Sensors Test and Measurement
Direct-Connect Industrial Camera Series
May 23, 2013 2:49 pm | by PD&D Staff | Cognex Corp. | Product Releases | CommentsCognex Corporation (Natick, MA) has announced the Cognex Industrial Camera (CIC) series, a new line of GigE Vision digital industrial cameras designed for easy integration with VisionPro and CVL vision software.
LISTED UNDER: Color | Light | Digital
36 V Digital Potentiometers
May 23, 2013 12:28 pm | by PD&D Staff | Microchip Technology Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsMicrochip Technology (Chandler, AZ) has announced two new volatile, SPI digital potentiometers (digipots)—the MCP41HV31 and MCP41HV51 (MCP41HVXX)—its first to operate at 10, 12, 18, 24, and particularly 36 volts, for systems requiring wide signal swing or high power-supply voltages.
LISTED UNDER: Potentiometers And Trimmers
9-Channel Logic Analyzer
May 22, 2013 11:14 am | by PD&D Staff | Saelig Co. Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsSaelig Company (Fairport, NY) has introduced the ScanaPLUS Logic Analyzer - a robust, versatile, and multi-application 9-channel logic analyzer. The ScanaPLUS' inputs can be configured to use two integral differential receivers for direct connection to balanced buses like CAN or RS485, with an additional five receivers for RS232 or LIN bus serial busses.
LISTED UNDER: Bus Tester (Analyzer/Simulator)
16-Element Photodiode
May 22, 2013 11:08 am | by PD&D Staff | Opto Diode Corp. | Product Releases | CommentsOpto Diode (Newbury Park, CA), a division of ITW, has introduced a highly reliable, 16-element photodiode that is ideal for UV/EUV or electron detection. The new AXUV16ELG features a 40-pin dual in-line package, and an internal quantum efficiency (QE) at 100 percent.
LISTED UNDER: Photoelectric
Infrared Vision Sensor
May 21, 2013 1:19 pm | by PD&D Staff | Balluff, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsInspection, bar code, and text reading processes for vision sensors can be significantly impaired by changing ambient lighting conditions. Simultaneously, employees and technicians are often bothered by the pulsing red light of normal vision sensors. Balluff’s (Florence, KY) new BVS vision sensor with built-in infrared lighting and integrated daylight filter eliminates both of these problems.
LISTED UNDER: Light
Thermistor Probes with M12 Connections
May 21, 2013 1:15 pm | by PD&D Staff | Omega Engineering, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe TH-21 Series thermistor probes from Omega (Stamford, CT) are constructed with the 55000 Series glass encapsulated thermistor elements which provide excellent stability and accuracy. These thermistor sensors can be used in applications previously out of reach of epoxy coated thermistor sensors.
LISTED UNDER: Temperature
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
