Sensors Magazine articles from May 2001

Sensors Magazine archives from May 2001

Have Your Say on the Wireless Standard.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... One of the questions I'm asked most frequently is, "What are the hottest topics in the sensor arena today?" And lately, one of my first answers is, "Wireless communications." Untethered data sharing portends an explosion in the use of...

OmniVision Technologies, Inc.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... OmniVision Technologies, Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA), announces Kyocera Corp.'s decision to use the OV6 630, a single-chip color CMOA image sensor with CI (352 X 288) pixel resolution, for Kyocera's new mobile phone camera attachment, the Treva. Using...

Servomex Co.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Servomex Co. (Norwood, MA) announces a multi-year contract to provide its Xentra 4100 Gas Purity Analyzer, equipped with its patented gas filter correlation infrared bench, to Praxair Inc. (Tonawanda, NY). The analyzers will measure trace...

Varian Medical Systems Inc.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Varian Medical Systems Inc. (Palo Alto, CA), in a renewed three-year supply agreement with InSource Health Services, will supply InSource members with advanced radiotherapy systems for treating cancer. SmartBeam IMRT (intensity modulated...

Microchip Technology Inc.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2001... Microchip Technology Inc. (Chandler, AZ) announces the USB-IF compliancy of its family of one-time programmable (OTP) devices supporting the Universal Serial Bus (USB) 1.1 low-speed interface. The flexible platform lets customers develop...

Micronas GmbH.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2001... Linear Hall effect sensors from Micronas GmbH (Freiburg, Germany) won the Premier Automotive Suppliers' Contributions to Excellence (PACE) for best European product in 2001. Micronas, which created programmable magnetic position sensors that...

NMRC.(development of mycobacterium tuberculosis diagnosis kit)(National Microelectronics Research Center)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... The NMRC (Cork, Ireland), Ireland's only EU designated research infrastructure, will coordinate the international research project to develop sensors and diagnostic technologies for the detection of multi-drug resistant (MDR) strains of...

Cygnus Inc.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2001... Cygnus Inc. (Redwood City, CA) has developed a painless diabetes monitor, approved for adult use only, that can be worn on the wrist as an early warning system of irregularities in the glucose levels of diabetics. By sending tiny electrical...

GE Appliances.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2001... GE Appliances (Louisville, KY) introduces GE Arctica, a side-by-side 25 [ft.sup.3]. refrigerator offering capabilities that are the result of extensive consumer research. Using the same energy as two 4W light bulbs burning continuously,...

Altra Broadband Inc.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Altra Broadband Inc. (Pittsburgh, PA) announces the opening of The Boston Technology Center (Burlington, MA), which will focus on mathematical modeling and algorithm development for broadband fiber-optic and wireless communications. Prem...

Control For Less LLC.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Control For Less LLC (Oceanside, CA), national supplier of process control and industrial control systems, products, and services, will integrate Grayhill, Inc.'s (LaGrange, IL) I/O modules and other control components into a wide range of...

Dow Chemical Co.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Dow Chemical Co. has awarded a three-year global provider contract to Endress+Hauser, Inc. (Greenwood, IN), to supply pH electrodes. In a move designed to reduce engineering time and improve reliability in the field, Dow is standardizing its pH...

Etec, Inc.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Etec, Inc. (Peabody, MA), developer of test technology for inertial, pressure, and optical MEMS, and Umech Technologies, LLC, announce that Etec has been granted exclusive worldwide distribution of Umech's Networked Probe Station product line...

GE Fanuc Automation.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... GE Fanuc Automation (Charlottesville, VA) will expand its embedded PC capabilities in an agreement with VMIC (Huntsville, AL).VMIC is a manufacturer of embedded PC components for open architecture buses and provider of high-performance...

Measurement Computing Corp.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Measurement Computing Corp. (Middle-boro, MA) announces MATLAB software support to more than 120 of its DA boards. The Data Acquisition Toolbox 2 from The Math-works, Inc., based on the MATLAB technical computing environment, lets users...

