Tag Archives: sensors

Kistler launches world’s first charge amplifier with IO-Link technology

A new flexible, miniature charge amplifier with IO-Link, a world first from Kistler, complies with industrial communications networking standard (IEC 61131-9) and combines analogue and digital communication technology to pave the way for Industry 4.0. The new charge amp is ideal for applications over a wide range of industry sectors, …

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Making air quality visible

Cleveron has selected Sensirion’s SCD30 CO2 sensor for its new CO2 monitoring device. CLEVER Sense enables effective and smart ventilation in closed rooms and impresses with its top measuring accuracy and reliability. The trend of measuring CO2 concentrations indoors is rising steeply. More and more studies indicate that CO2 can …

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Contrinex IO-Link fork and inductive sensors keep ketchup fresh

A food processing plant is using Contrinex Fork photoelectric sensors and extended-distance inductive sensors to help ensure plastic ketchup bottles are hermetically sealed and capped. Prior to fitting plastic caps, a long-distance inductive sensor positioned over the packaging line confirms the presence of an aluminium-foil seal over the top of …

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element14 Community teams up with Honeywell for a webinar on sensors

element14.com, an Avnet Community, is hosting a free webinar sponsored by Honeywell on how to improve air quality and efficiency in HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) with sensors and switches. The webinar will take place on 9th December at 5:00pm GMT and two participants will win a Honeywell HAQ …

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Contrinex inductives help bridge construction

Modern road bridges are typically constructed using mobile cranes to lift prefabricated bridge beam onto support columns. Heavy-duty hydraulic cylinder jacks support the ends of each bridge section to enable accurate height adjustment prior to final positioning. Engineers require rugged sensor systems that detect the position of each cylinder accurately. …

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Powelectrics partners with Reynolds Contamination Control to deliver bespoke IIoT solutions

Powelectrics offers 30 years’ experience in sensing and instrumentation, empowering the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) by connecting sensors to the cloud. The company’s technology, combined with the highest quality third party instrumentation and software, is deployed across the world in many industry sectors. Powelectrics strives to develop intuitive, ‘plug …

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Baumer wins inspect award 2021: Making robots “see”

The automated coordinate alignment of the robot-compatible VeriSens XF/XC900 vision sensors from Baumer convinced the expert jury of the inspect award 2021. Out of nine finalist products in the online voting, the sensors were awarded first place in the category Vision. The award granted by the publisher Wiley-VCH every year …

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‘A dapper solution’ with Contrinex analogue inductives

For the efficient manufacture of textiles and fabrics, the thickness of material needs to be measured immediately after its formation to enable real-time adjustment of the production process. Therefore, a manufacturer of specialised textile-testing machines uses a high-accuracy sensor to measure the thickness of a continuously produced sheet, or web …

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CO2 traffic lights rely on Sensirion’s CO2 sensor technology

ISIS IC has chosen Sensirion’s SCD30 CO2 sensor for its CO2 signal lights for classrooms, thus enabling reliable and accurate measurements in schools. The SCD30 is the ideal solution for determining air quality and for applications in the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) sector. Scientists have proven that SARS-CoV-2 …

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OMRON launches precise and flexible 3D Time-of-Flight Sensor Module

OMRON Electronic Components Europe has unveiled a new precision time of flight ranging sensor that delivers a convenient, modular solution offering positioning, autonomous-guidance, and proximity sensing for a wide range of applications. Commenting, Gabriele Fulco, European Product Marketing Manager Sensors at OMRON said, “Our new sensor is a “mechanical eye” …

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