Packaging provides a critical success factor for just about any product including sensors. Recognizing that some potential customers would prefer a connector rather than a surface mounted package, Piher designed a printed circuit board (PCB) to mount both its MTS-360 Rotary Position Sensor and a couple of mating connector options. The MTS-360PCB Rotary Position Sensor […]
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OMEGA Introduces Miniature Length Sensor ZMD Series
Omega introduces its new series of miniature length sensors that are compact in size and easy to use. The ZMD series features a built-in spring- loaded torsion arm that provides a simple-to-adjust torsion load, allowing the unit to be mounted in almost any orientation, including upside-down. Using a 6″ circumference wheel, the ZMD can be […]
Sense Torque – Save Fuel and More
Carmakers investigate and implement many technologies to save fuel. Rather than have a hydraulic, belt-driven power steering system, electronic power steering systems with a torque sensor measure the resistance and provided the appropriate amount of assistance and save fuel – as much as 5% reduced fuel consumption. Based on Hall Effect technology, TT electronics SX-4428 […]
Partnering for Motion Sensing in Wearable Products
Market analyst ABI Research predicts that over the next five years, the total market for wearable wireless devices in sports and healthcare will grow to 169.5 million devices in 2017, up from 20.77 million in 2011. Showing that they expect to get their fair share of this growth, 3D motion tracking experts Xsens and leading […]
MEMS Gyroscopes: Applications Increasing
Rising from obscurity in 2009, 3-axis microelectromechanical system (MEMS) gyroscopes (and gyro-based combo sensors) for consumer applications are expected to grow from a $458M market in 2011 to $1.57B by 2017, a cumulative annual growth rate (CAGR) of 22.8%. According to Yole Developpement’s report “3-Axis Consumer Gyroscopes,” smartphones and tablets are the major contributors to […]
Two New Sensors for Hygienic and Washdown Environments
Banner Engineering announces the QM26 and the QMH26 photoelectric sensors, designed specifically for food and beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Influenced by the 2011 Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), the European Hygienic Engineering and Design Group (EHEDG) and food safety initiatives among private businesses, Banner wanted to ensure the sensors provided reliable performance in manufacturing and […]
Coordinating the Sensing in Portable Tablets/Smartphones
Portable tablets and smartphones contain several sensors that detect motion, including an accelerometer, RGB light, digital compass or magnetometer, proximity, gyroscope and barometer. Many of these sensors make multi-axis measurements. The data are used for a wide range of applications including gaming, navigation and virtual reality. For its recently launched Galaxy Note II, Samsung selected […]
ASM presents a compact magnetic angle sensor
ASM presents the PRDS1, a compact magnetic angle sensor in M12 housing and sets new standards. The angle is measured without contact and wear-free over the entire measuring range up to 360° via a separate magnet. From the POSIROT® family of magnetic angle sensors ASM presents an especially compact sensor. Only 12 mm in diameter […]
NK Technologies’ ADC Signal Converters are Quick and Easy
NK Technologies introduces ADC Series Analog to Digital Signal Converters. The ADC series readily accepts analog signals from up to eight loop or separately powered current, voltage, temperature or any other parameter sensor, and seamlessly converts them to a digital signal output that interfaces with the industry standard Modbus RTU digital protocol using a single […]
Avoid Problems in Magnetic Sensor Layouts
In this Frank Talk About Sensors, Michael Stanley and Talat Ozyagcilar from Freescale Semiconductor explain a new tool developed by Freescale to Sensor Tips’ Senior Editor Randy Frank. Provided as a service to customers designing in magnetic sensors into their applications, the tool helps avoid layout problems that can affect a magnetic sensor’s output.