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Intelligent encoder configurator with instant recall

Intelligent encoder configurator with instant ..

Wachendorff: With its configurator for incremental and absolute rotary encoders, Wachendorff Automation is able to offer design engineers and developers genuine added value compared with conventional configurators of the same class. The...

2015-03-23
PosCon 3D wins the MessTec & Sensor Masters Award 2015

PosCon 3D wins the MessTec & Sensor Masters ...

Baumer: And the winner is: PosCon 3D from Baumer! This was the most exciting announcement last week when this year's MessTec & Sensor Masters Award was presented by the trade magazine "messtec drives Automation“ to the winner in the...

2015-03-23
Force Balanced Inclinometer

Force Balanced Inclinometer

Jewell Instruments is pleased to introduce the Model SMI-L 4-20mA Force Balanced Inclinometer. This powerful single-axis tilt sensor offers the same high performance and low cost as our standard Emerald Series, but with a convenient 4-20mA output....

2015-03-20
New High Reliability Angle Sensors

New High Reliability Angle Sensors

Novotechnik introduces the Vert-X 2400 Series of compact angle sensors. Diameter of the housing base is 24 mm. These sensors convert rotational angle into a voltage output. Vert-X 2400 Series sensors are available in single and fully redundant...

2015-03-18
WDGI encoder… the new incremental industry standard

WDGI encoder… the new incremental industry ...

Wachendorff Automation has completely revised the incremental encoders of the WDG series, which are based on the 58 mm design size industry standard. This can only mean one thing: WDG has become WDGI. Modern industrial design and further enhanced...

2015-03-18
Linear encoder in tiny SMD-package

Linear encoder in tiny SMD-package

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...

2015-03-17
Safe speed monitoring from SICK: Reliable monitoring of drives – even with complex movements

Safe speed monitoring from SICK: Reliable ...

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...

2015-03-02

Tackling legacy challenges in defence avionics

Sherborne Sensors: Reliance on aging military platforms has become a global concern and military aircraft today are expected to remain in service for longer than their original life cycles. This is partly as a result of a post-Cold War slowdown in...

2015-02-26
Hexapod from PI (Physik Instrumente) Obtains CIPA Certification for Use in Image Stabilization Test Equipment

Hexapod from PI (Physik Instrumente) Obtains ...

Physik Instrumente (PI): The miniature and high-dynamics H-811 Hexapod is the only six-axis positioning system that meets the CIPA standard for simulating camera shaking when taking photographs. Producing sharp images without a tripod and...

2015-02-25
SG for fiber composites available immediately ex stock from HBM

Optical Sensors for ITER Fusion Experiment

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...

2015-02-25
New software for simplified encoder programming

New software for simplified encoder programming

Baumer: Further to extended options in the mechanical design, Baumer now presents a new software version for the programmable product variants of the OptoPulse® EIL580  family. Particularly drive manufacturers benefit from additional...

2015-02-19
New HAR 24xy Dual-Die sensor family from Micronas brings in-package redundancy to Linear Hall-effect sensors

New HAR 24xy Dual-Die sensor family from ...

Micronas announces its first Linear Hall-effect sensor family HAR 24xy, integrating two fully automotive qualified dies in a thinner than 1 mm TSSOP14 package for high-precision redundant measurements and smaller magnet designs. The first members...

2015-02-19
Safety with new photoelectric sensor

Safety with new photoelectric sensor

Leuze electronic: The new SLS 46C single beam safety devices can be used both as type 4 as well as type 2 sensors. With the MSI-TRM safety monitoring device, the SLS 46C photoelectric sensors become type 4 sensors, with the MSI-TR1 they become...

2015-02-17
Optical EM2 encoder module with up to 10‘000 pulses per revolution

Optical EM2 encoder module with up to 10‘000 ...

Pewatron: The EM2 from US Digital is an optical encoder module designed to offer 2x to 4x higher resolution than the popular EM1 encoder module. Combined with an 2“ disk it allows to reach a high resolution of 10‘000 pulses per revolution, and...

2015-02-16
“Nice to meet you!” – When two forklifts face off in a narrow aisle

“Nice to meet you!” – When two forklifts face ..

SICK AG: SICK safety laser scanners combine know-how and experience with maximum performance. With the original PLS from SICK, safety laser scanners for stationary and mobile machine protection have enjoyed unimaginable success for over 20 years...

