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Inductive sensors for mining
June 2012, ifm - South Africa
The IFC229 inductive sensors from ifm electronic have a long 4–22 mm sensing range over the whole temperature range. They are resistant to aggressive oils and coolants and provide protection against mechanical ...

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Safe detection and monitoring of standstill
June 2012, ifm - South Africa
The new standstill monitor from ifm electronic safely monitors rotational or linear movements for standstill using a unit equipped with a reliable and redundant pulse evaluation system. Microprocessors ...

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Special sensors for the print and paper industry
June 2012, Pepperl+Fuchs
Ultrasonic sensors Pepperl+Fuchs is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of ultrasonic sensors. The new F77 series cubic miniature sensors in a standard enclosure are easy to operate and have a range ...

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Contrinex's high temperature inductive sensors
June 2012, Gail Norton Instrumentation
For demanding applications in high-temperature areas, inductive proximity switches with good long-term reliability have become increasingly popular. Contrinex offers a series of embeddable and non-embeddable ...

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Banner Engineering offers multiple inspections
June 2012, Turck Banner Southern Africa
An image sensor offering enhanced recognition, communication and rapid changeover capabilities has been introduced by Banner Engineering. With capability to save up to 30 inspections, the new iVu Plus ...

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A user guide to vibration monitoring
May 2012, Temperature Controls
Accurate data capture is essential for predictive maintenance and vibration sensors play a vital role to ensure maximum uptime.

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FLIR T620/T640 thermal imagers prevent production losses
May 2012
The making of newsprint, in addition to the main raw materials of wastepaper and wood, also requires a substantial amount of water. During the production process, the moisture content is reduced by drying ...

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Flexible angle sensors
May 2012, Turck Banner Southern Africa
Turck has added new functions to its range of RI inductive angle sensors. Users can now teach the RI sensors directly at the device. Not only is it possible to call up hard programmed angle ranges, but ...

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Portable, local and plant-wide vibration solutions
May 2012, R&C Instrumentation
Unexpected down-time creates problems, so having good information about the condition of a machine enables better judgment as to whether or not to keep the machine running until the next planned maintenance, ...

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Telco's spacemaster 8000 photoelectric series
May 2012, Gail Norton Instrumentation
Telco’s range of optical sensors are designed, developed and manufactured in Denmark and exported worldwide. The Spacemaster 8000 series of photoelectric sensors consists of the self-contained SMT transmitter ...

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Dual display fibre-optic amplifier
May 2012, Turck Banner Southern Africa
A dual display fibre-optic amplifier that can be easily programmed for a wide range of applications and conditions has been introduced by Banner Engineering. The new DF-G1 Expert has two easy to read ...

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High bay PIR detectors
May 2012
CP Electronics has two high bay PIR detectors which are specifically designed for the detection of movement in high bay lighting applications such as warehouses and factories. Both the EBDSPIR-HB-PRM ...

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Hygienic pressure sensors
May 2012, ifm - South Africa
The PI27/ PI28 series pressure sensors from ifm electronic have clearly visible LED displays that cannot only be connected as three- or four-wire units but also as two-wire units in a current loop. This ...

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Inclination and acceleration sensors
April 2012, Pepperl+Fuchs
Monitor the inclination angle of machine components or the acceleration values of sensitive system components.

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Telco sensors thrive in tough environments
April 2012, Gail Norton Instrumentation
Telco Sensors’ range of photoelectric eyes is designed to operate in areas where there is no such thing as perfect working conditions. Steam, water and dirt do not interfere with the reliable operation ...

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Barcode reader for Datamatrix and linear codes
April 2012, Turck Banner Southern Africa
Banner Engineering has introduced a versatile, competitively priced bar code reader that is easily configured from its touch-screen. The new iVu BCR reads DataMatrix and all standard linear bar codes ...

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Vision sensor for object detection
April 2012, ifm - South Africa
The new 02V vision sensor from ifm electronic monitors presence, position, size and quality, as well as sorting tasks in packaging, manufacturing and quality control applications. The 02V is a combined ...

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Capacitive touch sensors for installation on walls
April 2012, ifm - South Africa
The new KT series of capacitive touch sensors from ifm electronic are designed for wall installation and can be used as stop/start buttons on mobile machines. The sensors can also be used as door openers. ...

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Low-profile safety light curtain
April 2012, Turck Banner Southern Africa
Banner Engineering has introduced the Ez-Screen low-profile safety light curtain with integral muting Type 4 Category 4 PLe machine safety product. Designed for use on smaller production machines, the ...

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Warehouse presence detector
April 2012
The MWS7 from CP Electronics is a microwave presence detector that provides automatic control of lighting loads, and is especially suited for warehouse applications. When a person or fork lift truck enters ...

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