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P3003 & P3004 - 30mm Inductive Proximity Sensor

P3003 & P3004 - 30mm Inductive Proximity Sensor

4B BRAIME Components LTD: An inductive sensor designed to detect shaft speed, shaft position, gate position, or object presence. No contact is made between the sensor and the object being monitored. Maximum range of ferrous targets is 8 mm...

2022-01-14
Gas monitoring in agriculture with sensors from MSR-Electronic

Gas monitoring in agriculture with sensors ...

MSR-Electronic: Who thinks of fine dust when seeing peacefully grazing cows? In agriculture with a multitude of sources for emissions the greenhouse gas methane has the greatest impact on climate change. But how can the climate killers of...

2022-01-13
New Wide Field of View Lens Option for 32x32 Thermopile Array for Person Detection

New Wide Field of View Lens Option for 32x32 ...

Heimann Sensor recently introduced a new very wide field of view L1.9 lens option for the 32x32 thermopile array sensor. It gives you 97x97° FOV in both directions and creates a near distortion free image with high signal to noise ratio. At...

2022-01-12
Smart encoders: Cost-efficient connection and parameterization flexibility

Smart encoders: Cost-efficient connection ...

Baumer: Electrical and mechanical integration of encoders has become much easier and more economically viable. The new bearingless encoder EB200E from Baumer is proving this right. It can be compactly integrated on any axis without complex...

2022-01-11
3DGipsumB. The system for gypsum boards dimensional measurement

3DGipsumB. The system for gypsum boards ...

RIFTEK: Our new finished project continues RIFTEK’s work in solving different measurement challenges and is intended for non-contact measurement of gypsum boards during their production. 3DGipsumB system contains 3 measurement stations, sequentially...

2022-01-10
NEW: 60x40 Thermopile Infrared Array Sensor

NEW: 60x40 Thermopile Infrared Array Sensor

Heimann Sensor is very proud to announce this new generation thermopile array sensor that uses a whole bunch of new technology and one can easily say, that it is a new generation of thermopile array sensors. Just have a look at these specs that...

2022-01-04
New Heat Shock Compensating Thermopile Sensor – HMS P-Series

New Heat Shock Compensating Thermopile Sensor

Heimann Sensor introduces a new generation of single element thermopile sensors with optimized thermal heat shock behavior. The new HMS P-Series allows fast and accurate measurements even under rapidly changing ambient temperatures or so-called...

2021-12-21
Why Pack Tools integrates Zemic load cells in their XTE-motion®

Why Pack Tools integrates Zemic load cells ...

Zemic Europe: Hand pallet wrapping to pack pallets is a time-consuming activity for many companies. Pack Tools 2.0 BV is a company that develops smart tools for packaging. They took up the challenge to bring hand pallet wrap to a professional...

2021-12-21
FLIGHTS Inc., a Revolutionist in the Remote Sensing Industry, Brings Inertial Labs’ Solutions to the Japanese Market.

FLIGHTS Inc., a Revolutionist in the Remote ...

Inertial Labs: Over the last half decade the low-cost autonomy and remote sensing industries have continued to sky-rocket paving way for a new need in the market. This need would ultimately be met by Inertial Labs’ ability to produce navigation and...

2021-12-16
Mobile, non-destructive paint and coating thickness measurements on CFRP

Mobile, non-destructive paint and coating ...

Micro-Epsilon: For high precision measurements of CFRP materials, Micro-Epsilon has developed two new sensors. The FSC1/7, the FSC1000 (Fast Surface Check) and the ISC1000 (Industrial Surface Check) determine the thickness of paints and layers...

2021-12-16
Factor 1 Sensor for Logistics Applications

Factor 1 Sensor for Logistics Applications

Turck is expanding the proven uprox series with the NI40UE-QV40 inductive proximity switch. This is a rectangular Efficiency Line variant that has been optimized with a focus on flexibility, short commissioning times and price-sensitive...

2021-12-14
Position monitoring in free fall

Position monitoring in free fall

SIKO GmbH: Heavy machinery in specialist civil engineering requires precise and reliable components in order to be able to perform the respective functions reliably. The absolute rotary encoders WV58MR from SIKO GmbH, manufacturer of sensors and...

2021-12-08
Precise thickness measurements of flat glass and film

Precise thickness measurements of flat glass ...

Micro-Epsilon: The IMP-TH70 sensor for the IMS5400 white light interferometer measures the thickness of glass and film with a resolution of < 1 nm. With 70 mm, this sensor offers a working distance of around twice as much as before, as well as...

2021-12-07
Inertial Labs Announces the Acquisition of MEMSENSE, a Global Supplier for MEMS-Based Inertial Measurement Units (IMU).

Inertial Labs Announces the Acquisition of ...

Inertial Labs is an industry leading developer and supplier of orientation, inertial navigation, and optically enhanced sensor modules has acquired MEMSENSE, a developer of inertial measurement units that lead the market in performance and value. Inertial...

2021-12-06
Future ready: Compact absolute Rotary Encoder for Industry 4.0

Future ready: Compact absolute Rotary Encoder ..

