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Integrated displacement measurement for miniature hydraulics

Integrated displacement measurement for ...

Micro-Epsilon has developed the new induSENSOR EDS-28-G-CA-U, specifically for measurement applications in small hydraulic cylinders made from titanium or stainless steel. With a weight of 13 g and a size of 56 mm, the eddy current...

2014-04-28
SG150 - the new compact class with a long range!

SG150 - the new compact class with a long range!

SIKO GmbH: For years SIKO wire length encoders have been leaders in the field of length measurement technology and have already proved their effectiveness – even under difficult application conditions. Robust, compact design with maximum...

2014-04-25
PCB Piezotronics Introduces New Load Cell Handbook

PCB Piezotronics Introduces New Load Cell ...

PCB Piezotronics, Inc.: PCB Load & Torque, a division of PCB Piezotronics, Inc., introduces a new technical handbook covering strain gage load cell applications and technology.  The PCB Load Cell Handbook provides engineers with a guide for...

2014-04-23
Micronas presents a new affordable USB kit for easy programming of its broad Hall-effect sensor portfolio

Micronas presents a new affordable USB kit ...

Micronas offers its customers now a new, simpler and cost-effective way to program particular Micronas Hall sensor families for laboratory purposes. The new tiny USB kit is just the size of a standard USB flash drive and can easily and directly be...

2014-04-18
Isle of Wight Load Cell Manufacturer Wins Action Coach Business of the Year Award

Isle of Wight Load Cell Manufacturer Wins ...

LCM Systems: Isle of Wight load cell manufacturer, LCM Systems is the proud winner of the prestigious Action Coach Business of the Year Award. Presented at the Action Coach Awards Gala Dinner held at the Chichester Park Hotel in West Sussex,...

2014-04-09
New Three-Wire, True Zero-Speed, Differential Peak-Detecting Sensor IC

New Three-Wire, True Zero-Speed, Differential ..

Allegro MicroSystems introduces a new optimized Hall-effect sensing IC that provides a user-friendly solution for digital ring-magnet sensing, or when coupled with a magnet, ferromagnetic target sensing, in three-wire applications. The small...

2014-04-07

Sensonor STIM210 - The world’s highest ...

Sensonor gyro announced as "The world’s highest performance silicon MEMS gyro module" by the recognized System Plus Consulting reverse engineering company. System Plus Consulting, a close partner of the MEMS expert Yole Développement has...

2014-04-01
Global Push On All Fronts Helps Keep UK Innovations Stabilised

Global Push On All Fronts Helps Keep UK ...

Sensor Technology: Distributors around the world are signing up to represent an innovative British sensor company as it seeks to expand its export sales and introduce a radical new technology to the helicopter cargo sector. Sensor Technology Ltd...

2014-03-28
LCM Systems’ Biggest Load Cell Goes to China

LCM Systems’ Biggest Load Cell Goes to China

LCM Systems: With an innovative in-house design team and an advanced UK manufacturing facility, it was no surprise that Isle of Wight based load cell manufacturer, LCM Systems, won a contract to supply a 2000te TCA tension and compression load...

2014-03-19
Single Element, Tooth Detecting Speed Sensor IC

Single Element, Tooth Detecting Speed Sensor IC

Allegro MicroSystems introduces a unique addition to Allegro’s camshaft sensor family of products. As a single element, non-TPOS sensor it provides first falling edge detection, high running-mode edge accuracy, and direction/orientation...

2014-03-17
Micronas introduces the next generation of highest precision programmable Hall switches

Micronas introduces the next generation of ...

Micronas announces its next generation of high precision programmable Hall switches, HAL 1002. Typical target applications are for example headlight adjustment or brake-pedal position detection, where highest switching accuracy is required for...

2014-03-13
Parallel use of video and laser aiming for optimised sensor alignment possible

Parallel use of video and laser aiming for ...

Optris GmbH: The video pyrometers optris CSvideo 2M, optris CTvideo 1M/2M and optris CTvideo 3M are state-of-the-art digital infrared thermometers with video sighting. “As opposed to conventional through-the-lens-sighting, our new video...

2014-03-12
First magnetostrictive position measuring systems with IO-Link

First magnetostrictive position measuring ...

Balluff: Position measuring systems from Balluff stand for the precise detection of measurement paths in large parts of the manufacturing and assembly industry. With the Micropulse BTL6 Profile PF IO-Link model, Balluff is the first company...

2014-03-12
TurboSPEED DZ140 – fail-safe up to 285ºC

TurboSPEED DZ140 – fail-safe up to 285ºC

Micro-Epsilon: The new eddy current-based sensor system measures the rotational speed of turbochargers in bench and field tests. turboSPEED DZ140 is optimized for thin turbine blades made from aluminum or titanium. The system is thermally stable...

2014-03-10
Sherborne Sensors’ load cells support Moon and Mars micro-rover mobility system

Sherborne Sensors’ load cells support Moon ...

Sherborne Sensors has helped Canada’s Carleton University complete development of an innovative mobility system for a prototype micro-rover that in future may perform exploratory research missions on the Moon and Mars. Sherborne Sensors’...

2014-03-10
Current sensor IC combines low noise, high precision and digital output

Current sensor IC combines low noise, high ...

