Optical non contact measurement systems do not require physical contact with a surface to determine the dimensions and other parameters of a component. Instead new systems use a light source which is passed through a range of optics and is then generated on the surface to be measured. The main …
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In this article, Dave Lincoln, digital lead, ABB Measurement & Analytics, and Dane Maisel, VP business development, ABB Measurement & Analytics Americas, take a look back at developments in industrial measurement technology in 2019, and a look forward at the expected trends for 2020. It’s hard to escape the tide of …
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MTS Systems Corporation, a leading global supplier of high-performance test systems, motion simulators and sensors, has announced that Dr. Jeffrey Graves, President and CEO, will make a presentation to the investment community at the Baird 2019 Global Industrial Conference on Thursday, November 7, at 11:00 a.m. CT, at the Four Seasons Hotel …
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TruSail is a UK-based performance sailing specialist and the name of a modular wireless sensing telemetry system that provides a unique scientific and measurable tool for racing sailboats. Used for expert training by elite sailors and coaches, typically competing at national, international and Olympic level, the system includes real-time measurement …
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To shorten the product development cycle and reduce costs, industries, research and development institutes and universities have a growing demand on materials and component testing. In many fields, traditional measuring devices as strain gauges and linear variable differential transformers (LVDT) are replaced by GOM’s optical 3D testing system – the …
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Sensors and the myriad of instruments that measure and collect data provide the backbone for the Internet of Things (IoT) and our increasingly connected world. For the last ten years, Sensors & Instrumentation Live has been bringing visitors the latest sensor technology that has been driving this connectivity. Mouser Electronics …
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The AMA Association for Sensors and Measurement polls its 450 members every quarter on the economic development. After a successful result for the previous year with ten percent growth in revenue, the sensor industry falters somewhat in the first quarter of 2019, showing a decrease of one percent, as compared …
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Researchers of the Schliesser Lab at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, have pushed the precision of force and position measurements into a new regime. Their experiment is the first to surpass the so-called “Standard Quantum Limit”, or SQL, which arises in the most common (and successful) optical techniques …
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The method developed by Juho Karhu in his PhD thesis work at the University of Helsinki, is a first step towards creating a precise measuring device. The article by doctoral researcher Juho Karhu was published in February, 2019, in Optics Letters. The article described a new method for measuring radioactive …
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With “KROHNE Tutorials”, KROHNE opens a new dedicated YouTube channel for explanatory videos on industrial process measurement devices. It contains user-oriented Installation-Commissioning-Verification (ICV) videos, starting with H250 M40 and OPTISWIRL flowmeters, and can be found at https://krohne.link/krohnetutorials. ICV videos have been developed by KROHNE to illustrate the first steps a …
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