C&K has developed a versatile sealed tactile switch suited for a wide variety of consumer, industrial, IoT, and portable electronic applications that require long operational life at a cost-effective price point. The EL tactile switch series combines common heights and actuation forces with a longer lifecycle than competitors at 200,000 cycles. An IP67 rating for […]
Internet of Things (IoT)
Tactile switch boasts 5 million cycles with 2.8N and 4N actuation force
C&K has done it again – first introducing the revolutionary KSC Tireless Endurance (KSC TE) with 10 million cycles at 1.6N, the highest in the industry. Now C&K has launched a 5 million cycle version with higher actuation forces at 2.8N and 4N – again making these miniature tactile switches the highest lifecycle switches available […]
Wide-bandwidth triaxial accelerometers monitor critical health of machinery
Driven by an increase in factory automation and the Internet of Things, demand for sensors to monitor the critical health of machinery is rising. Downtime for these automated machines can be costly, making machine condition monitoring and predictive maintenance with sensors crucial to improving efficiency and equipment utilization. To address this need, TE Connectivity (TE) […]
Petasense launches the first 3-in-1 industrial sensor with vibration, temperature and speed
Petasense, a producer of IIoT sensors and asset reliability and optimization, launched the first industrial wired sensor that combines vibration, temperature and speed detection into a single sensor. The Vibration Sensor (VSx) plugs into the Petasense Transmitter (Tx) to detect common failures in variable speed, batch or spared assets. Until now, these assets have been […]
TDK introduces revolutionary MEMS-based CO2 gas sensor platform
TDK Corporation announces the InvenSense TCE-11101, a miniaturized ultra-low-power MEMS gas sensor platform for direct and accurate detection of CO2 in-home, automotive, IoT, healthcare, and other applications. The TCE-11101 introduces new technology that expands TDK’s sensor leadership into new applications and solutions, as part of the new SmartEnviroTM family. Its small size and low power […]
MEMS humidity/temperature sensor boasts long-term stability
Würth Elektronik has developed a micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) sensor only 2 x 2 x 0.9 mm in size. Thanks to its low energy requirement and its calibrated and temperature-compensated digital output, the sensor measures humidity and temperature with long-term stability. The WSEN-HIDS humidity sensor is based on advanced MEMS technology: A dielectric polymer absorbs or […]
IoT Platform sports one-press activation, predictive alerts, false alarm filters
Swift Sensors launches its new Series 3 wireless sensor system with significant improvements in wireless range, battery life, durability, and ease of deployment. Series 3, re-engineered from the ground up by Swift Sensors, incorporates cutting-edge BLE5 technology with the Nordic nRF52840 SoC’s on-chip cryptography, multi-protocol communication, and power management features: Three times the sensor range, […]
What is the Air Quality Index? Pt 2
With over 90 forest fires raging along the West Coast, you may feel safe and think you do not need to check the air quality index (AQI) if you don’t live in that region. Think again! A recent satellite image shows that the smoke already extends all the way to Michigan. Don’t smell any smoke? […]
What sensors are in a smart HVAC system?
In addition to increased efficiency, a smart heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system will have many new features. Recent air flow requirements and proper room pressures to cope with the COVID-19 virus have brought increased interest to HVAC systems. Before COVID-19, one market research report forecast compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.1% between […]
Petasense smart sensor for widespread Industry 4.0 adoption
Petasense, a Silicon Valley-based venture-backed leader in Industrial IoT (IIoT), has announced the launch of the patented Vibration Mote Model 3 (VM3). Petasense provides the Asset Reliability & Optimization (ARO) system, an end-to-end system that includes plug-and-play wireless sensors and predictive analytics software that helps plants gain real-time insights into asset health. Monitor variable speed […]
