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ASC supplies safety sensors for the new ICE generation ...

ASC GmbH (Advanced Sensors Calibration), one of the leading manufacturers of high-quality acceleration sensors, has developed tailor-made sensors for Siemens Mobility for the new Velaro-D high speed trains. They are used at the bogies within the...

2010-12-15

Sensonor Gyro awarded the best high precision MEMS gyro ...

Sensonor was awarded the 2010 European High Precision MEMS Gyroscopes New Product Innovation Award by Frost & Sullivan. The New Product Innovation Award is a prestigious recognition of Sensonor’s accomplishments in the high precision MEMS...

2010-12-02
Wireless Shackle Load Cells Allow Versatility for a Wide Range of Industrial Applications

Wireless Shackle Load Cells Allow Versatility for ...

LCM Systems: Shackle load cells are used widely in lifting and weighing applications and LCM Systems, one of the UK’s leading designers and manufacturers of load cells and load monitoring systems has seen a recent surge in the demand for its...

2010-11-30
Tension and Compression Load Cell is Ideal when Space is Restricted

Tension and Compression Load Cell is Ideal when Space ...

LCM Systems: Flexibility is the key to the TCA series of tension/compression load cells from LCM Systems. Designed in-house by LCM’s talented design team, engineers can specify custom sizes and specifications to meet specific application...

2010-11-30
Over 3,500 Sensors Available with Plug & Play USB

Over 3,500 Sensors Available with Plug & Play USB

FUTEK: Simple technology isn’t always effective. And advanced technology isn’t always efficient. But what if there was an integrated sensor system that was BOTH simple and advanced? There is – it’s FUTEK’s USB Solutions...

2010-11-30
Autonnic launches new through surface controls, Versabuds

Autonnic launches new through surface controls, Versabuds

Autonnic: Versabuds are a range of controls developed by Autonnic Research that operate through surfaces using patented specialist fluxgate technology. No holes are required as a ‘Bud’ is simply bonded to a surface and a detector placed on the...

2010-11-30
Submersible Sensors PSMN / PSSN for Hydrostatic Depth Measurement

Submersible Sensors PSMN / PSSN for Hydrostatic Depth ...

Baumer: With the pressure transmitters PSMN and PSSN, Baumer offers compact submersible sensors for hydrostatic depth measurement. They are suitable in many level measurement applications in drinking water supply, wastewater, reservoirs, lakes and...

2010-11-26
PBMN pressure transmitter uses piezo-resistive and thin-film technology

PBMN pressure transmitter uses piezo-resistive and ...

Baumer’s industrial pressure transmitter PBMN achieves maximum precision in measuring both low and high pressures by using different sensors. For pressures below 60 bar, a piezo-resistive silicon sensor is used. A metal thin-film sensor ideally...

2010-11-26
Analog absolute encoders in single- or multiturn configurations

Analog absolute encoders in single- or multiturn ...

Baumer: Digitalization plays a central role in modern automation technology. Nevertheless, in many applications there is still no better instrument than the analog encoder, either in aspects of cost-efficiency or because it is easier in...

2010-11-25
Temperature compensation for optical strain gages

Temperature compensation for optical strain gages

HBM: For its type K-OL and K-OR optical strain gages, HBM now provides the K-OTC sensor, which can be used to compensate the temperature response of optical SGs. Experimental stress analysis is a typical application for optical strain gages (SG)...

2010-11-21
Unlimited laser distance measurements

Unlimited laser distance measurements

Leuze electronic: The new laser distance measurement systems AMS 300i offer a previously unmatched selection of integrated interfaces. In addition to the proven SSI Interface and the conventional RS Interfaces, the AMS 300i devices become...

2010-11-19
Miniature infrared sensor with laser aiming

Miniature infrared sensor with laser aiming

Micro-Epsilon has launched a new miniature infrared sensor with an integrated controller. The thermoMETER CSlaser has a two-beam laser aiming feature, which marks the actual spot size at any distance. This means that faulty measurements on small...

2010-11-17
Low cost laser distance sensor offers high reliability

Low cost laser distance sensor offers high reliability

Micro-Epsilon: The new optoNCDT ILR 1030 complements Micro-Epsilon's existing range of economical, low cost distance measurement sensors. The new sensor offers a measuring range between 0.2m and 8m on diffuse reflective surfaces, even as high as...

2010-11-17
High-end laser sensor with a 50 kHz measuring rate

High-end laser sensor with a 50 kHz measuring rate

Micro-Epsilon’s new high-end laser triangulation sensor is known as the optoNCDT 2300. The new series offers a measuring rate that can be set up to 50kHz. The sensor will be offered initially as a set of 5 models with measuring ranges between...

2010-11-17
New wire-actuated encoders for more flexibility and safety in linear measuring systems

New wire-actuated encoders for more flexibility and ...

SIKO GmbH’s compact wire-actuated encoders are backed by decades of experience and offer an easy-to-install and reliable way of linear position measurement. A wide range of industrial applications is possible, even in difficult environmental...

