORS
Raabe Corp., Menomonee
Falls, Wis.
Raabe Corp. has launched a new RAL touch-up product line, which allows customers the ability to order over 185 standard RAL colors for their touch-up needs. No longer is a customer required to send in a color standard. The customer can chose the RAL color that best matches their current coatings needs. RAL touch-up colors are available in 12-0~ aerosol and 0.6-0~ brush-in-cap bottles. Circle 420 on the reader service card DIGITAL
pH METER
Kernco Instruments Paso, Texas
Co. Inc., El
Weiler Corp. offers a wide range of stem-mounted brushes designed for optimum performance on high-speed air and electric tools. Popular styles include wheel, cup, and end-brush configurations made with G-in. stems for easy mounting in tool collets. Stem-mounted brushes are available in heat-treated steel or Type 302 stainless steel for both crimped and knot wire products. Recently added to the company’s stem-mounted brush offering is a line of concave brushes for cleaning and deburring off-hand or on a drill press. Circle 422 on the reader service card
POLYPROPYLENE
SERFILCO
Kernco’s Model 25-30 Digital pH Meter offers AC/DC operation February 2002
PUMPS
Ltd., Northbrook,
Ill.
SERFILCO has developed “PDX’ polypropylene, an improved material that permits its Series EH
vertical pumps to handle applications as much as 20°F higher than conventional polypropylene formulations. In addition to higher operating temperature limits, EH pumps offer nonmetallic solution contact, flows to over 200 g-pm, dry running capability, and a choice of 12- or B-in. pump column lengths. The cantilever design eliminates bearings and conventional pumps seals, resulting in a pump that can be run dry without damage. Circle 423 on the reader service card
Printed Circuits Handbook, Fourth Edition by C.F. CoomDs, /r
914 pages $100.00
This how-to book is a must for the practioner’s technical shelves and is required reading for anyone involved with the everyday problems arising in printed circuit manufacture. All aspects of the fabrication process are considered. Send Orders to: METAL FINISHING 650 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10011 For faster service, call (212) 633-3199 or FAX your order to (212) 633-3140 All book orders must be prepaid. Please mclude $5.00 shipping and handling for delivery of each book via UPS in the U.S., $10.00 for each book shipped evprers to Canada; and $20.00 for each book shipped express to all other countries.
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