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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 […]


Pepperl + Fuchs presents 3 new families of ultrasonic sensors

The robust yet accurate measuring method makes ultrasonic sensors ideal for a wide variety of applications. Simple parameterization – if the application requires it – coupled with measuring ranges extending from a […]


Olympus introduces an advanced flaw detection system, the UltraWave LRT

Olympus, a world leader in nondestructive testing technologies, is pleased to introduce the UltraWave LRT, an advanced flaw detection system that utilizes guided wave technology to perform long-range inspections on pipes and […]


Tesat-Spacecom and Renishaw release angle encoder for GEO space applications

Renishaw, in collaboration with Tesat-Spacecom GmbH, is pleased to announce a new space-qualified encoder, with high radiation hardness, very high accuracy and qualification for 15 years lifetime in a GEO space environment. […]


New Inclination Sensors from Balluff

For precise position control and continuous positioning of rotational movements in critical applications Balluff’s new liquid-based inclination sensors measure the deviation on a horizontal axis of up to 360°. With an extremely […]


The deTec4 Core safety light curtain: the logical solution for intralogistical plants

The new design-prize-winning deTec4 Core safety light curtain from SICK offers maximum possible safety for persons and machines during the operation of intralogistical plants. Resolutions for finger and hand detection, protective fields […]


Lowest Cost Ultrasonic Distance Measurement

Miniature ultrasonic sensor with frequency output offers users a low cost entry level distance measurement sensor. One of the great features, and subsequent benefits, of ultrasonic technology is that because the principle […]


Laser Tracker Polaris from PImiCos

The POLARIS laser tracker system is not only a portable highly accurate coordinate measuring machine – it is even more: It is the world‘s first laser tracker system explicitly designed for short […]


FARO TrackArm – new and improved technology for the most versatile portable 3D measurement system

FARO Technologies, the world’s most trusted source for 3D measurement technology, today released the next generation of TrackArm technology. The FARO TrackArm is the most versatile portable 3D measurement system available. It […]