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Equipment, Materials and Services

Equipment, Materials and Services Portable weather station High performance coating Highly accurate data on ground from Poeton that Tufram resists acid and alkaline and weather conditions in the humidification, salt spray and immediate vicinity are supplied most common chemicals. by the new 'Weathermate' portable Other major benefits are high weather station from Vicon Ltd. A.T. Poeton, precision coating dielectric strength, good thermal The weather station is provided market leaders, announce the conductivity, substantially reduced with electronic sensors to gauge launch of Tufram — the latest development wear resistant coat­ surface tension eliminating stick- the ambient air and soil tempera­ tures, the amount of rainfall, ings for the protective treatment slip and a non-wettable surface for relative air humidity, wind direc­ of aluminium and aluminium easy cleaning. tion and wind velocity. alloys. Tufram makes the treated There is a wide range of Tufram surface as hard as steel, a distinct coating formulations available to Installed wherever a detailed advantage when components of achieve special performance requ­ knowledge of the weather is light weight coupled with hard essential, the Vicon Weathermate irements. Each one will provide wearing properties are required. will enable the user to make the longer wear life and reduced to the sensors located outside. maintenance for increased opera­ right, well informed decision, save The Tufram process converts The VDU is provided with a ting efficiency. unnecessary costs and operations the surface of the component to socket for connection to a computer and thus pay for itself in a system and the weather station aluminium oxide to which selected comparatively short time, say the has an optional storage module polymer particles are introduced. A.T. Poeton (Gloucester Plat­ manufacturers. ing) Ltd., Eastern Avenue, Glou­ that stores data for 23 days. The The result is an integral wear cester GL4 7DN. The sensors, mounted on a computer could then use the layer harder than nitrided steel study post 2 metres tall, are weather data to produce a plan, with a permanent lubricity and previously unattainable levels of protected by tough plastic casings customized to meet the require­ corrosion and wear resistance. that are fully resistant to adverse ments of a specific situation. Ultratech weather conditions. The various Tufram will not peel, chip or A software programme to run plastic parts detach easily and are scratch. on commonly available personal seals simple to clean. computers is also available which Tufram increases corrosion res­ istance up to five times when Installation is straight forward. displays in graphic form historical A VDU is installed inside a compared with normal hard ano- and graphic weather data. A new line of pressure sensitive, clubhouse or office. A safe low dising and the Taber abrasion test metallic, static seals has been voltage cable, that is also used for shows significant savings. developed specifically for space­ Vicon Ltd., PO Box 10, Ips­ data transfer, connects the VDU Stringent testing has also shown craft applications by Hydrodyne wich, Suffolk. of Burbank, CA. The Ultratech seals are suitable for both manned and un-manned 'Intelligent' DC to AC inverters treble the spacecraft such as satellites and the proposed space station. Avail­ able in a variety of corrosion working life of electroluminescent lamps resistent alloys and several types of coatings, Ultratech seals are suitable for use in the absolute zero of deep space or the hot gas Gresham Powerdyne, the Hook- lossy, light-emitting capacitors, significantly. systems of rocket engines. Sizes based subsidiary of Dowty Power was that their brightness dropped The inverters are available with range from ¼" to 48 " in diameter, Conversion, has launched in the off considerably over time. This input voltages ranging from 5V to and are available in standard UK the Endicott 'Smart Force' meant that the applied voltage 48V DC, and nominal outputs of designs or custom engineered to range of DC to AC inverters, and frequency had to be stepped 60, 80, 100 and 120 Vrms at specific applications. specifically designed for use with up continually to compensate 400Hz, although they can be electro-luminescent (EL) lamps. (usually by replacing the inverter), custom-made to suit virtually any Hydrodyne, 3125 Damon Way, By automatically adjusting the resulting in higher costs and often input/output requirements, at a Burbank, CA 91505 USA. applied voltage and frequency, the leading to premature lamp failure comparable unit cost. They will new inverters can, claims the because of over-voltage. typically provide power for up to company, treble the working life 60 square inches (375 square The new 'Smart Force' inverters of most EL lamps. centimetres) electroluminescent uring only 21.6mm × 31.8mm × overcome this problem by incor­ EL lamps are increasingly used porating a tuned, resonating circuit material, but higher power versions 24.1mm high), and designed for in all forms of displays and that automatically adjusts the are available, for example, for on-board mounting. instrumentation, in applications operating voltage and frequency blacklighting large area LCDs, such as those used in lap-top from electronic point of sale as the capacitance of the lamp Gresham Powerdyne Ltd., terminals to flight control panels. computers. changes. This helps to maintain a Osborn Way, Hook, Hampshire However, an old problem with RG2 7 9HX. Tel: 025 672 constant brightness over the life of The standard units are all epoxy these lamps, which are essentially the lamp, which is prolonged 4246/3939 resin encapsulated, compact (meas­ AIRCRAF T ENGINEERING — December 1987 33 http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology Emerald Publishing

