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Rugged Positioning for Driverless Transport Systems

Rugged Positioning for Driverless Transport ...

Pepperl+Fuchs: Optical positioning offers incredibly accurate, absolute positioning for driverless transport systems. This raises the question of whether optical tracking can withstand the mechanical challenges of logistics. Our system of rugged...

2023-01-20
Inertial Labs upgraded the “INS-U” GPS-Aided Inertial Navigation System with an extended version of the Differential Pressure Sensor and Embedded Air Data Computer

Inertial Labs upgraded the “INS-U” GPS-Aided ...

Inertial Labs, a developer of GPS-Aided Inertial Navigation and Measurement Units, has announced the release of an upgraded version of the “INS-U” GPS-Aided Inertial Navigation System, a revolutionary unit due to its extended version of...

2023-01-20
Two new designs for the R-Series V

Two new designs for the R-Series V

Temposonics, an Amphenol (NYSE:APH) Company, announces the newest expansions of the Temposonics® R-Series V position sensors. The advanced sensor is focused on industry 4.0 (IIoT) functions like machine monitoring, predictive maintenance and...

2023-01-19
SKAKO integrates Zemic load cells in their vibratory equipment

SKAKO integrates Zemic load cells in their ...

Zemic Europe: SKAKO VIBRATION is a highly professional and experienced business partner, specialising in the design, development, supply and marketing of vibratory equipment, which activates, transports and separates bulk solids. The principle aim...

2023-01-12
Exceptional Heimann Sensor Infrared Animal Videos

Exceptional Heimann Sensor Infrared Animal Video

Heimann Sensor: Two Heimann Sensor engineers recently visited a local zoo and were equipped with cameras using four of Heimann Sensor’s infrared array lenses: HTPA 32x32d, HTPA 60x40d, HTPA 80x64d, HTPA 120x84. The objects comprised...

2023-01-10
Why use Force Sensors from Zemic Europe in Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)?

Why use Force Sensors from Zemic Europe in ...

Zemic Europe: Zemic force sensors are used more and more in Smart Warehouse Management Systems. Customers expect faster delivery times and technology is developing at a rapid pace. To keep up more companies make use of Smart Warehouse Management...

2022-12-19
Tech Note: Controlling printed circuit board preheat during wave soldering

Tech Note: Controlling printed circuit board

CleverIR: The IRt/c is an excellent solution to the problem of heater control for PC board preheat. IRt/c’s work particularly well in this process, since both the heating and measuring occur right at the surface, where the solder must...

2022-12-09
The value of testing printed circuit boards  using test fixtures and infrared sensors

The value of testing printed circuit boards ...

CleverIR: The printed circuit board (PCB) Market size is large, it surpassed USD 75 billion in 2021 and is expected to exhibit a CAGR of over 5% between this year (2022) and 2030. While often obscured from sight, PCBs play an essential role...

2022-12-08
Technology report: Gapless safety

Technology report: Gapless safety

Leuze electronic: In applications where corridor supply vehicles interact at transfer stations with a direct connection to a danger zone, operation must be as safe and efficient as possible: Throughout the entire area, the safety system must be...

2022-12-08
New in our portfolio: wafer level IR emitter chips!

New in our portfolio: wafer level IR emitter ...

Micro-Hybrid: As of now, powerful emitter chips on wafer level with a long lifetime complete our product range. From the chip to the infrared components to the sensor - Micro-Hybrid offers you as ALL IN ONE IR SUPPLIER product solutions for every...

2022-12-08
Advantages of using a smart  infrared sensor checking the temperature  of the PCB in dispenser machines

Advantages of using a smart infrared sensor che

CleverIR: This Fortune 200 global industrial manufacturer operates in 58 countries, and develops and provides capital equipment used in electronics manufacturing. These can be found in premier printed circuit board (PCB) assembly facilities...

2022-12-07
30% discount on all NDIR bundles

30% discount on all NDIR bundles

Micro-Hybrid: Buy your set for a better price till 2022 is over. We are celebrating 30 years of Micro-Hybrid with 30% off all NDIR bundles. Get your set in our web shop until the end of the year using the promo code 30Y-NDIR! The NDIR bundles from...

2022-12-07
LVDT vs digital measuring sensor: What’s the  difference?

LVDT vs digital measuring sensor: What’s the ...

Waycon:Just like a digital measuring sensor, the linear variable differential transformer (LVDT) is a mechanical measurement sensor. They both record geometric sizes in measurement technology, usually for linear position measurement. The digital...

2022-12-06
Technology report: RFID or bar code? – Has there been a changing of the guard in the identification solutions used in automation?

Technology report: RFID or bar code? ...

Leuze electronic: Two identification technologies – RFID and bar code – are competing for the favor of users: With the promise of making a decisive contribution to realizing an automated transparent production and supply chain to meet...

2022-12-02
Save Energy with Infrared Arrays

Save Energy with Infrared Arrays

Heimann Sensor: The possible uses of Heimann Sensor's infrared sensors, arrays and gas sensors are diverse: from medical applications such as fever measurement and capnography (measurement of the carbon dioxide content in a patient's exhaled air)...

