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For protecting portable or in-building equipment or even human lives, designers that want to sense lightning now have a tool thanks to austriamicrosystems AS3935 Franklin Lightning Sensor.  The low-power sensor uses a sensitive RF receiver to detect the electrical emissions from lightning activity. An algorithm in the AS3935 converts the RF signal... [Read more]

At the 2012 SAE Congress in Detroit, Ben Kerr from Sensor Products Inc. explains how the company’s Tactile Pressure Indicating Sensor Film can be used in automotive applications. The FujiFilm Prescale provides a unique pressure indication in applications such the high pressures found in a manifold head gasket. For more information about Sensor Products... [Read more]

On Wednesday, May 16 from 2:00-3:00 PM EDT, Design World’s Webinar Series will present “Choosing the Right Sensor for Measuring High Pressure.” The webinar will feature experts from American Sensor Technologies, GE Measurement & Control, InterMEMS and Optrand.. High pressure sensing applications require a variety of design considerations... [Read more]

At only 6-mm thick, Baumer’s CFDK 25 capacitive proximity sensors are offered with five fixed sensing distances from 2 to 15 mm. The sensor fits in confined spaces such as low rise conveyors, automated handling equipment or industrial machinery for detecting wafers and PCBs on electronic production lines, for liquid level detection in laboratory processing,... [Read more]

Products that are only switched on and used when they are in motion can benefit from a simple sensor that detects slight movements and vibrations by means of a mobile micro sphere. The Sensolute MVS0409.02 omnidirectional Micro Vibration Sensor consists of a gold-plated ball that bridges two similarly plated contacts reducing the resistance between... [Read more]