Laser beam sensors for harsh environments October 2002, Turck Banner Southern Africa Banner Engineering Corp is offering ruggedised PicoDot sensors - Class 2 laser sensors with environmentally sealed housings that enable them to deliver laser power and precision to applications in harsh ...
Vibration monitoring of motors October 2002, Temperature Controls In order to facilitate the cost-effective condition monitoring of motors in a wide range of manufacturing and industrial processes, Monitran has developed the Defender MTN/410 vibration sensor. Available ...
New dual flow and temperature sensors October 2002 IFM Electronic has released details of its new dual flow and temperature sensors for binary monitoring of liquids and gases. The type SI 1007, used in conjunction with a selection from a wide range of ...
Capacitive proximity sensors October 2002, Gail Norton Instrumentation As a distance sensor with an adjustable sensing distance of up to 25 mm, the compact Sensorik disk sensor, 50 mm diameter, is suitable for scanning plastics, glass, ceramics, wood, etc.
This sensor's ...
Accurate colour sensing with compact sensor October 2002, Temperature Controls In industrial applications the human eye quickly reaches its limits as far as recognising fine differences in colour. For example, artificial or fluctuating lighting can falsify colours and when equipment ...
Light barrier control unit for high safety October 2002 The Wenglor SS2 individual light barrier control unit is a Category 2 safety device tested in accordance with DIN EN 61496.
Application examples include palletising machines; textile machinery, transfer ...
Sensor permits rapid 'visual' inspection October 2002 Image processing with a user-friendly, compact, plug-and-play sensor has become a reality with the ICS 100 from SICK, distributed in southern Africa by Rhomberg. Relay and switch manufacturing companies ...
Universal flow sensors for external control monitors October 2002 IFM Electronic's new SF flow sensors are designed for use in gases and liquids, providing reliable flow monitoring. The sensors are supplied with plug and socket connector or cable for easy connection ...
Laser sensors provide superior feature and event detection September 2002, Turck Banner Southern Africa Banner Engineering now offers its World-Beam QS30 diffuse laser sensors that feature a visible laser beam for superior ease of alignment and long-range diffuse-mode sensing capabilities. The QS30 is an ...
Fibre-optic safety system easily replaces safety interlock switches September 2002, Turck Banner Southern Africa The Pico-Guard from Banner Engineering is a new fibre-optic safety system that directly replaces mechanical safety interlock switches to safeguard potentially dangerous machines. This unique combination ...
Muting module disables safety light screen when necessary September 2002, Turck Banner Southern Africa Banner Engineering is offering its Universal Muting Module, a safety module that monitors inputs from sensors to determine when a car body, pallet or other work piece needs to pass through a safety light ...
Instrumentation supplier releases its next generation sensor products September 2002, Yokogawa South Africa Yokogawa Europe reinforced its reputation as a total solution supplier for the process industry by introducing a range of Foundation Fieldbus 2-wire pH and conductivity transmitters. Foundation Fieldbus ...
Miniature infrared sensor September 2002, PREI Instrumentation A noncontact temperature sensor that is small and inexpensive, is available from PREI Instrumentation. The Raytek CI (compact infrared) sensor is housed in a threaded stainless steel cylinder, only 87 ...
Capacitive sensors suitable for numerous applications September 2002, Gail Norton Instrumentation Gail Norton Instrumentation is offering a comprehensive range of Sensorik capacitive sensors. The devices include adhesive types, mini versions and the associated sensor amplifiers. Devices in this range ...
Intelligent approach to conventional fire detection technology August 2002 With the introduction of the Series 300, specifiers have a much better choice between conventional and analogue addressable systems in the small to mid-size installation, enabling many of the features of a full analogue addressable system to be provided in a lower cost conventional system
Proximity sensor range optimised for many applications August 2002 IFM Electronic's Efector M range of proximity sensors was designed to provide users with sensors that are appropriate for a task, so that making compromises by using ordinary general-purpose sensors in ...
Environmentally friendly sensor August 2002 The Omron E3Z photoelectric sensor family has been designed from the outset to be suitable for the majority of sensing applications. They are enclosed in a compact housing allowing discreet installation ...
Washable optical sensors August 2002 The versatile OG family of M18 opto sensors from IFM Electronic is now available in new Wet-Line versions. With their IP68 protection ratings and stainless-steel bodies, they are a suitable choice for ...
Vibration monitoring instruments August 2002, PREI Instrumentation There has to be a good reason why so many of South Africa's large organisations are careful about which vibration monitoring instruments they adopt. It does not take many false alarms for plant operating ...
Rugged proximity sensors August 2002, Turck Banner Southern Africa Turck is now offering its Stoneface inductive proximity sensors, robust devices offering durability similar to stainless steel face sensors, at standard sensor prices. The sensors' rugged front face is ...