2022-12-01
Climate conscious and safe: H2 detection when recycling Lithium-ion batteries

Climate conscious and safe: H2 detection ...

MSR-Electronic: Intelligent sensors from MSR-Electronic in Lower Bavaria enable reliable gas monitoring during battery recycling. Efficient recycling of lithium-ion storage batteries and the reuse of their raw materials are an important component...

2022-11-29
New emitter chips online

New emitter chips online

Micro-Hybrid: JSIR340-4 bare die emitter available as wafer level. Micro-Hybrid offers customers the complete portfolio for NDIR gas measurement: we are now delivering emitter chips for industrial, medical or smart home applications from stock.

2022-11-28
Inertial Labs Releases IMU-FI-200C High-Performance Fiber-Optic Gyroscopes (Fog) Inertial Measurement Units, which Measure Linear Accelerations and Angular Rates with Three-Axis Tactical-Grade.

Inertial Labs Releases IMU-FI-200C ...

Inertial Labs, a developer of inertial navigation and measurement units, has announced the release of IMU-FI-200C High-Performance Fiber-Optic Gyroscopes (Fog) Inertial Measurement Units, a revolutionary unit due to its compact, self-contained strapdown,...

2022-11-24
NDIR measurement of emissions and process gases

NDIR measurement of emissions and process gases

Micro-Hybrid: Evaluation set ment for typical industrial gases combines matching IR emitters and thermopile detctors and is available from stock. When manufacturing chemicals, medicines, colorants, paper, textiles or as well groceries, gases have...

2022-11-23
Variohm continues expansion of NTC thermistor range with new mid-range sensor for tight tolerance instrumentation

Variohm continues expansion of NTC thermistor ..

Variohm EuroSensor: Building upon its growing range of NTC thermistors, Variohm EuroSensor has launched a new specialist 10k variant aimed at mid-range temperature sensing tasks for tight tolerance instrumentation in non-condensing moisture...

2022-11-21
Position and presence detection of seals using  digital gauges

Position and presence detection of seals ...

Waycon: The correct position of seals in design components is crucial for a perfect fit. Seals often differ in material, colour and surface characteristics. This is a considerable challenge for sensors that measure distance. Added to this are...

2022-11-17
AX Smart Cameras win inspect award 2022

AX Smart Cameras win inspect award 2022

Baumer: The smart cameras of the AX series from Baumer are among the best innovations in industrial image processing. That is was the readers of the trade magazine inspect say in the voting for the inspect award 2022 which has been presented at VISION in...

2022-11-14
New level sensor to detect even process water

New level sensor to detect even process water

Baumer: Sensor expert Baumer now has made continuous level measurement more convenient and easier. New sensor CombiLevel PLP70 automatically adapts to outstandingly varied media and offers user-friendly process monitoring thanks to the large touch...

2022-11-11
Measuring the workpiece position in grinding machines

Measuring the workpiece position in grinding ...

Micro-Epsilon: Measuring the workpiece position in grinding machines involves the position measurement of the crankshaft with micrometer precision using eddy current-based inductive sensors. These sensors are perfectly suitable for measurements in...

2022-11-09
DVX and DVS digital load cells with industrial Ethernet connectivity

DVX and DVS digital load cells with ...

Scaime, leading manufacturer of process weighing solutions introduces its new range of digital load cells with industrial Ethernet connectivity. DVX and DVS load cells have been developed for automated and dynamic weighing applications, such as...

2022-11-07
R30X load cell, for the most demanding weighing applications

R30X load cell, for the most demanding ...

Scaime, leading manufacturer of process weighing solutions introduces its new range of R30X load cells. Designed for the most demanding tank, vessel or silo weighing applications, the R30X offers an OIML certified C3 accuracy class for use in...

2022-11-04
New ultra-compact multiturn encoders for mobile machines with safety function

New ultra-compact multiturn encoders for ...

SIKO GmbH: Automated functions are indispensable in mobile machines. They not only increase the productivity of the machines and relieve the vehicle operator, but above all ensure safety. Precise and reliable sensors are important. The integration...

2022-11-03
3D measurement of coil springs

3D measurement of coil springs

Micro-Epsilon: For the 3D measurement of suspension springs, Qsigma GmbH has developed the precise Spring Measurement System. With this system, springs with different properties can be tested in a very short time. For this purpose, scanCONTROL...

2022-11-02
High precision measurements based on capacitive sensors

High precision measurements based on ...

Micro-Epsilon has extended its product range of capacitive displacement sensors with the capaNCDT CSE01 and CSE025 models. With a diameter of just 3 mm and a length of 15.6 mm, the CSE01 is one of the smallest triaxial sensors in the world....

2022-10-28
Compact multiturn rotary encoder for mobile machines

Compact multiturn rotary encoder for mobile ...

SIKO GmbH: Used for accurate position and speed measurement, rotary encoders must be primarily twofold: as compact and robust as possible. The new absolute encoders WV3600M and WH3600M meet exactly these requirements and are therefore predestined...

2022-10-27
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