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shops and maintenance organizations from deploying the
DPS1000, including its accurate and stable transducer technology, greater testing efficiency than with other products,
increased durability/reliability, plus flexible features and
design updates. The DPS1000 itself comes with a two-year
warranty, while coverage on its wheeled, portable carrying
case is for its lifetime. When packaged in its carrying case,
the product can accommodate up to 65 additional pounds of
testing gear and related support equipment.
To learn more, visit www.barfieldinc.com.

Buller Enterprises
Larry Buller, president of Buller Enterprises, briefed
attendees at the AEA Convention on his company’s EG2
engraver, the latest addition to its Panel Pro line of engraving
tools and accessories.
According to Buller, the EG2 engraving accessory
expands the capabilities of any model of
Buller’s Panel Pro products, a complete
system of hardware, software and
electronics, enabling users to bring
sheet-metal work and related fabrication tasks in-house. When
used with Buller’s AvCAM
aviation computer-aided machining Panel Pro operating
system, the EG2 can further
simplify the making of sheet
Buller
Enterprises’
metal panels and parts.
EG2 engraving
The EG2 also has the
accessory
precision to engrave through
a top layer of paint, revealing a colored sub layer. With
the EG2 accessory, shops
can engrave placards and circuit-breaker panels, or directly
customize the surface of an instrument panel. Creating new,
custom instrument panels, antenna doublers and many other
components are obvious capabilities.
The EG2 engraver starts with a precision spindle assembly, featuring a replaceable nose adjustable in .001-inch
increments. It is mated to a heavy-duty ball-bearing motor in
an adapter that mounts the assembly in the Panel Pro 4824,
5624 or 5925 CNC panel cutters.
The EG2 is a top-load 11/64-by-6.5-inch engraving cutter.
The spindle and cutter combination assures precise rotation
so that very fine .005 tip-width cutters approach the material
with the cutting edge rather than the back side. The cutter’s
top-load design means it can be changed without disturbing

the EG2 mounted in the Panel Pro accessory mount. The
EG2 can repeat precision depths time after time.
To learn more, visit www.bullerent.com.

Cirris Systems
For more than 25 years, Cirris Systems has been a
leader in providing quality assurance equipment for cable
assemblies, wiring
harnesses and other
wired, interconnected devices. The
company primarily is in the busiCirris’ Light Sight is
ness of providing
used with a laptop
equipment for
computer or tablet
via a USB connection.
high-volume cable
and harness manufacturers but also
provides complete systems for building and testing harnesses. Brent Stringham, director of sales and marketing,
introduced AEA Convention attendees to his company’s
latest innovations.
According to Stringham, Cirris’ Pin-Sight, a comprehensive tool for guided insertion of connector pins, seal
plugs and wires, has proven itself since introduction
three years ago, but AEA members routinely requested
three features: a hand-held device, one that can be used
aboard the aircraft and one that doesn’t necessarily require
programming. Cirris’ response is the new Light Sight, a
hand-held, light-guided insertion tool. The new device
incorporates what the company calls fiber-optic “light
pipes,” and it is used with a laptop computer or tablet via
a USB connection.
To use the Light Sight, an operator identifies the type
of connector being built and the specific cavity he or she
wants the wiring to attach. Light Sight then illuminates the
specific cavity for the operator. When the wire is inserted
into the correct cavity, the light generated within the Light
Sight is blocked, verifying the connection. Conversely, if
the operator misses the correct cavity, the light remains.
Stringham told attendees the Light Sight met the challenge
AEA members have posed for years by being hand-held,
easy to use – anywhere – and not requiring programming
skills. Cirris’ Light Sight is presently in beta testing; the
company welcomes inquiries about its new tool.
To learn more, visit www.cirris.com.
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