Equipment, Materials and Services

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Portable weather station High performance coating Highly accurate data on ground from Poeton that Tufram resists acid and alkaline and weather conditions in the humidification, salt spray and immediate vicinity are supplied most common chemicals. by the new 'Weathermate' portable Other major benefits are high weather station from Vicon Ltd. A.T. Poeton, precision coating dielectric strength, good thermal The weather station is provided market leaders, announce the conductivity, substantially reduced with electronic sensors to gauge launch of Tufram — the latest development wear resistant coat­ surface tension eliminating stick- the ambient air and soil tempera­ tures, the amount of rainfall, ings for the protective treatment slip and a non-wettable surface for relative air humidity, wind direc­ of aluminium and aluminium easy cleaning. tion and wind velocity. alloys. Tufram makes the treated There is a wide range of Tufram surface as hard as steel, a distinct coating formulations available to Installed wherever a detailed advantage when components of achieve special performance requ­ knowledge of the weather is light weight coupled with hard essential, the Vicon Weathermate irements. Each one will provide wearing properties are required. will enable the user to make the longer wear life and reduced to the sensors located outside. maintenance for increased opera­ right, well informed decision, save The Tufram process converts The VDU is provided with a ting efficiency. unnecessary costs and operations the surface of the component to socket for connection to a computer and thus pay for itself in a system and the weather station aluminium oxide to which selected comparatively short time, say the has an optional storage module polymer particles are introduced. A.T. Poeton (Gloucester Plat­ manufacturers. ing) Ltd., Eastern Avenue, Glou­ that stores data for 23 days. The The result is an integral wear cester GL4 7DN. The sensors, mounted on a computer could then use the layer harder than nitrided steel study post 2 metres tall, are weather data to produce a plan, with a permanent lubricity and previously unattainable levels of protected by tough plastic casings customized to meet the require­ corrosion and wear resistance. that are fully resistant to adverse ments of a specific situation. Ultratech weather conditions. The various Tufram will not peel, chip or A software programme to run plastic parts detach easily and are scratch. on commonly available personal seals simple to clean. computers is also available which Tufram increases corrosion res­ istance up to five times when Installation is straight forward. displays in graphic form historical A VDU is installed inside a compared with normal hard ano- and graphic weather data. A new line of pressure sensitive, clubhouse or office. A safe low dising and the Taber abrasion test metallic, static seals has been voltage cable, that is also used for shows significant savings. developed specifically for space­ Vicon Ltd., PO Box 10, Ips­ data transfer, connects the VDU Stringent testing has also shown craft applications by Hydrodyne wich, Suffolk. of Burbank, CA. The Ultratech seals are suitable for both manned and un-manned 'Intelligent' DC to AC inverters treble the spacecraft such as satellites and the proposed space station. Avail­ able in a variety of corrosion working life of electroluminescent lamps resistent alloys and several types of coatings, Ultratech seals are suitable for use in the absolute zero of deep space or the hot gas Gresham Powerdyne, the Hook- lossy, light-emitting capacitors, significantly. systems of rocket engines. Sizes based subsidiary of Dowty Power was that their brightness dropped The inverters are available with range from ¼" to 48 " in diameter, Conversion, has launched in the off considerably over time. This input voltages ranging from 5V to and are available in standard UK the Endicott 'Smart Force' meant that the applied voltage 48V DC, and nominal outputs of designs or custom engineered to range of DC to AC inverters, and frequency had to be stepped 60, 80, 100 and 120 Vrms at specific applications. specifically designed for use with up continually to compensate 400Hz, although they can be electro-luminescent (EL) lamps. (usually by replacing the inverter), custom-made to suit virtually any Hydrodyne, 3125 Damon Way, By automatically adjusting the resulting in higher costs and often input/output requirements, at a Burbank, CA 91505 USA. applied voltage and frequency, the leading to premature lamp failure comparable unit cost. They will new inverters can, claims the because of over-voltage. typically provide power for up to company, treble the working life 60 square inches (375 square The new 'Smart Force' inverters of most EL lamps. centimetres) electroluminescent uring only 21.6mm × 31.8mm × overcome this problem by incor­ EL lamps are increasingly used porating a tuned, resonating circuit material, but higher power versions 24.1mm high), and designed for in all forms of displays and that automatically adjusts the are available, for example, for on-board mounting. instrumentation, in applications operating voltage and frequency blacklighting large area LCDs, such as those used in lap-top from electronic point of sale as the capacitance of the lamp Gresham Powerdyne Ltd., terminals to flight control panels. computers. changes. This helps to maintain a Osborn Way, Hook, Hampshire However, an old problem with RG2 7 9HX. Tel: 025 672 constant brightness over the life of The standard units are all epoxy these lamps, which are essentially the lamp, which is prolonged 4246/3939 resin encapsulated, compact (meas­ AIRCRAF T ENGINEERING — December 1987 33

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