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Laser Sensor

The optoNCDT 1220 laser sensors from Micro-Epsilon, Ortenburg, Germany, are used to position automated guided vehicles and autonomous mobile robots without collisions. The sensors, with a 500 mm measuring range, measure the exact distance to a metric code tape, which is then evaluated by a PGV camera. This enables precise positioning of the autonomous vehicle.

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Isolation Transformers

Coilcraft, Cary, IL, introduces the HTX7045, with chip-style construction that represents an advancement over traditional core and bobbin designs. This innovative approach not only reduces the size of the component, but also streamlines it for highly automated manufacturing processes. With a 4K VDC Hi-Pot rating, it is well suited for use in gate drive circuits and isolated SPI communication in both industrial and automotive applications.

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Crystal Oscillators

AXTAL, Mosbach, Germany, is offering the AXIOM line of ultra-low noise (ULN) oven-controlled crystal oscillators (OXCOs). Ultra-low close-in phase noise and noise floor enable higher resolution for radar systems, better quality and more transmissible information in communications systems, and higher accuracy and lower measurement limits in RF measurement systems. Customized versions are available offering specific frequencies and modules with multiple outputs.

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80 GHz Radar Sensors

Endress+Hauser, Greenwood, IN, has launched its new generation of Micropilot 80 GHz radar sensors: FMR60B, FMR62B, FMR63B, FMR66B, and FMR67B. They provide solutions across all industries and applications. The sensors are suited for challenges when measuring points aren’t easily accessible or located in dusty areas and harsh environments with extreme process temperatures and process conditions. They come equipped with wizards which operate via multiple HMI formats.

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PIN-Diode Switches

Fairview Microwave, Irvine, CA, has announced 10 new models of ultra-broadband, PIN-diode switches. These switches come with expanded capabilities that cover ultra-broadband frequencies ranging from 1 MHz up to 75 GHz. The new release includes SP2T, SP4T, and SP8T configurations, all integrated with TTL drivers, that extend into popular market bands such as UHF, VHF, L, S, C, X, Ku, K, Ka, Q, U, and V.

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Photoelectric Sensors

IDEC Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA, is introducing the SA2E general-purpose photoelectric (PE) sensor family in five major models, each of which improve on or replace proven SA1E products. A new ASIC, common to the entire offering, provides a significantly improved price/performance ratio, while delivering better response times and more capable detection — 0.5 ms, compared with 1.0 ms for previous generation models — for better detection of smaller and faster moving objects.

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Electronic Circuit Breaker

The new 24 VDC, one-channel electronic circuit breaker from WAGO, Germantown, WI, not only improves overall operations but provides cost savings as well. This ECB features LED indicators to identify device status and the ability to configure all S2 output variants. The output configuration is available in seven different modes including tripped, channel state, or early current threshold indicators. On adjustable units, current limits can be set via a discreet setting wheel.

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Non-Contact Safety Switch

AutomationDirect, Cumming, GA, has added SSP magnetic locking RFID non-contact safety switches to their portfolio of safety products. The SSP safety switches monitor and lock machine guards, doors, windows, or other machinery. They combine both magnetic locking and RFID technology to provide tamper-proof protection using coded actuators. Contact is not required between the switch and actuator, which allows for a degree of misalignment.

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Torque Measuring System

The KiTorq DS from Kistler, Winterthur, Switzerland, is a torque measuring system for automotive drive shafts that features wireless data transmission. The transmitter, which covers the strain gauge sensor, is attached to the shaft via adapter sleeves. The corresponding receiver unit can process input of two transmitters and receive the signal of Kistler’s CWPT wheel pulse transducer to directly measure wheel speed, acceleration, and to calculate power.

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Polycarbonate Enclosures

Stahlin Enclosures, Belding, MI, announces the availability of PolySlim™ low-profile polycarbonate enclosures. These extremely durable enclosures are designed for OEMs and installers to solve application challenges. They are ideal for use on building exteriors and in tight spaces. They reliably protect equipment in non-hazardous industrial and commercial applications where space is a premium, and safeguard network components such as routers and switches in harsh conditions.

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Programmable Bake Plate

Torrey Pines Scientific, Carlsbad, CA, announces its new WaferPlate™ Programmable Bake Plate with uniform heating across the surface of better than one percent over a heating range from room temperature to 350 °C. It is ideal for precisely heating 12" (304.8 mm) and smaller silicon wafers, electronic chips, displays, adhesives, and for doing photo-resists and more. It has a large circular 13.875" (352.4 mm) milled-flat plate aluminum surface.

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Ultra-Low Power Accelerometer

Wilcoxon Sensing Technologies, Frederick, MD, has released the LVEP050-TO5 accelerometer. It consumes only 180 μW, at a voltage of 3.0 – 5.5 VDC and 60 μA. It is designed to be embedded into wireless vibration sensors and other battery-powered vibration measurement applications. The compact sensor can also be embedded into motors, pumps, fans, and other production assets, to incorporate vibration monitoring built-in self-test (BIST) capabilities into common wearable machine components.

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Data Collection Handheld Computer

Saelig Company, Fairport, NY, has announced the availability of the AML Solo Radio-free Data Collection Handheld Computer, a barcode-scanning mobile data collector designed for high-security areas where sensitive or even classified information is processed. Solo has no radio or network components — the only means of extracting data is through a wired USB connection so data is never exposed to wireless transmission.

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10GigE Line Scan Camera

Emergent Vision Technologies, Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, introduces a new 10GigE line scan camera, the PACE LR-4KG35. Through its 10GigE SFP+ interface, the camera reaches a top single line rate of 172 KHz. It features the 4Kx2 Gpixel GL3504 CMOS image sensor, with a 3.5×3.5 μm pixel cell size and a 14.336 mm sensor scanning width. Both GigE Vision and GenICam compliant, the camera allows cable lengths from 1 m up to 10 km without the need for fiber converters/repeaters.

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