Sensors & Transducers


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Valve position sensors
February 2003
IFM Electronic's IND valve position sensors are certified for use down to level Zone 0 hazardous areas, allowing them to be used without zener barriers, reducing costs and simplifying installation. Actuator ...

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Cost-effective transducers
February 2003, Timecount
Timecount now holds a range of transducers that offer all the state-of-the-art features and quality of manufacture, with good value for money. The RishDucers are manufactured by the largest producer ...

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Rugged, miniature IP67 fibre-optic sensor
February 2003, Turck Banner Southern Africa
The new FI22 inline fibre-optic sensor is unlike typical fibre-optic amplifiers. This sensor is designed to be used without an enclosure and does not require DIN-rail mounting. Instead, it features a ...

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Vibration impact transmitter
February 2003, PREI Instrumentation
Problems on reciprocating machinery are mainly caused by impact damage due to loose rod nuts, worn pins, liquid in the process, etc. It has been very difficult to monitor the severity of these impacts, ...

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Photoelectric automation barriers
February 2003
Reer's Argolux N-AP photoelectric automation barriers are designed for control, counting and automation purposes and are able to operate in heights from 230 to 1435 mm with a <10 ms response time. Consisting ...

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New valve sensors
January 2003, Turck Banner Southern Africa, Products & Solutions
New market demand has suggested that a variety of sensor styles are necessary to provide solutions across the board. For this reason, TURCK have designed the new DSU35 housing style. This new version ...

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Sensors with constant correction factor
January 2003, Products & Solutions
A new range of electromagnetic field immune sensors with a constant correction factor has been introduced by IFM Electronic for use in the automotive and other industries. The new inductive proximity ...

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Laser sensor features five beam shapes
January 2003, Turck Banner Southern Africa, Security Services & Risk Management
Banner Engineering is offering the World-beam QS18LE series laser emitters designed for use as a DC powered 'laser pointer' in an industrial housing as well as the emitter half of an opposed mode sensor ...

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Light curtains with integrated muting sensors
January 2003, Conferences & Events
Reer's Janus ML/MT series photoelectric safety barriers are designed to protect machine operators exposed to risks when using hazardous machinery or industrial equipment. A muting function generates a ...

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Optical sensors available in many housing options
January 2003, Information Security
Telco sensors are available in a broad range of housings, suitable for both through-beam and diffuse proximity modes of operation. The remote sensor series consists of both transmitter (LT) and receiver ...

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Light barriers that work together
January 2003, Security Services & Risk Management
Peering through 10 pieces of white paper of standard thickness is no problem for Wenglor light barriers - which are well-suited to applications involving high levels of contamination, for ...

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New composite encoder offers several advantages
December 2002, Turck Banner Southern Africa
The housing of Kübler's new 3700 composite encoder is only 37 x 32 mm in length and is made of a new high-tech composite material called KF 40. It can be ordered in both shaft and hollowshaft versions. ...

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Rugged, new non-ferrous proximity sensors ignore all ferrous materials
December 2002, Turck Banner Southern Africa
Turck is now producing its NF-series non-ferrous barrel style proximity sensors. These unique devices are for use in applications where a non-ferrous target needs to be sensed, but a ferrous material ...

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Capacitive position sensing
December 2002, Gail Norton Instrumentation
The functional principle behind the capacitive analog position pick-up is similar to that of a capacitive proximity switch. It detects objects which are within its response range without ...

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Upgraded vibration sensor
November 2002, PREI Instrumentation
The Metrix Model 5484 vibration sensor from PREI Instrumentation has been upgraded without any increase in price. A wider frequency response and the availability of a dynamic signal output are some of ...

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AC current transducer
November 2002, PREI Instrumentation
Transducers that look like CTs can provide a 2-wire, 4 to 20 mA DC signal for monitoring AC currents from 10 to 2500 A. No auxiliary power is required, and the device operates from a loop power supply ...

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IP68 and IP69K sensors for food and pharmaceutical industries
November 2002
IFM Electronic is offering IFT, IGT and IIT sensors, especially designed for the food and pharmaceutical industries. From the Efector m range, the inductive type sensors are rated IP68 or IP69K, making ...

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Optical safety barrier for dangerous machines
November 2002
Reer's Minerva MN photoelectric safety barrier is designed for accident prevention protection of workers exposed to risks arising from the use of dangerous machines. Used in conjunction with the AU S-TWIN ...

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Digital I/O and counter card
November 2002
Advantech's PCL-720 is a PC compatible add-on digital I/O and counter card. It has 32 digital input channels, 32 digital output channels and three programmable counter/timer channels. The digital I/O ...

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Front illuminated low-light CCD sensor
November 2002
The CCD60 from the L3Vision range of products from E2V Technologies, is a front illuminated low-light CCD sensor. The device uses an output amplifier circuit that is capable of operating at an equivalent ...

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