Chicago, IL — Chicago Sensor, Inc. introduces our new bent arm stainless steel liquid level sensor: the FLT223 series. The new design offers users the ability to sense liquid level 1.5” below the mounting point of the switch, but without the need for a custom bracket as would be required with a vertical-mount switch. The […]
Cognex expands capabilities of checker Vision Sensors
Cognex® Corporation ) has expanded its Checker vision sensor product line with the Checker 252 model. The 252 includes all inspection capabilities of the award-winning Checker vision sensor family, plus additional software sensors that verify height, width, and diameter and deliver reliable pass/fail results on high-speed production lines. Key to the simplicity of the Checker […]
Balluff GlobalEye Photoelectric Sensors
Florence, KY — Balluff is introducing a new series of basic photoelectric sensors that will simplify the entire process of specifying photoelectric sensors. Balluff’s GlobalEye™ series includes three different form factors: 18 mm threaded combination, small block, and standard 18 mm tube, each of which is available in background suppression, diffuse, retroreflective, and thru-beam models. […]
Dual Axis Inclinometer Sensor
Minneapolis, Minn.—TURCK introduces a new dual axis inclinometer sensor for angular tilt detection. These sensors feature compact rectangular housings and may be mounted at ±10, ±45, ±60 and ±85 degree angles. Inclinometer sensors may be used in a wide variety of industries to solve unique feedback requirements where the customer needs to level platforms, control […]
Ultrasonic Continuous Liquid Level Sensor
Plainville CT — Gems® Sensors & Controls™ (Gems) has launched the UCL-510 Ultrasonic Level Sensor. The compact UCL-510 is suitable for non-contact applications such as industrial water treatment, wastewater management, chemical storage, and many other challenging fluid applications. The UCL-510 offers an innovative solution for challenging fluid measurement with no moving parts. This highly accurate […]
Schneider Electric XUV Fork Ultrasonic Sensor
Palatine, Ill. — Schneider Electric announces its new XUV Fork Ultrasonic Sensor. Built for efficiency and equipment cost reduction, the ultrasonic sensor uses thru-beam technology to detect labels of any material, size, color or translucency. The thru-beam technology allows Schneider Electric’s ultrasonic sensor to send sound through an object and determine the thickness by how […]
How Sensors Read
Optical Character Recognition and Verification (OCR/OCV) tools enable vision sensors to read, verify, and inspect alphanumeric text in a variety of applications. From human-readable text to bar code data matching and serial code verification on labels and packaging, vision sensors with OCR/OCV tools deliver the capabilities necessary for machine “literacy.” OCR/OCV tools add reading capabilities […]
Flat Pack Noise Immune Sensor
Minneapolis, Minn. — TURCK introduces a new noise immune and easy to apply capacitive sensor for level applications. The BCF10 sensor’s small size makes it more flexible for mounting in level applications, and it has the ability to detect liquids with high concentrations of chlorides, such as soaps and cleaners. The BCF10 is a DC […]
Level Measurements
With level detection sensors, there are few parameter restrictions. Basically, if you can imagine it—it is being sensed; from food and beverage products to rocks and gravel, hot wax and glue. Nearly all manufactured products require some type of level detection in the production cycle—whether it involves the end product or is part of a […]
Pepperl+Fuchs’ New Mobile Equipment Sensors
TWINSBURG, OH – Pepperl+Fuchs introduces Mobile Equipment Sensors. These IP69K rated inductive proximity sensors are shock test rated to 50G for reliable operation in high shock and vibration environments, can operate in extreme cold (-40°) and heat (+85°C/+185°F), and feature 10x more powerful radiated field immunity than standard sensors to satisfy the demanding performance criteria […]