Distrelec, Europe’s leading distributor of electronics and electronic components, is boosting its Swiss credentials by adding to its vast product portfolio two top-quality brands from highly respected manufacturers in Switzerland. Distrelec has announced it is now handling sensors and automation solutions from Endress+Hauser, a Swiss-based process and laboratory instrumentation and …
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Acting as a bridge between the analogue and digital worlds, integrated circuits (ICs) are crucial to any “smart” process, where real life conditions need to be interpreted to trigger the appropriate digital response. While standard ICs are available, those looking to gain a competitive edge should consider an application specific …
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Sensor specialist HENSOLDT has agreed to cooperate with the Fraunhofer Institute for High Frequency Physics and Radar Technology FHR with the aim of transforming the technology demonstrator GESTRA (German Experimental Space Surveillance and Tracking Radar) into a series-production ready, operationally deployable system called Custodian. To this end, HENSOLDT has acquired …
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TE Connectivity, a world leader in connectors and sensors, has earned for the sixth year in a row a place among Fortune magazine’s World’s Most Admired Companies. The annual survey, conducted by Fortune and Korn Ferry, is given to top executives, directors and financial analysts to identify the companies that enjoy …
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PCB Piezotronics (PCB) is introducing its new model 3743F, extending its “F” series of MEMS DC response sensors, which also includes 3711F, 3713F, and 3741F. PCB Model 3743F utilises variable capacitance MEMS technology for stable and accurate measurement in a wide input voltage range from 5 to 32 Vdc. It …
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ION Science is committed to protecting lives and preserving the environment by offering pioneering gas sensing technology that monitors and improves air quality. Two key air quality pollutants that ION can detect are Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) and Particulate Matter (PM). Particulate matter pollution is an enormous problem across the …
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In industrial drying processes humidity measurement is vital in providing early warning of fluctuations in moisture content or for providing an indirect indication of how close dried materials are to their desired final moisture content. IST AG’s HYT 939P with PTFE filter provides the optimal solution for compact sensors in …
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element14, an Avnet community, recently announced the winners from the Summer of Sensors Design Challenge which launched alongside a series of educational webinars this past summer and ran throughout the year. Participants had the opportunity to advance their skillsets and showcase what sensors can do while utilizing specific sensory kits …
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Correctly measuring acceleration on angled surfaces is one of the major challenges of modal analysis. With the accelerometer type 8775A, Kistler presents a new piezoelectric sensor solution that has been especially designed for angled structures such as airplane wings. Thanks to its cylindrical shape, it is freely orientable while meeting …
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Perhaps one challenge delaying engineers and designers from exploring SMART sensors is having easy access to program them – Therefore, in February, Contrinex will launch PocketCodr, a hand-held unit which links to a Smartphone app-based configurator, making it easy to explore the power of Contrinex’s high-resolution SMART inductive and photoelectric …
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