Throttle sensor
17 June, 2009 | Supplied by: Arrow Electronics Australia Pty Ltd
Vishay has announced a throttle position sensor in hollow- and D-shaft environments that use the Hall effect for applications in harsh environments.
MiniCell pressure sensors
17 June, 2009 | Supplied by: Electronic Components Pty Ltd
MiniCell from Epcos is a media-separated series of calibrated temperature-compensated pressure transmitters. Due to its stainless steel membranes and pressure ports, the MiniCell is suitable for use in aggressive media.
Epcos pressure sensors
17 June, 2009 | Supplied by: Electronic Components Pty Ltd
Epcos has extended its series of ASB1200 gel-protected barometric pressure sensors to include new types that feature calibrated analog interfaces.
High-temp sensors
01 June, 2009 | Supplied by: Kingdom Pty Ltd
Dytran Instruments has released 20 sensors for acceleration, velocity, displacement, bearing condition, pressure and force.
Multi-purpose PLC
01 June, 2009 | Supplied by: Micromax Pty Ltd
Micromax Sensors & Automation has released Unitronics’ Vision 130, a 1/4 DIN, all-in-one PLC and HMI equipped with optional ethernet, improved processor and diverse I/O options.
Banner Engineering’s U-Gage M25U ultrasonic sensors
01 June, 2009 | Supplied by: Micromax Pty Ltd
Micromax Sensors & Automation has introduced Banner Engineering’s U-Gage M25U ultrasonic sensors, opposed mode ultrasonic sensor pairs specifically designed for use in sanitary environments.
Plastic detection sensors
27 April, 2009 | Supplied by: Turck Australia Pty Ltd
Turck has introduced the BCC capacitive sensor series, specifically designed to provide accurate level detection in the plastic industry.
Weld nut sensors
27 April, 2009 | Supplied by: Turck Australia Pty Ltd
Turck has introduced magnetic-inductive sensors to detect weld nuts.
Temperature monitors
17 April, 2009 | Supplied by: Avnet Electronics Marketing
Maxim has introduced the MAX6622/MAX6636 ±1°C accurate, 5-/7-channel temperature sensors.
Flat chip sensors
14 April, 2009 | Supplied by: Arrow Electronics Australia Pty Ltd
Vishay has released platinum SMD flat chip temperature sensors that offer thin film technology in three standard chip sizes — 0603, 0805 and 1206.
Temperature nodes
14 April, 2009 | Supplied by: Micromax Pty Ltd
Banner Engineering has released analog thermocouple and RTD instrumentation nodes for the SureCross wireless network.
Segmented indicators
01 April, 2009 | Supplied by: Micromax Pty Ltd
Micromax Sensors & Automation has introduced Banner Engineering’s EZ-Light audible and segmented indicator lights for operator guidance and indication of equipment status.
Ultrasonic sensors
01 April, 2009 | Supplied by: Micromax Pty Ltd
Micromax Sensors & Automation has introduced banner Engineering’s U-Gage T30UX ultrasonic sensor for challenging applications.
Touch sensor deal
25 March, 2009
Omron and Renesas are to jointly develop capacitive touch sensor solutions, a field that is attracting a great deal of interest as a next-generation man-machine interface.
Booming underground economy — report
29 January, 2009
Symantec has released a report that details an online underground economy that has matured into a global market in which stolen goods and fraud-related services are regularly bought and sold and where the estimated value of goods offered by individual traders is measured in millions of dollars.