Product Design and Development - Sensors, Test And Measurement

‘Green Friendly’ Crystal Clock Oscillator

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:43:59 GMT

NDK (Nihon Dempa Kogyo Co., Ltd.) announces the availability of the environmentally friendly ultralow power-driven crystal clock oscillator (XO), the NZ2520SF.

Inclination Sensors With CANopen Interface

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:52:34 GMT

Pepperl+Fuchs F99 Inclination Sensors are now available with CANopen interface.

New Laser Displacement Sensor Has Blazing Speed

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:58:12 GMT

With an ultra-fast 392 kHz sampling rate, the new KEYENCE LK-G5000 Laser Displacement Sensor is the world’s fastest; nearly 8x faster than previous models.

Multi-Purpose Inclinometers

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:39:37 GMT

POSITALhas introduced ACCELENS (ACS), a new line of low-cost inclinometers that provide both analog and digital outputs.

Advanced UPS Modules

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:50:52 GMT

WAGO Corporation has added a UPS Controller (and batteries), as well as Buffer and Redundancy modules to the 787 Series Advanced Power Supply line.

Expanded Stroke Range

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:57:24 GMT

Celesco’s Transducer Products' PT9420 linear position sensor has an expanded stroke range from 75 to 1,750 inches.

Non-Contacting

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:33:22 GMT

BEI Duncan Electronics has added the 8360 Non-Contacting, Through-Hole Position Sensor Series to its comprehensive line of robust, highly accurate position sensors.

Dual Sensing Elements

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:12:30 GMT

All Sensors Corporation (Morgan Hill, CA) has announced the release of the BDS (Basic Dual Sensor) Series Pressure Sensor.

3 RTD Elements

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:51:30 GMT

The FMA1000 Series industrial air velocity/ temperature transmitter/indicator from OMEGA measures and displays air velocity as well as air temperature in research and development labs, HVAC applications, and other manufacturing processes.

Phase-Delay Compensation

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:00:37 GMT

Microchip Technology has announced its next-generation Analog Front End (AFE) for metering applications.

Self-Adjusting Features

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:53:30 GMT

STMicroelectronics has introduced a new motion sensor providing accurate measurements of vehicle movement for systems such as adaptive front lights, auto-leveling HID (high-intensity discharge) lamps, inertial brake lights, e-parking brake, advanced anti-theft systems and control of vehicle dynamics.

Independent Auto-Calibration

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:57:07 GMT

Freescale Semiconductor is expanding its broad portfolio of touch sensing solutions with the addition of the MPR121 ultra-low-power capacitive sensor.

Easy Mounting

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:54:45 GMT

Novotechnik’s SP 5000 Series rotary position sensors feature easy mounting and availability of custom angles.

Touch Rail Technology

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:05:52 GMT

Power Distribution Inc (PDI) has announced the release of a revolutionary structured bus solution for data centers, industrial, and commercial applications.

High Speed USB

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:57:36 GMT

Piezo system specialist PI is switching to a new generation of 24-bit resolution, nanopositioning stage controllers. The new controllers will enable better than 100 picometers command resolution for even the latest generation, long-travel, piezo nanopositioning systems (1 mm and up), such as the PIHera series closed-loop flexure stages.

Error-Free Measurement Solutions

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:25:27 GMT

The LK-G Laser Displacement Sensor measures any material/surface, requires no maintenance, measures moving and high temperature objects, measures through glass, and won’t damage soft surfaces.

Auto Restart

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:26:16 GMT

Advanced Analogic Technologies introduced the AAT4702, a highly integrated load switch that requires half the board footprint of discrete alternatives.

Integration Protocol

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:36:11 GMT

ImTech introduces its new OEM Mark605 High Resolution Inkjet Print Controller that meets the expanding needs of OEM's for faster, cleaner, low maintenance, high speed and high performance print delivery.

Distant Measuring

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:20:52 GMT

For high speed distance and position measuring, Baumer has introduced the new FADK 14 Pulsed Red LED Sensor that offers resolutions of 0.1 to 1mm at a sensing range of 50 to 400 mm.

Dual Channel

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:30:43 GMT

Kavlico has introduced a highly reliable dual channel pressure sensor that can measure pressures up to 4,000 PSIA or 275 Bar.

Custom-Built

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:18:33 GMT

NOSHOK-Tecsis Custom Force Sensors are custom-designed to customer specifications and application needs, providing OEMs and end users unsurpassed flexibility and much higher accuracy than nonconforming standard designs, and requiring less space for installation.

Optical Path Control

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:27:42 GMT

Piezo system specialist PI has extended its E-616 multi-channel controller line for piezo based steering & stabilization mirror platforms.

Hermetically Sealed

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:17:08 GMT

Dytran Instruments has introduced a new ultra high temperature accelerometer.

Center-To-Center Placement

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:55:52 GMT

AlphaTest Corporation has a complete range of fine-pitch test probes under the µHELIX Test Probe brand name in diameters of 20, 16, 12 and 8 mils.

Bulletproof Protection

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:47:51 GMT

The latest member of a next-generation family of linear regulators, adjustable down to 0 volts with a single resistor and easily paralleled for higher current, is now available from Linear Technology Corporation.

Self-Diagnostic Test

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:40:28 GMT

OMEGA introduces the FMA-4100/4300 Series flow rate that can be displayed in 23 different volumetric flow or mass flow engineering units including a user specific selection.

Welded Construction

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:04:17 GMT

Gems Sensors & Controls (Gems) announces the launch of the new 3300 series pressure transducer.

Socket Set Screw Attachment

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:56:51 GMT

Koford Engineering (Winchester, OH) has introduced a new line of 1/2" aluminum instrument knobs with socket set screw attachment.

Strain Gauge Technology

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:59:19 GMT

FUTEK’s LCA600 High Capacity Load Cell (Column/Canister) offers a compact design for high capacity compression applications.

Climate Control

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:48:09 GMT

AICON’s optical measuring system MoveInspect captures dynamic processes three dimensionally and analyses them with regard to geometric changes.