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-Choose a Product Showcase- Self-restraining loop clamp - Adel Wiggins Flight situation software - Avidyne Corp. Nonmotion simulator - BAE Systems Standby attitude indicator - BFGoodrich Avionics Systems Solid-state vertical gyro - Crossbow Technology, Inc. Surface-enhancement coating - General Management Corp. Laser powder fusion welders - Huffman Corp. Compact videoscope - Olympus America Inc. Dust seals - Pelmor Laboratories, Inc. Handheld force gauge - Transducer Techniques, Inc. Tri-axial accelerometer - PCB Piezoelectronics Self-clinching fasteners - Penn Engineering and Manufacturing Corp. In-flight DVD system - IEC International Product Showcase Self-clinching fasteners PEM self-clinching floating fasteners from Penn Engineering and Manufacturing Corp. provide load-bearing threads in thin metal sheets and permit up to 0.8 mm adjustment for mating hole misalignment. The steel or stainless steel fasteners are available with locking or non-locking threads and obtain extra strength and support in assembly by allowing threads of the floating nut to extend fully into the retainer shank, a unique feature. PEM fasteners are available in sizes ranging from #4-40 through 1/4-28 and M3 through M6 and for use in sheet metal parts as thin as 1 mm. Aerospace Engineering June 2000

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