Sensor technologies / Measurement principles

Optris GmbH: The Ebola fever and other diseases are highly dangerous and transferred by sick people or contaminated objects. In our global world airplanes are one way to export this virus all over the world. Africa for instance has around 60...

Optris GmbH: The material glass requires special equipment for non-contact temperature measurement due to its physical properties. In addition to the special infrared thermometers, Optris GmbH introduced the thermal imaging camera optris® PI 450...

SNT Sensortechnik AG: Equipment for use in potentially explosive atmospheres must comply with the directive 94/9/EC. When working with hazardous substances, the plant operator must carry out a safety analysis and the resulting zoning. Among others...

Metallux: The innumerable variations of voltage, current and resistor values frequently create major challenges for the designer of components. The question that often arises is which solution has the least compromises. Metallux AG can actually...

Melexis introduces its 3rd generation of automotive image sensors - the MLX75421 Blackbird. This automotive grade, high dynamic range (HDR) image sensor features an extensive set of on-chip functional safety (ASIL) support functions. It has been...

Heimann Sensor is offering a wide portfolio of thermopile arrays with different number of sensitive elements, ranging from 8x8 or 16x4 in TO39 package size to 32x31 and 64x62 in TO8 packages. HTPA 16x16 has recently been redesigned and the new...

Sensirion is launching a standard product for gas meters at the European Utility Week 2014 trade fair. The SGM70xx mass flow meter is based on a microthermal measuring principle suitable for applications in the residential market. With this...

Baumer: SIL2/PLd-certified acceleration sensor GAM900S by Baumer was particularly developed to detect and monitor vibration and shock at wind power stations. The master control is provided with precise acceleration information to prevent any ...

Balluff: The new generation of photoelectric sensors in the BOS 6K series from Balluff is absolutely ideal for setting new benchmarks in the compact class. Its small 31.5 x 19.5 x 10.8 mm dimensions not only make it the perfect response to tight...

PCB Piezotronics, Inc., a manufacturer of vibration, pressure, force, load, torque, and acoustic sensors, is pleased to announce the release of several updates to their web site: www.pcb.com.  Expanding their commitment to Total Customer...

Allegro MicroSystems: The new A1366 from Allegro MicroSystems Europe is a factory-programmable linear Hall-effect current sensor IC designed to achieve high accuracy and resolution by the use of advanced temperature compensation technology. The...

Melexis has followed up the success of its initial MLX92242 Hall effect switch/latch IC, which offers end-of-line (EOL) programmability and support for 2-wire operation, with a further product introduction. The company now announces a new version...

Baumer is presenting a new bearingless encoder for linear distance measurement. The MIL10 comprises a sensing head and an adhesive magnetic tape.The non-contact magnetic sensing method is wearfree and hence provides virtually unlimited service...

SIKO GmbH: When it comes to construction machinery, whether in the field of agricultural technology or forklift trucks, design engineers are often stretched to their limits with existing rotary encoders and measurement systems, as things tend to...