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WAS - The Load Cells with the Hole in the Middle

WAS - The Load Cells with the Hole in the Middle

LCM Systems: The WAS range of load cells from LCM Systems has been designed specifically for engineers who need the force application component to pass through the centre of the load cell. Examples where they are used include bolt tension...

2012-04-30

Colibrys and iXBlue announce smallest marine and subsea ...

Colibrys: iXBlue, France / Colibrys announced the launch of the latest generation of marine and subsea fully strapdown gyrocompassing and AHRS based navigation system called QUADRANS. The small size and high precision was achieved to be the...

2012-04-29
Simple installation of piezoelectric force transducers

Simple installation of piezoelectric force transducers

HBM: The measurement technology specialist HBM now offers suitable pre-stressing sets for the CFW piezoelectric force washers, which make integration of the transducer into an application easier for the user. Piezoelectric force transducers always...

2012-04-21
Piezoelectric force washers up to 700 kN

Piezoelectric force washers up to 700 kN

HBM: The measurement technology specialist HBM has expanded its range of piezoelectric force washers and now provides CFW type force washers with nominal ranges of up to 700 kN. The different types now cover nominal ranges from 20 kN to 700 kN,...

2012-04-21
Rugged, 2-Wire Hall Effect Sensing Devices

Rugged, 2-Wire Hall Effect Sensing Devices

Melexis: Next Generation Switch & Latch Products from Melexis Enable Tailored Performance for Demanding Applications. The MLX92221 and MLX92241 Hall Effect sensors from Melexis are designed to deliver the high levels of performance and...

2012-04-18
Robot-guided Measurement Technology

Robot-guided Measurement Technology

Micro-Epsilon Messtechnik offers a number of methods for robot measurement tasks. In particular, these are used for wide area, high-precision measurements and where there are increased flexibility requirements. Non-contact sensor data guides the...

2012-04-17
Ultrasonic sensors in the food industry

Ultrasonic sensors in the food industry

SNT Sensortechnik AG: In meat processing plants stringent requirements prevail regarding hygiene. Doors should therefore only be operated by non-contact switches. The ultrasonic sensor with relay output type UPY is ideally suited for that. It is...

2012-04-14
Wireless and Passive SAW Temperature Sensors

Wireless and Passive SAW Temperature Sensors

SENSeOR announces the launch of sales of TSA F191, a new version of its best-seller temperature sensor TSA F151. Designed for wireless passive surface temperature measurement, the new TSA F191 is easily installed on any metallic part thanks to two...

2012-04-14
Wind Turbine Generator Bearing Wireless Temperature Monitoring

Wind Turbine Generator Bearing Wireless Temperature ...

SENSeOR: In the fast growing and demanding market of wind power, manufacturers and operators constantly seek new ways of reducing operation costs while optimizing asset return. XEMC Darwind implements continuous generator bearing monitoring with...

2012-04-14
Ultrasonic sensors – life without them is unimaginable in today's paper, printing and packaging industries

Ultrasonic sensors – life without them is unimaginable ...

microsonic GmbH: Ultrasonic sensors have set new standards in automation technology. In particular in the paper, printing and packaging industries, they have become essential. These industries often use materials whose particular properties...

2012-04-13
EC 60 flat with MILE Encoder and Protection Class IP 54

EC 60 flat with MILE Encoder and Protection Class IP 54

maxon motor: The multitude of possible combinations makes the new EC 60 flat the ideal drive in a wide range of applications. Whether the focus is on high nominal torque, on high-dynamic positioning tasks with superb repetition accuracy, or on...

2012-04-12
New Stocked Tension/Compression Load Cells from LCM Systems Means Lower Prices and Faster Delivery

New Stocked Tension/Compression Load Cells from LCM Systems

LCM Systems: With another record year for load cell solutions provider, LCM Systems, a new initiative has been introduced that means lower prices and faster delivery for all customers. The company is pleased to announce that its best selling DCE...

2012-03-30
Custom Designed Load Cell for Offshore Jacking System from LCM Systems

Custom Designed Load Cell for Offshore Jacking System ...

LCM Systems: The CPA Series of Compression load cells from LCM Systems are often the sensors of choice for companies constructing Centre of Gravity (CoG) systems. When a long standing customer approached the company for the standard load cells to...

2012-03-30
Colibrys new strong motion accelerometer helping save lives in the world’s Earthquake zones

Colibrys new strong motion accelerometer helping save lives

Colibrys announced the release of the SF1600S, a state of the art MEMS based Seismic accelerometer. The new SF1600S.A is a fit-form-function replacement of the former SF1500S.A whilst offering marginally improved noise performance. The new...

2012-03-29
Strain gauges can also measure very rapid pressure changes

Strain gauges can also measure very rapid pressure changes

HBM: Conventional pressure sensors are often not up to measuring very fast and very large pressure changes. In contrast, the PMS40 pressure measurement gauges presented by the measurement technology specialist HBM are ideally suited for this...

