Design Product & Vendor Information

Instrumentation, Data Acquisition, and Interfacing:

• Computer Boards (PC data acquisition and control boards)
• Data Translation (data acquisition software and hardware)
• Hewlett Packard (data acquisition and instrumentation)
• Phoenix Contact (DIN rail mount I/O components)
• Keithly Instruments (data acquisition software and hardware)
• National Instruments (data acquisition software and hardware)
• http://www.newark.com/
• http://www.future-active.com/
• http://www.tektronix.com/
• http://www.agilent.com

Sensors

• see also: Electronics (switches, photoelectric sensors, potentiometers)
• see also: National Semiconductor Temperature Sensor Handbook
• see also: Sensors Magazine
• see also: Transducers and Their Applications

Parts (bearings, couplings, gears, springs, shafts, belts, pulleys, seals, etc.)

·  American Science & Surplus

·  Berg

·  Edmund Scientific

·  McMaster-Carr

·  Small Parts, Inc

Other Product Information:

• Automation Direct (online superstore for automation products)
• GLOBALSPEC.com (searchable database of various product vendors)
• eg3.com Index of Online Electronics
• Electronics Virtual Trade Show
• Engineers Edge (design and engineering resources)
• General Product and Design Links
• Industry.net (online product catalogs)
• Instrumentation and Control Systems (trade magazine)
• Stanford Mechatronics-related Catalog Listing
• Thomas Regional (finding suppliers of various industrial products)
• Thomas Register (manufacturer and product information)

Mechanical and Industrial Components (motors, gear boxes, accessories, etc.)

• 80/20 Inc. (modular aluminum framing components)
• Grainger (misc. industrial supply)
• MSC Industrial Supply  [1-800-753-7990] (misc. industrial supply)
• Mektron (industrial automation accessories)