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Festo makes sense of it all
September 2008, Festo South Africa
The Festo sensor range offers many solutions for a variety of applications with maximum process competence, optimal performance and reliability, ensuring smooth and efficient production.    There are ...

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Precision displacement sensor
September 2008
Improved accuracy, linearity, the finest of resolutions and material-optimised measurement algorithms. The name of the OD Precision, the fifth generation of displacement sensors from SICK, is also its ...

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Cost saving sheet sensor
September 2008, Temperature Controls
The new ZDDM 050T sheet sensor from Baumer has been designed to ensure high quality of bound print products in collating machines. For this task, a 60 x 80 mm image is taken of every sheet at a specified ...

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Fifty metre sensing range
September 2008, ifm - South Africa
ifm electronics’ compact O4 Series photoelectric sensors offer extremely long sensing ranges. With ranges up to 50 m, the O4 photo-electrics are ideal for applications including transporting, conveying, ...

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Turn up the heat
September 2008, R&C Instrumentation
New IR sensors take the heat without having to cool down. Raytek, a leading worldwide provider of infrared thermometry, has enhanced its MI Series of miniature digital non-contact infrared (IR) thermometers ...

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Fire and smoke detection
September 2008, H3iSquared
The scenario in many industries is a fire somehow gets started and when large enough, the smoke or the flames trigger the sensor on the ceiling. The sensor once triggered will send an alert to the control room ...

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Blocked chute detection
September 2008, Allpronix
Wadeco has extended its range of microwave-based products with a new combination of a solids flow switch and blocked chute transmitter. The flow switch works on the Doppler principle with the emitted ...

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Compact and certified
August 2008
KT3/IO-Link is the new compact and communication-enabled contrast scanner from SICK. The small housing allows the sensor to be mounted in very limited spaces, for example in a pharmaceutical packaging ...

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Metal detection: high temperature Factor 1 sensors for wash-down applications
August 2008, Turck Banner Southern Africa
TURCK has extended its line of uprox+ Factor 1 sensors to include IP 69k rated wash-down versions with temperature ratings from -40 to 100°C. These sensors are designed to be exceptionally resilient to ...

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Vial counting and inspection: Cognex vision sensor eliminates count deviation and inspects vials
August 2008, Westplex
Quality, accountability and product reconciliation are production mandates at Eli Lilly, which is why the leading pharmaceutical manufacturer has automated its mechanical vial counting process. The company ...

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Sophisticated cylinder sensing
August 2008
The new MZT8 magnetic cylinder sensor offers numerous innovations. The ASIC chip technology from SICK combines the shortest of housings with maximum accuracy. As a result of the new design and innovative ...

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Twin position sensors
August 2008, Turck Banner Southern Africa
The introduction of a new twin-set sensor has augmented the line of BIM-UNT cylinder position sensors from TURCK. The twin-set sensor is comprised of two sensing heads connected by an over-moulded cable ...

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Pumping statistics: combined sensor for pump diagnosis and pressure monitoring
August 2008
The new PIM sensor from ifm electronic combines an analog output signal for static pressure measurement with a binary diagnostic signal for the assessment of pump condition. The continuous status monitoring ...

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Miniature ultrasonic sensors
August 2008, Temperature Controls
The new SONUS is the latest miniature ultrasonic sensor generation to be introduced by Baumer Electric. The ultrasonic operating principle permits reliable object detection regardless of colour or transparency, ...

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Safety camera system
August 2008
The new V300 WS safety camera system from SICK is space-saving, fast and suitable for hand protection. Reportedly it is the first device of its type to provide Category 3 protection of hazardous points-of-operation ...

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Muting light curtain application
August 2008
Reer’s Type 4 Janus series light curtains incorporate a muting function and have been designed to allow easy and efficient user compliance with all standard safety requirements. The ML and MT models ...

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Compact proximity sensors
August 2008
ifm electronic’s rectangular inductive proximity sensors are designed for use in conveying applications, machine tools and factory automation. Only 40 x 40 mm in size, the sensors are easily mounted and ...

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Sensors for steelworks
July 2008
American Sensors produces innovative measuring devices, many laser-based, for the arduous conditions found in steel mills. Many desirable parameter measurements that were previously impractical can now ...

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Current transformers with split core
July 2008
LEM has released a new family of DC current transducers optimised for bipolar applications. The transducer is split-core making installation easy with a large window suitable for busbars up to 140 x 40 ...

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Sharp position measurement
July 2008, Temperature Controls
With the new generation of line sensors, PosCon and ParCon, from Baumer, the edges of paper webs can be controlled more accurately, positions of wires determined more exactly, or the width of a plastic ...

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