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Stainless steel sensors offer ­optimum protection
March 2018, ifm - South Africa
The new full-metal sensor ranges from ifm are used wherever an application presents particular challenges to the mechanical design. In the food industry, for example, not only rapid changes of temperature ...

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Telco sensors for refrigeration and storage
February 2018, Gail Norton Instrumentation
Mobile racking enables compact storage while keeping the stored pallets individually accessible. Where storage space is expensive, for example in cold stores, mobile racking is the perfect solution. Telco ...

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Product quality, verification and package inspection
February 2018
In addition to improving material handling, logistics efficiency, product quality and package safety and integrity, machine vision can also be implemented on the processing side to reduce scrap, improve ...

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Sensor solutions for packaging applications
February 2018, Countapulse Controls
Modern packaging plays an important role in preserving, protecting and selling a host of products, from items small enough to need tweezers to be picked up to those that need a forklift to be moved. Packaging ...

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Hygienic biofilm monitoring sensor
February 2018, Instek Control
Bacteria settles among any structure (pipelines, tanks, machinery) in contact with water in a very short time, if appropriate preventative measurements are not applied. The term biofilm refers to the ...

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Early fire warning prevents losses at waste to energy facility
February 2018
For companies involved in waste management, spontaneous fires are a fact of life and the critical issue is, therefore, to detect an outbreak as efficiently as possible and prevent it from spreading. For ...

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New vibration switch protects critical assets
February 2018, R&C Instrumentation
As part of the recently introduced RC range of vibration sensors, R&C Instrumentation has launched a new compact vibration switch, designed to protect machinery against unexpected shutdown and repair costs. ...

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Presence detection of low-contrast targets in a weld shop
February 2018, Turck Banner Southern Africa
Environmental conditions in automotive weld shops can adversely affect sensor performance and longevity. Frequent stops in production processes may be required to clean, maintain, and replace damaged ...

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Miniature photocell with IO-Link
February 2018, ifm - South Africa
The powerful new O8 sensor from ifm electronic is an optimum choice for applications where space is at a premium, such as assembly and robotics. It might be small, but the sensor achieves very long ranges. ...

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Robust sensors for use in harsh environments
February 2018, ifm - South Africa
The new full-metal sensor ranges from ifm are used wherever an application presents particular challenges to the mechanical design. In the food industry, for example, not only rapid changes of temperature ...

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Lighting and motion management systems
March 2018, Legrand
Legrand’s lighting and motion management systems encompass a wide range of sensors designed to make buildings more energy efficient by automatically reducing the amount of time lighting is left on unnecessarily. ...

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Telco sensors in the automotive industry
January 2018, Gail Norton Instrumentation
Telco’s photoelectric sensor systems are the market leaders in safeguarding and monitoring automatic doors on transportation vehicles, including buses, trams, light rail and trains and platform screen ...

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SICK track and trace systems début in SA tyre plants
January 2018, SICK Automation Southern Africa
SICK Automation recently supplied two turnkey track and trace systems for multinational tyre manufacturers Bridgestone and Sumitomo Rubber at their South African plants, marking the first installations ...

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Encoders with energy-harvesting technology
January 2018, Turck Banner Southern Africa
Turck has announced an expansion of its encoder offering with the release of Compact Magnetic Absolute Multiturn Encoders. Available in analog, CANopen, and SSI output, these compact devices are ideal ...

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Specialised industrial electronics
January 2018, Senseca
GHM Messtechnik South Africa supplies industrial electronics that meet the ever increasing requirements by industry for all systems and components involved in the production process. Their precision instrumentation ...

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High precision gap checker sensor
January 2018
The recently launched ISA3 series of gap checker sensors from SMC offers several significant benefits to customers, including lowered air consumption, increased precision and reduced cabling work. The ...

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Intelligent scanners for the food and beverage industry
December 2017, SICK Automation Southern Africa
SICK Automation has developed a range of barcode scanners to address the challenges of the food and beverage industry. These feature innovative technologies to provide highly accurate track and trace ...

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Telco sensors in food and beverage applications
February 2023, Gail Norton Instrumentation
Telco provides the packaging industry with infrared sensor solutions for challenging applications. The company’s sensor solution experience and problem-solving spans various fields including packaging, ...

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New high-performance cable option for accelerometers
December 2017, Automation Control Solutions
In response to a growing demand for vibration monitoring in tough manufacturing and process environments, Hansford Sensors has launched a brand new FEP cable option for its high-performance vibration ...

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Combined velocity and temperature sensor
December 2017, Instrotech
Monitran has introduced the MTN/2285STC, a combined velocity and temperature sensor with 4-20 mA range outputs for industrial monitoring applications. A dual-output sensor, it is ideal for monitoring ...

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