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smartFOS A, Fiber optic accelerometer

smartFOS A, Fiber optic accelerometer

OPTOcon AG: The fiber optic accelerometer smartFOS A is ideal for monitoring of industrial machines: e.g. windings, winding heads, insulated turbo generator bearings, high voltage circuit breakers, large electric motors. smartFOS A is a fiber...

2011-08-13
FOTEMP1-OEM-MNT, Fiber optic temperature monitoring system

FOTEMP1-OEM-MNT, Fiber optic temperature monitoring system

OPTOcon AG: FOTEMP1-OEM-MNT was designed to be integrated into your own system. Due to its very small and compact design even more applications are possible and a retrofit into existing model series is possible. It is ideal for fiber optic...

2011-08-13
Power Pack with 130 mNm Nominal Torque and 45 mm Diameter

Power Pack with 130 mNm Nominal Torque and 45 mm Diameter

maxon motor: A completely newly designed 70 Watts version joins the family, pushing the already remarkably high power limit, once again. The new EC 45 flat 70 W displays a very flat speed/torque gradient and unifies novel features with proven...

2011-08-12

LCM Systems Expands Premises to Offer Ex-Stock Load Cells

LCM Systems: Thanks to ever-increasing sales and the desire to keep a larger stock of popular standard products, so improving delivery times for customers, specialist load cell technology company, LCM Systems, is expanding its current production...

2011-07-30
High precision potentiometric continuous level sensors

High precision potentiometric continuous level sensors

Gems Sensors & Controls™ announced the launch of the new CT-1000 potentiometric level sensors for OEM and end user applications. The CT-1000 sensors provide highly accurate continuous level gauging for the filling of tanks or continuous...

2011-07-30
Ultrasonic sensor for highly transparent objects

Ultrasonic sensor for highly transparent objects

Baumer: With a response time of merely 1.3 ms, the new ultrasonic sensor UNAM 12 is the world’s fastest and comes very close to a photoelectric sensor. Twenty times faster than conventional ultrasonic sensors it is destined for highly dynamic...

2011-07-26
Simply Cool & Silent

Simply Cool & Silent

Melexis announces the launch of a really cool driving solution for silent brushless cooling fans. The MLX90285 provides a robust, high performance and fully integrated Hall effect based fan driver IC, including technology lowering both acoustic...

2011-07-18
Melexis Integrated MEMs Sensors handle more than Just Pressure

Melexis Integrated MEMs Sensors handle more than Just ...

Melexis: The MLX90807 and MLX90808 fully integrated, relative and absolute pressure sensor die are realized with CMOS technology combined with MEMS bulk micromachining. These monolithic solutions are both fully automotive qualified. Each consists...

2011-07-18
Capacitive gap sensor

Capacitive gap sensor

Micro-Epsilon: The new capacitive sensors from Micro-Epsilon capaNCDT CSG are specially developed to measure gap width. Sensor electrodes are applied to the top front and back on a circuit board that has a width of 20cm. Using the sensor...

2011-07-17
Ultrasonic sensors assist in packing of fresh flowers

Ultrasonic sensors assist in packing of fresh flowers

SNT Sensortechnik AG: Fresh cut flowers that are shipped internationally in large quantities, must be fresh, but still efficiently processed and packaged very gently. In this flower-packing machine it has to be detected when a bunch of flowers is...

2011-07-14
Easy and cost-effective flow measurement

Easy and cost-effective flow measurement

SCHMIDT Technology: There are different measurement principles for measuring flow velocities and volumetric flows in air and gases. The following comparison clearly shows why the thermal anemometry is, in most of the cases, an adequate solution....

2011-07-14
Stainless Steel Ultrasonic Sensor

Stainless Steel Ultrasonic Sensor

Pepperl+Fuchs: The new UMC3000 raises ultrasonic sensor performance in harsh environments to a whole new level. The unit’s seamless, 100 % stainless steel housing and chemically resistant cable system enable ultrasonic monitoring and control in...

2011-07-14
Online camera combines thermal image with visual image for the first time

Online camera combines thermal image with visual image ...

The Optris GmbH continues the market introduction of a new, extensive infrared camera series with the introduction of the optris PI200 thermal imaging camera with BI-SPECTRAL technology. “The new BI-SPECTRAL technology integrates two established...

2011-07-13
High precision magnetostrictive level sensors

High precision magnetostrictive level sensors

Gems Sensors & Controls™ (Gems) announced the launch of the new XT-1000 series of magnetostrictive continuous level sensors for OEM and end user applications. The XT-1000 series offers a line of robust, stainless steel sensors with highly...

2011-06-30
Measuring wheel encoder for precise acquisition of conveyor speed

Measuring wheel encoder for precise acquisition of ...

