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Kavlico Publishes Four New Data Sheets
for Aerospace Pressure Sensors |
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 Kavlico,
a global business unit of Custom Sensors & Technologies (CST) has just
published four Data Sheets for their recently designed line of aerospace
grade
pressure sensor products. Each Data Sheet Includes: * Product
Description, * Significant Product Features, * Typical Applications, *
Technical Specifications, * Dimensional Drawings. The Data Sheets are
available as downloadable PDF files in the Kavlico Resource Center. * PX
Model - Low Differential Pressure Sensor, * PX Model - High Pressure
Sensor, * PX Model - PRT-Based Pressure Sensor for Hydraulics, * PX
Model - PRT-Based Pressure Sensor (Mid-Range Gage & Absolute Pressure).
Kavlico aerospace grade pressure sensors are fully custom designed for
OEM’s application-specific requirements; the data sheets are to be used
as reference for Kavlico’s technical capabilities and potential sensor
configurations. For more information about Kavlico pressure sensor
solutions ... |
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Level measurement in cavities with only
4mm diameter |
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Sensortechnik AG: Many industrial applications can be solved with
the miniature
ultrasonic sensors series UPS, where optical, inductive or
capacitive sensors might have problems with detection. Furthermore
with the UPS sensors with analogue output a precise distance or
level measurement can be realized, with a precision of approx.
0.3mm, with 0…10V or 4…20mA output. The special version “FOCUS Beam”
(center on picture) has a focusing device for the ultrasound. It has
been particularly successful in various applications. It proved its
advantage in the detection through very narrow openings. Since the FOCUS
Beam does not have any disadvantageous blind range, one can place it
very close (few millimeters only) to the opening of a cavity. There the
beam is only 3mm wide in diameter. This allows e.g. to measure the level
in only 4mm wide cavities with an accuracy of only few 1/10mm. The other
special version "CP" (Chemical Protection, right on picture) has a PTFE
diaphragm with a protective sleeve. This can be used as a level sensor
also in small containers with aggressive liquids. SNT Sensortechnik AG
is a specialist in ultrasonic sensors for more than 20 years ... |
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SENSOR Innovation Award 2010 |
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Association for Sensor Technology: On the occasion of the trade fair
SENSOR+TEST 2010 (May 18 – 20, 2010, Nürnberg/Germany) the SENSOR
Innovation Award will again be awarded. For the tenth time, AMA
Association for Sensor Technology e.V., Berlin, has endowed this award
with EUR 10,000.00 to encourage exceptional application-related
researchers and developers in the sensors and measurement area. With
this award AMA Association gives prominence to excellent R&D activities
with a noticeably good market approach. Individuals or R&D-teams from
companies and/or institutes may apply. The jury will be composed of
representatives from the AMA Scientific Council, who will evaluate all
registrations received. The registration deadline is January 13, 2010.
For registration documents, please contact AMA Association for Sensor
Technology e.V., Sophie-Charlotten-Str. 15, D-14059 Berlin, Germany,
Tel. +49 30 22190362-0, Fax +49 30 2219036240. They are also available
for download at AMA Website ... |
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New Heat-Pak For Engine and Vehicle
Testing Applications |
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 Sierra’s
Heat-Pak™ is a heated and controlled particulate package built to the
EPA 1065 regulation. The Heat–Pak™ takes the diluted exhaust sample
through a cyclonic separator, and controls the temperature and residence
time to the filter face. It contains a cyclonic separator, residence
chamber and the ability to be controlled and verified by Sierra
Emissions Systems’ Model BG®-3 Particulate Partial
Flow Sampling System.
The system can also be used in a manual mode with other devices.
Heat-Pak™ Key Features: * Meets EPA 1065 Regulation, * Plug and play
control and verification by the BG-3, * Can be used in manual mode with
other devices, * Can be placed within the customer test cell and close
to the exhaust stack, * Can also be adapted to any filter multi-changer
like Sierra's Automatic Filter Changer, * Maintains the 47 °C within +/-
2 °C. For complete ... |
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Now an even broader product lineup,
Extensions for Safety Switches and Safety Locking Devices |
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 The
2NC/1NO contact block is now also available in nearly all series of the
Safety Switches and Safety Locking Devices from Leuze electronic.
