WITH ITS new miniature sensors in stainless steel housings, Leuze aims to fulfill all the important requirements of the food industry: chemical and thermal resistance, leak tightness and a hygienic product design.

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MEASURING THE distance to even tiny targets with extreme precision is no problem for laser photoelectric sensors in the new OMH range from ifm electronic.

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The AL4xxx range of digital input modules from ifm electronic, which allow sensors to be connected direct to fieldbus networks, has been extended to include versions for use with Modbus TCP networks.

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SENSOR TECHNOLOGY in the process industry is often exposed to humid, aggressive environments. In industries such as food or pharmaceuticals production, but also in medical applications, it is therefore often necessary to protect certain components against corrosion.

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NEW FROM Carlo Gavazzi, the IRC40 range of sensors features a five position rotatable head for accurate and reliable detection of actuating parts in applications such as conveyor systems, materials handling, agriculture and escalators.

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MUNICH-BASED high-tech startup Toposens has announced the market launch of its first commercial Toposens 3D collision avoidance system for mobile robots based on the proprietary Toposens 3D ultrasonic echolocation technology.

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ANALOG DEVICES, Inc. (ADI) has announced a three-axis MEMS accelerometer designed for a wide range of healthcare and industrial applications, including vital signs monitoring, hearing aids, and motion-enabled metering devices.

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TOSHIBA CORPORATION has revealed major advances in shrinking the laser projector unit of its LiDAR to one quarter the size of the previous version released in June last year.

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SICK HAS released a ground-breaking miniature version of its powerful and robust Visionary-T 3D snapshot vision sensor. Thanks to a pioneering collaboration between SICK and Microsoft Corp, the SICK Visionary-T Mini packs precise, high-resolution and rapid image capture into a robust design that is both compact and lightweight for materials handling and logistics applications.

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AS PART of their diploma thesis at the HTBLA Saalfelden, David Haidenhofer, Markus Kreutzer and Paul Kreuzer designed a machine to solve a scrambled Rubik’s Cube, in just 385ms.

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A NEW generation of high-precision, low-cost sensors for future smart cutting tools are in development at the University of Bath.

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CARLO GAVAZZI has extended its PD30 photoelectric sensor range to include IO-Link versions.

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SAVING CONVEYOR system manufacturers both time and money, Leuze is launching an innovative mounting bracket for its 25C series sensors.

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TO ANALYSE the long term performance and reliability of hard working valves and pumps, serial innovators Manchester-based Bifold Group has adopted radio frequency based torque transducers from Sensor Technology for two of its specialist test rigs.

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PRESSURE SENSORS perform a vital role in the development of effective robotic solutions for an ever-increasingly diverse and in some cases highly specialised manufacturing applications. One recent example of this is a high-precision pressure monitoring application for concrete processing using 3D printing robots resulting in automated concrete prints, without the need for complex formwork.

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PRESSURE SENSORS perform a vital role in the development of effective robotic solutions for an ever-increasingly diverse and in some cases highly specialised manufacturing applications. One recent example of this is a high-precision pressure monitoring application for concrete processing using 3D printing robots resulting in automated concrete prints, without the need for complex formwork.

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KISTLER HAS developed a highly sensitive piezoelectric crystal which provides extremely precise measuring results. It is used in a new Type 9323 press force sensor which is suitable for measuring very small forces in challenging industrial environments and is offer a solution for calibrating force sensors installed in production machinery.

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RARE METAL thermocouples from Labfacility are made from conductors containing platinum and rhodium alloys and are suited for measuring high temperatures up to 1700°C.

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WITH THE latest electromagnetic flow meters from Baumer, the PF55S and PF75H/S, it is possible to measure volumetric flow, flow velocity and temperature with a single unit.

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REPORTED TO offer unrivalled flexibility to detect any object, any colour, any material or surface types at a distance of up to 1000mm, Carlo Gavazzi has launched the latest LD30 Sensors with both ToF (time of flight) and IO-Link communication encompassed in the same sensor.

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