If sufficient space is not available, making precision distance measurements at a reasonable cost can be a problem. The SICK Optical Displacement (OD) Mini short range distance sensor addresses these restrictions. With measuring ranges from 100 to 250 mm, the sensor uses CMOS receiver technology to deliver accurate, high-resolution measurements regardless of brightness and color […]
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Sensor Webinar: Solving Common Sensor Application Problems
System designers face a surprising variety of sensing issues these days from continuously monitor factory machinery to making multiple measurements with limited space. Sensor suppliers recognize the challenges and with the help of in-house experts have designed solutions to solve these and other problems. The solutions get a lot easier to implement if the supplier […]
Small Size Sensors Increase Application Opportunities
Many companies are addressing the need for smaller sensors. Check out: It’s a Small World: Sensing in Tight Spaces. However, Balluff has a particularly strong effort in this area with miniature sensors that use inductive, photoelectric, magnetic, capacitive and ultrasonic operating principles. In addition to increased design freedom from limited space constraints, the sensors do […]
TURCK Sensors Provide Accurate Valve Monitoring on Rotary Actuators
TURCK announces its new line of inductive angle sensors for rotary actuators. Operating with the inductive resonant circuit measuring principle, these inductive angle sensors deliver enhanced valve monitoring on rotary actuators. The sensors are designed with an innovative open face design, providing analog or discrete outputs and flexible mounting options. TURCK inductive angle sensors are […]
Banner Releases R-GAGE Radar Sensors for Diverse Outdoor Apps
Banner Engineering has expanded its line of R-GAGE QT50R radar sensors with four new models to reliably detect moving or stationary objects. Designed to meet flexible application requirements and weather conditions, the enhanced line of radar sensors are ideal for collision avoidance on mobile equipment, outdoor crane-to-crane proximity detection, high-volume parking and vehicle detection and […]
BEI Sensors Launches New Website
BEI Sensors announces the launch of its fully redesigned website that features improved navigation and functionality. Visitors can easily access an extensive product portfolio with detailed information on optical and magnetic encoders, potentiometers, Hall effect sensors, and a variety of other related position sensing products. The website provides visitors several ways to quickly find product […]
Inductive Proximity Sensors with Hazardous Location Ratings
Carlo Gavazzi announces the enhancement to our popular ICB Series Proximity Sensors: Certifications for use in hazardous environments By Division: Class I, Div 2, Groups A, B, C, and D Class I: Hazardous locations with presence of flammable gases or vapors. Division 2: Hazardous atmospheres only present under fault conditions and only for very short […]
AutomationDirect adds to capacitive proximity sensor lineup
AutomationDirect’s line of capacitive proximity sensors now includes 12mm metal round bodied DC models with shielded and unshielded mounting options, PNP, normally-open outputs, potentiometer adjustment and M12 quick disconnect. Unshielded 18mm DC plastic bodied models with selectable normally-open/normally-closed outputs feature logic auto detection. Additional unshielded 30mm models feature AC and DC versions with plastic housings […]
Detect All Metals at Same Distance Without Adjustments
Pepperl+Fuchs NRB/NRN series inductive proximity sensors detect all metals at the same operating distance. Adjusting an air-core coil system ensures that target detection is independent of the metal characteristics. This provides large operating distances and makes the sensors insensitive to interference from frequency converters or strong magnetic fields created in welding operations. The sensors are […]
Sensor Detects Magnetic Targets behind Non-Ferromagnetic Walls
Detecting magnetic fields over distances up to 60 mm demonstrates the capability of recently released MFxM magnetic proximity switches from Baumer. With this sensing distance, the proximity switch can be used to detect a target located behind a wall of non-ferromagnetic metal such as stainless steel or aluminum. An important application is any place where […]