Think that there might be an easier way to teach sensors in industrial applications? You are not alone. Engineers at Lion Precision thought there could be a better way and developed the “Gap Quickset” feature for LRD8200 Ultrasonic Clear Label Sensor. Rather than requiring the operator to execute several key presses to align the sensor […]
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Sensing Velocity on Large Generators
Controlling permanent magnet generators with large shafts in applications like wind turbines can pose a significant challenge since the shafts can be a meter in diameter. The Leine & Linde answer to the problem is to segment a ring encoder for the velocity sensing into pieces. This simplifies both commissioning and service, since the ring […]
Bionic Eye Receives FDA Approval
Following European approval in 2011, Second Sight Medical Products, Inc. received U.S. market approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat individuals with late stage retinitis pigmentosa (RP) with its Argus® II Retinal Prosthesis System (“Argus II”). The Argus II restores some functional vision for people suffering from blindness using a combination of […]
Detect Tough Objects with Dual Light Source
The optics in the SICK WTB4 MultiLine Photoelectric sensor create two line-shaped light spots. This allows the sensor to continuously detect objects with large gaps, such as PCBs, or products that are shiny or dark from leading to trailing edge. When reflected light from both sources is detected, the sensor remains active even if one […]
Record Breaking Sales for Sensors in 2012
According to IC Insights’ O-S-D Report—A Market Analysis and Forecast for Optoelectronics, Sensors/Actuators, and Discretes, pressure, acceleration & yaw and magnetic field sensors had recording breaking sales in 2012 with over 2011 sales of 11%, 7, % and 12%, respectively. These same products are expected to have moderate percentage growth in 2013. In addition to […]
Clothes with a Nose?
Where would you put a printable sensor that can detect volatile organic compounds (VOCs)? Engineers at Peratech are working on a nose sensor embedded in clothing. Based on the company’s Quantum Tunneling Composite (QTC) material that change resistance when a force is applied, the polymer content of the sensor swells when exposed to VOCs. One […]
Pattern Recognition Used for Label Applications
Instead of using print marks or place markers, SICK’s ML20 Markless sensor is based on pattern recognition technology. This means that web film control in bottling and labeling machines can take advantage of the sensing speeds up to 7 m/s and an accuracy of up to 0.6 mm capabilities of the sensor. In addition to […]
Load Cells Measure Mouse Movements
Behavioral researchers looking for alternative techniques to measure the reaction of laboratory mice may have a solution using load cells. A concept developed by Futek engineers uses four if it’s LSB200 Miniature Load Cells. With the sensors installed at the corners of the mouse’s cage, the measured data indicates the behavioral patterns of the mouse […]
Monitor the Conductivity of Process Fluids in Sanitary Applications
Sensorex’s sterilizable CS615 Conductivity sensor target food, pharmaceutical and other contamination-sensitive services that require sanitary connections. Standard K cell constants of 0.01, 0.1 and 1.0 are offered (with special values available on request), allowing the sensors a wide measurement range in most applications from pure water to general industrial use. The sensor’s 316 stainless steel […]
Measure Fluid Levels with New Technique
Looking for a means to measure liquid level that has no moving parts and immunity to temperature change? Cambridge Consultants, product development firm, may have the solution. Their Fringe Effect Level Transducer (FELT) technology can be used to monitor the level of a wide variety of fluids. The sensor consists of three parallel low-cost, simple […]