Sensors and Transducers

Avnet Abacus, one of Europe’s leading interconnect, passive, electro-mechanical and power distributors and a regional business unit of Avnet, has announced it is adding with immediate effect the ERNI range of products from TE Connectivity, one of the world’s leading makers of connectivity and sensor technology. ERNI Group AG, which …

Satron VO optical sensors, available from PLUS Automation, detect turbidity and concentration to precisely monitor product 24/7, providing a real-time, accurate “super eye” on the process. Their feedback to the automation systems enables faster, more accurate control of the key interfaces in food or drink processes. Instant detection of any …

Contrinex ‘s ‘YBES’ ‘Extended Slim’ Type 4, Safety Light Curtains are robust and feature-rich. Because fast commissioning reduces costs and risks, the YBES curtains have inbuilt alignment LEDs to speed up installation and a Bluetooth connection to a mobile phone or tablet running the ContriApp, speeds up their commissioning. The …

Danisense, the leader in high-accuracy current sense transducers for demanding applications, will be exhibiting at PCIM 2023 in Nuremberg from 9th to 11th May 2023 at the stand of its German distribution partner ZES Zimmer in Hall 9 Booth 320. On display will be the wide range of highly precise …

Precision sensor manufacturer Micro-Epsilon has introduced a software adapter that enables easy, fast integration of the scanCONTROL series of laser profile sensors with Cognex VisionPro software via the Cognex AIK Server. Cognex VisionPro is designed to setup and deploy vision applications, regardless of the camera type or frame grabber. The …

When designing an automated handling system for picking and placing test-tubes of blood, a manufacturer of automated laboratory equipment needed to ensure the vials were orientated the correct way around. Part of an in-vitro diagnostics system, the reliability, long operating distance and high resolution of Contrinex’s LRS-3030 Reflex Analogue Photoelectric …

Liquid steel and metal foundry and tapping operators can now benefit from improved and smart temperature measurements for process control and product quality improvements with the new smart SPOT Meltmaster (MM) application pyrometer from AMETEK Land. The SPOT MM offers a single-sensor solution for liquid metal temperature measurements in foundry …

TTI, Inc. – Europe, a leading specialty distributor of electronic components, announces its presence at Sensor+Test 2023 at booth 1-659. The event takes place from 9th to 11th May in Nuremberg, Germany. Visitors to the booth will see a live demonstration of Omron’s B5L 3D time-of-flight (ToF) sensor module, which …

Swindon Silicon Systems, a mixed signal ASIC specialist and a Sensata Technologies company, will exhibit at SENSOR+TEST 2023 at the Nuremberg Exhibition Centre, Germany from May 9 to 11, 2023. Exhibiting from Hall 1, booth 1-434, Swindon will showcase its capabilities in ASIC design and supply and offer advice to …

From industrial automation to autonomous vehicles to care robots, mastering the challenges of the future will require powerful 3-D sensors that capture their surroundings quickly, comprehensively, and with millimetre precision. A technological innovation from Pepperl+Fuchs in cooperation with the Fraunhofer Institute for Silicon Technology ISIT enables maximum precision and performance …