Baumer: As in many other applications, often it is not advisable or simply technically not feasible to install the encoder straight at the drive train to detect the speed of a conveyor belt. Any slip occurring at the belt may cause measuring...

2011-06-26
Piezoelectric force washers with new nominal (rated) forces

Piezoelectric force washers with new nominal (rated) forces

HBM: The piezoelectric force washers in the CFW series produced by the measurement technology specialist HBM have proven themselves in numerous applications since their introduction. The complete delivery with centering rings and plug protection...

2011-06-21
Optimal light spots for every application

Optimal light spots for every application

Leuze electronic has designed the new HRTR 25B-S reflection light scanner with focussed light spot optimally for the detection of glossy surfaces – and equipped the HRTR 25B-XL scanner with an extra large light spot for positioning tasks at the...

2011-06-19
New functions in the 3B sensor series

New functions in the 3B sensor series

Leuze electronic: The functions of the 3B compact series from Leuze electronic have been extended to include the HRTR 3B-V and HRTL 3B reflection light scanners. In the 3B series from Leuze electronic, users will find the smallest reflection light...

2011-06-19
Melexis Reinvents the Programmable Linear Hall Sensor

Melexis Reinvents the Programmable Linear Hall Sensor

Melexis, the pioneer in programmable linear Hall sensors launches its third product generation. This new family breaks with the conventional "single-in-line-package" (SIP) approach. SIP packages require more careful design consideration to avoid...

2011-06-18
Fully calibrated high accuracy MEMs infrared temperature sensor

Fully calibrated high accuracy MEMs infrared temperature ...

Melexis launches its 3rd generation of contactless MEMs infrared temperature sensors. The high accuracy of the newest member of the MLX90614 family makes it suitable for limitless applications in automotive, medical, industrial and consumer...

2011-06-18
Gap measurement by laser scanner

Gap measurement by laser scanner

Micro-Epsilon: The new gapCONTROL laser scanner from Micro Epsilon has been developed specifically for non-contact gap measurement. The sensor is based on laser light section technology, though it makes use of a totally new evaluation procedure....

2011-06-17
Ultrasonic sensors for wood chip level control - WayCon

Ultrasonic sensors for wood chip level control

Waycon: Wood chip or wood pellet heating systems are modern CO2-neutral biomass heating systems for both private and large industrial plants. As the volume consumption is relatively large compared to liquid fuels, the knowledge of the current...

2011-06-15
Infrared-Thermometer DM301 D

Infrared-Thermometer DM301 D

B+B Thermo-Technik GmbH: The infrared thermometer DM301 D is the easy entry into the multisensor installation - intelligent and secure for measurements from -40°C to 350°C. The measuring range is extended using the optional USB adapter and the...

2011-06-15
Ultrasonic sensors for wood chip level control

Ultrasonic sensors for wood chip level control

SNT Sensortechnik AG: Wood chip or wood pellet heating systems are modern CO2-neutral biomass heating systems for both private and large industrial plants. As the volume consumption is relatively large compared to liquid fuels, the knowledge of...

2011-06-14
Wireless strain gages from SENSeOR

Wireless strain gages from SENSeOR

SENSeOR will launch its new wireless SAW strain gages at SENSOR+TEST. Wireless and entirely passive (no battery, no energy harvesting), these 4 strain gages (SSE E015, SSE E016, SSE E017 and SSE E022) and their corresponding reference and...

2011-06-14
Waves for wireless & batteryless measurements

Waves for wireless & batteryless measurements

SENSeOR’s SAW (Surface Acoustic Waves) sensors measure temperature, strain and pressure wirelessly and without any energy source, with radio-frequency interrogation similar to radar. For instance, placed inside engines or rotating industrial...

2011-06-14
Infrared thermometer combines minimised electronic with innovative LED display

Infrared thermometer combines minimised electronic with ...

Optris GmbH introduces the new optris CSmicro series from which especially OEM customers will benefit according to the great product potential of these infrared thermometers. The improved price-performance-ratio supports the integration of the...

2011-06-13
Micronas presenting new generation of Hall sensors for extended position measurement

Micronas presenting new generation of Hall sensors for ...

Micronas presents a new generation of Hall sensors for linear position measurement with their HAL 38xy family. The HAL 38xy family is firmly based on the 3D Hall technology which features two vertical and one horizontal Hall plate. Accompanying...

2011-06-13
Smart load sensor

Smart load sensor

Sensor Technology: A smart load sensor developed in the UK by Sensor Technology provides all the information needed to optimise efficiency and increase profitability of a wide range of industrial operations. The new development allows weighing...

2011-06-02

Sensonor launch high performance gyro module STIM210

Sensonor: STIM210 represent the world’s highest performance silicon MEMS gyro module, and present a breakthrough for system designers who are under constant pressure to provide smaller, better and lower cost solutions. STIM210 is a low cost, low...

2011-06-02
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