Sensors

To ensure five-star quality at the five-brother company Bühler Bedachungen und Bauspenglerei from Romanshorn in Switzerland, three qualities are essential – experience, tradition and passion. The business that specialises in roofing and architectural sheet metal puts quality at the top of the list for priorities, particularly when it comes to selecting its partners and suppliers.

With Industry 4.0 on our door step and smart factories predicted to be the next big thing, SICK has got its head screwed on and is concentrating on intelligent and communicative sensors and sensor solutions for use in smart factories at this year’s SPS Drives show in Nuremberg. With years of experience under its belt, combined with intensive research and development work, SICK has a range of products and solutions that help to lay the foundation for more flexible, transparent processes in a variety of ways. 

A wide range of TE sensors are now available for same day shipping through the Farnell element14 site. Access to a broad range of sensors provides engineers with the choices required to develop various applications, based on specifications such as sensitivity, range, precision, resolution and accuracy.

The FS1012 and FS2012 MEMS-based flow sensor modules from Integrated Device Technology (IDT) are now being shipped by distributor Mouser Electronics. The solid-state sensor element design eliminates cavities and diaphragms typically found in similar devices and features a protective silicon-carbide coating, making it a robust and reliable flow sensor element compatible with food-grade applications.

TorqSense wireless sensors from Sensor Technology are playing an important role in new product development for Hydraulic Projects Limited (Hy-Pro), one of the UK’s developers and suppliers of hydraulic drive units for marine steering and autopilot systems. The sensors, which accurately measure shaft torque in rotary drive systems, are providing the essential data that Hy-Pro needs to refine the design of the electrically powered pump assemblies used in the high-performance hydraulic steering systems that the company supplies for use in yachts and other small pleasure craft.

Global microelectronics engineering company, Melexis, has announced a new second-generation resolver motor position sensor based upon its proprietary Triaxis Hall magnetic sensing technology. The new single IC solution MLX90380 is compatible with any brushless motor - including Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors (PMSM) and Brushless DC Motors (BLDC) - thanks to its ability to measure the absolute angle. It is suited to the ever-growing number of automotive applications arising as a result of the greater electrification of vehicles.

The IHM Series Aerospace Proximity Sensors benefit from Honeywell’s 30 years expertise in designing proximity sensors for defense and commercial aircraft. They are now available in Europe through TTI. The sensors reduce downtime and maintenance costs by detecting more internal failure modes accurately and reliably in extreme environments than competitive products on the market, thanks to a proprietary circuit.

SST Sensing’s Optomax Industrial Glass devices are targeted at installation within harsh industrial environments. Thanks to their stainless steel construction and glass sensor tip, these single point liquid level switches are said to exhibit elevated operational robustness. As a result, these devices are highly suited to applications where they are exposed to extreme temperatures (up to 125°C) and high pressures (up to 600bar).

Provider of technology for industrial automation, Banner Engineering, has announced the release of a 5MP VE series smart camera for detection of fine details on large or complex targets. The latest addition to the VE series has the same ease-of-use, compact and robust housing, and intuitive on-board display as other VE series smart cameras, but provides finer levels of detection and a wider field of view.

After an intensive testing of the SMO series current-loop output pressure sensors ADZ NAGANO, the German industrial sensor manufacturer has released comprehensive diagnostic information for failure rates, reliability and lifecycle performance that enables users to meet the requirements for functional safety related applications to SIL 2 and PL d.