The Ware for December 2014 is shown below.

Thanks again to dmo and QB for letting me photograph this ware.

Happy holidays!

The Ware for November 2014 is a linear actuator for ulta-high vacuum environments, with a pass-through. You can actually download a spec for the ware at 真空機器・部品.com. Thanks again to dmo and QB for letting me snag a couple wares and use them for the competition.

Albert got the correct first guess about it being a linear actuator for UHV environments (but missed the pass-through part). I really like Arnuschky’s detailed explanation, and he also identified the pass-through feature, so I’ll declare him the winner. Congrats, thanks for playing!

The Ware for November 2014 is shown below.

(No, it’s not my turkey baster. But happy Thanksgiving!)

Thanks to dmo & QB for allowing me to photograph this ware.

The Ware from October 2014 is the active element of an HP 4900A inkjet printhead. It’s a pretty neat example of a piece of silicon being used to manipulate liquids on a micro-scale to create macro-scale results.

The winner is Adrian for getting the first near-correct guess, although I really enjoyed Marcan’s detailed thoughts about the ware. Congrats, email me for your prize.

The Ware for October 2014 is shown below.

Very busy with getting Novena ready for shipping, and Chibitronics is ramping into full holiday season production. And then this darn thing breaks! Well, at least I got pictures to share.

Have fun!