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7th February 2012

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Chemically resistant electromagnetic flow-sensors

Polymer improves accuracy flow-sensors for measuring chemical liquids in demanding industrial environments
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Cam-operated assembly system is a standard part

Weiss is introducing the Pick-O-Mat cam-operated assembly system that can form the basis of a complete automated assembly cell
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Initiatives boost development in flexible electronics

Strategic partnerships between material suppliers, original equipment manufacturers and research institutes to accelerate technology development MORE »

Economical gas adsorption analyser

The compact BELSORP-Mini II from Merrow Scientific provides precise measurement of surface area and porosity MORE »

// - Condition monitoring technology for industrial control

// - Pressure sensor is immune to electrical noise

// - Photoelectric sensors suit food manufacturing machinery

// - Detection device for toxic and oxygen gases

// - Real-time drinking water monitors

// - Clustering feature enables integration of all facilities and control on yacht

// - Pump sensors and controller deployed to power car plant HVAC

// - Economic use of millimetre wave radio technology

// - 'Plug and play' speed sensors are insensitive to electromagnetic fields

// - Digital pressure sensors offer ultra high total accuracy better than 0.5 per cent

// - NTC thermistors: versatile and durable

// - Time lapse seismic proves worth as a tool to boost field output

// - Seismic package has 'extreme' channel count point-receiver

// - Borehole seismic acquisition gives 'high definition' results

// - Seismic power source ups geohazard survey efficiency

// - Tank farm operators show new confidence in fieldbus

// - How lagging impacts on temperature measurement

// - Spot oil spills and leaks with the help of colour coded bacteria

// - Safety light curtains are easier to integrate

// - Submersible hydrostatic level transmitters

// - Control solution for machine builders

// - Intuitive servo drives deliver high performance

// - pH monitoring system with online calibration capability

// - Torque sensor helps to reduce engine friction

// - Market for photoelectric sensors to recover in 2011

// - Image sensor scans at 40,000 lines per second

// - ROV operates at depth of 3000msw

// - Expanded range of fork and angle sensors

// - Temperature sensors equipped with IO-Link

// - Laser fork sensors offer accuracy and reliability

// - Prototyping hardware reduces development times

// - Increasing electronics content sets new thermal challenges

// - Laser micrometer offers twice the measuring range

// - Micro-manufacturing now offers advantages for specialist processes

// - Roller chain drives offer longer life, even in harsh environments

// - Turning unit for manual operations

// - Miniature sensors mount within cylinder slots

// - Temperature sensors cost less than competitors

// - M12 capacitive sensors feature extended sensing range

// - Chlorine analyser eliminates pH sampling systems and reagents

// - UPS protection for oil and gas platform off the South African coast

// - Conductivity sensor suits CIP applications

// - Position sensor suits SIL 2 applications

// - Catalogue covers CC-Link components

// - Process analysers - pushing for the standardisation of devices

// - Environmental applications for steel belt innovations

// - Aluminium electric heating plate

// - Improving pH control and compliance in water effluents

// - Affordability, portability and precision key to thermal imaging

// - Measuring process humidity for optimal product quality

// - New method monitors critical bacteria in wastewater treatment

// - Actuators must withstand high humidity, salt, wind and rain

// - Vision sensor boasts enhanced performance

// - Gas-tight gauges reduce VOC emissions

// - Regulatory enforcement drives continuous emission monitors

// - Freescale starts move to single sensor platform

// - ROV undertakes large scale photographic surveys

// - Linear drives protected to IP64

// - Software simplifies logging of data

// - Start-up boosts millimetre wave radio technology

// - Industrial cellular router connects up to four Ethernet devices

// - Embedded system is suitable for high-speed, real-time vision

// - Miniature grippers offer big benefits

// - Pulse ranging technology can be used within all sizes of sensor

// - Custom mixed signal ICs can be more economical than you may think

// - Connectors: for space, medicine and test and measurement applications

// - Tool changer eliminates the need for multiple robots

// - Pressure sensors: aid easier development

// - Compressed air: saving a packet at corrugated packaging plant

// - Energy curable technologies and printed electronics

// - Level measurements: non-contact sensors mounted outside vessel

// - Signal conditioning amplifiers are sealed to IP65

// - Miniature flat motor offers high torque and ISO 13485 compliance

// - Black box records car travel information

// - Fertility tester uses high precision temperature sensor

// - Hybrid robot vehicle undertakes record-breaking dive

// - AUV supports environmental monitoring, wide area surveys

// - 'Coil shooting' method improves imaging of complex geology

// - Sensor upgrades for deepwater survey AUVs

// - Programmable controller for thickness and coplanarity measurement

// - Laser profile sensor is more compact

// - Fresh frontiers demand applied knowledge and new techniques

// - Tool monitors shallow internal corrosion in pipes

// - Monitor surface deformation with Earth-orbiting satellites

// - Analogue brushless DC motor controls suit high-reliability applications

// - Vibration sensor offers extended operating temperature range

// - RFID system suits scalable applications

// - Labview 2009 introduces wireless sensor network platform

// - Mud density measurement saves dredging costs

// - Wireless temperature sensors need no batteries

// - Hydraulic pressure sensor uses thin film technology

// - Capacitive sensors are easy to use

// - Position sensor communicates via Ethernet Powerlink

// - Electroactive polymer actuators feature microstructured surface

// - Condition monitoring units provide sensing solution

// - Microcontrollers designed for off-road vehicles

// - Robot tool changer handles heavier loads

// - Embedded sensors generate their own energy

// - Absolute and differential pressure sensor 'in one'