2012-03-21
Fiber-optic sensors offer efficiency and safety

Fiber-optic sensors offer efficiency and safety

HBM: Strain gauges (SG) have proven themselves over decades in mechanical stress analysis. HBM also offers fiber-optic SG based on Bragg grating technology as an alternative to standard electric SG. As the strain is measured with light in these...

2012-03-20
Active pixel Infrared Thermometer Array from Melexis Overcomes Cost Hurdles Associated with Thermal Imaging

Active pixel Infrared Thermometer Array from Melexis ...

Melexis: The MLX90620 FIRray sensing device from Melexis, utilizes the company’s innovative non-contact temperature measurement technology to create a highly cost-effective thermography solution. Covering a -20°C to 300°C temperature range,...

2012-03-18
Custom Digital Pressure Sensors Feature 24 Bit Resolution and 0.1 % Accuracy

Custom Digital Pressure Sensors Feature 24 Bit ...

Sensortechnics: For particularly demanding pressure sensing applications, in medical & instrumentation devices, Sensortechnics offers custom piezoresistive pressure sensors with very high resolution and accuracy from 2.5 mbar full scale. A...

2012-03-16
EC 90 flat with MILE Encoder

EC 90 flat with MILE Encoder

maxon motor: In order to take advantage of the EC 90 flat motor’s ultra slim design also in high-precision applications and positioning tasks, a microsystem is being applied; the MILE encoder. The incredibly miniature system can be integrated...

2012-03-12
BM24R Load cell with NEW OIML Approval

BM24R Load cell with NEW OIML Approval

Zemic: We are pleased to announce the arrival of our newly approved (C3,C4,C5) BM24R ring load cell and the availability of complete mounting accessories. The load cell BM24R has been awarded the OIML R60 C3, C4 and C5 approval. The NMI (NL) have...

2012-03-04
Vert-X 16 – a great little encoder

Vert-X 16 – a great little encoder

Contelec: For medical and industrial applications, as well as in the automotive industry and energy sector, angle measurement frequently involves exacting requirements in terms of safety, confined installation space, maximum measurement accuracy...

2012-02-29
The digital pressure sensor MIS-3600

The digital pressure sensor MIS-3600

Pewatron: The MIS-3600 differential pressure sensor is an intelligent piezoresistive pressure sensor with an integrated ASIC. The signal-conditioned ASIC contains a 16-bit AD converter with integrated 512-bit OTP memory. The sensor is calibrated...

2012-02-22
Miniature Encoder 18S

Miniature Encoder 18S

Pewatron is pleased to present the new 18-mm encoder series 18S by Nemicon. This expands the popular OME-A series by offering higher pulse rates and by featuring an index signal. Also available is type 18M hollow shaft kit encoder with up to 1600...

2012-02-22
Install photoelectric sensors more efficiently - Leuze electronic

Install photoelectric sensors more efficiently

Leuze electronic: With the "omni-mount" from Leuze electronic, photoelectric sensors can be mounted and adjusted quicker and more easily. In addition to the tried and tested M18 hole mounting performed by Universal photoelectric sensors, Leuze...

2012-02-19
Heavy duty rotary encoders from SIKO – resistant to heat, cold, salt water or IP69K compliant

Heavy duty rotary encoders from SIKO – resistant to heat ...

SIKO GmbH: Whether at -40° or +100° Celsius, whether subjected to shock, vibrations, dirt or moisture, no other sensor has to face as many different challenges as an encoder. Many sensors reach their limit particularly when used in mobile...

2012-02-16
Infrared Camera Thermo-Cam with USB-Connection

Infrared Camera Thermo-Cam with USB-Connection

B+B Thermo-Technik GmbH: The Thermo-Cam is a small, compact infrared camera for monitoring and evaluation of thermal processes in industry, handicrafts, construction, energy consultancy and building automation. The temperature is one of the most...

2012-02-15
Ultrasound in the animal world

Ultrasound in the animal world

SNT Sensortechnik AG: Our distance and proximity sensors work with the ultrasound principle. We use ultrasonic frequencies, i.e. frequencies above 20kHz, as these are rare in nature and thus the sensors are not disturbed. Moreover, man hears no...

2012-02-14
MDX-8000: High speed Bragg grating sensors measurement

MDX-8000: High speed Bragg grating sensors measurement

Scaime: MDX-8000 is a high speed data acquisition unit for Bragg grating sensors. Its 8 optical channels are sampled in parallel at up to 2 kHz. Up to 120 sensors can measured simultaneously over 8 optical lines. The unit accepts many types of...

2012-02-14
May I introduce myself: pico+ - the upgrade!

May I introduce myself: pico+ - the upgrade!

microsonic GmbH: The pico+ ultrasonic sensors are the smallest cylindrical sensors in microsonic's product line. They are now available in four ranges, with a measurement range from 20 mm up to 1.3 m. With three different output signals, this...

2012-02-13
Mass Flow Meters/Controllers with interface

Mass Flow Meters/Controllers with interface

Bronkhorst High-Tech BV announces the availability of an EtherCAT® fieldbus interface on their thermal mass flow meters and controllers for gases and liquids, as well as their digital pressure controllers. Bronkhorst is the first...

2012-01-27
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