New Sensors, Monitors & Transducers Products

Hella Chooses Vectra-® LCP for Key Element in New Auto Climate Sensors

Sensor Expo, Rosemont, Ill., June 12, 2007 - Hella, a major automotive supplier based in Lippstadt, Germany, has adopted Vectra-® liquid crystal polymer (LCP) from Ticona, the engineering polymers business of Celanese Corporation, for the core mechanical component in its new generation of sunlight and ambient light sensors for auto air conditioning systems. This element is made using...

Vectra-® LCP Gives Auto Sensor Housing from Spectrum Plastics Needed Precision, Dimensional Stability

Sensor Expo, Rosemont, Ill., June 12, 2007 - Vectra-® liquid crystal polymer (LCP) from Ticona, the engineering polymers business of Celanese Corporation, gives Spectrum Plastics the precision molding and high dimensional stability it needs when molding the open-cavity package for a car-safety-system stability sensor. Spectrum Plastics, a business of Barnes Group Inc., produces multiple versions...

Hella Turns to Vectra-® LCP for Auto Distance Sensor Cover

Sensor Expo, Rosemont, Ill., June 12, 2007 - When Hella, a major automotive supplier based in Lippstadt, Germany, developed a new lane-change assistance system to help prevent dangerous traffic situations, it adopted Vectra-® liquid crystal polymer (LCP) for the cover plate protecting the sensitive distance sensors at the heart of the system to ensure they function reliability. The LCP, which is...

Wireless Gas Detector monitors parking structures.

Designed to monitor carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide in parking structures, Model 301W utilizes encrypted wireless mesh network to communicate signals to 301C controller that can handle up to 50 wireless detectors in addition to 96 fixed devices. If communication path fails, system automatically finds alternative wireless pathway, enabling continuous contact. When unsafe levels of carbon...

Caps & Plugs Designed for Peace of Mind

Download this engineering guide to learn more about the different caps and plugs offered, and to find the correct solution for your specific application.

Pressure Transducer suits limited-space OEM applications.

With footprint of less than 1 in. dia, compact 3100 Series features all-stainless steel construction resistant to corrosive media. Thin film technology and custom-designed ASIC lend to accuracy of 0.25% FS, long-term stability of 0.1%/yr, and thermal stability accurate to within 1.0%/100Ã-

With an Array of Lighting and Sensing Technologies, OSRAM Opto Semiconductors is Working to Make Vehicles and Streets Safer

NORTHVILLE, Mich., June 12 / / -- In the last five years, Active Safety has become a hot topic in the automotive sector as automakers and suppliers strive to develop technologies that not only make vehicles safer but help them avoid accidents altogether. OSRAM Opto Semiconductors, Inc., supports the drive for active safety with a variety of lighting and sensing technologies that alert drivers to...

Intelligent IR Combustible Gas Detector with SIL 2 Suitable Rating - Hazardous Environments

Ideal for Refineries, Chemical Plants, Processing, and Waste Treatment Applications LAKE FOREST, CA-June 27, 2007- With microprocessor-based intelligence and a true-fail-to-safe design, the advanced IR2100 Infrared Point Gas Detector from General Monitors is now rated SIL 2 suitable. The IR2100 is designed for operation for application in the most demanding oil/gas production, chemical...

Rotary Sensor offers less than -

With operating temperature range of -40 to 85Ã-

Optical Encoder features overall height of less than 1 in.

Model JR12 provides feedback solution in applications typically using pancake resolvers with same threaded shaft and jam nut mounting. Flexible member enables tail shaft run out and TIR and mounting flange eliminates need for servo mounting clips. Output options consist of quadrature with index pulse and 3-phase commutation.

Dual-Channel Sensor detects speed and direction.

Suited for applications incorporating encoder ring magnet targets, Model A3423 features 2 Hall elements that are spaced 1.63 mm apart and photo-lithographically aligned to better than 1 Ã-µm. Low-drift amplifiers guarantee symmetry between switches to maintain signal quadrature, while on-chip regulator allows use of device over operating voltage of 3.8-24.0 V. Offering temperature stability,...