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Baumer at SPS/IPC/Drives with New Sensor Solutions

Baumer at SPS/IPC/Drives with New Sensor ...

Baumer brings numerous sensor innovations with additional benefits to this year's SPS/IPC/Drives Nuremberg. This includes new products and further customer-oriented developments of existing sensor solutions. A year ago, Baumer had — with the...

2014-10-27
Thermopile Array HTPA 16x16 back in smaller package size

Thermopile Array HTPA 16x16 back in smaller ...

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...

2014-10-24
Fixed Point Magnetic Linear Hall Effect Sensor Meets Demands of Harsh Environment with Guaranteed Performance Specifications

Fixed Point Magnetic Linear Hall Effect Sensor

Melexis extends its portfolio of robust factory-programmed Hall effect sensors for use in automotive, industrial and other harsh environments with the introduction of a new device at a very cost effective price point. The MLX90290 is a...

2014-10-20
A microthermal mass flow meter for intelligent gas meters

A microthermal mass flow meter for ...

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...

2014-10-16
DIS Sensors introduces a rotary encoder for safety applications

DIS Sensors introduces a rotary encoder for ...

DIS Sensors has expanded her successful family of rotary encoders with a fully redundant version, suitable for safety applications. The contactless encoder is based on Hall effect sensors and works with an external magnet (magnet distance 0-5 mm)...

2014-10-16
Baumer acceleration sensor: safety with certificate

Baumer acceleration sensor: safety with ...

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 ...

2014-10-16
A compact, non-invasive ultrasonic flow meter

A compact, non-invasive ultrasonic flow meter

SONOTEC from Halle, Germany is now offering non-invasive ultrasonic flow meters for many different tube diameters and measuring ranges. The flow velocity of water-like liquids like infusion solution, dialysate, and even blood, is measured very...

2014-10-10
Next generation of BOS 6K with Ecolab approval

Next generation of BOS 6K with Ecolab approval

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...

2014-10-09

PCB Load & Torque Becomes a Division of PCB ...

PCB Piezotronics, Inc.: PCB Load & Torque, Inc., a supplier of load and torque products for test and measurement, has been merged into its parent company, PCB Piezotronics. The integration was the last step in a multi-phase process to fully...

2014-10-08

PCB Piezotronics Online Sensors Store Launches

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...

2014-10-07
Honeywell to showcase new nanopower series, basic board mount pressure sensors and “Sensing Sensation” displays at Electronica 2014

Honeywell to showcase new nanopower series ...

Honeywell announced that it will be showcasing a variety of products at the upcoming Electronica show. Among those, will be two new products introduced this year, Honeywell’s Anisotropic Magnetoresistive (AMR) Sensor ICs, Nanopower Series and...

2014-10-06
Factory-programmed linear Hall-effect sensor IC

Factory-programmed linear Hall-effect sensor IC

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...

2014-09-30
PCB's Load & Torque Division Receives CE Mark Approval for  General Purpose and Fatigue Rated Load Cells

PCB's Load & Torque Division Receives CE Mark ..

PCB Piezotronics, Inc. announced that it has received CE Mark approval for the commercial sale of its general purpose and fatigue rated load cells used for general force measurement applications such as weighing, structural and durability testing,...

2014-09-29
Highly Integrated EOL Programmable Hall Sensor Supports Direct Connection into Automotive/Industrial Designs without Need for PCB or Discrete Components

Highly Integrated EOL Programmable Hall Sensor S

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...

2014-09-19
Highly Cost-Effective IR Array Offers Expansive FoV and High Speed, Low Noise Operation

Highly Cost-Effective IR Array Offers ...

Melexis: Low cost infra-red (IR) arrays are revolutionizing applications across a broad spectrum of industry sectors - including security, automotive, building automation and consumer electronics. Through such devices precise imaging data and...

2014-09-10
MIL10: Robust, non-contact distance measurement

MIL10: Robust, non-contact distance measurement

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...

2014-09-09
SG for fiber composites available immediately ex stock from HBM

Precise and economical measurement of ...

HBM: The new SG-based compressive force transducer C10 from HBM enables highly accurate measurements insensitive to external influences due to the radial-symmetrical design. The transducer is available, dependent on the nominal force, with...