As a result, safety-oriented applications can be extended with these
devices to include signals for status messages. For example, when using
a switch, the position status of a door (open/closed) can be passed on
to the control, in addition to the E-STOP function. The advantage is
obvious: installation effort is reduced considerably for the user, as he
no longer needs the second sensor for this signal. In addition, a new
model of the S400 Safety Hinge Switch—the S410—is available with wider
fork dimensions. It was dimensioned for greater profile thicknesses and
special materials. That predestines this switch for glass and plastic
hoods, for example, since the fasteners, which lie further inward,
provide additional stability here. ... |
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SPS/IPC/DRIVES: JUMO Shows Off New Trends
and Products for Automation Technology |
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 JUMO,
an internationally active company specializing in measurement and
control systems, has been presenting its innovative line of products at
SPS/IPC/DRIVES in Nürnberg since 2004. We're expecting you in Hall 7A at
Stand 502 with a wide variety of new products, advanced versions of
earlier products, and applications for automation technology. JUMO is
presenting its flagship products this year, such as the new JUMO
LOGOSCREEN nt paperless recorder for visualizing and recording process
data in potentially explosive atmosphere. Integrating a web server into
this instrument makes it possible to visualize the data worldwide. The
corresponding “Quad View” function provides a display in overview format
of recordings of four different paperless recorders on just one PC
screen. It will be presented all three days at the JUMO trade show
stand. The new JUMO tecLine LF-4P cell, based on four-pin technology,
will also be on display. This technology makes it possible to cover a
measuring range from about 1 µS/cm to 600 mS/cm with just one cell.
Four-pin technology thus fills the gap between conductive measurement of
conductivity with two-electrode cells and inductive measurement of
conductivity. ... |
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mySENS® – Micronas Announces Major
Breakthrough In Gas Sensing Technology Based On Standard CMOS |
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 Micronas,
a leading supplier of innovative application-specific IC and sensor
system solutions for automotive electronics, announces a major
breakthrough in
gas sensing technology. Based on Micronas’ mySENS
platform, this innovative technology rests upon standard CMOS technology
which has been utilized and proven in Micronas’ current products for
automotive and industrial applications for many years. “Leveraging its
extensive experience in
Hall-effect sensors, Micronas is in an ideal
position to use existing know-how for developing new sensor technologies
for a broad range of markets and applications,” says Peter Zimmermann,
Director Marketing at Micronas. “With the mySENS technology we are
expanding our sensor expertise towards the field of
gas sensing to
target industrial as well as automotive applications.” Similar to its
success story within the Hall-effect sensor market, where Micronas
pioneered the CMOS Hall-effect sensor, mySENS technology enables the
combination of sensing elements with standard electronic devices such as
amplifiers, logic circuits, and memories. Such integration capability
will significantly contribute to the miniaturization of existing gas
sensing applications and – as a result of its small size – enable
completely new ... |
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Sierra Instruments Emissions Systems
Launches New Website |
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 Sierra
Instruments Emissions Systems is proud to announce the launch of
their completely redesigned website, www.sierraemissions.com. The new
site includes a brand new dramatic look, a wealth of technical and
product information on Sierra’s entire family of products, enhanced
easy-to-use user functionality, resource libraries for anyone needing
information on flow instrumentation, and much more. New quick links from
the navigation bar, accessible throughout the site, allow for immediate
access to the sites most popular features. Visitors can download any of
Sierra’s technical literature, technical articles, or view Sierra’s
educational videos on flow from Sierra’s Downloads page or the specific
product pages. Other new website features include ... |
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Micronas presenting the smallest linear
Hall sensor with integrated EEPROM |
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 Micronas,
a leading manufacturer and supplier of innovative and user-specific IC
and sensor system solutions for use in automobiles and in industry,
presents its HAL 1820, the first member of a new family of
value-optimized linear
Hall sensors. The HAL 1820 is Micronas’ answer to
the market demand for an adaptable, robust and cost-effective sensor
with low space requirement for
detecting the position, the direction of
movement or fluid
levels, for current measurements and as an alternative
to conventional potentiometers. The HAL 1820 meets every quality
criteria of an automotive component, has best-in-class EMC capability
and features internal overvoltage and reverse voltage protection at the
power supply terminal. “The electrical characteristics of the sensor
such as field strength, sensitivity, offset and temperature coefficient
are stored in an internal EEPROM. ... |
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Digital Pressure Gauge Barflex for
Extreme Surroundings |
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 With
the Barflex, Baumer offers a robust digital manometer with
integrated data memory. In the ATEX version Barflex 4Y, it is also
suitable for the use in rough and hazardous surroundings. It can measure
the gauge and absolute pressure of almost all liquid and gaseous media
in a range from 500 mbar to up to 1000 bar and with an accuracy of up to
