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 […]
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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 […]
Mold-Align® tools helps ensure precise mating at the parting line
Mold-Align® is a new tool from Sensor Products Inc. (Madison NJ USA) that helps improve yields and reduce defects in the injection molding process. It comes in rolls from which you cut a sheet of the amount you need and place between the mold halves. The paper instantaneously changes color to reveal how pressure is […]
Report Finds Demand for Sensors Is Rising
The rising demand for multifunctional personal electronics devices and intuitive applications has revved up the demand levels for sensors. Large-scale deployment of sensors is being witnessed in mobile devices, media players, game consoles, and cameras. New opportunities are unfolding for innovative applications, including gesture recognition, motion sensing, location sensing, and fingerprint biometrics. Gesture-based interfaces have […]
Meggitt Sensing Systems Introduces New Acoustic Sensors
San Juan Capistrano, CA – Meggitt Sensing Systems introduces a new line of Endevco® acoustic sensors and instrumentation, designed expressly for use in automotive NVH, cabin noise, vibro-acoustic testing, appliance noise evaluation, wind tunnel testing and other critical sound and noise measurement applications. Endevco® prepolarized condenser measurement microphones, available in 1/8”, ¼”, and ½” diameters, […]
Macro Sensors Unveils New Web Site
Pennsauken, NJ – Sensor manufacturer Macro Sensors (www.macrosensors.com) has redesigned its web site to make it easier for design engineers to find LVDT linear position sensors and RVDT rotary position sensors that meet the performance criteria of applications in specific industries. Finding that many web visitors were unsure of what type of sensor that might […]
AccuStar® Electronic Clinometer from Sherborne Sensors
Sherborne Sensors has announced the AccuStar® electronic clinometer, designed to provide precision angular measurements within applications where a high degree of accuracy is required. The unique design of the AccuStar® incorporates a capacitance-based sensor without moving parts. When rotated about its sensitive axis, this sensor provides a fundamentally linear variation in capacitance, which is electronically […]