VMIC.(Adaptive Resources )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... VMIC (Huntsville, AL) and Adaptive Resources (Pittsburgh, PA) have signed an agreement to provide control solutions to their customers. VMIC will embed Adaptive Resources' QuickStudy control technoogy in VMIC's IOWorks PC-based control...

Yakogawa Electric Corp.(Ando Electric Co., Ltd., NEC Corp.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Yakogawa Electric Corp. (Tokyo, Japan) and Ando Electric Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan), have agreed to collaborate on business strategies for their measurement and electronic device testing equipment. Simultaneously, NEC Corp. plans to transfer one...

Anadigm.(field-programmable analog array technology)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Anadigm (Cupertino, CA), developer of field-programmable analog array (FPAA) technology, has won additional funding of $14.5 million from 3i, NIF, and Quester for its "analog solutions in a click" technology. Anadigm's FPAA technology offers 20...

Analog Devices, Inc.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Analog Devices, Inc. (Norwood, MA), announces that its motor controller--housed in The Super Power Eco-Series, Toshiba-Carrier Corp's commercial use air conditioner--is the recipient of two awards from the Energy Conservation Center, a...

Photobit Corp.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Photobit Corp. (Pasadena, CA), supplier of CMOS image sensors worldwide, adds Intel and Hitachi to its investor base in its second round of financing, totaling $25 million. Its partner, Basler AG (Ahrensburg, Germany), remains the largest...

Frost & Sullivan.(Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductors)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... A recent study on the "World Image Sensors Market" from Frost & Sullivan suggests that a growing CMOS technology market will enhance vehicle safety applications, especially SUV safety, through controlled air bag deployment and collision...

Noninvasive Glucose Monitor Stores Data for Trending.(ClucoWatch Biographer)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... The ClucoWatch Biographer, a noninvasive glucose monitor that can be worn like a wristwatch, has received FDA marketing approval as a prescription device for diabetics 18 and older. The device is not meant to replace a regular blood glucose...

Needed: Humanitarian Engineers.
May 1, 2001... We have received a letter: I am looking for a company that makes body sensors that could detect muscle movement not visible to the eye. My daughter has Lou Gehrig's disease and is totally paralyzed. She can move only her eyes, and those...

Thin Film Ignitors for Airbag Deployment Are Speedy and Cheap to Feed.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... A series of advanced thin film resistors has been specifically designed for the latest generation of intelligent ignitors in vehicle airbag and seatbelt pre-tensioning systems. The surface mount resistor chips, made by fine-line...

Semiconducting Nanobelt Surfaces Are Atomically Sharp and Clean.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Georgia Tech researchers Zhong Lin Wang, Zhengwei Pan, and Zurong Dai are experimenting with nanobelts, a new class of nanostructures made of transparent semiconductive oxides of zinc, tin, indium, cadmium, and gallium. The ribbon-like...

Sensor vs. Transducer--Here We Go Again.(analysis information)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Does everyone remember the Great Definition Wars? Back in February 1999, Jack Johnson, a Sensors reader with an engineering background and an interest in semantics, wrote to ask for a clarification on the distinction between a sensor and a...

PartMiner, Inc.(launches FreeTradeZone)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... FreeTradeZone from PartMiner, Inc., is described as a B2B site that allows people in search of electronic components to find the various parts they need, do side-by-side comparisons, request quotes, and place orders. That sounds pretty dry, I...

Space Age Control.(website information)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Thank you to Space Age Control for letting me know about the company's Web-based calculators for people using cable-extension position sensors. At the moment there are three calculators on the site--one for thermal effect, one for displacement...

scanning electron microscope (SEM).(Dennis Kunkel website on microscopy)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Finally, Dennis Kunkel's microscopy site. Why should you be interested? Well, several reasons. The site has some amazing micro-graphs that are worth seeing, and all kinds of information about microscopy; and he's got a JavaScript virtual...

