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Sensors for the food industry
February 2009, ifm - South Africa
The T Series full-metal inductive sensors, from ifm electronic, have been specially designed for the food industry. Application tests such as temperature/shock, 1000 hour long-term and steam boiler test ...

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Full metal jacket
February 2009, Turck Banner Southern Africa
Banner Engineering presents its first fully metal stainless steel ultrasonic barrier sensor for aseptic applications. The fully encapsulated M25U is completely enclosed in stainless steel – including ...

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Driver optional
February 2009
The INHILIFTER TSP140-Laser is a different kind of forklift. The base vehicle – a mass-produced forklift NOVA TSP140 from Atlet – was turned into an automatically or manually operated ground conveyor. ...

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Demanding applications
February 2009
The U-GAGE T30UX ultrasonic sensor has been introduced by Banner Engineering for use in challenging applications. With its extended functional range and advanced temperature compensation, the T30UX sensor ...

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Compact sensors with plugs
February 2009, Temperature Controls
What good is a miniature sensor when its plug connection takes up a lot of extra space? To make the best use of miniaturisation and its advantages, Baumer offers a complete range of very compact inductive ...

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Install and forget with Baumer
February 2009, Temperature Controls
Baumer has introduced a generation of high-grade steel sensors that can be used in virtually any product. Combining this with Baumer’s signature sensor miniaturisation allows simple integration of the ...

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Efficient sensors
February 2009
Innovation in the pharmaceutical industries. The pharmaceutical industry deals with extremely sensitive processes and bio-chemical reactions where the slightest abnormality could lead to entire batch ...

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Radar-based sensor
January 2009, Turck Banner Southern Africa
Reliable detection of moving and stationary objects. Banner Engineering has introduced the R-GAGE QT50R, an advanced radar-based sensor for close and long-range presence detection in a broad range of ...

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DS30 technology from Sick
January 2009
A standard photoelectric housing and new time-of-flight process make the DS30 the technology trendsetter for distance measurement. Regardless of the object colour, the compact device provides a scanning ...

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Sensors for pneumatic cylinders
January 2009, Turck Banner Southern Africa
Turck has added a compact magnetic pick-up to its range of special sensors for pneumatic cylinders. The WIM45-UNTL provides an analog output proportional to the position of the piston between the ends ...

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Sensor technology in vehicles
January 2009
Increased uptake of sensor technology in automotive applications. Regulatory compliance and increased affordability are driving the adoption of new sensor technology in vehicles. New analysis from global ...

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Sensors for plastic detection
December 2008, Turck Banner
The new BBC capacitive sensor series from Turck has been specifically designed to provide accurate level detection in the plastic industry. The BCC series features excellent EMC and ESD immunity, allowing ...

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Sealed encoders
December 2008, Temperature Controls
The new Magres absolute multiturn encoders contain an hermetic encapsulation for complete protection of the electronics. This unique encapsulation provides an insurmountable protection against fluids ...

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Exact position sensing
December 2008, ifm - South Africa
T-slot sensors for short stroke cylinders. The T-slot cylinder sensors from ifm electronic react extremely sensitively to magnetic fields due to the integrated AMR element. The sensors are particularly ...

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Photoelectric amplifier bus series
December 2008, Gail Norton Instrumentation
The PAB 20 is a 2-channel, multiplexed, photoelectric amplifier which is to be used in conjunction with two sets of remote light transmitters (LT) and light receivers (LR) from the series 100, 110, 120. ...

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Temperature and humidity sensing
November 2008, Turck Banner Southern Africa
Factory calibrated sensors pair with SureCross wireless network. Banner Engineering has introduced the SureCross temperature and humidity sensor, robust instrumentation optimised for use with the company’s ...

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3D laser tyre inspection
November 2008, Associated Technology
Tyre properties are crucial for safety, driving response and comfort in modern automobiles. To ensure constant quality at the highest level 100% inspection of tyres is required in production. Apart from ...

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Intelligent bearings
November 2008, SKF South Africa
SKF supports the evolution of automotive design. “Virtually since the invention of the automobile, SKF have been providing innovative bearing and sealing solutions for engines, transmissions, steering ...

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Thermocouple power sensors
November 2008, Concilium Technologies
Agilent Technologies has introduced new thermocouple power sensors that offer industry-leading dynamic range in average-power measurements. As an enhanced replacement for the Agilent 8480 Series, the ...

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Optical encoders
November 2008, ATI Systems
POSITAL has extended its range with the introduction of OPTOCODE incorporating an Ethernet/IP interface. The units feature an Ertec200-based platform and reach cycle times of less than 10 ms, providing ...

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