by Randy Frank, Contributing Editor In medical and healthcare applications, sensors cover a variety of aspects from routine to critical patient measurements and more. There are several different sensing techniques that specifically address well being and health monitoring. The increasing importance of sensors is noted by the 2012 market research report’s (World Sensors Market in […]
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AutomationDirect Expands Ultrasonic Sensor Line
AutomationDirect’s ultrasonic sensor offering now includes additional 18mm and 30mm round plastic DC models available with discrete or analog outputs. The sensors are equipped with LED status indicators and a push-button teach feature for configuration of normally-open and normally-closed states for DC output models and for adjustable sensitivity on analog output models. The IP67 rated […]
Banner Partners With The Works Museum To Provide Interactive STEM Experience
Banner Engineering recently celebrated “Sensor Zone Preview Night” at The Works Museum, a hands-on museum aimed at engaging families and children ages 5 to 12 with engineering, science and technology. The company contributed more than $35,000 in products to help the museum bring its newest exhibit, Sensor Zone, to life. The exhibit, which opened to […]
Safety monitoring relay and sensor in one from elobau
elobau extends the application possibilities of the compact systems 171 K1 B1 with the new compact unit 171 K4 B1. It can be operated with 230 V instead of 24 V and may be integrated into machines where there is no low voltage supply due to cost or space constraints. elobau maintained all the benefits […]
V-Belt Pulley Torque Sensor from Sensor Developments
Sensor Developments’ unique pulley torque sensor was designed to replace an existing V-belt pulley wheel used in an HVAC application. By modifying the existing pulley, and integrating a torque sensor, we were able to successfully adapt it to the HVAC machine (see photo below), and allow the customer to accurately measure the amount of power […]
Sensing Innovation in Manufacturing Applications
by Randy Frank, Contributing Editor A look at five new options in the world of industrial sensors The term continuous improvement is frequently insufficient to describe the changes from one generation of a product to the next—especially when totally new aspects or features are integral to the component. Defining a new performance category, providing remote […]
FUTEK Sensors Help Produce Aerial Images of Hurricane Sandy
FUTEK Advanced Sensor Technology, Inc. was commissioned by NASA to design and develop two cryogenic load cells to operate aboard the satellite producing aerial images of Hurricane Sandy. NASA’s Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) is one of five instruments currently in use by the National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environment Satellite System (NPOESS) Preparatory Project. The […]
American Sensor Technologies Updates Social Media Platform
American Sensor Technologies, Inc. (AST) has updated its social media platform to include company news and product updates on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. These platforms help AST communicate with employees, sales partners, and customers on various levels. AST plans to continue to use each social media platform to post updates on products, services, general company […]
SA1E-L Laser Sensor from IDEC
IDEC’s new Class 1 laser models, designed for accurate and reliable sensing unmatched by LED-based solutions, are ideal for applications requiring detection of fast moving objects, tiny objects, through narrow of limited spaces, or at a long distance. In fact, with its miniature size and super fast response time of only 250 micro seconds, the […]
MicroStrain Launches SensorCloud™
MicroStrain announces the release of SensorCloud™, a unique sensor data storage, visualization, and remote management platform that leverages powerful cloud computing technologies to provide excellent data scalability, rapid graphing, and user programmable online analytics. Originally designed to support long-term deployments of MicroStrain wireless sensors, SensorCloud now supports any web-connected third party device, sensor, or sensor network […]