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 […]
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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 […]
Sherborne Sensors Debuts U2000 Series Miniature Load Cells
Sherborne Sensors has announced the global market introduction of the U2000 series, a new range of compact miniature universal load cells, designed for precision tension and compression force measurements in space constrained environments. Offered in ranges from 1 to 50kN, the miniature U2000 series load cells provide precision measurement capabilities in either tension or compression […]
US ARMY To Have Portable Toxic Gas Sensor Developed
The US Army has awarded a contract to Platypus Technologies for the development of a portable sensor that can detect deadly gases and other toxins. Under the $2.2m contract, Platypus will continue to develop sensors that have an ultra-thin layer of gold film coated with receptors that make it turn lighter or darker when it […]
Leadership in Engineering
Leadership in Engineering This is the 3rd annual Leadership event announcing the winners in the 2009 Leadership Awards Program. The Design World User Community have cast their votes and we are pleased to announce the winners. ADVANCED MATERIALS Da/Pro Rubber is a custom manufacturer of precision rubber, TPE, and plastic molding products. The proprietary Da/Pro […]
Digital Image Sensor Creators Win Nobel Prize
Digital imaging innovators Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith were awarded a Nobel Prize in Physics today for their groundbreaking work on the first digital image sensor, the CCD. The CCD, or charge-coupled device, is the technology that has made modern digital imaging possible. Boyle and Smith’s invention can be found today in DLSRs, […]
MicroStrain, Inc. Awarded US Army SBIR Phase I Contract
Williston, VT — The US Army recently awarded MicroStrain, Inc. a Phase I SBIR contract to develop an active radio frequency identification embedded usage tracking system for helicopter rotating components. The objective of the SBIR is to develop a comprehensive and networked health management capability that can be embedded directly into rotorcraft components. The project […]