New 4 mm Pressure and Temperature Sensor With Even Better Response

The world's smallest combined pressure and temperature sensor Type 6189A... with a front diameter of 2.5 mm has been extremely well received by the injection molding industry. Kistler has now transferred its advantages to the new sensor Type 6190B… with a front diameter of 4 mm, whose thermocouple leads are also threaded through the pressure measuring elements. The new sensor consequently also responds even faster to variations in temperature. At the same time its pressure elements offer an increased sensitivity of 9 pC/bar, which is on a par with the standard pressure sensor Type 6157B.... The new combination comes with a new method of connection using a cable easily replaced on site.

Measurement of the contact temperature in addition to the cavity pressure yields valuable process information for optimizing and monitoring injection molding. Kistler's family of sensors for combined pressure and temperature acquisition measures both process variables at the same point. The thermocouple located at the very front of the sensor determine the direct melt contact temperature.

Kistler Group

Kistler’s core competence is the development, production and use of sensors for measuring pressure, force, torque and acceleration. Kistler’s know-how and electronic systems can be used to prepare measuring signals for use in analyzing physical processes, controlling and optimizing industrial processes, improving product quality in manufacturing and improving performance in sports and rehabilitation.

Kistler offers a comprehensive range of sensors and systems for engine development, automotive engineering, plastics and metal processing, installation technology and biomechanics.

A worldwide sales presence in the form of 19 group companies and 30 distributors ensures customer proximity, application support on an individual level and short lead times.

With a staff of more than 800, the Kistler Group is one of the world’s leading providers of dynamic measuring instrumentation. The Kistler Group achieved turnover of 160 million Swiss Francs in the 2005 financial year.