Proximity Sensor, Pressure Transducer & Pressure Sensor Information - Article List


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Wireless sensor monitors tire pressure

Torque sensors are small but accurate

Some noncontacting torque-measuring methods rely on resistive strain gages and transmit data coded in voltage changes.

The connected car

The question is not whether automotive telematics will happen, but just when the technology will reach critical mass.

Sensors do more with less

New technology ushers in smaller, smarter, and more-sophisticated devices.

Fifty years of sensors

Baumer Electric, a manufacturer of sensors for industrial automation, is celebrating its 50-year anniversary.

Nanocomposite body panels on the horizon

Servo insert couplings

Tackling the Dirty Dozen

Follow these guidelines to avoid the 12 most common mistakes of specifying circuit protection for electrical equipment.

Sensor manufacturer adds pressure switches to product line

Electric actuators provide precise positioning

It is difficult to get intelligent motion control with flexibility and precision out of low-cost pneumatic cylinders. You could use servos, but that adds cost and complexity.


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Sensors:

Position
Pressure
Temperature
Laser
Photoelectric
Other

Encoders:

Linear
Rotary
Optical
Shaft

Transducers:

Vibration
Other

Sensors 101 includes reference information about various sensors, selection criteria, and requirements for typical engineering applications.

Basics of Sensors

Here are 5 recent Machine Design articles concerning sensors:

Wireless sensor monitors tire pressure

Torque sensors are small but accurate

The connected car

Sensors do more with less

Fifty years of sensors