‘Capacitive Sensors’

An Engineeringtalk guide

Start with the news release SKF units improve continuous-cast milling from SKF UK, which we summarised at the time by saying "Two SKF solutions have been developed to deliver benefits to continuous casting mills. ". Several months prior to that, we featured the news release SICK to exhibit at manufacturing technology event from SICK (UK): "SICK will use the upcoming Manufacturing Technology Scotland event on 11-12 November, which is to be held at the SECC in Glasgow, to further publicise its Industrial Instrumentation Division.".

In November 2009, we covered the news from Kistler Instruments - take a look at Kistler offers sensitive and robust torque sensors which says: "Kistler's piezoelectric torque sensors have a wide measuring range and are adaptable to match most configurations, making them suited to manufacturing-process monitoring. ".

Take a look also at the news release from Wilcoxon Research, Accelerometers obtain hazardous-area certification, as well as Low-pressure Kistler sensors quadruple sensitivity from Kistler Instruments, and Galil controller aids border patrol surveillance from Galil Motion Control.

Latest stories...

Variohm unveils membrane potentiometer range (November 2009)

Variohm Eurosensor has introduced the Spectra Symbol Membrane potentiometer range.

Pan-and-tilt positioner integrates electronics (November 2009)

Aerotech has launched a pan-and-tilt positioner with integrated drives and motion controls for high-end camera security, surveillance and defence applications.

EO adds more than 30 lenses to Techspec range (October 2009)

Edmund Optics (EO) has expanded its line of Techspec imaging and machine-vision lenses.

Micromech offers complete linear motion solution (October 2009)

Micromech's Promech linear actuators from Parker are for OEM instrument manufacturers looking to speed time to market and reduce the overall installed cost for linear motion axes.

Leuze launches small photoelectric fork sensor (October 2009)

Leuze Electronic's GS61 and GS63 optical fork sensor ranges offer improved performance in a more compact case.

AC drives permit wider use of magnet motors (October 2009)

Parker Hannifin has launched a range of AC drives that allows energy-efficient permanent magnet motors to be used in a wide range of pump, fan and compressor applications.

Infolytica simulation software has 3D solvers (October 2009)

Infolytica has released MagNet, ElecNet and ThermNet version 7 with multi-threaded 3D solvers.

Festo develops low-cost electric actuator (October 2009)

Festo has entered the low-cost electric actuator market with the launch of a toothed belt drive axis that combines cost-optimised design rules with precision engineering.

IFM introduces capacitive sensors

IFM Electronic has released the latest in a long line of sensors for direct product detection using the capacitive principle.
Rechner presents AC/DC capacitive sensors

Rechner UK has introduced the KAS 95 Series of AC/DC capacitive sensors, for applications such as the automatic control of animal feeding systems and level control of grain.