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A Look Into FUTEK’s Custom Sensors

A Look Into FUTEK’s Custom Sensors

FUTEK: At FUTEK, we understand that industries face unique challenges everyday. Therefore, we’ve made it our mission to help provide those companies with ease in finding solutions for their test and measurement applications. We...

2011-03-30
Distance measuring – contactless and reliable

Distance measuring – contactless and reliable

Dimetix AG: The DLS-C distance measuring device measures absolute distances up to 150 meters without contact and with an accuracy of 1.5 millimeters. It represents a cost-effective solution even at extreme ambient temperatures as low as -40° C,...

2011-03-29
SmartReflect – As reliable as a light barrier, as straightforward as a diffuse sensor

SmartReflect – As reliable as a light barrier ...

Baumer launches photoelectric sensors with the new SmartReflect technology for absolutely reliable object detection. These light barriers recognize objects of any kind and do not require a separate reflector or receiver. The surest type of object...

2011-03-26
Compact piezosesistive pressure sensor

Compact piezosesistive pressure sensor

Pewatron: Measuring just 8.5 mm x 11.1 mm, the new pressure sensor in the MIS-2500 series is one of the most compact piezoresistive pressure sensors available. The MIS-2500 is amplified and compensated thanks to a CMOS IC interface. The IC...

2011-03-22
Displacement sensors with a blue laser

Displacement sensors with a blue laser

Micro-Epsilon presents at first a triangulation sensor that utilise Blue Laser technology. In numerous applications, Blue Laser sensors are superior to standard sensors that use a red laser diode. When measuring on metals, particularly annealing...

2011-03-17
Capacitive Sensors – EasyTeach – With Clear Text Display

Capacitive Sensors – EasyTeach – With Clear Text Display

Rechner Sensors: The 26 series from RECHNER was originally designed to cope with the problems of very adhesive products. It turns out that these sensors have excellent characteristics for general use in level control. Typically they overcome the...

2011-03-16
Ultrasonic sensors for quality testing of fleece

Ultrasonic sensors for quality testing of fleece

Waycon: Fleece is a nonwoven fabric of individual fibers. It consists of loose fibers, which are not linked. The strength of a fleece is based only on the fiber's own adhesion, but it can be influenced by further processing. To be able to handle...

2011-03-15
UPF ultrasonic sensors for quality testing of fleece

UPF ultrasonic sensors for quality testing of fleece

SNT Sensortechnik AG: Fleece is a nonwoven fabric of individual fibers. It consists of loose fibers, which are not linked. The strength of a fleece is based only on the fiber's own adhesion, but it can be influenced by further processing. To be...

2011-03-14
Embedded microcontroller for small BLDC system solution

Embedded microcontroller for small BLDC system solution

Micronas, a leading supplier of cutting-edge sensor and IC system solutions for automotive and industrial electronics, announced that it will showcase an enhanced system solution for brushless DC motor (BLDC) drive applications. The system...

2011-03-13
B6F single point load cell OIML certified

B6F single point load cell OIML certified

Zemic: The single point load cell B6F from Zemic has been awarded the OIML R60 C3 approval for ”legal-for-trade” applications. The NMI in the Netherlands have examined and tested the B6F and concluded that an approval with a Y-value of 12.000...

2011-03-04
Heimann Sensor introduces new thermopile infrared sensors of the HMS series with integrated lens

Heimann Sensor introduces new thermopile infrared sensors

Heimann Sensor is manufacturing thermopile sensors in TO packages for many years. The HMS series features several chip sizes in combination with various optical filters in housing size “TO46” or even smaller. Since the packages are small and...

2011-03-02
Analogue Strain Gauges with Free Calibration from LCM Systems

Analogue Strain Gauges with Free Calibration from LCM ...

LCM Systems: The SGA range of high specification, analogue strain gauge amplifiers has been designed for universal use and offers a degree of flexibility that makes these amplifiers perfect for use in a multitude of configurations, ideal for OEM...

2011-03-02
Technology transfer tests tree safety

Technology transfer tests tree safety

Sensor Technology: Highway engineers and horticulturalists have adapted the latest in helicopter technology to solve a critical safety problem in their own industries, tree viability. Trees can transform a roadside verge, townscape or recreation...

2011-03-02
Distance measuring – contactless and reliable

Distance measuring – contactless and reliable

Dimetix AG extends with the new EDS-C Distance Sensor the existing product range. The EDS-C is a space-saving, rugged and cost-effective measuring unit. EDS-C Distance-Sensormeasures absolute distances up to 30 meters without contact. It measures,...

2011-03-01
Rugged – flat rotary sensors for confined installation space

Rugged – flat rotary sensors for confined installation space

Contelec: With its Vert-X 90E model, Contelec is launching a flat, heavy-duty non-contacting rotary sensor, which is particularly suitable for mobile applications. With a height of just 12 mm, ingress protection class IP69K and high shock and...

