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ifm: new generation of ATEX cat 3 sensors – protection for dust and gas areas

The new inductive and capacitive ATEX category 3 sensors from ifm electronic feature robust full metal and plastic housings. Their special mechanical stability guarantees high plant safety. They allow direct connection to […]

New UV Pyrometry Technology from the Industry’s Temperature Sensing Leader.

LumaSense Technologies, Inc. released the UV 400 and UVR 400 pyrometers, the newest generation of non-contact temperature measurement instrumentation for Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) processes in the rapidly growing LED […]

BLOODHOUND SSC turns to Renishaw for 3D printing expertise

Renishaw, one of the UK’s leading engineering technologies companies, is contributing its knowledge in additive manufacturing to create key prototype parts for the BLOODHOUND Supersonic Car, which will attempt to break the […]

Piston ring inspections at PSA with laser displacement sensors by KEYENCE

Automatic piston ring inspections carried out at PSA with laser displacement sensors by KEYNECE. The piston rings are fitted by a robot. The rings feature a gap and when they are expanded, […]


Baumer has expanded their range of NextGen sensors.

Following on from the O500 comes the O300. Both series of optical sensors offer the same performance range. While the small O300 is especially suitable for systems with very limited space, the […]


Hinged-shaped safety switches in stainless steel HX series

Pizzato Elettrica has recently introduced its new HX series stainless steel safety hinged switches. Thanks to the use of AISI 316L stainless steel and to the accurate surface finish, this new range […]


Transponder-coded system CES guarrantes comprehensive safety

Modern requirements for manual workplaces and partially automated production systems are highly diverse. For one thing, applicable standards and safety requirements must be met. For another, productivity must be steadily increased. In […]


New high-voltage power supply for high-temperature developed by Hamamatsu

Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. has developed the C12733 high-voltage power supply for use with photomultiplier tubes in high-temperature applications such as oil well logging. The C12733 is the first such power supply to […]


Renishaw’s new high performance blade measurement suite

Renishaw is highlighting an establishing family of higher efficiency hardware and software for blade measurement equipments that are particularly developed to assist the measurement and production of aerospace blades. All items go with […]


Reed Sensors for Automotive LED Applications

“Lighting the Way With Innovation for Automotive LED Applications” Simplifying design, improving reliability, reducing components Automakers are increasingly adopting LEDs as a preferred solution for internal indicator lights, running lights, tail lights, […]


Renishaw has developed an extensive new range of modular fixturing for metrology

Following the acquisition of R&R Sales LLC in 2012, Renishaw has created a comprehensive brand-new variety of modular fixturing designed specifically for co-ordinate measuring machines (CMMs), vision systems and its Equator gauging system. The […]


New functionality for Gocator 3D distance and profile sensor ranges

New functionality can be added to the Gocator 1 and 2 series of self-​contained 3D sensors by downloading Gocator Firmware Release 3.5. In addition to performance improvements for both the Gocator 1 […]


MI3 temperature measurement system now with Profinet and Ethernet interfaces

Raytek expands the modular MI3 infrared sensor series, adding new communication boxes for integrating the digital temperature sensors into process control systems. In addition to Profibus and Modbus units and a version […]


Long term support for critical applications with Renishaw’s HS20 laser encoder

EMO 2013 will see the launch of a thoroughly updated successor to Renishaw’s long established HS10 long range laser encoder which, with a range of up to 60 m, has found multiple […]


Safety in temperature measurement in high voltage areas for mobile and stationary applications

Due to permanently decreasing resources and an increasing environmental consciousness of society, alternative modes of drive are becoming more and more important. Electric mobility offers one possibility to which besides of electric […]


KEYENCE Releases High-speed Optical Micrometer with 16,000 Hz Sampling Rate

No moving parts design; for ultra-high speed and accuracy. Conventional micrometers have typically adopted a “laser scan method” using physical moving parts, resulting in a limitation on the ability to improve speed […]


Hexagon Metrology Announces Revolutionary “PC-DMIS Touch” Measurement Software

All New User Interface Leverages Multi-Touch Gestures to Enhance the User Experience Hexagon Metrology today introduced PC-DMIS Touch, a revolutionary measurement software for portable arm and DCC CMMs. Utilizing high-resolution Multi-Touch display […]


Smallest rectangular inductive sensor for accurate distance measurements

Baumer has made yet another move towards miniaturization with the IWFM 05U9701/S05 inductive linear sensor. Thanks to its unique compact design (5x5x32mm), it can be installed in the most confined spaces. The […]