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Macro sensors aid gas-turbine maintenance
Macro Sensors' HLR 750 Series 0.75in LVDT Position Sensors aid predictive maintenance of gas turbines as part of process-control systems used to monitor shell expansion and bearing vibration.
News from Engineeringtalk, 22 September 2009
Macro Sensors offer LDVT tutorial
Macro Sensors is offering an in-depth tutorial on Linear Variable Differential Transformers or LVDT linear position sensors on its website.
News from Engineeringtalk, 3 September 2009
Macro offers LVDTs for turbine installations
Macro Sensors is offering a range of linear variable differential transducers (LVDTs) in various configurations and outputs to satisfy the requirements of current and legacy turbine installations.
News from Engineeringtalk, 5 August 2009
Linear position sensors used in ATM bill detector
Macro Sensors has revealed how its PR 750 series of 3/4in (19mm) diameter AC-operated LVDTs are serving as measurement feedback devices in the paper bill detector of ATMs.
News from Engineeringtalk, 6 May 2009
Position sensors can withstand high temperatures
Macro Sensors has designed a high temperature and mild radiation resistant series of linear position sensors for use in the position measurement of nuclear steam and gas turbine control valves.
News from Engineeringtalk, 28 April 2009
HStar 750 sensors locate steam-control valves
Macro Sensors' HStar 750 Series Hermetically Sealed Position Sensors accurately measure the position of steam-control valves in power plants.
News from Engineeringtalk, 20 February 2009
LVDT assembly enhances extensometer reliability
Macro Sensors has designed a pressure-balanced, oil-filled and double-bellows-sealed LVDT assembly to enhance the reliability of multiple redundant LVDT-based extensometers.
News from Engineeringtalk, 14 January 2009
Macro has non-contact linear position sensors
Macro Sensors has introduced a non-contacting long stroke sensor that operates in rugged environments.
News from Engineeringtalk, 2 December 2008
Macro Sensors custom designs LVDT position sensors
Macro Sensors has announced that it custom designs high-pressure and seawater resistant LVDT position sensors for incorporation into sub-sea measurement systems.
News from Engineeringtalk, 9 September 2008
Sensors brochure teaches LVDT basics
New 16-page colour capabilities brochure features both linear and rotary position sensor solutions.
News from Engineeringtalk, 29 August 2008
Low-voltage sensors take position off-road
Hermetically sealed frictionless position sensors are now available as low-voltage 5V DC units for hydraulic cylinder and valve position sensing within vehicles.
News from Engineeringtalk, 4 August 2008
Linear position sensors offer indefinite lifetimes
Macro Sensors' LP750 series linear position sensors are offered with a pre-calibrated, loop-powered 4-20 input/output or a nominal 24V DC input 0 to 10V DC output.
News from Engineeringtalk, 24 June 2008
Position sensors provide high reliability
Contactless inductive technology enables RSE 1500 rotary position positions to offer high accuracy and repeatability with exceptional reliability.
News from Engineeringtalk, 5 May 2008
Position sensors provide 0.635um repeatability
GHSI 750 series position sensors are suitable for remote sensing applications in which AC power is not readily available to operate external signal conditioning.
News from Engineeringtalk, 9 April 2008
Position sensors guard oil platform stability
Macro Sensors designs its high-pressure and seawater-resistant LVDTs from 316SS and Inconel 625 for pressure and corrosion resistance.
News from Engineeringtalk, 4 March 2008
Sealed sensors are positioned for long life
Position sensors have no parts that wear out, offering unlimited cycle life and greater performance than a potentiometer.
News from Engineeringtalk, 13 February 2008
Metric LVDTs are sealed against ingress
The HSE and HSER 750 Series of 19.0mm-diameter DC-operated LVDTs are hermetically sealed, making them impervious to dirt, water, steam and other corrosive elements.
News from Engineeringtalk, 22 January 2008
Rotary position sensors measure displacement
The RS 1500-120 measures the angular displacement of rotating elements such as quarter-turn ball and butterfly valves, air flow dampers and diverter gates.
News from Engineeringtalk, 12 October 2007
Position transducers suit tough environments
Macro Sensors' HSI/R 750 series of hermetically sealed, loop-powered 4-20mA position transmitters is designed for mechanical position measurement where a hard connection can be made to a test piece.
News from Engineeringtalk, 1 August 2007
Linear position sensors tolerate radioactivity
Macro Sensors' HSTAR linear position sensors can tolerate high temperatures and mild radiation.
News from Engineeringtalk, 16 May 2007
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