2015-02-13
Easy handling with address link label

Easy handling with address link label

Leuze electronic: The commissioning of all Leuze electronic products which have an Ethernet interface available, such as Profinet, has now been simplified even further – by means of a sticker with a MAC address, a so-called "address link label"....

2015-02-12
SICK Enables Industry 4.0 - Sensor Specialist to Exhibit Again at Hannover Industry Fair

SICK Enables Industry 4.0 - Sensor Specialist ..

SICK AG: For the first time after six years of absence, SICK AG will return to the Hannover Industry Fair (HMI) as an exhibitor this year. At HMI, the company, being a technology driver in the field of Industry 4.0 – the lead theme of this...

2015-02-12
KS capacitive sensors - high precision under difficult operating conditions

KS capacitive sensors - high precision under ...

Waycon has extended its product portfolio with the product series of KS capacitive sensors. These sensors are used for contactless measurement using the capacitive principle and are suitable for use with metallic and non-metallic objects. The...

2015-02-11
Wire-actuated encoders ensure stability for construction machinery

Wire-actuated encoders ensure stability for ...

SIKO GmbH: Reliable detection by redundant wire sensors in safety systems. Not only in Europe is the term 'functional safety' on everyone's lips since the introduction of the new Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC. Also on a global basis, there is a...

2015-02-06
ETLG Announces Platform Tiltmeters

ETLG Announces Platform Tiltmeters

ETLG Inertial Aerosystems has announced that the 700-Series Platform and Surface Mount Tiltmeters are now shipping from its UK distribution base. The tiltmeters are dual-axis analogue output devices manufactured by Jewell Instruments in the USA....

2015-02-03
Inductive sensors meet the high shock and vibration requirements of the rail industry

Inductive sensors meet the high shock and ...

Baumer, the sensor manufacturer, expands its portfolio for the rail industry. With sensors from the IFRR and IWRR family, Baumer is the first company to offer switching and measuring inductive sensors that comply with the high vibration and shock...

2015-01-27
capaNCDT: New catalogue now online

capaNCDT: New catalogue now online

Micro-Epsilon: With the brand new brochure, Micro-Epsilon presents numerous possibilities to measure displacement, distance and position using capacitive sensors. Capacitive sensors use a highly stable measurement technique for displacement and...

2015-01-26

British engineering and sensor innovation

Sherborne Sensors: A pioneering naval weapons alignment system powered by electronic sensor technology heralds a fresh wave of British innovation in military and naval applications says Mike Baker, managing director Sherborne Sensors. When the...

2015-01-20
SX 80 Draw Wire Sensor – Safety for modern mobile cranes

SX 80 Draw Wire Sensor – Safety for modern ...

Waycon: Compact size, comfortable assembly and extremely reliable – the SX 80 Draw Wire Sensor is a cost effective and flexible solution for the safe use of mobile cranes in all areas of the industry. WayCon offers an efficient way to control...

2015-01-14

Extended range of EX sensors

Leuze electronic: CML 700i measuring light curtains and MLC 500 type 4 safety light curtains can now be used as EX versions for special applications in potentially explosive areas. The EX device variants of the light curtains for measurement tasks...

2015-01-14
SG for fiber composites available immediately ex stock from HBM

HBM EtherCAT Gateway for torque measurement ...

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...

2015-01-12
RSL 400 – the new safety laser scanner series from Leuze electronic

RSL 400 – the new safety laser scanner series

Leuze electronic: The entire RSL 400 series consists of 16 device versions with operating ranges up to 8.25 m. The safety laser scanners can be configured easily via Bluetooth and Ethernet TCP/IP. Despite the large number of possible field pairs...

2015-01-09
SG for fiber composites available immediately ex stock from HBM

EtherCAT Gateway for torque transducers ...

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. As of now,...

2015-01-08
Precision inertial MEMS sensors offer ultra-high resolution

Precision inertial MEMS sensors offer ...

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...

2015-01-07
Reliable detection - challenging objects: Scanning line sensor for versatile automation solutions

Reliable detection - challenging objects ...

SICK AG: In a wide range of industries, solutions are used for the detection of misshapen objects or objects of varying height. This often leads to high costs, especially through complex and expensive installation. Reliably detecting the leading...

2015-01-05
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