Futek TRS705 non-contact shaft-to-shaft rotary torque sensor
22 February, 2010 byThe TRS705 from Futek Advanced Sensor Technologies is a non-contact shaft-to-shaft rotary torque sensor and is available in a wide capacity ranging from 1 to 1000 Nm, and is designed as a solution for torque auditing and automotive applications.
Turck BIM-UNT dual compact cylinder position sensor
07 February, 2010 byThe BIM-UNT line of compact cylinder position sensors from Turck has been expanded to include a dual sensor for detecting long and short stroke cylinders in stamping, sorting, conveying and other material handling applications. The device combines two high-accuracy cylinder position sensors through a single cable connection, reducing wire costs and connection points to expedite installation.
ASM PTAM20 series inclinometer
07 February, 2010The ASM PTAM20 series inclinometer is available in single and dual axis versions. By using MEMS technology, this inclinometer series is packaged into a compact, flat housing making it suitable for OEM applications.
Gauging system
07 December, 2009With NDC Infrared every sensor and every scanning frame comes with its own built-in intelligence for higher speed and greater accuracy in measurement.
Turck metal differentiating proximity sensors
23 November, 2009Turck has announced its analog+ proximity sensors have been enhanced to differentiate between varying types of metal during detection — independent of their distance from the sensor. Available in ring and flat housings, these material detection sensors provide sensing ranges up to 11 mm and are suitable for stamping, die-cutting and metal-sorting applications, where different metal types must be readily and accurately detected.
Non-contact torque sensor
10 November, 2009 byFutek Advanced Sensor Technology has introduced an internally amplified rotary torque sensor. The sensor is a non-contact (slip-ring-free) rotary torque sensor, using inductance for power and output signals, and has a compact design and supports rotational speeds of up to 7000 rpm.
Registration mark sensors
10 November, 2009 byThe R58A Series registration mark sensors from Banner Engineering are designed for detecting registration marks in printing and material registration applications often found in the web printing, product packaging and pharmaceutical industries.
Volumetric flow sensor
26 October, 2009 byDesigned for the food and machine tool industries, the SQ volumetric flow sensor from ifm is designed for low volumetric flow quantities. It has been designed for dosing of water and aqueous solutions up to 200 mL/min. Flow and temperature are measured at the same time and can be supplied as either a switched or analog output.
Colour contrast sensor
26 October, 2009 byThe O5 Series contrast sensor offers a variety of contrast sensing solutions for the packaging, assembly, material handling and printing industries. Applications include printed registration marks on a roll of paper or labels; continuous form markings; printed colour bars on packages; reference marks for printing and cutting, and confirming the presence of bar codes, date codes and data matrix symbols.
Profile scanners
26 October, 2009 byThe profile scanners of the scanControl 2700 and 2710 series from Micro-Epsilon are now also available with a measuring range of 50 mm, adding to the previous measuring ranges of 25 and 100 mm.
Compact proximity sensor
26 October, 2009 byThe uprox Q10S proximity sensor is a compact 10 x 10 x 28 mm sensor that can achieve sensing distances of up to 5 mm, depending on mounting configuration.
Extended range proximity sensor
29 September, 2009 byTurck has announced that the company’s Q08 uprox+ factor 1 sensor - designed to detect steel, stainless steel, copper, brass and aluminium at the same rated sensing distance - now offers an extended range of 8 mm.
Small object counter
29 September, 2009 byBanner Engineering has introduced the D10 Expert Small Object Counter, designed for high-performance, small object counting to solve a variety of applications, including: pharmaceutical pill, tablet and gel cap counting; agricultural seed counting; process verification; and verifying product flow from the nozzle of a chute.
3D image sensor
29 September, 2009 byThe 3D Image Sensor from ifm efector evaluates size, shape and volume in material handling applications. An integrated 64 x 48 pixel array - in which each pixel represents a time of flight measurement - defines the field of view for the sensor.
Turck stainless steel inductive sensors
29 September, 2009Turck has announced a line of 2- and 3-wire DC ArmorGuard+ stainless steel, front face, inductive sensors. The line includes 8, 12, 18 and 30 mm barrel diameters with 1.5 to 10 mm achievable sensing distances.
