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Monitoring Water Content in Dairy Products - BERTHOLD

Monitoring Water Content in Dairy Products

BERTHOLD Technologies GmbH & Co. KG: For reasons of quality and regulation, the water content of dairy products must not exceed a specific value. In order to ensure constant product quality, the measuring system LB 566 Micro-Polar from...

2010-03-27
Monitoring Water Content in Dairy Products

Monitoring Water Content in Dairy Products

BERTHOLD Technologies GmbH & Co. KG: For reasons of quality and regulation, the water content of dairy products must not exceed a specific value. In order to ensure constant product quality, the measuring system LB 566 Micro-Polar from...

2010-03-27
Open communication – Ultrasonic sensors with IO-Link

Open communication – Ultrasonic sensors with IO-Link

Baumer: Thanks to their new IO-Link interface, Baumer’s Series 09 ultrasonic sensors can now communicate with the control bi-directionally. Thus, the sensors’ intelligence, e.g. the integrated sonic echo analysis, can be used externally. As a...

2010-03-26
Light-section sensors open new application possibilities

Light-section sensors open new application possibilities

Leuze electronic: With the new LRS 36 and LPS 36 light-section sensors, Leuze electronic has realized sensors for economical object detection over long measurement ranges from 200 to 800 mm. The transmitters and receivers are contained in an...

2010-03-19
Hall Travel- and Rotary Sensor Platforms for Automotive Applications

Hall Travel- and Rotary Sensor Platforms for Automotive ...

Tyco Electronics: In the automotive industry, development time is a key factor for successful market positioning. Tyco Electronics’ answer for this is a platform strategy for non-contact switches and angular-...

2010-03-15
Hall Sensors for Convertible Roof Systems

Hall Sensors for Convertible Roof Systems

Tyco Electronics: Requirements for convertible roof systems increased dramatically over the last twenty years. The system of textile roofs has been developed continuously and complemented by retractable hard...

2010-03-15

Innovative Sensing Solutions, dramatically ...

SENSeOR: Our future will be conditioned by how well we handle the available resources and how we use them to improve our everyday life without degrading our environment. All industries face the challenge of producing more - or better - with fewer...

2010-03-14
High Performance/High Value Pancake Load Cell

High Performance/High Value Pancake Load Cell

Stellar Technology’s Model PNC700 is a high performance, feature rich, general purpose tension/compression load cell which combines high accuracy (0.05% BFSL), high off axis performance, high fatigue life, and large industry standard loading...

2010-03-04
The Perfect Load Cell Package

The Perfect Load Cell Package

FUTEK is proud to announce the release of their latest product development in their load cell line the: LPM200 Panel Mount Load Cell. The LPM200 Panel Mount Load Cell is a model from FUTEK’s miniature Sensors line. As an extra...

2010-03-02
Ultrasonic Fork Frame Light Barrier

Ultrasonic Fork Frame Light Barrier

MICRO-EPSILON Eltrotec GmbH: Labelling always means precision work at maximum speed. Conventional optical fork frame light barriers fail where transparent labels, printed with metal particle lacquers, are to be...

2010-03-02
Precise laser proximity with background suppression

Precise laser proximity with background suppression

MICRO-EPSILON Eltrotec GmbH: The PS1 from ELTROTEC is a laser proximity that due to its adjustable optic allows for setting an either round or elliptical light spot in various sizes. Even in fast processes and...

2010-03-02

MEMS accelerometer for Attitude Heading and Reference ...

Colibrys has announced the release of its new MS9005, a ±5g range MEMS accelerometer, to complement its existing family of +/-2g and +/-10g products targeted primarily at AHRS applications. Developers of AHRS using Colibrys accelerometers will...

2010-03-01
New System for Moisture Measurement

New System for Moisture Measurement

BERTHOLD Technologies GmbH & Co. KG: Micro-Polar II (LB 567) is the moisture measurement system from BERTHOLD TECHNOLOGIES, specifically developed for the measurement of bulk materials. It provides online monitoring on conveyor belts or chutes...

2010-02-27
Photoelectric sensors with IO-Link – Sensor intelligence cleverly applied

Photoelectric sensors with IO-Link – Sensor intelligence ...

Baumer extends its portfolio of measuring sensors compatible with IO-Link. The measuring red light distance sensor FADK 14 now offers several new features that improve the reliablity of your process. Thanks to IO-Link, the condition of the...

2010-02-26
Laser Triangulation up to a distance of 2m

Laser Triangulation up to a distance of 2m

Micro-Epsilon: Measurement technology company Micro-Epsilon has launched a new laser sensor with a 1m measuring range. The optoNCDT 1710-1000 sensor has a measuring range that starts from a distance of one metre from the sensor, so displacement...

