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Webinar Addresses High Pressure Measurements

May 8, 2012 By Randy Frank

On Wednesday, May 16 from 2:00-3:00 PM EDT, Design World’s Webinar Series will present “Choosing the Right Sensor for Measuring High Pressure.” The webinar will feature experts from American Sensor Technologies, GE Measurement & Control, InterMEMS and Optrand.. High pressure sensing applications require a variety of design considerations to address the technical challenges that pressure of […]

Filed Under: Featured, Pressure Tagged With: high pressure, pressure sensing, pressure sensors

Variable Capacitance Pressure Transducers Address Extreme Environment Industrial Apps

April 2, 2012 By Randy Frank

Available in pressure ranges from 1 to 10,000 psig, Setra Systems Model 209 variable capacitance pressure transducers offer users several choices. In addition to gauge, sealed gauge, or vacuum pressure options, output choices include:  4-20 mA, 0.5 to 5.5 Vdc, 1 to 6 Vdc or 0.5 to 4.5 Vdc output. The sensors have ±0.25% full-scale […]

Filed Under: Capacitive, Featured, Pressure Tagged With: 10000 psi, harsh environments, industrial, pressure sensing, pressure sensor

New Technology for Industrial Pressure Sensors

March 7, 2012 By Randy Frank

Piezoresistive technology is used extensively in MEMS pressure sensors. To extend the pressure range and improve accuracy and stability of pressure sensors for industrial applications, GE Energy’s Measurement & Control Solutions division developed Trench Etched Resonant Pressure (TERPS) technology. Resonant Pressure Transducer  (RPT) has been used to fabricate a pressure sensor with a resonator and […]

Filed Under: Featured, Pressure Tagged With: industrial pressure, media isolation, pressure senosr, pressure sensing, RTP, TERP

Robot Provides Virtual Presence at 2012 CES (Pt 2)

February 6, 2012 By Randy Frank

At the 2012 International CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas, Alexandra Dopplinger, a marketing manager at Freescale Semiconductor explains the capability of a remote robot that she controls from her location in Ottawa, Canada. Freescale’s pressure sensors and accelerometers are used in the design of the robot as well as proximity sensors to detect […]

Filed Under: Accelerometer, Featured, Pressure, Vision systems Tagged With: Accelerometer, Freescale, MEMS, pressure sensing

Sensors Enable Portable Healthcare Innovations

July 14, 2011 By Randy Frank

Sensors as well as communication ICs and microcontrollers provide the enabling technologies for several new innovations in healthcare. A Kalorama Information Dec. 1, 2010 report estimates that the global market for medical mobile apps hit $84.M in 2010, increasing more than 2X its 2009 level of $41M. This is just the downloadable software portion of […]

Filed Under: Featured, Motion, Pressure Tagged With: accelerometers, heathcare, motion sensing, pressure sensing

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