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Allegro Microsystems Europe announces unique LED driver with integrated Hall-effect switch

Allegro Microsystems Europe announces unique ...

Allegro MicroSystems announced the release of the world’s first LED driver IC that features an integrated Hall-effect switch. The A1569 enables compact, elegant, reliable, and fault-tolerant LED lighting with minimal electrical engineering...

2016-03-08
OptoPulse® EIL580 encoder family with new attachment forms

OptoPulse® EIL580 encoder family with new ...

Baumer has extended the flexible and cost-effective OptoPulse® EIL580 encoder family and has presented additional variants with the attachment forms EURO flange B10 and square flange. The incremental encoders of the OptoPulse® series...

2016-03-08
Air gap measurement in large electric motors

Air gap measurement in large electric motors

Micro-Epsilon: With all electric motors, a smooth operation is required in order to ensure a long operating life. Particularly with large motors, imbalance can cause significant damage in the running motor, resulting in high financial...

2016-03-07
Eddy current sensors provide a

Eddy current sensors provide a "clean ...

Micro-Epsilon: Eddy current sensors from Micro-Epsilon are extremely powerful and robust. Even with pressure, dirt and oil, they "feel at home" and provide fast, high precision measurements. The sensors are used for measuring displacement,...

2016-03-07
Low-cost Piezoelectric Accelerometers for Industrial Applications

Low-cost Piezoelectric Accelerometers for ...

Advanced Sensors Calibration (ASC) has announced the introduction of a new family of low-cost, rugged piezoelectric accelerometers, the P311A series, designed for vibration monitoring in industrial environments. “The launch of the P311A...

2016-03-03
VTP11 rotary sensor offers 8 mm D-shaft mounting and well-proven resistive element technology

VTP11 rotary sensor offers 8 mm D-shaft mounting

Variohm EuroSensor’s new VTP11 rotary position sensor combines well-proven resistive element technology and convenient D-shaft mounting in a durable and low cost IP66 rated package that ensures reliable and long-life operation for high...

2016-03-02
Optical sensors make the running

Optical sensors make the running

Micro-Epsilon: Racing cars from the Tuning Akademie Ingolstadt not only come with an immense horsepower but also include measurement technology provided by Micro-Epsilon. The laser-optical distance sensors optimize vehicle performance through...

2016-03-01
New CENELEC/AREMA Certified MEMS Accelerometers For Rail Transportation

New CENELEC/AREMA Certified MEMS Accelerometers

Jewell Instruments: Introducing the JMA-165 accelerometer series, the latest addition to Jewell Instruments’ RailStar and MEMS sensor lines. This is the industry’s first MEMS sensor to meet CENELEC/AREMA requirements for rail...

2016-03-01
Tiny targets also fit the profile of the new generation laser scanners

Tiny targets also fit the profile of the new ...

Micro-Epsilon: In terms of their size, accuracy and measuring rate, the scanCONTROL series of laser scanners are among the highest performing laser profile sensors in the world. Even the smallest of parts can be measured to the highest precision,...

2016-03-01
Miniaturized infrared thermometer for plastic film

Miniaturized infrared thermometer for plastic ..

Optris GmbH: The temperature is a key physical variable for ensuring quality in the production of plastic film. The application of non-contact temperature measurement technology poses the challenge that films with a thickness of less than 1 mm are...

2016-02-29
Wachendorff industrial encoders are integrated in conveyor and web length measurement systems

Wachendorff industrial encoders are ...

Variohm: As part of its comprehensive range of industrial encoders and systems for precision automation, Wachendorff manufacture robust length measurement assemblies for use on conveyors, web processing lines, packaging & labelling equipment,...

2016-02-23
Thermal imaging camera optris PI LightWeight with new features

Thermal imaging camera optris PI LightWeight ...

Optris GmbH: Infrared images and videos from the air - recorded by drones, UAVs and other flying objects - are becoming increasingly important in industrial maintenance. In some cases, the cost savings compared to existing applications are...

2016-02-19
Redundant absolute rotary encoder WV58MR

Redundant absolute rotary encoder WV58MR

SIKO GmbH: Safety guidelines for mobile machines and their requirements have been a major component in constructing new mobile machines, even before the introduction of EN ISO 13849. With the release of EN ISO 13849, many things have changed with...

2016-02-19
Laser profile scanner with small, blue laser line

Laser profile scanner with small, blue laser ...

Micro-Epsilon: The scanCONTROL 29xx-10/BL is a new product from sensor technology specialist Micro-Epsilon. Equipped with Micro-Epsilon’s Blue Laser technology, this model provides an effective measuring range of just 10mm with a profile...

2016-02-18
scanCONTROL - now even smarter due to updated software

scanCONTROL - now even smarter due to updated ..

Micro-Epsilon: The scanCONTROL Configuration Tools software enables the set up and configuration of the SMART laser profile scanners. The latest version 4.2 provides a number of new features for users, including the ability to freely rotate and...

2016-02-17
Capacitive analogue sensors with 4...20 mA and 0...10 V output

Capacitive analogue sensors with 4...20 mA ...

