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Kistler Supports CIRP Conference on High Performance Cutting in Zurich
The International Academy for Production Engineering (or CIRP from its French title) was founded in 1951 to encourage international scientific research into modern production and technology. CIRP focuses on cutting because this method of machining components is one of the key production processes. Scientific papers on this topic are therefore of the greatest importance to manufacturing industry....
Read More »Pressure Sensor aids high-torque diesel engine development.
Used to measure pressure in diesel engine glow plug adapters, 6056AU20 operates over -20 to +350-
Read More »Pressure Sensor is suited for glow plug adapters.
With miniaturized plug connection, Model 6056A M5 size pressure sensor can be installed deep inside glow plug adapter, allowing different adapters to be fitted with single type of standard-length pressure sensor. Sensor does not need any additional indicator bore for mounting and cylinder pressure measurements can be taken close to combustion.
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Torque Sensors suit test and measurement applications.
Equipped with strain-gage full bridge system, Type 0143SD can measure torque in any direction. Type 0170MS, featuring integral measuring electronics, offers wireless signal transfer via telemetry. While Type 0260DM has dual-range (peak and average operating torque) feature, as well as overload protection, Type 0325DF offers flange mounting, signal transfer via telemetry, and integral magnetic...
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Software optimizes injection molding quality.
DataFlow(TM) v2.3 molding process analysis software, type 2805A, includes provision that permits split operation into set-up mode and utilizes data compression technology to facilitate data processing. While floating tolerance band accommodates sporadic disruptions, filter features can be used during offline phase to aid with analysis and generation of software configurations. Off-line graphics...
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Pressure Sensor offers 2 mounting options.
With features that simplify between-run inspections and protect wiring, 6155AE cavity pressure sensor may be mounted by adapter on baseplate to permit separation of mold insert without disassembly of sensor. Alignment guide holes permit precise positioning. Secondary approach for alternate mold configurations makes use of sleeve to retain sensor. Sensor uses single conductor wire that maybe...
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Accelerometers measure slow-moving events.
Supplied in integral and unattached cable versions, K-Beam-® 8310A25 and 8310A50 measure to 25 and 50 g respectively in slow-moving applications from 0-300 Hz. Products, used to measure tilt and other static or dynamic conditions, have micro-machined capacitive sensing element that provides stability over -40 to +185-
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Portable Meter aids in gasoline engine maintenance.
Equipped with LCD, 300 Hz Butterworth low pass filter, and RS-232 interface capability, Type 2515A1 engine peak meter simplifies maintenance and monitoring programs. Calculations include arithmetic mean value of peak pressure, standard deviation, steepest slope of pressure curve, and engine speed. Able to operate for 20 hr from 9 V battery, unit provides data storage for 36 successive pressure...
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Engine Monitoring Sensors have minimum life of 16,000 hr.
Suited for monitoring cylinder pressure in stationary gas engines, sensor type 6613CA incorporates knock- and corrosion-resistant diaphragm as well as piezoelectric quartz measuring element that minimizes thermal shock and instability. Anti-strain internal design negates sensitivities to mounting stress and particulate contamination. Inline charge amplifier has 2 measuring ranges, to 100 and 250...
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Foot Plates aid in rehabilitation of foot and leg.
Instrumentation grade Type 9281 and 9287B force plates incorporate piezoelectric force sensors with quartz crystals that convert force into data signal. Designed into foot tracks that don't reveal instrumentation beneath, patient steps, walks, or runs as instructed on outlined zone. Graduated force patterns visually represent physical condition, and impressions are captured for gait in motion...
Read More »Kistler Group Continues to Expand: Revenues up 20 %, Strengthening of Customerspecific Development Capacities with New Tech Office in Heidelberg, Building up of Software Development Team in Bratislava, Investments at the Winterthur Site
The Kistler Group is maintaining its high pace of growth. After the first eight months of the year, the Group is reporting revenues of CHF 171 million, representing a rise of 20 % compared to the previous year. The workforce both at the head office in Winterthur and at other group sites has been further expanded. In contrast to the general trend in the industry, and despite the unfavorable euro...
