Sensors

Chemical plants will become safer places to work with a reduced risk of injury, chronic respiratory ailments or even death, thanks to a new air sensor being developed to detect toxic and explosive solvents using photonics.  

The new high-accuracy inclination sensor positilt PTM29 from ASM comes in a compact, laser-welded stainless steel housing is suitable for extremely harsh environmental conditions.

Low carbon smart pipes for use in large-scale buried infrastructure projects are to be developed in a new partnership between the University of Birmingham and manufacturing company, Aquaspira. Funded via a grant from Innovate UK, the £269,000, 9-month research programme has the potential to make a significant step-change in helping the construction sector achieve Government decarbonisation targets.

RS Components (RS) has added the OMRON E2EW series welding proximity sensors to its portfolio.

If predictions are correct, by 2021 25 billion devices will be connected to the Internet of Things (IoT). Here, Marek Lukaszczyk, European Marketing Manager at WEG explains where geared motor maintenance fits into this paradigm. Geared motor units are the drive technology heavyweights needed to handle a large amount of data, power and torque. They provide the necessary motion sequences in machines and systems, helping to ensure that production lines run smoothly. If there is a fault with a geared motor, the knock-on effects can be very costly for businesses.

The TMD2755 proximity sensor module from ams is now being shipped by distributor Mouser Electronics.

New Yorker Electronics has released a new sensor series from Vishay in two different body types.

In our increasingly connected world, the ability to monitor and measure gives us the ability to control and improve. At the heart of this process is the gas sensing element that converts a physical parameter to an electrical signal which can then be monitored and recorded. The IoT has given us the ability to deploy, connect, monitor and control globally. However, this is a primarily digital world and incorporating analog sensors into IoT technology requires additional steps and components.

SICK has launched a suite of Deep Learning apps and services to simplify machine vision quality inspection for challenging components, assemblies, surfaces or food produce, especially those that have previously defied automation and remained distinguishable only by human inspection.

In stock now at Mouser Electronics is the new OB1203 sensor module from Renesas Electronics.