2010-11-16
Ultrasonic sensors used in vegetable cleaning process

Ultrasonic sensors used in vegetable cleaning process

Waycon: Ultrasonic sensors perform two tasks in one process in the agriculture industry for vegetable cleaning. Fresh vegetables from the field must be cleaned quickly in large quantities, packaged and transported to the supermarket. At first a...

2010-11-15
UPK ultrasonic sensors used in vegetable cleaning process

UPK ultrasonic sensors used in vegetable cleaning process

SNT Sensortechnik AG: Fresh vegetables from the field must be cleaned quickly in large quantities, packaged and transported to the supermarket. At first a lot of dirt sticks on the carrots. They are cleaned in water baths and then brushed clean...

2010-11-14
SK30X load cell: High performance weighing up to 5t

SK30X load cell: High performance weighing up to 5t

Scaime, leading manufacturer in the field of weighing components and solutions, is extending its range of stainless steel and welded sealed shear beam load cell. Designed to fit with industrial applications and more specifically legal for trade...

2010-11-14
ZA30X: weighing capabilities from 500 kg to 7500 kg for severe applications

ZA30X: weighing capabilities from 500 kg to 7500 kg for ...

Scaime announces the introduction of the ZA30X S-type load cell series. With its full stainless steel construction and complete hermetic sealing, the new ZA30X models are rated to IP68 and provide high resistance to ingress. Certified to OIML...

2010-11-14
R10X load cell : Easy and reliable tank and silo weighing

R10X load cell : Easy and reliable tank and silo weighing

Scaime: Leader on load cell market, SCAIME presents a new solution for tank, silo and bulk weighing. Combining an ultra-flat load cell R10X with a mounting kit SILOKITR, this unit is the right solution for inventory or level monitoring...

2010-11-14
Force sensor : MS02

Force sensor : MS02

Scaime: The new force sensor type MS02 made in stainless steel allows to measure the effort in compression or/and tension with a very high accuracy. Measurement error is less than or equal to 0.02% of its full scale, Various measurement scales are...

2010-11-14
Digital load cell for high speed checkweighing and filling - SCAIME

Digital load cell for high speed checkweighing and filling

Scaime, a World leader in load cells and weighing solutions, is introducing the AXD, its new digital load cell dedicated to dosing/filling management and dynamic checkweighing control. The AXD offers capacities from 15kg to 75kg and, with a full...

2010-11-14
CPJ – Easy Strain gage conditioning

CPJ – Easy Strain gage conditioning

Scaime: Leader on load cell market, SCAIME presents a new range of strain gage amplifiers. The CPJ series has been especially designed to meet the requirements of measurements in industrial environments and to deliver a standard output which may...

2010-11-14
CB50X-DL: Enter the digital weighing era

CB50X-DL: Enter the digital weighing era

Scaime has combined its know-how in strain gauge load cells to the latest digital technology innovations in order to provide a new high performance digital compression load cell. The integration of analog-to-digital conversion into the CB50X-DL...

2010-11-14
Two-wire infrared thermometer optris CSlaser

Two-wire infrared thermometer optris CSlaser

The Optris GmbH is expanding the product range of infrared thermometers: the new compact high performance IR thermometer optris CSlaser for temperature measurements from -50°C to 1600°C. Dr.-Ing. Ulrich Kienitz, managing director of Optris GmbH...

2010-11-13
The optris PI, the most portable infrared online camera

The optris PI, the most portable infrared online camera

Optris GmbH is expanding its product range of infrared thermometers with the advanced all new optris PI USB IR camera for applications in product and process development, process control and mobile thermographic applications. Dr.-Ing. Ullrich...

2010-11-13
More precise and fastest infrared thermometers from Optris

More precise and fastest infrared thermometers from Optris

Optris GmbH: The steady and innovative development of the product range of Optris GmbH results in the introduction of the enhanced infrared thermometers. “We are proud to be able to adjust our products to the needs of the market due to our...

2010-11-13
Chemical-resistant and pressure-resistant sensors

Chemical-resistant and pressure-resistant sensors

microsonic GmbH: The hps+ ultrasonic sensors from microsonic are fitted out - as standard - with a Teflon film. It is sealed with a FFKM O-ring against the housing made of 1.4571 stainless steel or PVDF. This ensures a high degree of resistance to...

2010-11-13
Micronas current transducer family with digital output for automotive and industrial applications

Micronas current transducer family with digital output ...

Micronas presents the CUR 315x current transducer family based on the Hall-effect principle. These new additions consist of the devices CUR 3150 and CUR 3155. Both programmable devices employ a digital output instead of an analog output. The...

2010-11-13
Manner Flex Technology opens up New Dimensions in Transmission Metrology

Manner Flex Technology opens up New Dimensions in ...

Manner sensor telemetry: Due to the growing demand for weight reduction, transmission units have become increasingly compact. That also means that available space for the installation of measuring devices inside the transmission, for example...

2010-11-12
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