Sensors Test and Measurement
Using Earthquake Sensors to Track Endangered Whales
May 17, 2013 1:33 pm | by Hannah Hickey, University of Washington | News | CommentsThe fin whale is the second-largest animal ever to live on Earth. It is also, paradoxically, one of the least understood. The animal's huge size and global range make its movements and behavior hard to study. A carcass that washed up on a Seattle-area beach this spring provided a reminder that sleek fin whales, nicknamed "greyhounds of the sea," are vulnerable to collision when they strike fast-moving ships.
LISTED UNDER: Position | Pressure | Proximity
Customizable Non-Contact Temperature Measurement
May 17, 2013 1:01 pm | by PD&D Staff | Product Releases | CommentsExcelitas Technologies (Waltham, MA) has launched the latest in its line of digital thermopile detectors, the DigiPile Module TPiM 1T 1256 L5.5. The new module allows for greater customization and easy connectivity for non-contact temperature measurement and for a wide range of industrial and commercial applications.
LISTED UNDER: Temperature
Test Leads to Assess Lightning Protection
May 16, 2013 11:56 am | by PD&D Staff | Megger | Product Releases | CommentsMegger (Norristown, PA) has announced a new series of test leads for use with wind turbines. The unique KC series are long enough to be used for assessing the continuity of lightning protection conductors in wind turbine blades.
LISTED UNDER: Electrical | Electronic
Digital Pyrodetector for Wireless & Battery-Operated Devices
May 15, 2013 3:40 pm | by PD&D Staff | Product Releases | CommentsExcelitas Technologies (Waltham, MA) has announced the Low-Power DigiPyro PYD 1688. As part of the industry’s one and only Digital Pyroelectric Infrared Detector Family, the new DigiPyro PYD 1688 was developed for use in both residential and commercial products.
LISTED UNDER: Digital
MEMS Mass Flow Sensor
May 15, 2013 2:35 pm | by PD&D Staff | Omron Electronics Llc | Product Releases | CommentsOmron has announced the release of a new Differential Pressure Type MEMs Flow Sensor with an I2C output. The sensor uses the proprietary Omron mass flow MEMs chip, however, the internal flow path has been redesigned to produce a low flow, high velocity/high impedance sensor that will output a differential pressure.
LISTED UNDER: Flow
Innovative High-End Sensors for 3D Digitalization
May 15, 2013 2:29 pm | by PD&D Staff | Product Releases | CommentsSteinbichler Optotechnik GmbH (Neubeuern) has announced the new COMET 6 16M high-end sensor for 3D digitalization. The unique concept of the STEINBICHLER COMET 6 16 M is based on a modular structure with the tried-and-tested single-camera technology so that the measurement field size can be quickly adapted to the measuring task at hand.
LISTED UNDER: Angle Measuring | Color | Position
Safety Encoder-Based Safe Motion Solution
May 14, 2013 4:49 pm | by PD&D Staff | Pepperl + Fuchs, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsPepperl+Fuchs has introduced RVS58S Safety Encoders and VBA-2E-KE4-ENC-S AS-Interface Encoder Input Modules. This safe motion solution improves machine productivity and enhances worker safety by detecting zero-speed, over-speed, and motion direction to ensure safe machine access during setup and maintenance.
LISTED UNDER: Safety
M18 Cylindrical Photo Sensors
May 13, 2013 12:37 pm | by PD&D Staff | Product Releases | CommentsOmron Automation and Safety (Schaumburg, IL) has developed a new generation of M18 cylindrical photoelectric sensors that combine simple selection and installation with reliability, versatility, rugged construction and value. The E3FA plastic body and E3FB metal body sensors are suitable for applications in all industries from food and beverage production to material handling and logistics.
LISTED UNDER: Photoelectric
Hall Effect Sensor Coded Switch
May 13, 2013 11:23 am | by PD&D Staff | Elma Electronic Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsElma Electronic Inc. (Fremont, CA) has introduced the X4, the first in a family of new rugged switches based on the latest Hall Effect sensor coding technology. The X4 Series Hall Effect Sensor Coded Switch is designed to meet IP68 (with optional sealing).
LISTED UNDER: Environmentally Sealed | Pushbutton | Hall Effect
LED Leak Detection Flashlight
May 9, 2013 4:02 pm | by Bob Savasta, Spectronics Corporation | News | CommentsSpectronics Corporation has introduced the Spectroline OPTI-LUX 400 — a powerful, rechargeable, violet light LED leak detection flashlight. It’s designed to emit less visible light so industrial fluid leaks are easy to spot by their bright fluorescent glow. This saves technicians valuable diagnostic time and money.
LISTED UNDER: Light Sources | Leak DetectorsEngineers Fine-Tune the Sensitivity of Nano-Chemical Sensor
May 8, 2013 1:32 pm | by Jeanne Galatzer-Levy, University of Illinois at Chicago | News | CommentsResearchers have discovered a technique for controlling the sensitivity of graphene chemical sensors. The sensors, made of an insulating base coated with a graphene sheet--a single-atom-thick layer of carbon--are already so sensitive that they can detect an individual molecule of gas.
LISTED UNDER: Chemical
Small Profile Optical Encoder
May 7, 2013 2:22 pm | by PD&D Staff | Product Releases | CommentsThe new RSF MS 14 encoder system from RSF Elektronik is a frictionless kit style encoder for motion feedback applications. It can be installed as a direct mechanical replacement to other encoder brands by implementing the scanning unit and MS 14 scale tape.
LISTED UNDER: Shaft Angle, Optical | Analog | Digital
Complex Multichannel Scenarios
May 7, 2013 1:29 pm | by PD&D Staff | Product Releases | CommentsThe new Rohde & Schwarz SMW200A high-performance vector signal generator combines flexibility, performance, and intuitive operation to quickly and easily generate complex, high-quality signals for LTE-Advanced and next generation mobile standards.
LISTED UNDER: Frequency, RF | Multi-Purpose
Digital Bar Meters Go Green
May 6, 2013 11:22 am | by PD&D Staff | Otek Corporation | Product Releases | CommentsBoasting under 60 mW required, Otek Corporation (Tucson, AZ) has unveiled its new Loop Powered Display (LPD Series) as a successor to the original analog voltmeter by Sir Edward Weston in 1893. Just like its predecessor, the LPD uses minute amounts of energy in a current loop to brightly and consistently illuminate its 51 automatic tricolor (R/G/Y) bargraph and 4 digits.
LISTED UNDER: Light
Powerful Energy-Saving Smartphone Sensor
May 3, 2013 1:04 pm | by PD&D Staff | Osram Opto Semiconductors Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsOsram Opto Semiconductors has expanded its portfolio of proximity and ambient light sensors with a new powerful version with low power consumption. The compact SFH 7776 digital sensor registers the ambient brightness – even behind dark smartphone covers – and prevents unintentional responses from the touch screen during telephone calls.
LISTED UNDER: Light | Proximity