Allegro MicroSystems: The new ACS764 from Allegro MicroSystems Europe is a low-noise precision digital current sensor IC targeted at server, telecom, and power monitoring IC applications at up to 100 V within the industrial, consumer and computer...

2014-03-07
Prevent flooding with ultrasonic sensors

Prevent flooding with ultrasonic sensors

SNT Sensortechnik AG: In villages close to larger rivers there is a risk of flooding during heavy rainfalls. In particular, the sewer system can not absorb the rapidly swelling water masses. In many places, underground caverns are built to serve...

2014-03-05
New Angle Sensors With 10 Output Choices

New Angle Sensors With 10 Output Choices

Novotechnik U.S. introduces the RFC4800 Series of touchless rotary angle sensors that provide absolute, rotary position. Output options for analog, digital, redundant and switch outputs are standard. The RFC4800 Series utilizes a magnetic pickup...

2014-03-04
U500 expands the range of the Baumer NextGen sensor portfolio

U500 expands the range of the Baumer NextGen ...

Baumer: Ultrasonic sensors provide the coverage needed when optical sensors reach their limits. This is why Baumer has expanded its portfolio of NextGen sensors to include the new series U500 ultrasonic sensor. With the same design, dimensions and...

2014-03-03
New texense® GYRN3-S compact 3 axis gyroscope

New texense® GYRN3-S compact 3 axis gyroscope

Texys International is proud to announce the release of texense® GYRN3-S: the new and more compact version of its 3 axis gyroscope. Texense® GYRN3-S is the result of the ongoing development process on successful GYRN3-P and a close cooperation...

2014-02-28
New texense® IFbN Optical Fiber digital infrared temperature sensor

New texense® IFbN Optical Fiber digital ...

Texys International, French leader in high performance embedded testing sensors, is proud to release its new Fiber optical infrared sensor for temperature measurement in very harsh environment, texense® IFbN. Based on the photodiode technology,...

2014-02-24
LCM Systems take delivery of new 1500 tonne calibration test machine

LCM Systems take delivery of new 1500 tonne ...

LCM Systems, a specialist manufacturer of load measurement and instrumentation systems has recently installed a custom designed 1500 tonne calibration machine at its manufacturing facility in Newport, on the Isle of Wight. The addition of this...

2014-02-24
EM2 Transmissive optical encoder module

EM2 Transmissive optical encoder module

Pewatron: US Digital’s new EM2 encoder module offers now 2 or 4 times higher resolution than the well-known EM1 module. It is used to detect the rotary position when used together with code wheels DISK-1 or HUBDISK-1, both with 1 inch diameter....

2014-02-21
Magneto-Resistive Sensors for Speed or Rotational Direction Control with 25 kHz response

Magneto-Resistive Sensors for Speed or ...

Rechner Sensors: Magneto-Resistive Sensors from RECHNER Sensors are ideal for the rotational speed control of ferromagnetic toothed gear wheels or cams. The high switching frequency of up to 25 kHz is a significant advantage over other sensors.

2014-02-18
Laser retroreflective sensor BOS Q08M

Laser retroreflective sensor BOS Q08M

Balluff miniature optical sensors from the BOS Q08M series have an impressively compact design and achieve extreme precision in a robust, cubic metal housing. They are suitable for all applications requiring components with a low weight, minimal...

2014-02-18
New Miniature 3.3 V Linear Hall-Effect Sensor IC

New Miniature 3.3 V Linear Hall-Effect Sensor ..

Allegro MicroSystems introduces a new linear, Hall-effect sensor IC specifically designed for applications that require medium accuracy in a very small package. Allegro’s A1304 is a factory trimmed one-time programmable (OTP-ROM) 3.3 V...

2014-02-17
Allegro MicroSystems, LLC Announces a New Unipolar Switch with Built-In Diagnostics

Allegro MicroSystems, LLC Announces a New ...

Allegro MicroSystems announces a revolutionary unipolar, Hall-effect switch that is unlike any other competitive device on the market today. Allegro’s A1160 solution includes an integrated coil surrounding the Hall sensing element. During...

2014-02-14
Allegro MicroSystems, LLC Adds An Enhanced Accuracy Current Sensor IC To Existing Portfolio

Allegro MicroSystems, LLC Adds An Enhanced ...

Allegro MicroSystems, LLC announces a new thermally enhanced, fully integrated, hall-effect-based, high precision linear current sensor IC to their existing portfolio. Allegro’s ACS770 device consists of a precision, low-offset linear Hall...

2014-02-12
New texense® IRN8W Wireless digital infrared temperature sensor

New texense® IRN8W Wireless digital infrared ...

Texys International, French leader in high performance embedded testing sensors, is proud to release its new Wireless 8 channels infrared sensor for tire temperature monitoring, texense® IRN8W. Based on the same infrared technology of its...

2014-02-12
LiDAR USA Announces STIM300 Integration

LiDAR USA Announces STIM300 Integration

Sensonor: LiDAR USA have chosen STIM300 IMU as an alternative to traditional FOG sensor in its systems. The company states "The STIM300 appears to be delivering as promised with nearly FOG-like results". STIM300 is a cost effective ITAR free IMU...

2014-02-11
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