267 press releases : Detection, Measurement: Position, Movement, Weight, Force...

Safety devices for elevators utilizing cumputer control circuit are often used in conjunction with landing-zone detector and door-zone detector switches. Magnetic proximity switches incorporating Bestact: 1) No power supply needed. 2) Quick oerating time: 10m/sec response for high-speed applications. 3) Suitable for frequent use: mechanical life is 100 million times or more. 4) Large contac...

AI-Tek Bi-Directional, Hall Effect, Speed Sensors provide two, phased, independent digital outputs whose frequency is proportional to the speed of a sensed, ferrous target. An additional logic output is used to indicate direction of rotation or traverse. These zero velocity sensors are environmentally hardened, self-calibrating to the specific customer application and are highly tolerant of install...

Developed for use in marine environments, RDP Electronics Ltd’s SS transducer series is ideally suited for a range of structural monitoring applications. The SS Series is sea water protected and typically used for the structural monitoring of ship deck boards, but also widely used for strain measurement and positional measurement of many types of structures on the sea bed including sub-sea structu...

The Wachendorff Automation GmbH & Co. KG company, based in Geisenheim in the German Rheingau, is now offering its WDG encoders and systems with a 5 year warranty. The manufacturer of incremental and absolute encoders, length measuring and shaft copying systems sees this action as a logical extension to the positive feedback from numerous convinced users. These have been expressing their enthusias...

RDP Electronics Ltd offers a simple to install and economic solution to torque measurement using ‘off the shelf’ transducers where applications do not require high dynamic response. Although RDP offers a comprehensive range of torque transducers these require good alignment and often a break in the shaft as well. Frequently it is possible to mount either a motor or a braking device with bearings a...

The CHATILLON® TCD225 digital force tester is a revolutionary new testing system optimized for production testing applications. There is no personal computer required; no proprietary software required; no knowledge of programming languages required. The TCD225 provides you with an easy-to-use, intuitive, and straight-forward method for tensile testing, compression testing, shear testing, flexural t...

Encoders are increasingly being used outdoors; this is becoming progressively more popular in coastal and offshore projects. Kübler GmbH has now added seawater resistant Sendix encoders to its product portfolio in order to address applications in this demanding environment. The Sendix family of devices already has a proven history when it comes to harsh applications and has now in addition been...

For applications where cable routing may be a problem, the new addition to the extensive S Series range of displacement transducers has an Axial Military style connection to enable easier installation and maintenance. AMETEK Solartron Metrology is a unit of AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE-listed, ticker symbol: AME) a leading global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electric motors with annual sales...

Applied Geomechanics has introduced the new IRIS Tilt Switch and Controller, a precise biaxial inclinometer that lets you control up to 8 external devices in response to changes in tilt angle. The threshold of each of the 8 control circuits is separately programmable by the user. Each circuit provides 0-5 Volt TTL output. Use IRIS for feedback to maintain level or preset angles, avoid tip-over, ...

NE131 from the product range of Baumer IVO is a multifunctional electronic preset counter that is up to varied application demands of industry automation. It not only evaluates both DC and AC pulses between 12 and 260 V but also the signals of one-channel digital sensors. Thus it can optionally be utilized as pulse or hour counter with or less totalizer. One or two optionally programmable preset va...

The basic features of the HDD range use impressive, state-of-the-art technology. - Differential hall-effect sensors are a key element; this means two Hall ICs (integrated circuits) which are positioned on the sensor tip at a precisely specified distance from one another - Large air gap between sensor tip and gearwheel possible - Choice of signal output as PNP / NPN or special digital - 2-channe...

Cologne – INTACTON GmbH extends its product range, adding a highly com-pact sensor with infrared laser illumination for non-contact length and velocity measurement of yard and piece goods. Thanks to its new measuring principle, the system is especially suited for reflective or glossy surfaces which are prob-lematic for other sensors. OPTIPACT-L units are installed at a 30 mm working distance from t...

The machine safety sensors from elobau are now also available in the maximum protection class IP69K according to DIN 40050. IP69K combines the protection classes IP6X (highest possible protection against permeation of dust) and IPX9K (highest possible protection against permeation of water, even for beam pressures of 100 bar and temperatures of 80 °C). Due to the fully cast electronics – as well as...

A company that designs and build custom test equipment for the manufacturing and research industries has developed a cost saving sub-system that allows eight dynamometer test rigs to share a single calibration unit based on a Digital TorqSense transducer from Sensor Technology Ltd. The company, 1st Pass of Westbury in Wiltshire, UK started out as a systems integrator for National Instruments’ LabV...

Schenck Process achieves a new milestone in fully automatic ‘Weigh-in-Motion’ (WIM) of trains Steel is a high-quality material. The raw materials used in its production are just as valuable. High-precision weighing and documentation of basic raw materials is therefore extremely important and is beneficial not only in terms of cost-effectiveness but also safety and environmental protection. Schen...

Quick, easy, safe – and best of all, cost-effective. What better list of benefits for a new piece of testing equipment? It was developed to take care of the tough and arduous conditions found in garages dealing with heavy vehicles, but the TruCheck 1000 is also eminently suitable for industrial heavy duty applications The TruCheck is an easy-to-use torque wrench tester with an accuracy of ± 1%, ...

MGS-01 Magnetic Guidance Sensor for AGV appliance Magnetic Tape Guidance AGV's route can be constructed in various locations, since the magnetic tape route can be constructed where the floor can not be carved. Modification of a magnetic tape route can be done easily and the route is durable against dust, water and light. MGS-01 Magnetic Guide sensor detects the slight magnetic flux from a magnetic...

ABTech Manufacturing creates five-axis platform for nanometer/sub-arcsec processing around its ultra-precision air bearings and Renishaw SiGNUM™ position encoders When a leading manufacturer of CNC optical manufacturing technology needed ultra-accurate and stable positioning for a new system for measurement of conformal optics, it turned to ABTech Manufacturing Inc, specializing in custom-ma...

FUTEK’s LCF400 Load Cell redesigned structure improves accuracy and performance FUTEK Advanced Sensor Technology Inc. is pleased to present the redesigned LCF400 Tension & Compression Load Cell. The new design features structural changes and complete welding which drastically improves this models output symmetry and accuracy. In addition to this, the LCF400 is now available with USB output and ...

The Model 4655 is a signal conditioned board mountable MEMS accelerometer. The accelerometer incorporates integral temperature compensation and a frequency response from DC to 2000Hz. The gas damped accelerometer incorporates integral over-range stops making it ideal for measurements of static and dynamic vibrations after shock impacts. The Model 4655 is packaged in a true hermetically sealed envel...