PCB Piezotronics to Showcase Microphones at Global Automotive Testing Expos
Depew, NY - PCB Piezotronics, Inc., a global leader in acoustic, vibration, pressure, force, and torque sensors, announced participation in this year's Automotive Testing Expo China and Automotive Testing Expo North America. The company will exhibit its range of automotive testing sensors and will showcase its line of acoustic measurement instruments, including microphones, preamplifiers and...
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MEMS DC Response Accelerometer supports auto crash testing.
Packaged in rugged housing with shielded low-noise cable specifically designed for crush zone testing, Model 58 features full bridge output configuration with temperature range from -20 to +85°C. Slight amount of internal gas damping provides shock survivability as well as flat amplitude and phase response up to 4,000 Hz. Designed to be adhesively mounted, device operates from 2-10 Vdc...
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Precision Speed Sensor enhances mobile machine control.
Featuring CAN bus communication and PLUS+1(TM) electronic control platform compliance, IP69K-rated EMD speed sensor utilizes magnetic measuring principle that promotes orbital motor controllability and system flexibility. Product combines high resolution speed sensing and direction indication. While pulse mode has 180 pulses per revolution as default setting, it can also be configured within...
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Xsens Sets New Standard for Industrial Grade MEMS Motion Trackers
ENSCHEDE, NETHERLANDS/CULVER CITY, CA, USA - Xsens, the leading innovator in 3D motion tracking technology and products, has launched a new MTi® product portfolio for industrial applications such as antenna/camera stabilization and unmanned system control. With the introduction of the 4th generation high-performance product line, MEMS based motion trackers (IMU, VRU, AHRS and GPS/INS) now...
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Advantages of Thermoset Plastics vs. Engineered Thermoplastics and Metal Parts
Thermosets and engineered thermoplastics are sometimes better suited to differing situations, but they do have some overlap in relevant use cases.
Read More »Motion Sensors manage lighting and motor loads.
Available in Automatic-ON Occupancy or Manual-ON Vacancy switching, Motion Sensors can control LED, CFL, fluorescent, incandescent, halogen, or motor loads. Using passive IR detection technology to monitor room for occupancy through segmented lens, sensors provide 180° field of view and 900 ftÂ-² coverage. Time delay setting lets user delay lights/motor load from automatically...
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Low-Powered Accelerometer suits down-hole drilling applications.
Capable of operating to +347°F, model 3003B triaxial IEPE accelerometer is supplied in miniature titanium housing with vertical height of 0.365 in. and is designed for down-hole drill head vibration monitoring. Unit will operate with +4.0 to +5.5 Vdc compliance voltage and offers sensitivity of 2 mV/g. Along with 500 g range, features include adhesive mounting capabilities, 6 g total...
Read More »TRW Pedestrian Protection Systems Evolve to Meet Global Challenges
LIVONIA, Mich., -- TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. (NYSE: TRW) is announcing its next generation Pedestrian Protection System (PPS) - a robust and reliable system using a combination of acceleration and pressure sensing technologies to detect a pedestrian impact. While the auto industry continues its focus on reducing injuries in single and multiple vehicle crashes and reductions in deaths and...
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Motion Controlled Luminaire offers tangential reach up to 60 ft.
Featuring 3 pyro infrared sensor with 1,416 detection zones, DLIR Series provides radial coverage up to 22 ft/360°. Sensors are upgradable to create wireless control zones virtually eliminating need for re-circuiting. Offered as bi-level unit with single F17T8 standby lamp and one or two 4 ft T8 lamps controlled by sensor, luminaire is suited for parking garages, corridors, stairwells,...
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Miniature 6-Axis Sensor offers programmable motion recognition.
Supplied in a 3 x 3.5 x 1 mm LGA package, LSM330 iNEMO® inertial module enhances user experience and motion-sensing realism in portable consumer devices. This MEMS module houses 3-axis digital gyroscope and 3-axis digital accelerometer with 2 embedded finite state machines. Latter are programmable blocks that enable custom motion recognition inside module, which is capable of detecting...
Read More »Optical Sensors measure RGB, ambient light, motion, IR, temp.
Integrating multiple sensors into 2 x 2 x 0.6 mm optical package, digital MAX44004/05/06/08 provide robust and repeatable measurements. Models MAX44005/06/08 consume 20 Â-µA each, while MAX44004 low-power ambient visible light (ALS) sensor consumes 5 µA. While MAX44006/08 integrate RGB color sensors plus ALS (clear), ambient IR, and temperature sensors, MAX44005 includes RGB color...
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Paratherm™ HR Heat Transfer Fluid: Higher Temperature Stability Leads to Longer Fluid Life
For the ultimate in heat transfer fluid performance, Paratherm offers HR Heat Transfer Fluid that is engineered specifically for closed loop liquid phase heating. When it comes to characteristics such as thermal stability and fluid degradation, Paratherm HR leads the industry in value and performance. See our video to learn how Paratherm is raising the bar for heat transfer fluids.
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