Sensors > Proximity

Inductive Sensing challenge selects finalists

08 May, 2014

element14 has selected 10 finalists in the Inductive Sensing Challenge, a global design competition using Texas Instruments' LDC1000 inductance-to-digital converter.


Banner Engineering SureCross wireless Q45 push button

12 October, 2013

The Banner Engineering SureCross wireless Q45 push button with confirmation light permits operators to send a digital signal with the push of a button and receive confirmation the signal has been received.


TURCK Q80WD non-flush inductive proximity switch

01 May, 2013

The TURCK Q80WD non-flush inductive proximity switch detects all metals with 75 mm switching distance. The sensor can be mounted, partially embedded or fully flush - its switching sensitivity adjusts itself to the mounting conditions.


Plessey Semiconductors PS25203 EPIC sensor

28 August, 2012

Plessey Semiconductors’ Epic sensor technology claims low-cost, reliable detection systems for several automotive applications.


Turck Q42 uprox+ proximity sensor

08 March, 2012

A long-range inductive proximity sensor using FDA-rated materials for washdown applications is available in a top-facing and front-facing model.


Banner Engineering A-Gage EZ-Array two-piece measuring light curtain measuring array sensor

29 September, 2011 by

Banner Engineering’s A-Gage EZ-Array two-piece measuring light curtain with IO-Link output, is the latest addition to the company’s range of measuring array sensors.


Banner Engineering SureCross gateways and nodes

21 April, 2011 by

Banner Engineering’s SureCross performance wireless I/O gateways and nodes, with high-power radio frequency architecture and 1 W transmit power in the 900 MHz ISM band are now available.


Mini Circuits PWR-2.5GHS-75 smart power sensor

30 March, 2011 by

The Mini Circuits PWR-2.5GHS-75 smart power sensor is a 75 Ω, pocket-sized, precision test USB HID device (no driver installation required) that turns a Windows or Linux PC into a power meter.


Honeywell XYR6000 wireless position sensor

11 February, 2011 by

Micromax Sensors & Automation has announced the XYR6000 wireless position sensor by Honeywell. The device helps improve overall reliability by giving users the ability to remotely monitor a number of applications ranging from valve position to safety shower emergency use.


ASM PCFP25 series slimline sensors

17 May, 2010 by

Automated Control Engineering and ASM have launched the PCFP25 series of slimline magnetostrictive sensors to complement the existing Posichron range. The latest series has been specifically designed for harsh applications with limited space, with a profile of only 8 x 28 mm.


Compact sensor

19 October, 2009 by

Turck’s uprox+ range of factor 1 sensors has been expanded to include the Q10S, a compact 10 x 10 x 28 mm sensor that can achieve sensing distances of up to 5 mm, depending on mounting configuration.


Turck proximity sensors

17 August, 2009

Turck has announced that the company’s Q08 uprox+ factor 1 sensor, which is designed to detect steel, stainless steel, copper, brass and aluminium at the same rated sensing distance, now has an extended range of 8 mm.


Sensor target pucks

28 July, 2009

Turck has announced target pucks for its DSU35 valve sensor series that feature large targets to expedite and simplify sensing adjustments.


Weld nut sensors

27 April, 2009 by

Turck has introduced magnetic-inductive sensors to detect weld nuts.


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.


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