Cognex Corporation (NASDAQ: CGNX) announces the newest addition to its DataMan® family of ID readers. The new DataMan 200 adds Ethernet connectivity and liquid lens technology to the world’s smallest high performance fixed-mount reader. These new features enable faster communication speed, easier integration with factory controls, and software-driven autofocus for easy, hands-free setup. Ethernet connectivity […]
Magnetostrictive Sensors Meet Off-Highway Requirements
For off-highway equipment, the influx of electro-hydraulics, electronic controls, and computer controls has increased automation opportunities. But you can’t simply shoehorn industrial sensors into these applications, noted Brian Cox, product manager, MTS Sensors. “It’s not that industrial sensors are inferior, they simply offer different functions than off-highway needs. Fine resolution, for example, is unnecessary. We […]
SICK’s New Series of AT20 Line Array Sensors
Minneapolis, MN – SICK launches its new series of AT20 Line Array Sensors. The AT20 is the only line array sensor available that has diffuse mode, making it ideal for harsh environments where dirt and dust can interfere with retro-reflective sensors. The AT20’s industry-leading resolution and simple setup are ideal for glue-bead diameter applications and web […]
Kavlico Pressure Sensors for Hydraulic Applications
Moorpark, CA – Kavlico has a suite of sensors that have been designed to perform in a wide variety of hydraulic applications. Capable of operating for millions of pressure cycles, these low power consumption pressure sensors provide an accurate, reliable, and stable signal over many years of operation in the harshest environments. The high overpressure capability […]
Battery Free Operation of Sensor Nodes
One factor that is holding back the widespread use of wireless sensor networks is the hundreds of thousands of batteries potential users must maintain. Micropelt GmbH, specialists in thin film thermoelectrics, may have solved this problem. The TE-Power NODE, a thermo-powered wireless sensor system has a built-in chip thermogenerator that takes a few degrees of […]
Secondary Process Seal Assembly with Rupture Indication Sensor
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Cooper Crouse-Hinds has developed a smart, more user-friendly version of its Secondary Process Seal Assembly. Designed to prevent the passage of pressurized gases through conduit, cables and conductors, the new and improved Secondary Process Seal provides increased protection over the original, plus a new Rupture Indication Sensor that provides an immediate notification of […]
Micro-machined Silicon Pressure Transducers
Omegadyne announces the most durable version of its high accuracy MM Series micro-machined silicon pressure transducers. The new hermetically sealed version of the MM Series features all welded Stainless Steel construction, 316 wetted parts and glass to metal seals (GMS) at the electrical outlets. This ensures that the unit is hermetically sealed from external environments […]
ifm efector Introduces New 3D Image Sensor
EXTON, PA – ifm efector inc. introduces a new 3D Image Sensor for object evaluation. The compact sensor uses time-of-flight distance measurement to identify the height of any object in the field of view. An integrated 64 x 48 pixel array – in which each pixel represents a time of flight measurement – defines the field […]
Eaton Introduces View Series™ Photoelectric Sensors
PITTSBURGH, PA – Eaton Corporation announces it is introducing the View Series™ of photoelectric sensors, comprised of the new IntelliViewTM and NanoViewTM product families. The View Series sensors expands Eaton’s photoelectric sensor capabilities with new models designed for a variety of challenging industrial applications. The IntelliView sensors are a family of compact, high-performance specialty photoelectric […]
Web-Enabled Ultrasonic Sensors
LOGAN, UT – Automation Products Group, Inc. (APG) introduces LOE Web-Enabled Ultrasonic Level Sensors. These self-contained ultrasonic sensors provide a low-cost, tailored sensing solution for monitoring liquids or solids in remote tanks, and can also be used for local tank monitoring applications. LOE ultrasonic sensors feature Power Over Ethernet (POE) for easy wiring, AutoSense software […]