357 press releases : Detectors, Sensors, Transducers

SCAIME announced the availability of the miniature, digitally compensated, high level (0-5V) output EPSIMETAL strain sensor. Built-in strain gage conditioning, adjustable using RS 232 allows high level signal and temperature compensation on any material. The low stiffness of the EPSIMETAL provides a large measuring range of 1000 µm/m with a resolution of 1µm/m in tension or compression. The pate...

Dytran Instruments, Inc. has just introduced a new series of IEPE accelerometers designed for drop / shock testing and far field blast testing. The 3086A series has a very high natural frequency (100kHz) which makes it ideal for high shock measurements. This miniature piezoelectric accelerometer weighs only 3.5 grams and is recognizable by its top mounted solder pins. The solder terminals el...

Rasnel Industrial laser produces certified laser safety curtains with visible light. Our optoelectronic sensors (Tx-Rx) allow a very easy alignement. Inthe family BLMD all the electronic is integrated just in one column and the sencond column is comprensive of deflection mirrors. Tha main advantage for the customer is the possibility to cabling only one side of the machine. For protection fro...

A mobile handheld professional terminal now supplements the Simatic RF300 RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) system from Siemens Automation and Drives (A&D). The new Simatic RF310M is used to read and write data to all RF300 tags. The main areas of application include commissioning, maintenance and service in manufacturing and logistics plants, for example in baggage handling lines at airpor...

You can MEASURE in 3 Minutes IMMEDIATELY (Hydraulic oil) (from 0,02 Liter/Min) NO NEED TO CUT PIPES! RECOGNIZE oil leakage and sealing damages at your system cost-time efective. The Leakage Sensor LS-2-B fluid-Check® can recognize minimal quantities of oil leakage and sealing damages at the flow. Description (Installation in 3 Minut...

FUTEK Advanced Sensor Technology, Inc. is pleased to announce that our popular CSG110 Inline Signal Conditioner/Amplifier can now be provided lead free per RoHS directive’s requirements. The CSG110 Signal Conditioner/Amplifier is FUTEK’s solution for in-line amplifier of any full bridge strain gauge type sensor with mV/V range output to provide VDC and/or 4-20mA signal with built-in regulated bridg...

Calex Launches New PyroUSB Non-Contact Infra-Red Temperature sensor suppliers . This all-new sensor connects directly to a PC via a USB cable (included) and operates without the need for any additional hardware interface or power supply supplier . The CalexSoft professional software (also included) is simple to install and requires no specialist knowledge to set up and use. It professional displays...

Turck presents FDA conform uprox+ sensors with flexible terminal chamber connection for Food & Beverage applications and special machine manufacture High flexibility with respect to mounting is a promissing feature of the new uprox+ sensors with integrated terminal chamber. As this version is preferably applied in the Food & Beverage industry, the uprox+ Wash-Down series will be equipped first w...

The solar house of the Technical University Darmstadt has won the prestigious "Solar Decathlon 2007" competition held in Washington D.C., USA to find the most attractive and energy-efficient solar house. The house was designed and constructed by a team of students from various departments of the university plus sponsors, including J. Dittrich Elektronic from Baden-Baden. The company equipped this p...

The patented carbon dioxide measuring system from J. Dittrich Elektronic is now available with two independent relay outputs. As a result, the MF420-IR-AL measuring system has direct control of automatic window openers, air conditioning systems and industrial fans . There is no longer any need for an intermediate device to read and evaluate the 4-20 mA measurement signals. Controlled interior room...

Innovative Solution’s new L312E and L500E multi-level float switches are Factory Mutual, (FM) approved, for Class 1, Division 1, Groups A, B, C, D explosion-proof service. Available in lengths up to 15 professional feet and 8 possible level switch manufacturers positions, the L312E/L500E are all 316 stainless steel construction with a variety of possible mounting options and enclosures. T...

The new VLIT combines an all stainless steel magnetic level indicator with a twin capacitance transmitter to provide a continuous, high resolution 4-20mA or 0-5VDC output. The high contrast color flags in the external indicator channel are flipped to their “color side” as the magnetic ball float passes. The transmitter is mounted in a separate stainless steel chamber and operates independently ...

The fork sensor SIMATIC PXO830 GL, the fiber optic sensor SIMATIC PXO840 LV70 and the laser distance sensor SIMATIC PXO650 L90L expand the range of the photoelectric sensors from Siemens Automation and Drives (A&D). The three new product families offer special capabilities for the handling of delicate tasks, but also for the distance measuring over long distances. Fork Sensor SIMATIC PXO830 GL ...

Telco is proud to introduce a new range of Fork light barriers to compliment its range of high performance infrared sensors . These fork detection are the most versatile, offering a spread of between 2 mm and 220 mm so even the smallest and fastest particle falling between the fork opening can be detected with the utmost reliability. The sensors are supplied in a black anodised aluminium hou...

  Transducer specialists RDP Electronics Ltd announce the development of a special version of their well-proven LIN series of displacement transducers , designed to withstand the extreme operating environment experienced in industrial autoclaves . Working in collaboration with a major research institute, RDP has developed a special version of the LIN transducer suitable for submersion and cap...

Flow Sensor based on the Calorimetric Principle for liquid and pasty media. Compact, precise, rugged and very reliable flow-captors are compact, self-contained flow sensors that work according to a calorimetric principle. The principle allows for the creation of compact, reliable flow sensors with a price/ performance ratio not possible with other flow-sensing technologies. Especially at l...

With the development of the WDG 24A , the manufacturer and system supplier Wachendorff Automation GmbH & Co. KG is now able to offer an professional encoder that requires only a negligible amount of installation space. This has been made possible thanks to a new magnetic measurement principle. Despite space-saving dimensions of only 24 mm diameter and a housing depth of just 42 mm, the WDG24A mee...

…for accurate and compliant verification of DPM and printed codes Cognex Corporation, the world's leading supplier of machine vision units , vision detection and industrial ID readers, today announced the new DataManTM 100V verifiers. Code quality is critical to achieving the read rates required for successful part traceability. DataMan 100V verifiers check the quality of Data MatrixTM ...

…a must for high-speed handling and sorting equipment The Vision center In-Sight® 1820 is a vision-based wafer pre-aligner. Utilizing proprietary Cognex NotchMaxTM alignment technology, the 1820 vision system provides precise non-contact measurement of wafer position and orientation that is faster and more accurate than comparably priced mechanical systems. The In-Sight 1820 determines waf...

Industrial applications often require to measure, with sensors and transducers, without having any available power supply line. AN601 is powered by batteries and it is possible to change them by means of a lid on their housing. AN601 has a five digits red LEDs display with high brightness, it shows measured values in engineering units and it has nine push buttons that allow to easily calibrate a...