Position Measurement & Control - Fall 1996 (FA96)

Contents

• Application Note for Aircraft/Aerospace
  
• New Product: Series 175 Extends Range
  
• Medical Industry Likes the Series 150
  

Firstmark Controls position transducers were first developed in 1968 to monitor aircraft flight control surfaces. Since that time, these products have been used in a broad range of aircraft/aerospace applications for test, measurement, and control purposes.

Recently, we have worked with several users to develop an Application Note that focuses on the use of Firstmark Controls position transducers in aircraft and aerospace applications. Six pages in length, the Application Note covers typical uses, actual application descriptions, mounting and installation tips, and other technical information of value to the aircraft/aerospace instrumentation engineer and technician

To request a copy of the Application Note for Aircraft/Aerospace, please complete and submit the Request More Information form or view it online.

To meet the requirements of customers with displacements greater than 4 inches (101.60 mm) and with subminiature size needs, Firstmark Controls has introduced the Series 175 position transducer with a maximum displacement of 5.25 inches (133.35 mm). With dimensions of 1.990 inches diameter by 0.490 inches width, the Series 175 unit is still smaller than the Series 160 product line.

The Series 175 has one model, the Model 175-0421, available with 2K or 5K ohm potentiometer resistance. Like the Series 173 and 174 products, the Series 175 has a bearing-mounted shaft for reduced moment of inertia, longer lifetime, and easier repairs. Left- and right-hand cable pull is available. This product replaces the specialty Model R171-0421 position transducer that has been provided to a limited group of customers.

Firstmark Controls's Series 150 position transducer has been selected for the MPMN 100: Readers' Choices for the Top Products of the Year. Awarded by Medical Product Manufacturing News, the MPMN 100 comprises the 80 new product and 20 new literature releases that generated the highest reader-service response during 1996.

The Series 150 position transducer's small size, high precision, long life, and ease of mounting make it ideal for the high-performance, high-reliability requirements of medical products. It has a 1.5 inch (38.10 mm) stroke and is only 0.75 inch by 0.75 inch by 0.38 inch (19.1 mm by 19.1 mm by 9.7 mm) in size.

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