Rechner Sensors has updated its range of capacitive analogue sensors. The new generation provides both output options in the same sensor 4...20 mA and 0...10 V. The choice of models include cylindrical variants with metric threads M12 x1, M18 x 1,...

2016-02-05
New powerful mini PC for infrared cameras

New powerful mini PC for infrared cameras

Optris GmbH: The optris® PI NetBox – the new mini PC by Optris – is markedly more powerful than its predecessor. It can be used to operate all infrared cameras in the PI series – as a stand-alone system or as a cable...

2016-01-28
Harmon Sensor'S Pyrometer that emplys Exergen's IRT/C temperature sensor receives patent award from NASA

Harmon Sensor'S Pyrometer that emplys Exergen's

Exergen Global, an award winning thermal solutions provider, announced that its Exergen micro IRt/c sensor was employed in a new pyrometer that received NASA’s “Patent Award”. The award was presented to Dr. Alex Stein, founder of...

2016-01-25
The right sensors for any application - Specific fields of use for magnetic and optical measuring systems

The right sensors for any application

SIKO GmbH: Precise length measurement is one of the basic conditions for industrial production. In this regard, the requirements of the measuring systems are just as wide ranging as the fields of application in which the sensors are used. Since it...

2016-01-20
Innovative Features and Intelligent Functions Combined in an Innovative Product Architecture

Innovative Features and Intelligent Functions ..

Pepperl+Fuchs unveiled the R100 and R101 series, new generation of standard photoelectric sensors in a compact design. They are the first series to feature a new, innovative product architecture, and combine a host of state-of-the-art technologies...

2016-01-18
Cable Pulls and Cable-Pull Rotary Encoders: Wide Range of Applications in Linear Distance Measurement

Cable Pulls and Cable-Pull Rotary Encoders ...

Pepperl+Fuchs: The cable-pull rotary encoder portfolio from Pepperl+Fuchs is characterized by modular product architecture. The range offers a wide variety of variants for almost every field of application. Optimally coordinated components signify...

2016-01-15
Laser Power Detector measures up to 500mW on 2x2mm2

Laser Power Detector measures up to 500mW ...

greenTEG AG has further miniaturized its laser power sensing technology for OEM applications. The gRAY B0.5-SC measures up to 500 mW on a surface of only 2x2 mm2. The detector is available as bare die component or mounted on a PCB for easy OEM...

2016-01-14
Linearization and Teach – an invincible team for simple and precise measurements

Linearization and Teach – an invincible team ...

Baumer: Thanks to linearized calibration curves and very low standard dispersion rates, the new distance-measuring inductive sensors IR08, IR12 and IR18 from the Baumer AlphaProx family offer easy and reasonably priced analysis of the measurement...

2016-01-13
Angle encoder modules with integrated drive motor from HEIDENHAIN

Angle encoder modules with integrated drive ...

HEIDENHAIN has developed angle encoder modules for very high measuring accuracy. They combine highly accurate angle encoders and high-precision bearings, and they are a true alternative to air-bearing axes regarding reproducible guideway accuracy....

2016-01-12
Low-cost, high-quality Swiss made ultrasonic sensors UPR-B

Low-cost, high-quality Swiss made ultrasonic ...

SNT Sensortechnik AG: The specialist for ultrasonic sensors SNT Sensortechnik AG presents the least expensive Swiss ultrasonic sensor, thanks to rigorous cost management in construction and production. The UPR-B series is a short M18...

2016-01-06
SG for fiber composites available immediately ex stock from HBM

Reliability for dynamic weighing in harsh ...

HBM: Completely redesigned digital load cell for filling and metering applications from HBM delivers reliable measured values, even under the most difficult ambient conditions. Digital load cells for filling and metering applications are exposed...

2016-01-04
New 360° contactless high-resolution programmable magnetic angle position sensor IC

New 360° contactless high-resolution ...

Allegro MicroSystems: The A1335 from Allegro MicroSystems Europe is a new 360° contactless high-resolution programmable magnetic angle position sensor IC designed for use in digital systems in automotive and related applications involving...

2015-12-23
Distance-measuring inductive sensors by Baumer with enlarged measuring range

Distance-measuring inductive sensors by Baumer

Baumer: With the new models from the AlphaProx family, Baumer has once more confirmed its position as one of the leading manufacturers in the field of measuring inductive sensors. The new sensors in the dimensions Ø6.5, M8 and M12 offer a...

2015-12-22
SENSeOR’s sensors selected by RTE

SENSeOR’s sensors selected by RTE

SENSeOR: The French transmission system operator RTE chose SENSeOR and its wireless passive temperature sensors for the monitoring of high-voltage critical equipment on the network, in the frame of its Open Innovation Process. The wireless passive...

2015-12-18
ASC is expanding its portfolio with new product groups of the IEPE sensors

ASC is expanding its portfolio with new ...

Advanced Sensors Calibration (ASC): has announced the launch of three new product groups of piezoelectric accelerometers for applications in the automotive, wind energy and railway markets. The new products being launched include the ASC P101A,...

2015-12-18
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