Mechanical, dynamical

Sensor Technology: Harbour sides are busy places, with ships docking, unloading one cargo, loading another and departing again as quickly as possible. Keeping track of all this activity and of their various and valuable cargoes is demanding yet...

Manner sensor telemetry has extended its range of measuring sensors specifically developed for the test rig environment with a new feature. In particular with cardan shaft test rigs, the measurement of axial forces is a key factor in addition to...

HBM Test and Measurement (HBM), long-time provider of piezoelectric force transducers, is expanding its product range with a new compact force transducer with a nominal (rated) force of 25 kN, a high output signal and an extensive temperature...

PCB Piezotronics, manufacturer of the industry's best-selling piezoelectric ICP® shock accelerometer family, introduces a new mechanically isolated, electrically filtered nearfield or farfield pyroshock sensor that is capable of measuring up...

SICK AG: With its DFS60S Pro safety encoder and FX3-MOC0 drive monitor SICK has expanded its portfolio of solutions for the safe monitoring of the drives of mobile machines and, for example, automated guided vehicles (AGVs). As one of the...

HBM: A consortium composed of Smartec (a RocTest company) and HBM FiberSensing signed the phase II of ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) contract for the supply of fiber optic sensing systems to be installed on the future...

HBM: A series of conditions must be met to bring weighing technology components to the USA market. A so-called NTEP certification (National Type Evaluation Program) is required, certifying conformance with the NIST Handbook 44 (National Institute...

HBM has expanded its product range with the weighing module C16/M for loads up to 400 t, reaching accuracy class D1 as per OIML R60. The weighing modules C16/M, made by HBM Test and Measurement have been in use successfully for some time now for...

HBM: Wired strain gauges (SGs) from HBM Test and Measurement (HBM) are suitable for high temperatures. They also feature an impressive fast delivery time and are RoHS-compliant to ensure they can be used in the future. Soldering strain gauges is...

HBM: With three new products featuring degree of protection IP68, HBM is expanding its portfolio of solutions with rugged force transducers for different nominal ranges under harsh measurement conditions. Numerous applications in harsh...

HBM offers the market a unique tool with the EtherCAT interface module TIM-EC which can digitally transmit torque and speed signals, angle of rotation and power via EtherCAT. The hardware can support a bus cycle time of up to 20 kHz. TIM-EC from...

First Sensor presents a new technology platform to fabricate high precision MEMS inertial sensors for the detection of inclination, acceleration and vibration. The capacitive sensors are based on single crystal silicon and utilize the latest...

Advanced Sensors Calibration (ASC): Based on its recent analysis of the rail acceleration and rotation rate sensors market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Advanced Sensors Calibration (ASC) GmbH with the 2014 European Frost & Sullivan Company...

Micro-Epsilon: Co-developed by Micro-Epsilon, the University of Passau and BMW, the reflectCONTROL automatic inspection system for painted surfaces in vehicle production, has been honoured with the Bavarian Innovation Prize. In November 2014, the...