Sensors

With the level sensor UFAR, Baumer’s product segment Process Instrumentation offers a measuring device that precisely and safely detects the level of granulates, pastes and liquids independent of their colour or consistency. It is based on an integrated ultrasonic sensor in a polished stainless steel housing 1.4435 with a G1/2” mounting thread. Additionally, the sensor’s sonic transducer is protected by an extremely media-resistant parylene coating.

BEI Industrial Encoders is pleased to announce the launch of bei-industrial-products.com, a new e-commerce web site dedicated to industrial sensor accessories and support products. These products will help users install, maintain and retrofit a variety of industrial sensor applications and are all available for easy online purchase.

The SPEEDBOX2 is the successor to Race Technology’s highly regarded SPEEDBOX which is already used by many automotive OEMs and vehicle testing organisations worldwide. The SPEEDBOX2 is a high accuracy, low latency GPS and inertial transducer suitable for interfacing with a wide range of data acquisition and logging systems. Primarily, the SPEEDBOX2 is used to measure speed and distance travelled, however other outputs include position, gradient, heading and acceleration. Modular add-ons are also available to allow measurement of vehicle roll, pitch and yaw angles and rotation rates.

When a power-cut hits a company, they need to be sure that their UPS system performs immediately and for as long as possible until mains power is re-established.

These high performance, non-contact sensors utilize infrared telemetry to measure rotational torque in dynamometer systems. This particular sensor incorporates a custom transmission system that allows for up to 4 temperature inputs in addition to the rotating torque measurement. Ideal for measuring multiple heat sources creating from friction sources such as bearing and braking systems.

With the FlexTop 2231, Baumer’s product segment Process Instrumentation offers a versatile temperature transmitter with Profibus communication. It is suitable for the food and beverage industry, pharmaceutical and biological technologies, chemical and petrochemical industry as well as for power plants. The FlexTop 2231 PA is already used by some of the world’s largest dairies for controlling temperature in milk processing plants and by major Danish gas supply companies to control the temperature in their pipelines.

The non-contact MTS Temposonics® position sensors are now able to measure up to 30 positions along a common axis using only one sensor. Depending on the number of measuring points, an appropriate number of position magnets that all generate an individual signal travel along the sensor housing simultaneously. Each magnet is firmly assigned to a mobile machine part. Simultaneous detection of several positions permits considerable savings compared to conventional displacement sensors and rotary encoders. Due to a decreased number of position measurement systems and the compact construction of the Temposonics® sensor, the costs of displacement measurement and space requirements are reduced.

A range of compact, low cost pressure switches are now available that are ATEX-certified for use in Zone 0, Zone 1 and Zone 2 gaseous atmospheres.

In large production plants such as found in dairies, breweries and food processing and automotive manufacturing plants there are major technical issues resulting from long cable runs and, because cable prices have quadrupled over the past five years, there are also major cost issues.

The new SF Series from Michell Instruments offers a step forward in the cost-efficient control of moisture via dew point measurement in all industrial areas where increased energy savings and efficiency create a unique competitive advantage.