Condition monitoring can help protect organizations against future problems, maximize equipment lifetime, and optimize operations. Abhishek Jadhav Product Manager Dynapar Corporation In today’s demanding production environment, manufacturers need to maximize productivity while minimizing cost of ownership. Condition monitoring provides a solution. Conditioning monitoring systems collect rich amounts of data that can be converted to reliable […]
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New flexCoder sensors for robotics and automation
flexCoder technology New developments in robotics, automation and many other rotative applications are aiming for ever more compact designs and often cannot be implemented using the standard components available on the market. To prevent restricting the scope of design for the customer, SIKO offers a new flexCoder technology – an encoder system comprising a sensor […]
Trends 2020: Sensors on the front lines of industrial networking
Sensors for motion control range across many applications and uses; from object and position detection in manufacturing processes to remote condition monitoring for predictive maintenance purposes. Overall, the sensors are the vital link between the physical systems themselves. They collect data from various machine processes and use communication links to transmit that data to the […]
NK Technologies releases 2020 product catalog
NK Technologies released its new 2020 product catalog, featuring performance data, sizes, specifications, and technical references for the company’s extensive portfolio of current sensing switches, transducers, transformers, and ground fault protection products. The new catalog includes recently introduced products such as: DT-BB DC current transducer: Allows a split-core transducer to be installed over existing bus […]
POSITAL offers encoders, sensors with IP69K environmental protection
POSITAL has expanded its portfolio of rotary encoders and inclinometers (tilt sensors) to include more devices with IP69K level environmental protection. These sensors, which are designed to stand up to repeated exposure to the hot, high-temperature water jets used in pressure washing systems, are now available with a wider range of mechanical options and communications […]
What function do thermistors and KTY sensors serve in motors and gearmotors?
One of the most important operating parameters of motor and gearmotor operation is the temperature of the motor windings. Motor heating is caused by mechanical, electrical, and copper losses, as well as heat transferred to the motor from external sources, including the ambient temperature and surrounding equipment. If the temperature of the motor windings surpasses the […]
NK Technologies releases tech guide for motor and pump monitoring
NK Technologies’ new Motors and Pumps Tech Guide is now available online. The handbook is great resource for learning the basics about current sensing theory, current transducers and switches, and choosing the right solution for an application. Guide highlights include: Techniques for determining motor/pump conditions Consolidated selection guide for ac and dc sensors Application examples […]
Ultra-thin magnetic angle sensors from Novotechnik U.S.
The new Vert-X 05E Series of magnetic rotary position sensors from Novotechnik U.S. feature a compact, flat housing with interfaces that include analog, SPI and incremental. The Series is available in single and redundant versions. The sensors are touchless magnetic angle sensors with a permanent magnet that can be secured to an application’s rotating shaft, […]
What are IIoT sensors for motion systems?
Sensors have always been a part of industrial automation and motion control systems. However, as the industrial IoT (IIoT) continues to make inroads into real-world applications, the spotlight shifts to the sensors used and the critical role they play in bettering performance. These sensors are the vital link between the physical system itself, collecting data […]
New sensor measures equipment strain in harsh environments
Leine Linde’s new ESR digital strain sensor is now available to monitor structural health on equipment where needed. Offered in North America through HEIDENHAIN CORPORATION, it is coupled with an encoder using the digital interface EnDat, and offers significantly higher signal quality, accuracy and robustness when compared with conventional strain gauges. To use, simply mount […]