Sensors

The FlexTemp 2301 is a temperature transmitter for Pt100 sensors measuring with an accuracy of only 0.25°C tolerance range. With the universal FlexTop versions 2311 and 2321, the input can be configured for RTD sensors as well as for thermocouples, resistance sensors and current or voltage signals. The universal transmitters have a galvanic isolation between input and output. Their accuracy is at 0.1°C.

Rencol Tolerance Rings has developed a new way of mounting the position sensor magnet accurately and rigidly using a tolerance ring. The new approach presents a simple and cost-effective alternative to the more traditional mounting methods, such as heat to press and the use of adhesives.

A new guide is now available from sensor manufacturer Micro-Epsilon on the company’s non-contact, wear-free eddy current displacement sensors.

A UK-based company is now offering a range of temperature limiters/controllers, pressure transmitters, screw-in transmitters, submersible probes and level control switches, all with SIL2 (Safety Integrity Level 2) approval for hazardous environments.

Wilcoxon Research introduces a new side exit, low profile accelerometer with an integral cable. The 787F is the integral cable version of Wilcoxon’s extremely popular 787A side exit general purpose sensor with a permanent Viton® boot and Teflon® jacketed cable to provide protection in the harshest environments.

One of the main problems with temperature sensors is the ingress of moisture which can seriously affect the sensor performance - the weakest point often being the lead/sensor interface.

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.