An Open Architecture for Information Integration.(from Foundation Fieldbus)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2001... Plant optimization requires integration of information from sensors/actuators, automation systems, and application software. Foundation Fieldbus incorporates a device-level network and a high-speed backbone that promise to bring it all...

1-Wire Addressable Digital Instruments for Environmental Monitoring.(meteorology product introduction)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2001... Meteorological data on rainfall, wind speed and direction, solar radiation, relative humidity, and barometric pressure can be collected, converted, and transmitted over the same single twisted pair that powers the sensors. Several 1-Wire...

4-WIRE MEASUREMENT.(with data acquisition cards)
May 1, 2001... Like a test bench in your PC, data acquisition cards can now handle multiquadrant operation and four-wire measurement, offering versatile test options that ensure that you get accurate readings. Once found only in benchtop measurement...

An Extremely Low-Noise Micromachined Accelerometer with Custom ASIC Circuitry.(used for seismic exploration for gas and oil)
May 1, 2001... The development of a seismic sensor for oil and gas exploration entailed the highly integrated design, simulation, and fabrication of a vacuum-packaged micromachined silicon accelerometer, and a custom mixed-signal ASIC. In seismic...

Fiber-Optic Temperature Measurement.(with Fiber optic probes)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Fiber-optic probes are among the more interesting temperature measurement devices in current use. Here's the way one company's products work. Fiber-optic temperature sensors are based on the light absorption/transmission properties of...

One Chip, Many Functions.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... To reduce the size and increase the performance of your transformer temperature monitor, consider integrating several features on a single chip. A typical transformer temperature monitor for the North American market incorporates multiple...

Insulation Displacement Contact Technology: Implications for Sensors and Actuators.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... IDC connector technology, a fast and simple termination method that requires no tools, lends itself to installation, testing, and maintenance of industrial cables. Wherever any electrical system is installed, and especially in...

From the Conference Director.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Dear colleague: You are at "ground zero of the next big thing," according to Paul Saffo of the Institute for the Future. MEMS, intelligent control, embedded networking, wireless communications, fiber optics--all these technologies are...

Silicon Strain Gauge.(BFGoodrich Advanced Micro Machines)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... The LN-100 from BFGoodrich Advanced Micro Machines, Charlotte, NC, is a highpiezoresistive single-crystal silicon strain gauge integrated onto a flexible polyimide backing using MEMS processing techniques and wafer-scale batch fabrication. Bend...

High-Speed Analog DA Card.(BittWare Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... The Darter-PMC+ from BittWare, Inc., Concord, NH, features two 12-bit: 100 MHz A/D channels that are streamed directly to a 64-512 MB onboard SDRAM buffer. A 64-bit, 66 MHz PCI interface makes the captured data available to the host board. The...

Digital Pressure Sensor.(Aromat Corp.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... The UZU3 from Aromat Corp., New Providence, NJ, is available in vacuum (0 to -101,3 kPa), positive(0-1.000 MPa), and compound (-100.0 to 100.0 kPa) pressure types and provides a dual-color 3 1/2 -digit LCD with an analog bar display....

Fiber-Optic MEMS Pressure Transducer.(Fiso Technologies Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Designed for in-vivo catheter physiological measurements, the Model FOP M 055 300 from Fiso Technologies Inc., Sainte Foy, PC Canada, uses a white light interferometric interrogation technique to measure pressure from 50 to 300 mmHg. The device...

Temperature Transmitters.(Acromag Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... The loop-powered 656T from Acromag, Inc. Wixom, MI; distributed by W.K. Hile Co.. Inc., contains 2 independent transmitters and accepts universal thermocouple and mV inputs, provides isolation and outputs proportional 4-20 mA DC signals. Output...

Dual-Mode Amplifiers.(PCB Piezotronics Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Series 443 modular amplifiers from PCB Piezotronics, Inc., Electronics Div., Depew NY operate as' both charge amplifiers and ICP sensor signal conditioners with charge and ICP pressure force and vibration sensors. The units work with any...

