Literature

Photonics alignment
Brochure features information on the company's micropositioning stations, piezoceramic actuators, advanced multiaxis micropositioning systems, and motion controllers for alignment. Polytec PI, Auburn, MA 01501; e-mail:[email protected].

Machine-vision automation for the manufacturing floor
Brochure describes company's VisionScope products, used for applications such as assembly inspection, manufacturing control, and verification of production process integrity. The VisionScope-IR uses a near-infrared camera that filters out the visible ambient spectrum and supplies infrared light to control the environment. Avalon Vision Solutions, Lithia Springs, GA 30122; e-mail: [email protected].

Compact machine-vision system
CV-700 compact machine-vision system includes 32-Mbyte CompactFlash memory, automatic image save and screen test function, and real-time display with two-camera connection. Brochure includes 10 application diagrams to illustrate typical system applications ranging from presence/ absence detection to accurate position or dimension measurement. Keyence Corporation of America, Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677; e-mail: keyence@keyence. com.

2001 product catalog
Catalog describes more than 20 new products such as Bluetooth, IEEE 802.11b W-LAN, IEEE 1394 Firewire, and Compact PCI adapters. The full-color 224-page catalog offers discussions of buses, protocols, and form factors and gives application examples for each product family. Quatech Inc., Akron, OH 44311; e-mail: [email protected].

Photoelectric Sensors
Comprehensive line of photoelectric sensors and accessories, including seven new product families, is described in an 800-page catalog. There is also a company overview, an introductory page detailing the company's Web sites, and a 27-page Introduction to Sensing Concepts and Terminology—a tutorial on sensors, components, and functions. Banner Engineering Corp., Eden Prairie, MN 55346; e-mail: [email protected].