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Curiosity Finally Drills Into Martian Terrain

Curiosity Finally Drills Into Martian Terrain

FUTEK: Since its landing in August, NASA JPL’s rover has yet to utilize its drilling arm to full capacity. However, that all changed on February 9, 2013. Mars Rover Curiosity officially bore its first hole into the Martian...

2013-03-02
SenseAir AB Raises Productivity

SenseAir AB Raises Productivity

SenseAir has been accepted by the “Raising Productivity” (Produktionslyftet) programme. Now starts an 18-month journey towards higher productivity. Produktionslyftet is a national campaign to strengthen competitiveness in small and...

2013-03-02
Robert Jansson new Vice President Operations for SenseAir AB

Robert Jansson new Vice President Operations for SenseAir AB

SenseAir continues to grow and to recruit. Robert Jansson, with long and broad experience of working in leading positions, will become the new Vice President Operations. – We are happy to welcome Robert to SenseAir. Robert has broad experience...

2013-03-02

MSA4000 series accelerometers

MSA4000 series is one kind of MEMS capacitive accelerometer, which has the bulk micro-machined silicon sensing element and low power ASIC for signal conditioning. This kind of accelerometer is designed for wide range accelerations measurement. The protecting...

2013-03-02

MSA3001F series accelerometers

MSA3001F series sensors are triaxial MEMS accelerometers and three uniaxial micro-accelerometer are integrated inside. Full scale range covers ±2g~±1000g. They can bear up to 10000g impact loading with stop structure. Applications: Modal analysis, vibration...

2013-03-02

MSA1000 series accelerometers

MSA1000 series accelerometers are variable capacitance (VC) Micro-electromechanical system(MEMS) sensors which are used to measure motion of impact or strong vibration. They are very suitable for various missile and aircraft measurement, launching test, separation...

2013-03-02

MPA1000 series accelerometers

MPA1000 series accelerometers are based on MEMS manufacturing process. The light weight, extremely small size and unique design of the sensitive element can provide an exceptionally high resonance frequency with good characteristics such as low impedance, high...

2013-03-02

CA-DR-50 MEMS series accelerometers

CA-DR-50 MEMS accelerometer is the newest design of high precise inertial sensor which is composed by MEMS sensitive element and control circuit. The sensitive element is based upon comb capacitance structure and bulk silicon deep etching technology processing, so...

2013-03-02
Fleet Service Vehicle Security Conversions Use Built-To-Last Solenoids from Penny + Giles

Fleet Service Vehicle Security Conversions Use ...

Penny + Giles – a business group of Curtiss-Wright Controls and designer and manufacturer of high precision joystick controllers, sensors and solenoids – is supplying its door-lock and shot-bolt solenoids to Preston, UK-based Fleet Service for...

2013-03-02
Cognex’s New Dataman Readers Are Powerful Upgrade for Small Laser Barcode Scanner Systems

Cognex’s New Dataman Readers Are Powerful Upgrade for ...

Cognex Corporation announced a new series of compact barcode readers designed for 1-D oriented barcode reading. Small in size but exceptional in barcode reading performance, the DataMan® 50L measures just 23.5mm x 27mm x 43.5mm and features an...

2013-02-28
Cognex Expands Line of Logistics Barcode Readers with New Advanced DataMan 503

Cognex Expands Line of Logistics Barcode Readers with ...

Cognex Corporation announced the expansion of its award-winning line of image-based barcode readers for logistics, postal, and retail distribution applications with the introduction of the DataMan® 503. With the highest read rates in the...

2013-02-28
Cognex Advances OCR Reading Software with Patent-Pending Auto-Tune Technology

Cognex Advances OCR Reading Software with Patent-Pending ...

Cognex Corporation, the world's leading supplier of machine vision systems, announced that its industry-leading OCRMax™ technology now includes an automatic tuning capability. This new auto-tune feature makes complex OCR applications simple for...

2013-02-28
Higher flow rates for mini Coriolis Flow Meters

Higher flow rates for mini Coriolis Flow Meters

Bronkhorst High-Tech BV: Bronkhorst Cori-Tech B.V. released a new model in its series of compact Coriolis Mass Flow Meters/Controllers for accurate measurement and control of (very) low flow rates. With the introduction of mini...

2013-02-27
PEWATRON: Your competent contact for rotary encoders

PEWATRON: Your competent contact for rotary encoders

Pewatron: Thanks to our extensive line of rotary encoders, PEWATRON has an outstanding position in this market. We've provided our customers with rotary encoders and linear incremental systems for 25 years. Thanks to many years of collaboration...

2013-02-22
KMA36 System-on-Chip for rotational linear position measurement

KMA36 System-on-Chip for rotational linear position ...

Pewatron launches the KMA36 universal magnetic encoder from Measurement Specialties. It seamlessly combines a magnetoresistive sensor array with an analog-to-digital converter and a signal processor in a compact TSSOP package. Using an Anisotropic...

