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February 2017 | ISE Magazine 57 tiple customers are present. This lifelike interaction helps employees create the same personal connections as face-to- face communications. The Omni-Solution Series features a number of transmitting and receiving options. The Omni-Bridge transmis- sion units provide a "broadcast studio" with a 40-inch LCD screen for viewing the customer, plus the required back- drops, lighting and acoustical support to enable the receiving units to experience lifelike 3-D images. The Omni-Station is a portable, desk- top version of the Omni-Bridge, featur- ing a 24-inch LCD screen, lighting and movable backdrop screen. For the receiving end, the Omni- Suite, Omni-Desk and Omni-Kiosk of- fer a range of solutions to meet various needs. The Omni-Suite features a stand- alone unit with a 55-inch LCD screen and theater quality sound. The Omni- Desk with its 40-inch LCD screen is a small footprint desk designed for sit- down interactions in tighter spaces and high traffic areas. The Omni-Kiosk also features a 40-inch LCD screen for tight- er spaces and high traffic areas, but it is designed for stand-up interactions. The Omni-Solution Series fulfills the need to provide relationship-based customer interactions to many indus- tries. For financial and consulting ser- vices, the Omni-Solution Series enables company experts located in call centers or headquarters locations to connect to customers at geographically separated branches. Similarly, this branch transformation also can revolutionize healthcare by en- abling doctors to connect virtually to patients, and in education by allowing professors to teach virtually at satellite campuses. TOOLS TO TRY Chromasens GmbH 3DPIXA high-resolution cameras can perform 3-D inspections deemed unsolvable with traditional machine vision resources. Examples include flip chip assembly where miniaturized components are not soldered but pressed into a substrate, board or carrier, verification of wirebonds and printed circuit boards and the detection of micron defects on reflective flat or cylindrical metal surfaces. QATrax global and enterprise editions with auto-scheduling improve the workflow automation of assigning and scheduling test lab resources, dramatically improving test lab operating efficiency. Organizations can benefit from heightened visibility of projects, tests and schedules, resulting in faster time-to- market for new products. QATrax can track project plans from inception to production. Howden American Fan Co.'s new AF Cast Aluminum Pressure Blowers can be supplied with lead-times of four to seven days, making them a good choice for urgent OEM equipment replacement applications. The AF can supply fresh air in fume control systems and be used in dust collection systems, air purification units, woodworking machinery, along with supplying combustion air for incinerators, ovens, furnaces, kilns and dryers. WSI Global's EdgePack semiautomatic carton accumulator relies on belts to move cartons, eliminating any scratching or printing disruption. The EdgePack can increase production speed up to 30 percent and be configured to pack cartons with the glue lap up or down. It features casters for mobility and flexibility in moving between lines.