2011-03-01
Ethernet interface in rotary encoders – important or technical overhead?

Ethernet interface in rotary encoders – important or ...

Baumer: It really took some time until Ethernet as well-established communication standard in office technology finally conquered automation. Meanwhile, “Industrial Ethernet” has secured its place and is much appreciated by high performance...

2011-02-25
HBM supporting process safety during steering assembly for the premium sports car SLS AMG

HBM supporting process safety during steering assembly ...

HBM: With a peak performance of 420 kW, the 6.3 liter engine accelerates the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG from zero to 100 km/h in just 3.8 seconds. The highest of standards apply during production and quality control of this sports car. For example, the...

2011-02-20
Capacitive Sensors with 50 mm Sensing Distance !

Capacitive Sensors with 50 mm Sensing Distance !

Rechner Sensors: Record sensing distance with the new High Performance Proximity Sensors from RECHNER. The M32 threaded sensor with 5 cm active area allows a flush mounting sensing distance of more then 50 mm. This corresponds to 5 times the Sn of...

2011-02-16
Capacitive Proximity Sensors with Triclamp Process Connection For ATEX Zone 20

Capacitive Proximity Sensors with Triclamp Process ...

Rechner Sensors: Great News for the food and pharmaceutical industry. RECHNER-Sensors now offer sensors with a Triclamp process connection for ATEX Zone 20. These capacitive sensors are designed for the level control of bulk materials. It goes...

2011-02-16
ATEX zone 20 - Capacitive PerLevel Level Probe

ATEX zone 20 - Capacitive PerLevel Level Probe

Rechner Sensors capacitive filling level probes are now available for ATEX zone 20, where there is a danger of dust explosion when working with products such as flour. The medium contacting part of the probe has a PTFE body and the connection head...

2011-02-16
Overcome the sensing frontiers with optical measurement

Overcome the sensing frontiers with optical measurement

Scaime: As part of its diversification, SCAIME a recently acquired the activities of FOS, French start-up specializing in fiber optics measurement. This acquisition allows SCAIME to integrate a new technology implemented and validated by major...

2011-02-14
IR-Thermometers for use in medical engineering

IR-Thermometers for use in medical engineering

Optris GmbH presents its new, compact infrared thermometer optris CSmed LT at the exhibition MEDTEC UK / MTEC at hall 9, booth 1124 and reacts to the growing demand of manufacturer, who implement Optris products into medical devices and products....

2011-02-13
New High Accuracy Load Cells are Fatigue Rated, Resistant to Off-Axis Loads

New High Accuracy Load Cells are Fatigue Rated ...

Stellar Technology: The Series CNR960 and CNR96XX are high capacity and high accuracy tension/compression load cells specifically designed to resist the affects of extraneous bending and off-axis loading. Ideal for test and measurement...

2011-02-04

The speed with which sheep shearers can have an animal ...

Sensor Technology: TorqSense transducers from Sensor Technology are playing an important role in new product development at Gloucestershire-based Lister Shearing, the oldest and one of the most successful suppliers of animal shearing and clipping...

2011-02-02
Magnetic cylinder sensors with improved performance

Magnetic cylinder sensors with improved performance

Baumer: Due to the ever increasing market requirements, Baumer launches a new generation of magnetic cylinder sensors for detecting the exact position of pistons in pneumatic cylinders. The new cylinder sensors available for T und C slots have...

2011-01-26
Laser sensor for particularly demanding applications

Laser sensor for particularly demanding applications

Baumer: With three new sensors Baumer expands its OADM 13 family of distance measuring laser sensors. Thanks to innovative technical improvements, the laser class 1 sensors solve particularly demanding, so far unresolved tasks. At the same time,...

2011-01-26
Large selection of robust stainless steel encoders

Large selection of robust stainless steel encoders

Baumer: Sensor products deployed in harsh environments demand specific housing and sealing techniques as protection against the prevailing adverse conditions. Typical application examples can be found in the chemicals industry, offshore, in...

2011-01-26
Encoders with modular Ethernet interfaces

Encoders with modular Ethernet interfaces

Baumer: Thanks to high-grade performance merged with ease-of-use, Ethernet provides the ideal basis for effective data communication in industrial automation. As a consequence, industry-standard Ethernet interfaces are becoming increasingly...

2011-01-25
Vented DC-DC LVDT for high-pressure environments

Vented DC-DC LVDT for high-pressure environments

Pewatron’s DC-DC LVDT Series 240 of precision linear displacement transducers from Trans-Tek is widened with a specially designed model for high-pressure applications. When exposed to a non-conductive and non-corrosive fluid or gas up to 350bar...

2011-01-22
High Performance Capacitive Sensors

High Performance Capacitive Sensors

Rechner Sensors are now offering an M12 version of their new high performance standard. The new format is available with an ultra-bright, all round visible LED, and in a chemically resistant housing. The sensors hava a medium optimised adjustable...

2011-01-16
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