2014-09-05
Absolute Miniature Single-Turn AH25S Rotary Encoder

Absolute Miniature Single-Turn Rotary Encoder

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...

2014-09-04
Your encoder application all wrapped up - Revolutionary magnetic belt encoder to match any shaft diameter

Your encoder application all wrapped up ...

Baumer: By new magnetic belt encoder HDmag flex Baumer presents a completely new approach in precise angle measurement and speed feedback at large shafts. HDmag flex is predestined for any, virtually unlimited shaft diameter. Any encoder...

2014-09-02
New Galvanically Isolated Current Sensor IC

New Galvanically Isolated Current Sensor IC

Allegro MicroSystems: introduces a new Allegro current sensor IC that is an economical and precise solution for AC current sensing in industrial, commercial, and communications systems. Allegro’s ACS726 is the first current sensor IC to include...

2014-08-28
New Codewheels for Rotary Encoder Kit

New Codewheels for Rotary Encoder Kit

POSIC expands the choice of code wheels for its ID1101C inductive rotary encoder kit to larger diameters. Three code wheels are now available, accommodating shaft-diameters up to 56 mm. The resolution is field-programmable from 128 up to 11’520...

2014-08-25
Analog interface for high performance laser triangulation

Analog interface for high performance laser ...

Micro-Epsilon: In order to use the highly dynamic optoNCDT 2300 laser triangulation sensor with an analog output, Micro-Epsilon has launched C-Box, a compact, external controller that is used for fast d/a conversion or for synchronous...

2014-08-14
Current sensor ICs feature high accuracy and internal isolation

Current sensor ICs feature high accuracy and ...

Allegro MicroSystems: The new ACS722 and ACS723 current sensor ICs from Allegro MicroSystems Europe are high-accuracy devices featuring internal galvanic isolation, and are ideally suited to use in low-power applications incorporating high output...

2014-08-12
Inductive sensor with adjustable switching distance

Inductive sensor with adjustable switching ...

Balluff now offers an inductive IO-Link sensor with adjustable switching distance. The flush-mounting, teachable BES sensor in M 12x1 design with a switching distance of 0.5...2 mm offers full IO-Link convenience. This opens entirely new areas of...

2014-08-07
New evaluation unit for capacitive mini-sensors

New evaluation unit for capacitive mini-sensors

Balluff: When it comes to reliable object and fill-level detection, BCS capacitive mini-sensors from Balluff offer maximum application reliability. Thanks to their compact dimensions, they can be used even in the smallest of spaces since they are...

2014-08-06
Easy automation with ultrasonic sensors

Easy automation with ultrasonic sensors

microsonic GmbH: The new microsonic product catalogue presents the current range of ultrasonic sensors in a stylish look. The catalogue consists of 140 pages well filled with technical details for each ultrasonic sensor as well as interesting...

2014-08-05
Where space is tight: Speed and position feedback at shallow installation depth

Where space is tight: Speed and position ...

Baumer: The new bearingless encoders MIR 10 by Baumer are the products to choose for position and speed feedback in limited installation space. Operating on non-contact magnetic sensing with up to 4096 ppr, the encoders are wearfree and provide...

2014-08-04
Blue Eagle - Rugged digital HDR-CMOS cameras

Rugged digital HDR-CMOS cameras for ...

First Sensor presents the new digital Blue Eagle camera line with a very light sensitive HDR-CMOS image sensor and excellent thermal and mechanical stability for use in automotive and mobile OEM applications. With its high dynamic range >100 dB...

2014-07-30
Mantracourt Load Cell Amplifier Enables Tunnel Monitoring System

Mantracourt Load Cell Amplifier Enables ...

Mantracourt has announced that its SGA load cell amplifiers are being used within the monitoring systems of the Marmaray Project, a major new rail tunnel project in Turkey. The 76.3km long tunnel is the deepest immersed tunnel in the world and is...

2014-07-24

New Family of 10°/hour Miniature Inertial Sensor

LORD MicroStrain Sensing Systems has introduced the 3DM-GX4® family of miniature 10°/hour inertial sensors, utilizing high-performance MEMS sensor technology. The 3DM-GX4-15 Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) and 3DM-GX4-25 Attitude Heading...

2014-07-11
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