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Miniature infrared sensors
March 2008, R&C Instrumentation
The low cost Raytek MID (miniature digital) sensor is ideal for installations in production and equipment monitoring applications where large sensors are impractical or where multiple sensors are required ...

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Inductive sensing
February 2008
IFM Electronic's new IM5120 electromagnetic field immune sensors are designed for conveying applications particularly in the automotive industry, as well as being ideal for use in machine tools and factory ...

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Robust encoders control the roof at Wembley Stadium
February 2008
The Wembley Stadium in London is known around the world primarily as a venue for football matches. The old stadium was demolished, completely rebuilt and then reopened as the National Stadium. Its 90 ...

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Pace-setting hollow shaft encoder
February 2008
The new VFS60 hollow-shaft encoder from Sick Stegmann is designed specifically for installation in asynchronous motors. The device replaces the DGS66 encoder technology in this area of application. The ...

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Ultrasound for object detection
February 2008
The UC4 is the new series of miniature ultrasonic sensors introduced by Sick Stegmann. They are designed for the detection of objects in limited space and with difficult surfaces, for example on printed ...

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Analog sensors for metal detection
February 2008, Turck Banner Southern Africa
In response to customer demand, Turck has developed a special sensor which can detect the presence of differing metallic compounds. The unique feature is analog eddy current sensing used to provide signal ...

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Strip temperature control: IR thermometry for continuous annealing
January 2008, Temperature Controls
Williamson's multiwavelength sensor is specifically designed to meet the challenging requirements of annealing line

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Autonomous vehicle research: the winner of a $2m challenge
January 2008
A self-driving SUV, called Boss, made history by driving swiftly and safely while sharing the road with human drivers and other robots

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Are your movements hot and unsafe?
January 2008, R&C Instrumentation
Modern conveyor systems provide the ability to move hot and unstable product from one area to another. The introduction of belting with extended temperature capabilities has increased the need to monitor ...

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Intelligent vehicle solutions - IVS
January 2008
The ability to embed sensors and computing capabilities in virtually every system, subsystem and component has yielded an extremely valuable by-product: a vast amount of previously unavailable information ...

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Intelligent range of light curtains
January 2008, Gail Norton Instrumentation
The standard Merlin consists of a control and a set of columns (one transmitter and one receiver) and a set of interconnecting cables. The Merlin will also accept multiple sets of columns per control ...

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Rugged new photoelectric sensor
January 2008, Turck Banner Southern Africa
Banner Engineering has introduced the M12 photoelectric sensor family, featuring a 12 mm threaded metal barrel. M12 Series sensors are available in opposed, polarised and non-polarised retroreflective, ...

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The value of measuring vibration
December 2007, R&C Instrumentation
Vibration and temperature are the most common parameters used for machinery protection. Of these, temperature has been used longer, probably because it was available first and was better understood than ...

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Emerson introduces wireless vibration transmitter
December 2007
The CSI 9420 Machinery Health Transmitter expands the range of Smart Wireless field instruments for process monitoring and predictive diagnostics. This wireless vibration transmitter provides monitoring ...

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Locally developed vibration transmitter
December 2007
The model 2400 vibration transmitter is a South African designed and manufactured product, which has been designed to offer an economical alternative to several imported products.    The primary sensing ...

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High-flying vibration sensors
December 2007
On 8 August, a trio of main engines provided by Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne lifted the space shuttle Endeavour into orbit and on its way to the International Space Station. The space shuttle main engines ...

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Two-piece vision sensor has powerful tool set
December 2007, Turck Banner Southern Africa
The PresencePLUS Pro PROII family of vision sensors from Banner Engineering has an expanded toolset for advanced operations. All PROII controllers include a powerful suite of grey scale tools which include ...

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Vibration sensors designed for water industry
December 2007, Temperature Controls
An increasing number of Monitran's vibration sensors are being used to monitor vibration levels on important plant and components around the water industry, with many being fitted on sites outside the ...

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Sensors for transparent materials
December 2007
IFM Electronics O5G500 photoelectric sensors reliably detect glass, film, bottles and transparent packaging. The O5G500 is a retro-reflective sensor with polarisation filter. In combination with a prismatic ...

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Fast optical distance sensor
December 2007, Countapulse Controls
Countapulse Controls has launched a new optical distance sensor. The Leuze ODS 96B is an optical laser distance sensor featuring CCD (charge coupled device) technology, and designed to detect dynamic ...

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