Sensors

Micronor’s new MR221/MR222 series UL/cUL listed Heavy Duty Geared Limit Switches combine gear box, coupling and cam switches in one compact unit. The units are intended for use in the most demanding industrial applications – bridges, cranes, hoists, stage/theatre rigging, presses, packers, machine tools and other similar operations where motion is expressed in shaft rotation.

For the small business or entrepreneur setting up an inline metal detecting system can be a daunting and expensive proposition costing several thousand pounds and often not meeting the actual requirements of the task. With this in mind Essex Metal Detectors have developed the Saxon AP 1. A DIY metal detector board that can in a couple of hours be set up and configured for many types of inline or aperture metal detecting tasks.

Risk is being driven out of the use of heavy duty diamond cutting tools thanks to a Euro 800,000 EU-backed research programme at Greenwich University in London, to determine the true operating characteristics of such equipment.

With the TE2 range, Baumer’s product segment Process Instrumentation offers a compact temperature sensor system which is available with a built-in transmitter. The TE2 can be configured individually according to customer needs. It can be supplied with a variety of industrial and hygienic process connections.

With the FlexTop series, Baumer’s product segment Process Instrumentation offers configurable temperature transmitters communicating either with a standard 4 to 20 mA output, a HART or a Profibus PA interface. The devices are suitable for the food and beverage industry, pharmaceutical and biological technologies, chemical and petrochemical industry as well as for heating, ventilation and air condition applications.

The Contrinex Series 700, the world’s toughest range of stainless-steel, inductive sensors, now includes versions with an M8 sensor plus M12 connector allowing system designers to use compact high performance sensors while standardising on M12 connector format.

Endevco Corporation, the leader in sensing solutions for demanding vibration, shock and pressure applications, has announced introduction of the Endevco model 7290D variable capacitance accelerometer with onboard, microprocessor-based temperature compensation. It is designed to provide very high thermal stability and global accuracy required for measurement of relatively low-level accelerations in laboratory test and measurement, automotive and aerospace applications including both military and commercial flight testing.

Vaisala has introduced a new generation Vaisala HUMICAP® relative humidity sensor, the Vaisala HUMICAP®180R used in Vaisala industrial humidity transmitters. This new type of capacitive humidity sensor has been developed especially to cope with chemical interference.

Contrinex has introduced a new range of low-cost ultrasonic sensors designed specifically for sensing clear objects as found in modern packaging techniques where high clarity material improves the attractiveness of the product.

A unique infrared thermometer has been launched, which is ideal for use in high temperature production lines and process environments, enabling the precise temperature measurement of materials such as fabric and web working in ambient temperatures of up to 250°C, without any need for cooling.