Every once in a while we stumble across something so simple yet so clever that we just have to call it out. This custom linear Hall effect sensor is a perfect example of this. By way of backstory, ...

To help you evaluate the True Cost of Ownership (TCO) of commonly used industrial linear position sensors, our first article identified the four most commonly utilized industrial position-sensing ...

Optical or magnetic linear encoders are traditionally used to provide position feedback in applications with frequent product changes or and sophisticated machining. Linear encoders improve the ...

The fast update rate option, available for SSI and EtherCAT® protocols, fulfills high, dynamic requirements by shortening the cycle time for a measured value so the controller can read the absolute ...

Infineon Technologies AG recently launched the XENSIV TLI5590-A6W magnetic position sensor that incorporates the company’s expertise in magnetic position sensing with its linearized tunnel ...

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI—Harold G. Schaevitz Industries LLC(HGSI) has released its ILPS-45 series of inductive, contactless linear position sensors using LVIT Technology. The ILPS-45 linear position ...

CARY, N.C. (November 11, 2009) – MTS Systems Corp., Sensors Division’s Temposonics® linear-position sensors are being utilized for precise position measurement for linear actuators to increase output ...

Here’s a guide to evaluating and using the latest generation of 3D magnetic sensors, which offer a higher-accuracy alternative to existing 1D Hall-effect sensors. Linear magnetic sensing is becoming ...

Brand new from ANDANTA are InGaAs linear sensors with 1024 x 1 or 512 x 1 pixels with different square and rectangular pixel sizes and dimensions. These sensors are now also available with an uncooled ...

This blog follows an NCC press release that CW published in January 2022, after which I interviewed the team involved. I also included their work in my upcoming March 2022 feature article on Sensors.