Sensor & Measurement News Ticker

Sensor Technology: Dry bulk handling is en route to becoming a precision science with a level of control previously undreamt of, thanks to 20 years of research and development into digital non-contact torque monitoring. Dry bulk handling is...

PCB Automotive Sensors Division introduces Series 5300D TORKDISC® In-line Rotary Torque Sensor Systems designed for test applications requiring a robust rotary torque transducer where axial space is at a premium. Onboard, the transducer is a...

FUTEK Advanced Sensor Technology, Inc. (FUTEK) is now offering its LLB130 Miniature Load Button with a USB Output option. With the integration of the USB Kit, the need for amplifiers, filters, and multi-meters is eliminated. The USB output would...

Cognex Corporation: Mayer & Co., a global leader in its field has found the solution to their production problems in Cognex vision systems. While it’s something we all do possibly several times a day - opening or tilting a balcony door or...

Baumer: The completely new developed Series 10 retro-reflective sensor with its polarization filter achieves a very high range of 4 m using a reflector measuring a mere 50 x 50 mm. The specially developed optics are characterized by the fact that...

HBM: Spectris plc, the productivity-enhancing instrumentation and controls company, announces that it has completed the acquisition of the LDS Test & Measurement business from SPX Corporation for $86 million on a debt and cash-free basis. The...

HBM has launched version 5.0 of its catman Enterprise measurement software for structural analysis of large-scale measurement systems since up to 20,000 channels can be acquired simultaneously. The latest version extends the use of catman...

HBM has launched version 6.0 of its catman Professional measurement software to support its latest universal QuantumX amplifiers and run in Windows Vista. The software provides the user with the complete spectrum of functions ranging from...

Kistler: The Kistler Group took over MSC Automotive GmbH based in Schwieberdingen, Germany, in an all-stock transaction on 1 January 2009. MSC, whose products and services round off the existing range of the Business Unit Vehicles perfectly, is...

Micro-Epsilon has launched a special C-clamp system for measuring the thickness of sheet strips. The inline system makes it much easier for metalworking companies to measure sheet thickness during the production process. With a width of just 50mm,...

Micro-Epsilon: Special sensors for optical distance measurement of direct reflecting materials are now available from Micro-Epsilon. Designated as the optoNCDT 1700DR, this new series expands the manufacturer’s already extensive sensor family....

Balluff: A new, rugged, industrial-grade handheld for portable reading and writing of data carriers in the Balluff BIS RFID identification system is available from the sensor specialist and connectivity provider Balluff. The modular, expandable...

Balluff: With their new DeviceNet Analyzer Balluff offers an especially powerful tool for analysis, startup, monitoring and maintenance of DeviceNet/CANbus equipment. These tools are aimed at maintenance personnel, integrators and expert users, in...

Michell Instruments: The new generation of the Optidew Hygrometer from Michell Instruments was designed especially for applications in anti-icing systems for stationary gas turbines. In power generation plants located in environments with low...