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High S/N photodiodes come in 0.2 sq-mm to 1 sq-cm sizes

December 9, 2020 By Redding Traiger

ActLight announced the expansion of its IP portfolio with the launch of the innovative Stand-Alone Dynamic Photodiode. In addition to the superior signal-to-noise performance, the Stand-Alone Dynamic Photodiode benefits from a unique and patented device structure requiring a very simple, low-cost manufacturing process. Moreover, it offers flexibility in terms of device size, making the Stand-Alone Dynamic […]

Filed Under: Automotive, Development Tools, Industry Standards/Specifications, Lighting, Proximity, Sensors, Vision systems Tagged With: actlight

IoT Platform sports one-press activation, predictive alerts, false alarm filters

October 22, 2020 By Redding Traiger

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, […]

Filed Under: Gas Sensor, Industry Standards/Specifications, Internet of Things (IoT), Lighting, Pressure Sensor, Sensors, Vibration, Wireless Tagged With: swiftsensors

Leuze presents the GSX, the world’s first combined fork sensor

October 7, 2020 By Redding Traiger

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With the new GSX combined fork sensor, Leuze is once again introducing a worldwide innovation. This product combines the advantages of light and ultrasonic sensors. The GSX sensor is exceptionally suitable for labeling machines used in the packaging industry. With the introduction of the GSX, the world’s first combined fork sensor, Leuze is continuing its […]

Filed Under: Ambient Light, Image sensing, Industry Standards/Specifications, Lighting, Packaging, Photoelectric, Sensors, Ultrasonic, Ultrasonic Level Sensor Tagged With: leuze

Medical RGB-IR Image Sensor helps cut endoscope size

October 1, 2020 By Redding Traiger

OmniVision Technologies, Inc. announced the OH02A1S—the world’s first RGB-IR medical image sensor, which provides simultaneous white-light RGB captures and infrared monochrome captures in a single CMOS sensor. While endoscopic precancer and cancer detection procedures are performed using IR light, surgeons also need RGB light to confirm any abnormalities detected using infrared. Previously, this could only be accomplished […]

Filed Under: Color, Image sensing, Lighting, Machine Health, Optics, Products, Sensors, Temperature, Vision systems Tagged With: omnivision, OmniVision Technologies

What types of sensors are used in robots? Part 1 of 2

September 26, 2017 By Randy Frank

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Fully functional human robots, such as those being developed by Boston Dynamics, need numerous sensors to simulate a variety of human and beyond human capabilities. For the human part, the sensors provide the ability to see, hear, touch and move. In general, industrial robots employ sensors for a variety of activities. Some sensors provide environmental […]

Filed Under: Ambient Light, Chemical Sensor, Distance, Featured, Force, Frequently Asked Question (FAQ), Image sensing, Infrared, laser, Lighting, Microphones, Piezoelectric, Proximity, RFID, Temperature, Ultrasonic Tagged With: Boston Dynamics

CMOS vision sensors handle 1,000 frames/sec

February 17, 2016 By Andrew Zistler

The latest industrial camera generation USB 3 uEye CP from IDS is now available with the CMOS sensors PYTHON 500, PYTHON 2000 and PYTHON 5000 from ON Semiconductor. In addition to the fully-established PYTHON 1300, IDS Imaging Development Systems offers three more members of the sensor series. The sensors are designed to provide high-speed, reaching […]

Filed Under: Image sensing, Lighting, Optical, Optics, Vision software Tagged With: ids

Reliable monitoring with indicator lights using the new Banner Engineering wireless tower light

July 24, 2015 By Zak Khan

Banner Engineering introduces the TL70 wireless tower light. Combining the company’s industry-recognized tower light family with its field-proven Sure Cross wireless technology, the TL70 wireless tower light provides superior monitoring and visual status indication for remote applications, general and machine status, mobile call for parts, mobile work stations, threshold sensing and other applications where wired […]

Filed Under: Lighting, Vision systems Tagged With: banner, banner engineering, Banner Engineering Corp, bannerengineering

Live animal testing with illumination using Mightex Oasis

July 13, 2015 By Zak Khan

The Mightex Optical Activation, Stimulation and Imaging System (OASIS) is designed specifically to meet the growing demand to conduct experiments on live animals, when system flexibility is a primary consideration and a large Field of View (FoV) is usually required. In Optogenetics, for example, in vivo patterned illumination on rodents, monkeys and other animals is […]

Filed Under: Lighting, Optics, Vision systems Tagged With: mightex, mightex systems, mightexsystems

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