2013-02-22
Dynamic, Precise and Powerful: The New Digital Controller from PI

Dynamic, Precise and Powerful: The Digital Controller ...

Physik Instrumente (PI): Thanks to its high output power, the digital single-channel con-troller E-709.CHG from PI (Physik Instrumente) provides highly dynamic and nanometer-precise operation of piezo-based stages with high stiffness and...

2013-02-21
Linear Positioning Stage from PI miCos Unites Force, Compactness and Positioning Accuracy

Linear Positioning Stage from PI miCos Unites Force, ...

Physik Instrumente (PI): PI miCos has extended its LPS series of linear positioning stages. The drive arrangement of the new, compact LPS-45 stage series is based on a piezoelectric inertia drive. Using only minimal space, these linear positioning...

2013-02-21
Four Axis Motion Controller: Flexible Device Concept for Specific Adjustments

Four Axis Motion Controller: Flexible Device Concept for ...

Physik Instrumente (PI): The new C-884 motion controller from PI permits a vector movement of positioning systems with DC motors in four axes. The four motor axes are addressed synchronously, start simultaneously and reach the target position at...

2013-02-21
Temperature measurement in waistcoat pocket format

Temperature measurement in waistcoat pocket format

HBM: The DQ809 amplifier in the espressoDAQ series from HBM enables the very simple and rapidly implemented measurement of temperatures. Up to eight thermocouples of all common types can be connected. The "Plug-and-Measure" principle ensures that...

2013-02-20
Robust and compact: Piezoelectric force washers in miniature format

Robust and compact: Piezoelectric force washers in miniature

HBM: The measurement technology specialist HBM is now offering particularly flat piezoelectric force washers with the new CLP series. The new family currently consists of three types with different nominal (rated) forces: 7 kN, 26 kN and 62 kN....

2013-02-20
New precision force transducer with S-type geometry

New precision force transducer with S-type geometry

HBM: High-precision measurement of compressive and tensile forces is possible with the new S2M force transducer presented by HBM. The transducer works with strain gauges (SG) and can achieve extremely accurate results, thanks to its so-called...

2013-02-20
MLC is the intelligent Safety Light Curtain from Leuze electronic.

MLC is the intelligent Safety Light Curtain from Leuze ...

Leuze electronic: Unlike other light curtains on the market, users do not only decide between a type 4 or type 2 (MLC 500 or MLC 300) device when choosing the MLC. With the MLC, users also have the choice between three function classes. This means...

2013-02-19
Programmable high-speed Hall effect sensor for fast response current sensing applications

Programmable high-speed Hall effect sensor for fast ...

Melexis: The drive for green power and mobility demands next generation current sensor technology. Melexis’ introduction of its MLX91209 high-speed custom programmable Halleffect sensor provides an optimal solution. Melexis advances the state of...

2013-02-18
Three Solutions for Spindle Positioning for Machine Construction

Three Solutions for Spindle Positioning for Machine ...

SIKO GmbH: Many machines are equipped with setting options. For example, size changeover of the axes and spindles in production are frequently required for packaging, wood or paper processing machines. Corresponding to the adjustment frequency of...

2013-02-16
Three sensor principles in one series: O500 offers a wide range of photoelectric sensors

Three sensor principles in one series: O500 offers a ...

Baumer: The new O500 series from Baumer was starting off with three optical sensor principles at SPS/IPC/Drives. So Baumer now offers a wide range of photoelectric sensors for numerous applications. The O500 series also includes its award-winning...

2013-02-16
Modeled on humans – Baumer sensors control

Modeled on humans – Baumer sensors control "robot ...

Baumer: It will be 1.30 meters tall, resemble a "nice" boy and approximate human anatomy and movement much better than many of its peers. "Roboy" is the name of the most recent robot development from the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (AI Lab)...

2013-02-16
Flexible, robust, precise: New incremental encoder family

Flexible, robust, precise: New incremental encoder family

Baumer presents „OptoPulse EIL580“, a flexible and efficient platform of incremental encoders in 58 mm size. These encoders are available in various mechanical designs – with clamping or synchro flange and with blind respectively through...

2013-02-16
Baumer opens new development center in Czech Republic

Baumer opens new development center in Czech Republic

Baumer: The Baumer Group is expanding its research and development (R&D) activities and has opened a new location in the Czech Republic for this purpose. The Baumer Development Center in Brno will play a key role in the implementation of...

2013-02-16
Detection of Labels on Bottles

Detection of Labels on Bottles

Balluff STM GmbH: The reliable application of labels is a typical task in factory automation - from classical bottle filling in beverage industry to the “packing” of liquid in different varieties of handling applications up to the...

2013-02-15
Low Power Rotary Position Sensor

Low Power Rotary Position Sensor

Novotechnik U.S. introduces the Contelec Vert-X 21 LP Series of low power sensors. These non-contact angle sensors consume only 300 µA of current at a power supply level of 3.3 V. Other key specifications for Vert-X 21 LP include 0 to 360°...

2013-02-13
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