Compact shaft encoders April 2008, Temperature Controls The MAGRES BMMH 30 absolute multiturn encoder sets new standards with a flange diameter of only 30 mm. These extremely robust and durable encoders are based on the patented combination of magnetic single-turn ...
Robust single-turn encoders April 2008, Turck Banner Southern Africa The 3650 and 3670 series of absolute single-turn encoders from Kübler offer a resolution of 9 bit with SSI, 4–20 mA or 0–10 V output. There is a suitable measuring range (45°, 90°, 180° or 360°) for every ...
Spinning sensors April 2008, Temperature Controls With Ecospin, Baumer has added another innovation to its family of magnetic sensors. The flexible and modular system comprises a variety of sensor types, magnet carriers and accessories, which provide ...
Current transducers April 2008, Denver Technical Products Swiss manufacturer LEM has added to its LTS range of current transducers designed to operate from a single 5 V power supply. The LTSP model measures positive and negative AC, DC and pulse currents on ...
Transmit time sensor April 2008 The Wenglor OY2TA transit time sensor from ASSTech closes the gap between simple reflex sensors with background suppression and a small working range, and high-end transit time sensors which are capable ...
Mini sensor with maxi range April 2008, Turck Banner Southern Africa The new M8 picoprox sensors from TURCK provide compact housings with sensing distances that far exceed ferrite core sensors, especially when sensing nonferrous metals. The sensors feature stainless steel ...
Poor patterns are no problem March 2008 The second generation C4000 Palletizer safety light curtain, from SICK, differentiates efficiently between persons and pallets in automated material flow. The new C4000 is equipped with an enhanced entry/exit ...
Compact encoder March 2008, Instrotech The new SIKO MSA510 magnetic linear sensor combines high precision, extreme robustness and a compact size. The system is comprised of a flexible 20 mm wide magnetic tape and a read/write magnetic head ...
Future vision for fuel injectors March 2008, Westplex Machine vision is of increasing importance in the sphere of quality assurance and process optimisation. Flexible, economical and reliable inspection systems are key requirements for suppliers to the automotive ...
Banner vision March 2008, Turck Banner Southern Africa Banner Engineering has announced that two of its vision sensors - the PresencePLUS P4 OMNI with bar code and P4 BCR - now read dot-peen bar codes. Made by creating a permanent indent, or dot, in the surface ...
High-performance smart camera family March 2008 National Instruments recently announced the NI 1722 and NI 1742 smart cameras to provide engineers and scientists with high-performance systems at a low cost. The smart cameras are embedded devices that ...
Muting safety light curtains March 2008, Shorrock Automation A muting safety light curtain permits the safety protection function to be temporarily disabled for reasons related to the equipment or machine work cycle.
While there are a number of situations in ...
Cost-effective encoders March 2008, Switches International Eltra has introduced the EL63D square flange incremental encoder, a general-purpose rotary motion encoder designed for simple speed, direction and position monitoring.
Designed with an industry standard ...
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 ...
Inductive sensing February 2008, Shorrock Automation 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
