Non-contact proximity sensors can improve the ruggedness of manufacturing operations, such as metal component assembly, by replacing delicate mechanical switches. Sensor selection for these ...

Visitors to Micro-Epsilon’s stand (no. 58) at this year’s MAINTEC 2009 exhibition (17-19 March 2009) were able to see a demonstration of the company’s new thermoMETER CT laser range of infrared ...

The thermometer and the barometer were born in the 1600s and, since then, sensors used for environmental purposes have ...

This application note discusses the advantages, techniques, limitations, and general recommendations of Metal Over Capacitive technology in sensors. The layout of this app note includes the general ...

(Nanowerk News) Instead of a pan and a pick ax, prospectors of the future might seek gold with a hand-held biosensor that uses a component of DNA to detect traces of the element in water. The gold ...

Sensors play a large role in gathering information in a multitude of automotive and aerospace test setups. Brett Burger, an engineer at National Instruments specializing in aerospace applications, ...