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Compact, high-precision magnetic discs for absolute angle measurement systems

Compact, high-precision magnetic discs for ...

Balluff: The advantages of absolute measurement systems, such as immediate readiness when powered up, no loss of position after unplanned stops, and fast startup have long been known. With their BML BM 1 magnetic encoder system Balluff now offers...

2020-05-12
NEW: ATEX sensor probe for monitoring combustible and toxic gases

NEW: ATEX sensor probe for monitoring ...

MSR-Electronic: The small and innovative SSAX1 sensor from MSR-Electronic. Whether in petrochemical industries, vending machines, biogas plants, beverage bottling plants or even in refrigeration systems with propane: The innovative SSAX1 sensor...

2020-05-11
Level and density in fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) processes

Level and density in fluid catalytic cracking ..

BERTHOLD Technologies: Fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) is one of the most important conversion processes used in petroleum refineries, where the feedstock is heated with a catalyst. In the FCC, the catalyst circulates between reactor and...

2020-05-11
Two new level transmitters:Extremely compact and with high resolution

Two new level transmitters:Extremely compact ...

WIKA: With floats as small as 18 mm in diameter, the new level transmitters from WIKA also fit into space-critical locations. The model FLM-CA is designed for use in the process industry, the model FLM-CM for industrial applications. Both compact...

2020-05-11
Glass level measurement to improve the glass production

Glass level measurement to improve the glass ...

BERTHOLD Technologies: Industrial glass melt furnaces are used in glass production to melt raw ingredients (batch) into a molten glass at temperatures exceeding 1200°C. Level control just after the outlet of the melt furnace is one of the main...

2020-05-08
Potassium analyzer for the potash industry

Potassium analyzer for the potash industry

BERTHOLD Technologies: Potassium content measurement for the potash industry is one of the most difficult and challenging measurements in the mining industry. It is however essential in the potash production process. Potassium contains the...

2020-05-08
Honeywell Announces the MicroForce FMA Series, Small Footprint Digital Force Sensor

Honeywell Announces the MicroForce FMA Series ..

Honeywell is pleased to announce the addition of the MicroForce Sensor, FMA Series, to our extensive force sensing portfolio. The FMA Series are small form-factor (5mm x 5mm) piezoresistive-based force sensors with a digital output with multiple...

2020-05-06
Not spoilt for choice - HeavyDuty encoders in crane and lifting applications

Not spoilt for choice - HeavyDuty encoders ...

Baumer: Baumer Hübner has established the class of extraordinarily resilient and reliable HeavyDuty encoders and offers a broad portfolio. Manufacturers of cranes and hoists are among the most frequent users of such sensors. And for good...

2020-05-06
Tunnel Guide Feature for GPS-Aided INS Improves Performance During GNSS Outage

Tunnel Guide Feature for GPS-Aided INS ...

Inertial Labs, Inc.: For years Inertial Labs has produced high accuracy Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) at the world’s best price-performance ratio. An INS estimates the position, attitude, and velocity using the gyroscopes and accelerometers...

2020-05-05
Fingertip probes for precision thickness gauging

Fingertip probes for precision thickness gauging

SONOTEC: Fingertip probes are perfect suited for thickness measurements on small surfaces and spots that are hard to reach. In addition, these small surface probes make measurements on curved surfaces much easier. SONOTEC GmbH has unique know-how...

2020-05-05
New: Laser distance sensor LDI – reliable measurement of long distances

New: Laser distance sensor LDI – reliable ,,,

Waycon: The laser distance sensor series LDI quickly and reliably measures long distances up to 150 m, even under challenging conditions, with highest precision of up to ±1 mm. Not even dark measuring surfaces are able to influence the...

2020-05-05
New miniature drives for medical robots and multi-axis systems

New miniature drives for medical robots and ...

maxon motor: maxon is once again expanding its range of configurable drives with more brushless DC motors, gearheads, and encoders from the ECX series. There is also news on positioning controllers in the micro segment. The ECX series is growing with the...

2020-04-29
World Magnetics and Variohm work round the clock to fulfil increased demand for ventilator pressure switches

World Magnetics and Variohm work round the clock

Variohm EuroSensor: World Magnetics Inc. has for many years been actively involved in the supply of its DesignFlex brand pressure and vacuum switching products for medical markets including mechanical filtration and ventilation equipment. Recently the...

2020-04-28
Application Spotlight - Predictive Thermometry

Application Spotlight - Predictive Thermometry

Amphenol Advanced Sensors: Predictive Thermometry is a highly accurate, repeatable, and fastresponding method of reading temperature for patients of all age groups in a clinical setting. While traditional glass bulb thermometers take approximately...

2020-04-28
Counting Folds at Flex-Pipe

Counting Folds at Flex-Pipe

Sensor Instruments GmbH: In the production of aluminium flex-pipes the decisive factor is not really the measured length of the flex-pipes but rather the number of existing folds, because due to the material's "accordion effect" the actual length...

2020-04-27
Tailor-made inductive non-contact transducers for physical parameters in any assembly situation

Tailor-made inductive non-contact transducers ..

Manner sensor telemetry: MANNER has built up a great amount of know-how over the last 15 years through constant advancement in the design and implementation of specialised transducers for special machine construction such as turbine and...