2010-02-17
Eddy currents – magnetically controlled

Eddy currents – magnetically controlled

Micro-Epsilon: Due to be launched at the Hanover Trade Show and Sensor + Test, is a new product range from Micro-Epsilon called mainSENSORs (“Magneto-inductive”). The standard MDS-40 M30 industrial version has a 40mm measuring range and an M30...

2010-02-17
Linear Hall Sensors from Micronas offering cost benefits through preset sensitivity levels

Linear Hall Sensors from Micronas offering cost benefits ...

Micronas presents three new value-optimized variants of the HAL 182x family. “The linear Hall sensors HAL 1821, HAL 1822 and HAL 1823 are available with different levels of sensitivity to match application requirements. In contrast to the HAL...

2010-02-13
Subsea LVDT Series is Submersible to 7,500 ft.

Subsea LVDT Series is Submersible to 7,500 ft.

Stellar Technology: The Series LWU is a family of submersible LVDT displacement transducers available in either DC or AC versions. These units are specifically designed for use in sea water and other submersible environments, including many...

2010-02-04
In-Line Amplifier for DC Strain Gage Transducers

In-Line Amplifier for DC Strain Gage Transducers

Stellar Technology: The new Series AP5201 In-Line Amplifier from Stellar Technology is a low cost, easy-to-use, general purpose signal conditioner. This singlechannel unit is ideal for DC-excited strain gage pressure transducers, load cells, and...

2010-02-04
High Accuracy Gauging LVDT

High Accuracy Gauging LVDT

Stellar Technology: The Model LPS60X AC/AC LVDT is designed for precision displacement and position measurement for quality assurance applications in industrial environments. These high accuracy displacement sensors are constructed of stainless...

2010-02-04
New DIN-Rail Amplifier for DC Strain Gage Transducers

New DIN-Rail Amplifier for DC Strain Gage Transducers

Stellar Technology: The new Series AP5103 DIN-rail Amplifier is a low cost, general-purpose, single channel signal conditioner which is compatible with standard DIN-Rail mounting systems. The AP5103 is designed for input of pressure, force,...

2010-02-04
AC-Powered Long Stroke LVDT

AC-Powered Long Stroke LVDT

Stellar Technology: The Series LLS60X from Stellar Technology is a high performance long stroke LVDT displacement transducer with a spring return armature. The armature is restrained and guided by an ultra-low friction bearing assembly and the...

2010-02-04
Sensonor announces a breakthrough in MEMS gyro performance

Sensonor announces a breakthrough in MEMS gyro performance

Sensonor releases SIMU202 a multi axis high performance gyro module enabling safety critical applications in the Aerospace and Defense markets, offering an immediate choice to system designers to displace large, expensive, fragile and prone to...

2010-02-02
Teachable ultrasonic fork sensors for web guide and edge control

Teachable ultrasonic fork sensors for web guide and edge ...

SNT Sensortechnik AG: The new edge sensors type UPF-A TOR are based on the experience of SNT Sensortechnik AG with ultrasonic through beam sensors. New software algorhythms and a unique SONARANGE ultrasonic transducer material allow an accuracy...

2010-01-14
Miniature digital pyrometer, Texense IRN2

Miniature digital pyrometer, Texense IRN2

Texys International: This Texense IRN2 miniature digital pyrometer allows contact free temperature measurement of objects several centimeters away by detecting the infrared rays emitted by these objects. Its reduced dimensions allow it to be...

2010-01-04
Miniature Load Cell Features New Lower Ranges

Miniature Load Cell Features New Lower Ranges

Stellar Technology: The Series MIN830 miniature load cells and force sensors from Stellar Technology are now available in full scale ranges of 10, 25, 50, and 100 lbf. With the addition of these new lower ranges, the MIN830 ranges extend from 10...

2010-01-04
FUTEK Submersible Miniature Load Cell

FUTEK Submersible Miniature Load Cell

FUTEK has recently released their model LSB210, a Submersible Jr. S-Beam Load Cell used in applications where protection from liquids is required. Although the product was built for a diverse range of applications examples include...

2009-12-30
Autonnic’s new sensors for engine lever controls

Autonnic’s new sensors for engine lever controls

Autonnic, world leaders in fluxgate technology, is launching the first of a new range of waterproof, non-contact interaction devices - the A3300 Lever Control module. A major requirement of the marine world is that conducting, corrosive seawater...

2009-12-30
Redundant encoders - Safety implementation in all its ramifications

Redundant encoders - Safety implementation in all its ...

Baumer: At the moment many operators in automation have to face the challenging implementation of the new machine guideline 2006/42/EG. The new encoder family MAGRES redundant by Baumer unites many of the resulting safety requirements in one...

2009-12-26
Programmable incremental encoders for less product variety, reduced inventory costs and improved flexibility

Programmable incremental encoders for less product ...

Baumer: Implemented in complex facilities, encoders have to meet many requirements in all their facets. All of a sudden you end up with a multitude of different configurations entailing high costs as well as inventory and administration effort....

2009-12-26
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