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Endress+Hauser has announced that it has a wealth of experience in the design and manufacture of industrial temperature sensors and bespoke engineered solutions. The company claims that key personnel offer more than 25 years of experience in the oil and gas market and are familiar with all aspects of temperature probe design and manufacturing techniques. Endress+Hauser is accredited to ISO 9001 and its quality management system scope of supply covers 'the design of thermowells and industrial temperature measurement sensors'. The company's awareness of design standards, material selection and limitations, jointing techniques and welding qualifications is said to ensure that designs can be verified or modified to suit individual application requirements, supported by design calculations, wake frequency calculations and design drawings. Endress+Hauser said its ability to handle bespoke work or project quantities with full documentation and project management facilities is...

Securityprobe Combines Sensor And Camera Alerting AKCP has announced the launch of the fifth-generation Securityprobe 5E, an upgraded version of its Securityprobe intelligent monitoring device. The Securityprobe 5E combines sensor and camera alerting for intruders, security breaches, high temperature, smoke, water leaks, power outages and more. It features a faster processor, 2 Gigs of SD flash, and the ability to support up to 600 sensors, contacts or combinations of both using low-cost expansion units. These expansion units are the E-opto16 with 16 opto-isolated dry contact inputs and the E-sensor8 with eight intelligent sensor ports per unit. There is also a new contact sensor that can support 8 DC inputs or outputs per port, allowing up to 64 contacts per unit or 164 in a 1u space.

Sinusoidal Motors Include Temperature Sensor Bonfiglioli has released a range of brushless, sinusoidal motors designed for three phase, 200V AC and 330V AC power supplies. All models are equipped with a thermistor type temperature sensor and IP 65 push-pull connectors (IP 67 optional) conforming to EMC requirements. The range consists of two series of motors, one designated BTD, and the other BCR. The difference between the two series lies in the extension of their speed and torque ranges, as well as their overall efficiency. This is achieved by two different technologies: standard wound stator for BCR, and advance pole wound for the BCD. Each series includes a number of different mechanical sizes, corresponding to different flange dimensions. Each flange size is available with motors of different lengths, capable of developing different levels of torque. BTD and BCR series servo motors can only be controlled in speed and/or torque by a suitable electronic servo drive. These driv...

Calculator Shows Sensor Savings With only a few pieces of information, TR Electronic engineers will evaluate cost-effective and innovative approaches to any existing sensor strategy. TR Electronic has added an online sensor calculator to its website, enabling visitors to to calculate the potential savings available. With only a few pieces of information, TR Electronic engineers will evaluate cost-effective and innovative approaches to any existing sensor strategy. The sensor calculator is free to use, and results will be provided within 24 hours. Whether the object of the exercise is a measurable reduction in spending (dollars saved) or a specific return on investment (ROI, NPV etc), TR Electronic reckons the sensor calculator will provide all the information required.

Small Force Sensor Offers Mounting Options Designed for tension or compression force measurements where space is tight, RDP Electronics' Model 3124 sensor can be mounted in an existing system within a restricted work area. It suits applications when space is limited, such as fluid power transfer, hydraulic piston monitoring or structural development tests It can be directly mounted to the side of a hydraulic cylinder. Side-mounted cable connections allow cable assemblies to be supported without affecting movement of the cell during tension or compression loading. Ease of mounting and affordability make these cells well suited for simultaneous testing of multielement systems. Contained in a compact, small-diameter carbon steel housing the Model 3124 is available in ranges from 20 to 125kN.

Sensor Detects Critical Leaks Rechner have introduced the Leak 500 capacitive sensor for the detection of critical leaks. The sensor can be mounted, using the bracket if required, directly on to the base of a drip tray or to the floor of a cabinet and as soon as any liquid enters the field an output will be activated. The size of the sensor makes it ideal for containers and pipelines or for mounting in drip trays whether metal, glass or plastic. The housing and the cable are made of PTFE, making the sensor suitable for the semiconductor and the chemical industries. The supply required is 10 to 35V DC and there are both PNP and NPN versions available. The housing has a height of 18.8mm and the gap between the active sensor face and the base over which the liquid is to be detected is 2.8mm. The field of the sensor does not extend beyond the contained area below the active face, within the feet of the sensor. The Leak 500 is a simple way of providing an alarm to avoid the problems caused ...