SIKO GmbH: For decades absolute rotary encoders have been the „Go To” sensor in machines where exact position and/or speed feedback are required. Nowadays encoders provide much more than simple process data. They are key components in...

2021-12-03
Range extension for innovative wireless torque sensor

Range extension for innovative wireless torque

Sensor Technology: has extended its new range of non-contact torque sensors up to 13,000Nm. When the range was launched in late 2020, the largest unit was 500Nm. “We have been very encouraged by the interesting in the new sensors,”...

2021-12-02
World’s largest confocal sensor range to be expanded again

World’s largest confocal sensor range to be ...

Micro-Epsilon: Confocal chromatic sensors are used for distance and thickness measurements where the highest accuracy and signal stability are required. They offer state-of-the-art technology allied with high speed and maximum precision. Now there...

2021-12-02
Laser distance sensors now also with IO-Link

Laser distance sensors now also with IO-Link

Micro-Epsilon: The optoNCDT ILR2250 laser distance sensors from Micro-Epsilon can now also be integrated in automation systems via IO-Link. The advantages are easy handling and high flexibility. The sensors ensure gapless communication from the...

2021-11-30
Smart Radar Sensors for Rugged Environments

Smart Radar Sensors for Rugged Environments

Turck is presenting robust radar sensors for distance measurement up to 15 meters for rugged application areas in factory automation as well as in outdoor or mobile applications. The rugged 122 GHz devices with protection to IP67/69K are shock...

2021-11-29
Absolute position and speed data for automation and drive technology

Absolute position and speed data for ...

SIKO GmbH: The requirements for sensors used for position detection in automation and drive technology increase with the complexity and performance of the associated machines and systems. The high-resolution, non-contact absolute encoder MSA213K...

2021-11-29
Gas detection at world famous industrial gas manufacturer Messer, Croatia

Gas detection at world famous industrial gas ...

MSR-Electronic: Gas detectors from MSR-Electronic monitor various gases in the production and distribution of industrial gases. Messer Croatia Plin d.o.o., located in Zapresic near Zagreb, is an industrial gas manufacturer and part of the world's...

2021-11-29
Inductive Measuring Sensors with IO-Link

Inductive Measuring Sensors with IO-Link

Turck: Besides offering flush inductive measuring sensors with an IO-Link output, Turck is now also offering three non-flush variants. The NI4-M12, NI7-M18 and NI12-M30 models supply a signal proportional to distance over a 12 millimeter range as...

2021-11-25
How to test a sensor with a multimeter

How to test a sensor with a multimeter

ES Systems: Pressure transmitters are precise instruments, and they, like all instruments, can sometimes fail. It’s difficult to tell whether a transmitter is working well or not, especially when on the field, and even if you know something...

2021-11-24
Measurement-Spot-Calculator

Measurement-Spot-Calculator

Heimann Sensor recently released a new web-based measurement spot calculator that allows to determine the relationship between measurement distance, spatial resolution and measurement area for all of its thermopile infrared array sensors with...

2021-11-23
Rugged, Compact, Safe

Rugged, Compact, Safe

Pepperl+Fuchs: Reliable protection is required wherever people and machines interact. The USi®-safety system guarantees protection based on the design-related robustness of the ultrasonic sensors. The separation of the actual sensor component...

2021-11-16
Bar code identification with the best recommendations from AI

Bar code identification with the best ...

Leuze electronic: Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be very worthwhile when it comes to identifying the bar codes on goods. Interfering factors can be identified quickly and easily both during commissioning of a system and during operation.

2021-11-15
Senix Sensor Technology Selected for New Affordable Wheelchair-Accessible RV by Winnebago

Senix Sensor Technology Selected for New ...

Senix Corporation: BraunAbility and Winnebago have opened RV camping to a wider audience with its new wheelchair accessible RV camping vehicle. Historically RVs, and especially wheelchair accessible RVs have been large and carry a price tag of...

2021-11-11
Variohm EuroSensor expands NTC thermistor range with polyimide sleeved variant for medical applications

Variohm EuroSensor expands NTC thermistor range

Variohm EuroSensor has launched a new polyimide sleeved, high-tolerance NTC thermistor aimed at high-sensitivity medical instrumentation and industrial temperature measurement applications. Expanding its ENTC thermistor range, the new...

2021-11-10
World’s Smallest Thermopile Sensor in TO-housing

World’s Smallest Thermopile Sensor in TO-housing

Heimann Sensor introduced this sensor already in 2006. Since 15 years it holds the world record for the smallest thermopile sensor in a TO-housing. The customized µ-TO-housing as a diameter of only 3.55 mm and a total height of 2.35 mm. Due...

2021-11-09
Methane and Propane Leakage Monitoring

Methane and Propane Leakage Monitoring

MSR-Electronic: Reliable gas measurement by MSR-Electronic in various industrial areas. The applications in the field of gas detection are largely unknown to the general public but surround us much more often than we can imagine: Carbon monoxide...

2021-11-08
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