Sensors

A range of flowmeters specifically designed for drink dispensing applications including beer, wine, spirits and non-alcoholic beverages is offered from Titan Enterprises. Reliable and proven in tens of thousands of installations around the world, the Titan Enterprises beverage meter is based upon a unique Pelton wheel based flowmeter design.

Self-contained 3D profile sensors, the LMI Gocator 2100 series, have been introduced to replace the old Gocator 2000 modules. The Gocator 2100 Series combines improved VGA sensors with a host of other improvements in size, connectivity and measurement tools, at a highly competitive price point.

A long-range read-write RFID device has been launched by SICK, which delivers compact, standalone RFID identification and traceability without requiring complex programming or separate external antennae. The RFU650 offers a rugged and affordable device with a typical sensing range of up to five metres that can distinguish accurately between transponder tags on assembly parts, goods or packages, even when they are moving in opposite directions.

New high-speed contact image sensor (CIS) offers a compact, distortion-free alternative to line scan cameras. Being featured on the Stemmer Imaging exhibition stand E52 situated in Hall 1 at VISION 2016 from 8th to 11th November, in Stuttgart, it will be supported by Mitsubishi Electric representatives at the show.

Launched as part of its VIONiC digital all-in-one encoder series, Renishaw’s new VIONiCplus combines all necessary interpolation and signal processing inside the readhead and eliminates the requirement for additional external interfaces. 

  An expansion of MTS Sensors’ widely used MH series of magnetostrictive linear position sensors by introducing the field-serviceable Flexible MH (FMH) has been announced by MTS Systems Corporation.

One of the most common functions for process control is level sensing, but it also uses a wide range of technologies to achieve the same goal. Therefore it is important to select the correct design for each application to ensure a reliable and accurate system. Bürkert UK’s, Midlands Area Technical Sales and Sensors worker, Greg Wainhouse, explained some of the various designs which are available.

A supplier of advanced gas and fluid sensing technology, SST Sensing, continues to expand its portfolio of high accuracy oxygen sensor devices. The zirconia screw fit housing option provides engineers with the basis for a simple to implement solution, where only the sensor head itself is exposed to the sample gas environment.

Industrial processes have used thermocouples for temperature measurement for more than 100 years, but non-contact sensors are now increasingly used in their place.

Baumer presents an innovative and compact sensor for measurement of demanding surfaces. The new multi-spot MESAX laser distance sensor is immediately ready-to-use and provides accurate and repeatable measurement results, without elaborate conversion or external software.