By Bill Schweber for Mouser Electronics Significant advances have been made in delivering high-performance, low-cost, easy-to-use sensors for a diverse range of physical phenomena, with progress often based on micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) technology. There’s always been a widespread need for electronic sensors that can handle the diverse range of physical phenomena such as light, pressure, […]
How to optimize building and home automation designs to be more energy-efficient
By Brian Dempsey, system design engineer, Texas Instruments The numbers are a wake-up call: According to the United Nations, the buildings and construction sector accounted for 36% of the world’s energy consumption in 2018, contributing to a worrisome carbon footprint. And those percentages continue to grow. As a result, the race is on. Industrial design […]
Heilind Electronics now stocking Amphenol advanced humidity and temperature sensors
Heilind Electronics is now stocking the manufacturer’s ChipCap 2-SIP humidity and temperature sensor. ChipCap 2-SIP offers all the features and benefits of the ChipCap 2 in a Single In-Line Package (SIP) with ready installed V-Core capacitor for easy and convenient application. The product offers the most advanced and cost-effective humidity and temperature sensing solution, ideal […]
Circular geometry photodiode irradiance and dosage sensor replaces traditional radiometers
MKS Instruments, Inc. introduced the Newport 818-RAD photodiode sensor with 8 mm aperture and cosine corrected diffuser for precise irradiance and dosage measurements. The 818-RAD enables more accurate measurements of LED light sources than standard photodiode sensors. It also offers calibration over a broad spectral range and is designed to replace traditional radiometers, which are […]
Heilind Electronics expands sensor portfolio with P51 series
Heilind Electronics has added SSI Technologies’ MediaSensor P51 Series pressure sensors to its portfolio. Made in the USA, this family of sensors includes bulk micro-machined, absolute, sealed and gauge pressure sensors. MediaSensor P51 pressure sensors are an excellent choice for both harsh and benign media, both due to their stainless steel construction and laser-welded design. […]
Safety torque sensor for integrated and improved functional safety in collaborative robots
To address the growing demand for safe collaborative robots in manufacturing, TE Connectivity (TE) has designed a safety torque sensor with integrated and improved functional safety, including increased accuracy and speed, in the next generation of human-robot collaboration. TE’s ring-shaped safety torque sensor, which can be integrated at each cobot joint, meets the new level of safety requirements up to ISO13849 […]
PoE bridge ruggedized for use in wet and harsh environments
Swift Sensors, Inc., a supplier of plug-and-play cloud-based wireless sensor systems for Industrial IoT, has released a water-resistant Power over Ethernet (PoE) bridge for use in manufacturing plants, restaurants and other spaces where water, cleaning solutions and other chemicals come into contact with monitoring equipment. The Swift Sensors PoE Standard Bridge 1011 is built to […]
Heilind Electronics expands temperature sensor offering with Sensata
Heilind Electronics has introduced the 5024 EGR temperature sensor from Sensata Technologies. A versatile sensing solution for a variety of industries, the sensor has been engineered and redesigned to meet the harshest environmental conditions industrial applications have to offer. The 5024 EGR temperature sensor is a compact and economical NTC-based temperature sensor with a performance […]
8 µm pitch, dual-band infrared imaging IC optimizes infrared imaging systems
Senseeker Engineering has announced the availability of the Oxygen RD0092, the world’s first 8 µm pitch dual-band digital readout IC (DROIC). The Oxygen RD0092 supports a 1280 x 720 frame size at over 500 fps and dual-polarity inputs to provide compatibility with all industry-standard direct-injection detector materials. The solution was designed to optimize infrared imaging […]
Vibration sensors with built-in data processing facilitate wide range of IIoT monitoring apps
VocalZoom launched its Autonomous Sensors for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). Combining contactless, high-resolution vibration sensor technology with built-in data processing and wireless communications, the company’s Autonomous Sensors offer low-cost and fast deployment of a wide range of monitoring applications for IIoT environments, providing manufacturers with crucial operational and technical insights. VZ’s laser sensors […]
