Four questions to ask when choosing a vision solution February 2019, Turck Banner Southern Africa Many users find vision systems challenging and it can be difficult to know where to start, but there are some simple steps that can help to match the right vision solution to an application. This article ...
Intelligent valve sensor February 2019, ifm - South Africa The intelligent valve sensor for pneumatic quarter-turn actuators from ifm electronic features 360° position monitoring to allow precise and continuous scrutiny of the valve condition. Problems such as ...
Fast optical data transmission February 2019, Countapulse Controls The Leuze DDLS 500 optical data transceiver has a high optical transmission rate of 100 Mbit/s. This photoelectric sensor allows data transmission without cabling and without interference.
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Speed sensor with IO-Link February 2019, ifm - South Africa The new range of speed sensors from ifm electronic has the evaluation electronics integrated into the sensor housing. This allows for low cost and easy monitoring or rotating, as well as linear movements ...
Collision avoidance in reverse gear January 2019, ifm - South Africa To avoid collisions during manoeuvring, ifm electronic offers an automatic collision avoidance system: a 3D camera mounted at the back of a vehicle monitors the rear area, detects objects in the travel ...
Telco sensors in conveyor belt monitoring January 2019, Gail Norton Instrumentation Ordinary belt monitoring units can detect belt failure, but many require frequent maintenance for reliable operation. This is why Telco designed a system that ensures peace of mind for the plant owner.
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Compact encoder with EtherCAT January 2019, Vepac Electronics Wachendorff Automation has extended its absolute encoder series WDGA with the addition of an EtherCAT interface. The WDGA58F is a miniature encoder with bus cover for the EtherCAT interface. Due to its ...
Barcode reader for complex applications January 2019, Westplex Cognex recently launched its new Dataman 470 barcode series. Most manufactured products use a 1-D or 2-D barcode to automate and simplify identification and capturing of data, but users must be able to ...
Multifunction counter is simple and reliable January 2019, Countapulse Controls Suitable for a wide range of applications such as time control, position indication, control of rotation speed and batch counting, the Hengstler Tico 772 multifunctional counter is extremely easy to use. ...
Humidity measurement in poultry farms December 2018, Instrotech Methods of farming chickens vary from country to country, however the general temperature and humidity conditions required for the three stages of chicken lifecycle are always similar. Temperature and ...
Anemometers for accurate wind measurements December 2018, Senseca Delta Ohm, part of the GHM Messtechnik Group of Companies, recently launched a range of anemometers that offer wind speed measurement of superior accuracy and that are particularly suited for installation ...
Torque transducers for powertrains December 2018, Instrotech Climate change, urban air quality and the rising cost of energy have become the defining issues of the 21st century. With energy consumption and exhaust emissions from vehicles being significant contributors ...
Pressure measuring cell with ISP December 2018 A new addition to Jumo’s automation products is the Ceros S01 M pressure sensor with integrated signal processing (ISP), which is an active component that delivers a temperature-compensated and calibrated ...
Adjustable background suppression sensor December 2018, Turck Banner Southern Africa Banner Engineering’s newest addition to the popular QS18 Series product family is an electronic adjustable field background suppression sensor with barrel mount. Electronic adjustment provides a more ...
Vision sensor for colour inspections December 2018, Turck Banner Southern Africa Banner Engineering’s iVu series vision sensors are now available in models capable of colour inspections. iVu Colour sensors build on the inspection capabilities offered by other iVu vision sensors by ...
Food safety hazards and how to choose sensor solutions November 2018, Turck Banner Southern Africa This article outlines three of the most common food hazards that can result in recall and describes several sensor technologies that can help ensure food safety in each scenario.
Steam turbine control November 2018, WIKA Instruments In coal-fired power plants, steam is produced by pumping highly purified water through boiler tubes. The water is heated to a high temperature and pressure, and then flows through several orifices into ...
Transducers for traction power substations November 2018, Mecosa Smooth-running services as well as passenger and employee safety in railway operations depend on functions such as emergency shutdown in the event of short circuits, the detection of delayed potentials ...
Yokogawa’s fibre optic heat detector November 2018, Yokogawa South Africa Yokogawa has announced the DTSX1 fibre optic heat detector, an OpreXTM Field Instruments heat sensing and fire detection solution. Housed in an enclosure and suitable for use with specified fibre optic ...
Fast image processing with UniVision software November 2018 New to sensor specialist ASSTech is Wenglor’s latest software solution to simplify implementation of intelligent image processing applications for the range of weQube smart cameras. Sensors can easily ...