Read More »Kistler Supports CIRP Conference on High Performance Cutting in Zurich
The International Academy for Production Engineering (or CIRP from its French title) was founded in 1951 to encourage international scientific research into modern production and technology. CIRP focuses on cutting because this method of machining components is one of the key production processes. Scientific papers on this topic are therefore of the greatest importance to manufacturing industry....
Read More »Kistler Opens New North American Technical Center in Novi, Michigan
Company Now Operating Two Growing Facilities in US Market December 19, 2011 - Novi, Michigan, USA - Kistler (www.kistler.com), a worldwide supplier of precision sensors, systems and instrumentation for engine, chassis and vehicle development, as well as vehicle component manufacturing systems, has announced the successful completion of its new North American Technical Center, a 20,000 s.f. sales,...
Read More »Kistler Announces Establishment of Group Company Presence in Mexico
August 11, 2011, Novi, Michigan, USA - Kistler (www.kistler.com), a worldwide supplier of precision sensors, systems and instrumentation for the dynamic measurement of pressure, force, torque and acceleration, today announced the official opening of its latest group company, Kistler Instruments, S.de R.L. de C.V. (Kistler Mexico), a fully dedicated sales support and service facility located in...
Read More »Kistler Group on a Steady Course for Growth with Orders up 50 %
The Kistler Group based in Winterthur, Switzerland, looks back on a successful 2010 financial year with sales increasing 34 % to 213 million Swiss francs. Without the negative currency effects this would have been a new record year. The recovery of the world economy, and particularly the boom in the Asian automobile industry, mean things are also taking off for the Kistler Group. Sales were...
Read More »QUALITY MOLDING Powered by Kistler: The New 100% Quality Seal for Injection Molding Processes
The new QUALITY MOLDING powered by Kistler seal sends a clear signal of zero-defect cavity pressure-based injection molding. The 100% QUALITY MOLDING seal stands for zero-defect injection molding processes - particularly for the production of electrical, medical and automotive applications. The core technology responsible for this achievement is cavity pressure-based process and quality...
Read More »Kistler and STASA Develop an Automatic Method for the Prognosis of Injection Molded Part Quality
Swiss company Kistler Instrumente AG of Winterthur is the leading international supplier of sensors and systems for in-line cavity pressure-based quality monitoring of injection molding processes. German specialist Steinbeis Angewandte Systemanalyse GmbH (STASA) with headquarters in Stuttgart has many years of experience in the development of process models, online prognosis of quality features...
Read More »Kistler's Lorch Production Site Commissions New Calibration Unit for Torque Sensors and Torque Systems
Kistler has commissioned an additional calibration unit for torque sensors on its Lorch production site. Acceptance and accreditation by the DAkkS (formerly DKD) in December 2009 means Kistler's Center of Excellence for Torque Sensors now has two high-precision calibration units approved by this German accreditation body. The new system for sensors with a torque rating of up to 5 000 Nom is a...
Read More »Kistler Group Awarded Major Contract in India
The Kistler Group has been awarded the contract for instrumentation of three crash centers for the Indian automobile industry. The client for this substantial deal worth almost twenty million Swiss francs is the autonomous project under Department of Heavy Industries - National Automotive Testing and R&D Infrastructure Project (NATRIP). This means last year's acquisitions by the Business Unit...
Read More »Kistler Group Acquires KT Automotive GmbH
The Kistler Group acquired KT Automotive GmbH based in Munich, Germany, in an all-stock transaction on 22 October 2009. This makes Kistler a leading provider of crash measurement systems. KT Automotive GmbH develops, manufactures and sells data acquisition systems for crash tests. The company's market share of about 70 % makes it the world's leading provider of such solutions. Its spectrum of...
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