0.1 % of full scale. Used as a barometer, the Barflex displays the
atmospheric pressure from 200 to 1150 hPa with an accuracy of 1 hPa. The
digital pressure gauge is housed in a splash water-proof Epoxy-coated
aluminium case and corresponds to the protection class IP65. It is
available in a stationary and portable version and is most suitable for
measurements on site. Via a standardized infrared interface, the
collected data can be transferred directly to a PC. The device
automatically memorises minimum and maximum pressures recallable at the
display. The measurement of pressure deviations in a given time interval
enables leak tests. In addition, the Barflex allows the calibration and
verification of the correct operation of the installed devices as well
as the verification of
pressure switch and transmitter settings. ... |
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Kavlico’s Common-Rail
Pressure Sensor Provides Improved Power & Torque for Diesel Engines |
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 Kavlico,
a global business unit of Custom Sensors & Technologies (CST), has
designed a sensor to measure common-rail pressure in diesel engines. The
advantages of monitoring common rail pressure are many; including
increasing engine power & torque, improving fuel economy, reducing
engine noise, and improving vehicle drive-ability while creating cleaner
exhaust emissions. With today’s restrictive emissions standards, keeping
exhaust particulate emissions within the mandated levels is a must… and
Kavlico’s common-rail sensor is an essential element of the common-rail
injection system. Pressure is regulated and monitored by the Electronic
Diesel Control Unit (EDCU) which receives an electronic input from the
Kavlico pressure sensor. The sensor operates on 5 Vdc and provides a 0.5
to 4.5 Vdc linear amplified analog output proportional to pressure to
the EDCU. The highly accurate and ruggedly designed sensor uses a thin
film TiON sense element which provides highly reliable and repeatable
measurements. The cost-effective sensor is EMI/EMC protected, has low
power consumption, and is capable of operation in high vibration
environments. Fully temperature compensated across the entire
measurement range, the sensor has an operational temperature of ... |
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Novel edge control with ultrasonic fork
sensor |
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 SNT
Sensortechnik AG: Edges of running webs and belts get laterally
misaligned after a short time without permanent external control.
Typical applications are found for example in the manufacture and
processing of foils, paper, tin or textiles, but also for drive belts.
Previously, mechanical or optical sensors have been used to determine
the lateral position of the edge in order to continuously adjust
mechanically. These are often too slow or too sensitive to dirt and
dust. Moreover,
optical sensors cannot reliably detect edges of transparent or
partially transparent material. Especially modern packaging and labeling
foils have these properties: they are transparent and partially printed.
The new ultrasonic fork sensors series UPF-A of SNT Sensortechnik AG
have been developed exactly for these applications. They consist of a
transmitter and receiver who exchange ultrasonic signals. The
ultrasonic transducers are developed and manufactured in-house.
Depending on the coverage of the edge, more or less signal is received.
Depending on the coverage of the edge, more or less signal is received. ... |
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The Next Level in Quality Control |
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 EMX
Industries Inc., a manufacturer of sensors for automation,
introduces a line of sophisticated quality control sensors. These high
speed sensors measure relative: luminescence, contrast, opacity, and
brightness; of opaque and transparent
colors. Speeds range from 2,000 to
40,000 parts per second. Vision sensors are sometimes just too much:
Most
vision systems do their work as intended and are becoming more
affordable over time. As prices drop, there is the temptation to apply
vision in applications that are not optimal for vision system (over-kill.)
Since the sensors available until now were basic and not capable of
handling more demanding application requirements, this temptation can be
even stronger. EMX has introduced a series of sensors, that is
performance rich, and also amazingly easy to set up and maintain. These
sensors give “solution providers” a versatile tool in their box, that is
highly sophisticated compared to ordinary sensors in the industry. EMX
sensors are industry leaders in speed, versatility and reliability. EMX
in-line quality control sensors. The ColorMax, UVX, Britex, CNTX, and
OPAX series of sensors ... |
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The "Allround" torque transducer T40 –
Now with rated torques of 200 N•m to 10 kN•m |
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 The
torque flange T40 from HBM, the allrounder for measuring torque,
even under difficult ambient conditions, is now available with a new
rated measuring range from 200 N•m onwards. This means that rated
torques of 200 N•m, 500 N•m, 1 kN•m, 2 kN•m, 3 kN•m, 5 kN•m and 10kN•m
are now available. The electrical configuration is identical throughout
the series. This allows the
torque transducer to be used without great
modifications for various applications - from friction performance
measurements, applications for engine or gear test benches to chassis
test benches. Numerous torque measurement applications in test benches
and in process monitoring can be completely covered with this complete
series. Due to the compact design, the torque flange can be very easily
integrated into a test bench and is insensitive to parasitic loads. This
enables direct mounting of machine elements - additional joint shafts or
couplings are not necessary. ... |
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