Original article date: May 1999
Introduced recently to a UK audience at the MTEC (Measuring Technology) Conference and Exhibition Shape Tape is set to change the way shapes and surfaces are measured. Alan Quinn reports
Imagine an array of fibre optic sensors embedded along a flexible ribbon of tape? The result of innovative research from the Canadian [...]
Original article date: September 1997
The relative merits of 4-wire and 2-wire signal/power transmission configurations in industrial sensors are the subject of some debate among controls and plant maintenance engineers.
In the 4-wire scheme, a pair of twisted wires is dedicated to the precise transmission of a 4-20mA current signal linearly proportional to the variable being sensed, [...]
Original article date: March 2000
A new design of web tension transducer can determine the true web force as well as the resultant angle
Available in ranges from 0-5,000lb to 0-20,000lb, the HTU web tension transducer from Nobel Systems utilises a two dimensional approach to web tension force measurement. The subject of a patent application, the technique [...]
Original article date: September 1999
The testing and development is up and Renold’s remarkable strain gauge for drive chains is now looking to perform in anger. Alan Quinn explains what it’s all about.
An intelligent chain link capable of collecting load data and predicting chain life on actual applications has been jointly developed by Renold Chain and [...]
Original article date: May 1999
The sensors and systems exhibition that comes to you…
Erwin Sick’s innovative sensors and systems are heading your way! The company has fitted out an impressive roadshow vehicle which toured Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland in April, and returns from a tour around the continent at the end of May. Throughout June [...]
Original article date: September 1998
MTE Turck has introduced the R55 colour mark sensor for print verification label detection and web cutoff registration.
The Banner R55 colour mark sensor operating at extraordinary speeds of up to 10 000 operations per second is designed for printing presses and all types of labelling and sensing registration marks on packaging [...]
Original article date: February 2000
Audi is now well placed to record real-time corrosion effects, thanks to Weiss Technik’s all-plastic environmental testing chamber
Asked by Audi to build an all-plastic corrosion test chamber, Weiss Technik’s construction is a two-chamber facility which can record corrosion patterns of car suspensions under mechanical stress (with temperature, torsion, vibration and spray). [...]
Original article date: November 1999
ROBERT WORRALL of Encoder Technology explains tells us why the Inductcoder sensor enjoys hostile environments
Based on the principle of magnetic induction, Inductcoder from Encoder Technology is a totally original sensor which offers significant benefits. Excellent repeatability, high resolution, high accuracy and quick response are the principal characteristics of this non-contact sensor, [...]
Original article date: May 1996
Whether it be in the fields of measurement technology, precision tools, plant machinery or control, often the most important thing is to monitor horizontal measurements or measure angles. So many engineers have a need to measure angles of inclination with absolute accuracy.
Conductive inclination sensors are based on the idea that, when [...]
Original article date: November 1997
Roy Moffatt, Managing Director of Variohm Components, explains the basics of the cable extension transducer and how the CET originally came about.
It is possible to deploy one or more methods to measure position on machines or equipment. Cable extension transducers (CETs) are just one of these. They are used to measure [...]