2020-04-23
Point-of-care testing (POCT)

Point-of-care testing (POCT)

Exergen Global: Point-of-care testing (POCT) is medical diagnostic testing performed at or near a patient’s bedside. As opposed to conventional medical testing, which entails sending specimens to laboratories, POCT yields results in minutes...

2020-04-23
Inductive Sensor LVDT LVIG

Inductive Sensor LVDT LVIG

Waycon: The LVDT inductive sensor LVIG by WayCon is 20 mm in diameter and is made from nickel-plated steel. The rugged design and guided transducer bar allow for measuring ranges up to 200 mm without a problem. The articulated head...

2020-04-21
Laser scanner offers new performance level for series applications

Laser scanner offers new performance level ...

Micro-Epsilon: Precision, versatility and a compact design are often decisive characteristics in industrial series applications. The new scanCONTROL 2500 laser profile scanners from Micro-Epsilon are specially designed to meet these high...

2020-04-20
Monitoring the clamping position in machine tools

Monitoring the clamping position in machine tools

Micro-Epsilon: Faster, more precise, higher productivity - these are the key requirements when developing new machine tools. If, however, the tool is incorrectly positioned in these high-performance machines, this leads to massive machining errors...

2020-04-20
Sierra MFCs Accelerate Vaccine Development for Bioprocessing

Sierra MFCs Accelerate Vaccine Development ...

Sierra Instruments: To help stop the rapidly expanding spread of COVID-19 and provide critical instrumentation for respiratory medical equipment, Sierra Instruments offers scientists, biomedical engineers, and bioreactor manufacturers a...

2020-04-17
Smart laser sensors in miniature design

Smart laser sensors in miniature design

Micro-Epsilon: The optoNCDT 1220, 1320 and 1420 laser triangulation sensors from sensor specialist Micro-Epsilon set a new standard for displacement and distance measurements. With a miniature light spot size, these small, smart and precise...

2020-04-16
New high-performance laser scanners

New high-performance laser scanners

Micro-Epsilon: The new scanCONTROL 30xx laser scanners offer the highest performance and are used for high speed and precise 2D/3D measurement tasks. These compact and lightweight profile sensors are equipped with the High Dynamic Range mode...

2020-04-15
Inertial Labs, Inc. and Embention Complete Full Integration of Inertial Navigation System (INS-P)  and Veronte Autopilot

Inertial Labs, Inc. and Embention Complete ...

Inertial Labs, Inc.:, developer and supplier of high-performance inertial sensors and solutions, is proud to announce the completion of a benchmark integration with Embention’s Veronte Autopilot. This release was made available on November...

2020-04-10
AirSatOne successfully completed another test of Satcom connectivity for Beyond Line of Sight (BLOS) operations with COBHAM AVIATOR UAV 200 with GPS-Aided INS from Inertial Labs Inc.

AirSatOne successfully completed another test ..

Inertial Labs, Inc.: AirSatOne (ASO), an Aviation Satellite Communication Service Provider, reported that its test using a COBHAM AVIATOR UAV 200 for Satcom connectivity and the Inertial Labs INS-P for Position, Heading, Pitch, Roll, and Velocity data has...

2020-04-10
A surefire adrenalin kick - Baumer POG 10 HeavyDuty encoders set the heart racing

A surefire adrenalin kick - Baumer POG 10 ...

Baumer: In Europe’s biggest roller coaster, the Helix at the Liseberg amusement park in Gothenburg, POG 10 HeavyDuty incremental encoders from Baumer monitor the speed of the carrriage's drive as it approaches the start ramp. The HeavyDuty...

2020-04-07
RedySmart - Rock Solid MFC for BioProcessing

RedySmart - Rock Solid MFC for BioProcessing

Sierra Instruments: Watch this video to discover Sierra’s latest addition to our thermal mass flow controller family. The RedySmart™ is a rock-solid mass flow controller for bioprocessing designed to deliver smooth, stable, accurate...

2020-04-01
Going beyond limits: Ultrasonic sensors U500/UR18 feature the shortest blind range at yet long sensing distance available on the market

Going beyond limits: Ultrasonic sensors U500 ...

Baumer: Thanks to the unique sensor element, the sensor families U500 and UR18 with IO-Link are not only more robust than all comparable sensors on the market, but their extremely short blind range at yet very long sensing distance brings...

2020-03-27
APPLICATION NOTE: SFM Technology Ltd choose Novotechnik non-contacting angle sensors from Variohm EuroSensor for apple harvester steering synchronisation

APPLICATION NOTE: SFM Technology Ltd choose ...

Variohm EuroSensor: The Somerset based Fruit Harvesting division of SFM Technology Limited, is widely recognised as one of the world’s leading designers and manufacturers of advanced fruit harvesting machines. Its SFM Samurai is a...

2020-03-24
Reliable Object Detection with 3-D LiDAR Multi-Layer Scanner

Reliable Object Detection with 3-D LiDAR ...

Pepperl+Fuchs, the world's leading manufacturer of industrial sensors and sensor systems, presents the R2300 multi-layer scanner. The sensor for 3-D object detection impresses by offering incredibly high measurement density: the compact and...

2020-03-20
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