// - Non-contact temperature sensor is loop-powered

// - Torque about improving handling accuracy

// - Trends and developments in temperature measurement

// - Top five dominate process level measurement device supplies

// - Accurate gas analysis drives process efficiency

// - Tedsdongle reduces time required for configuring Teds sensor systems

// - Lab and online analytics for power generation plants

// - Submersible hydrostatic level transmitters for depths of 200m

// - Centum VP integrated production control system now at R4.02

// - IO-Link adapter connects standard sensors to IO-Link

// - Measuring process humidity for optimal product quality

// - Process analysis system ensures optimal operating safety

// - Top five dominate process level measurement devices

// - MEMS inclinometers are compact and high-precision

// - Foxbox junction box simplifies assembly of PV panels

// - Ac drives designed for permanent-magnet motors

// - Pressure sensing, switching and display in one unit

// - 2D vision sensor offers high performance and value for money

// - Level sensor comes with Foundation Fieldbus communications

// - Pressure sensors on short lead times

// - Squeezable user-interface technology for computer-based applications

// - Multi-billion dollar investment spurs US transition to smart energy grid

// - Modelling, simulating and testing of renewable energy technologies

// - Miniature submersible load cell for tension and compression

// - CCD sensor for low-level X-ray detection

// - Compact grippers boast high power density

// - I/O modules added to Lion-Link product range

// - Fluid mud density measurement saves harbour dredging costs

// - Increasing array of 4D kit as the market shows steady growth

// - Wave equation migration imaging gives clearer sub-salt definition

// - NOAA Office of Coast Survey buys AUV

// - AUMA - modular actuators from engineering experts

// - Mini-angular grippers fit into small electronic and applications

// - Low-cost torque sensor uses strain gauges

// - Additions to Globalprox value-priced inductive sensors

// - Modular radar transmitters cope with CIP and SIP

// - Miniature optical sensors in a choice of variants

// - Miniature angular grippers can be mounted on manifolds

// - Enhanced camera systems enable safer working

// - Sensor erupts with volcanic data

// - Current sensors for measuring very high currents

// - Printable sensors to detect fingers without touching

// - Digital pressure sensor with programmable microcontroller

// - Imaging sensors capture the sun

// - Dual-output 'no contact' rotary position sensor is ultra-slim

// - Some like it hot - accelerometers work at up to 150°C

// - Non-contact position sensors are sealed to IP68/IP69K

// - Electronics key to magneto-inductive displacement sensor

// - Rugged, ultra-low range gravity referenced linear servo accelerometers

// - Wireless sensors 'expected to be in huge demand'

// - Three-axis sensors now available for lower loads

// - Displacement sensors use magneto-inductive technology

// - Dual-channel quadrature Hall-effect bipolar switch is ultra-sensitive

// - Sensor manufacturers to develop smarter devices

// - LVDT position sensors handle high temperatures and harsh conditions

// - Rugged battery powered wireless level sensor

// - Sensors use precision digital signal conditioning

// - Sensitivity for differential low pressure measurement

// - Evaluation kit for programmable rotary sensors

// - M12 inductive sensors offer nanometre resolution

// - Thermocouple exhaust gas temperature sensor

// - Latest silicon pressure sensors show huge improvements

// - Sensor can transmit data up to 100 feet without the use of a repeater

// - Vision sensors' new functions boost operation and use

// - Triaxial accelerometer designed for high-precision vibration measurements

// - Rugged stainless steel miniature pyrometer

// - Infrared temperature sensor is the smallest on the market

// - Low-cost, Ethernet-enabled device for monitoring temperatures

// - Rotary inductive position sensor is accurate, roust and economical

// - High-sensitivity digital camera achieves high frame rates

// - Wireless sensors measure humidity, temperature and CO2

// - Level sensor can be used reliably with all types of media

// - Differential pressure sensors for failsafe applications

// - Vision sensor operates in high and low temperatures

// - Sensor measures pressure and temperature

// - Novel sensors and turbine development

// - Position sensor now measures around corners

// - Label sensor works with all material types

// - High-pressure inductive sensors 350bar rated

// - Miniature rotary sensors are sealed to IP68

// - Sensor networking provides scope for intelligent control

// - Optical strain gauges with temperature compensation

// - Camera sensor enhances automotive and surveillance safety

// - Laser sensor offers 50kHz measuring speed

// - Digital miniature ultra-low pressure sensors

// - Sensors measure laser power and energy

// - Pressure sensors utilise internal digital signal conditioning

// - Capacitive gap sensor

// - Sensors have vibration resistant construction

// - Smart weather sensors for monitoring precipitation

// - Miniature string pot sensor suits low-cost linear position measurement in tight spaces

// - Setting the scene for new developments in sensors

// - Magneto-inductive displacement sensors

// - Vision sensor for quality inspection tasks

 
 

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