ZMD AG (ZMDI): Altera Corporation (Nasdaq: ALTR) announced the signing of a licensing agreement with ZMDI (Zentrum Mikroelektronik Dresden AG), a German-based analog and mixed signal semiconductor company. Altera will leverage ZMDI’s...
Sensonor: LiDAR USA have chosen STIM300 IMU as an alternative to traditional FOG sensor in its systems. The company states "The STIM300 appears to be delivering as promised with nearly FOG-like results". STIM300 is a cost effective ITAR free IMU...
Baumer: With a repeat accuracy of 1µm, about 1/5 of a normal hair, the My-Com precision switch from Baumer has been mastering precision tasks such as quickly and reliably setting reference points and monitoring tolerances for a good 50...
HBM: The SLS lifter scale from HBM Test and Measurement has been approved as a medical product in accordance with directives ISO 13485 and 93/42/EEC. This ensures seamless traceability and documentation of the product. Approval as a medical...
Sensor Technology: New wireless control technologies are being adopted by manufacturers and users of cranes and other lifting equipment. Tony Ingham of Sensor Technology Ltd explains the advantages and looks at how the field is developing. Most of...
Balluff: Optical window sensors are typically used for reliable detection and exact counting of fast-flying or falling parts in production or packaging processes. However, if the installation space is particularly small or if difficult working...
MEGATRON: Light pipes supply light to displays and indicators in many electronic applications. MEGATRON offers the industry a comprehensive portfolio of rigid and flexible light pipes, providing the right solution for almost any application. The...
Pepperl+Fuchs: The light section sensors from the SmartRunner range uniquely combine a high-precision light section sensor and vision sensor into one compact device. These ready-to-use, plug&play devices from Pepperl+Fuchs are optimized at the...
Leuze electronic: RK46C-VarOS variable object sensor scores with two adjustable sensitivity levels levels and automatic sensitivity readjustment. The RK46C-VarOS object sensor is a retro-reflective photoelectric sensor which, unlike normal sensors...
Sierra Instruments: The Model 620S Fast-Flo® insertion mass flow meter was designed to give customers a highly reliable 200 msec fast time-response (Fast-Flo® Sensor Technology) mass flow meter for light-industrial applications where a NEMA 4X...
Leuze electronic: With the new LRS 36 and LPS 36 light-section sensors, Leuze electronic has realized sensors for economical object detection over long measurement ranges from 200 to 800 mm. The transmitters and receivers are contained in an...
Balluff STM GmbH: With the new BS type of fork sensors STM has extended their MICROmote® family of opto sensors to include another group of products with outstanding technical characteristics. These fork sensors generate up to a 30mm wide...
Pepperl+Fuchs: At present, the communication and control of automated logistic systems is achieved almost exclusively using fieldbus systems. Conversely, the integration of new Ethernet-based networks is often problematic due to the inadequate...
Honeywell announced it has expanded its Limitless™ Wireless Solutions portfolio with the introduction of its new Limitless™ Non-Contact Switch WLS Series. The new WLS Series switch uses non-contact technology, enabling the device to actuate...
Melexis: The integrated LIN transceiver of the MLX81200 high temperature flash controller has been certified according to LIN1.3, 2.0, 2.1 and SAE-J2602 physical layer specifications. Combined with the certified LIN API’s (application...
Melexis extends its family of smart LIN slave IC's with a reconfigurable LIN switch slave. MLX80103 can be used to interface with any door, roof, seat, steering wheel, dashboard,...
Melexis extends its family of smart LIN slave IC's with a new generation of reconfigurable LIN switch slave. The benefits from integrating the LIN physical layer, a voltage regulator and configurable application IO’s are a reduction in component...
Melexis extends its family of smart LIN slave IC's with a new Generation of reconfigurable LIN switch slave. The LIN bus standard, and it’s SAE version, J2602 experience rapid growth in automotive networking due to the cost effective and robust...
Melexis: The local interconnect network (LIN) bus continues to see widespread adoption in the automotive world. This robust, cost effective communication scheme allows implementation of many basic networking functions in sub-systems previously...
Leuze electronic has expanded its line of inductive switches and, as a result, now has a well-matched line of sensors for its core industries, such as intralogistics, packaging systems, the wood products industry, robotics and tool manufacturing.
Micro-Epsilon: According to customers, increasingly more compact sensors are now also required for line scanners. Innovative measurement technology company, Micro-Epsilon, presents a new generation of line scanners. The most...
Baumer complements its line sensor family ParCon with a new long-range version for distances of up to 200 mm. With the ParCon line sensors web edges in the packaging, textile, or paper industry can be measured precisely and therefore positioned...
Allegro MicroSystems: The new A1454 from Allegro MicroSystems Europe is a linear 3 V Hall-effect sensor IC that provides a 12-bit digital I2C output that is proportional to the strength of the magnetic field that is present. The A1454 is targeted...
Physik Instrumente (PI): Piezo stepping drives replace the usual stepper or DC motors in the linear actuators of the N-381 series from Physik Instrumente (PI). As a direct linear drive the stepping drive is free of precision losses due to the...
SIKO GmbH: In some areas of application, such as the oil and gas industry and also in many areas of the chemical industry it is necessary to use sensors that are ATEX-certified (ATmosphères Explosibles). The ATEX certification is used in...
Metallux: Sensory components for the medical technology are deployed in numerous applications to measure and for the control of position and movement sensing. Metallux AG, near Stuttgart, supplies the medical industry for many years now with...
Pepperl+Fuchs: The new cable pull rotary encoders from Pepperl+Fuchs are available in different variants with a range of electrical interfaces. Robust magnetic rotary encoders ensure reliable measurement results. Cable pull rotary encoders are...
Physik Instrumente (PI): The U-264KSPA linear actuator from PI (Physik Instrumente) is a self-locking drive that has been optimized for being produced in large quantities from engineering thermoplastics. It features a 200 mm travel range and a...
POSIC launches the IT5602L linear encoder, which comes in a tiny SMD-format. Resolution and maximum speed are field-programmable and can be set down to 0.04 um and to 10 m/s respectively. The output signals are A and B in quadrature and an...
POSIC expands its portfolio of incremental encoder kits with the ID4501 programmable encoder that is housed in a tiny SMD package measuring only 5x6 mm. The linear scale is 3.7 mm wide and up to 550 mm long. The profile-height of encoder and scale...