Proximity Sensors.(Festo Corp.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... CE-compliant inductive proximity sensors from Festo Corp. Happauge, NY, feature pnp or npn output, flush or nonflush mounting styles, cylindrical or rectrangular housings, and integral cable or plug connectors The series include AC and DC...

Temperature Logger Keys.(Dynasys Systems Corp.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... The CyTherm from Dynasys Technologies Inc., Clearwater, FL, is a low-cost data recorder in a ruggedized plastic key-shaped housing. Each key contains read-write memory, a digital thermometer, a real-time clock, a non-resettable counter,...

Force, Torque Transducer.(ATI Industrial Automation)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... The Delta from ATI Industrial Automation, Garner, NC, is designed to simultaneously measure force in X,Y,Z axes and torque about the X,Y,Z axes. The rugged transducer has hardened SS construction arid overload pin stops. Max. allowable overload...

Pedal Effort Sensor.(Lebow Products Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Designed to fit a variety of pedals, the Model 3663-111-300 from Lebow Products Inc., Troy, Ml, has an adjustable vise clamp for sensor mounting and provides a standard output of 2.0 mV/V [+ or -]0.25% trimmed output Nonlinearity is [+ or...

High-Accuracy Inclinometer.(Jewell Instruments L.L.C.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... The LCF 2000/3000 from Jewell Instruments, LLC, Manchester, NH, is a 2-or 3-axis version of its LCF series inclinometer; range is [+ or -] 1.0[degrees] to [+ or -]90[degrees] F.S. with pm radian resolution and 0.1% linearity. Shock rated to...

Small Load Cell.(Interface Inc. (Scottsdale, Arizona))(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... The Model WMC from Interface, Inc., Scottsdale, AZ, can operate in industrial applications and anywhere a small, environmentally sealed load cell is required. Features include threaded studs, internal temperature compensation, and zero balance,...

Pressure/Level Transducers.(from Honeywell Sensing and Control)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2001... SGS Series pressure and submersible pressure (level) transducers from Honeywell Sensing and Control, Freeport, IL, are offered in gauge, absolute, vacuum, and differential pressure ranges with calibration in bar or psi; submersible pressure...

Noncontact IR Sensor.(from Exergen Corp)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2001... Installed downstream of the heat source, SnakeEye sensors from Exergen Corp., Watertown, MA, use 2 solid-state switches to read the heat signature for hot melt adhesive and thermal signature inspections. The unit reads the heat signature of the...

Compact Pressure Sensor.(from Control Source, Inc.,)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2001... Control Source, Inc., Mt. Holly, NC, offers the Sunx DP4, a digital pressure sensor designed for panel mounting. The sensor weighs 30 g, fits into a 37 by 17 mm cutout opening, and features 4 programmable output modes and response time of 2 ms...

Sound Level Meters.(from Scantek, Inc)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2001... The RION NL-20, NL-21 and NL-31, distributed in the U.S. by Scantek, Inc., Columbia, MD, meet IEC CDV 61672-1 requirements for Type 2 or 1 instruments. Dynamic range is 100 dB. The meters can measure peak, A, and C with F, S, and I response and...

Extended Temperature Range Sensors.(from Altech Corp.)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2001... Altech Corp., Flemington, NJ, has expanded its sensor line to include extended temperature range units that operate in temperatures from -40[degrees]C to 100[degrees]C. The 12 pnp, 3-wire sensors are available in 12, 18, and 30 mm dia, and in...

Laser Scan Micrometer.(Keyence Corp.'s LS-5000)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2001... The LS-5000 Series from Keyence Corp. of America, Woodcliff Lake, NJ, uses a visible laser beam and samples at up to 1200 seans/s with 0.05 [micro]m resolution; you can simultaneously monitor 4 channels. Other features include an IP64 (NEMA 4)...

General-Purpose Flowmeter.(Endress and Hauser Inc.)
May 1, 2001... Endress + Hauser Inc., Greenwood, IN, offers the RPOline Promass 40E Coriolis flowmeter that measures mass or volume flow for liquids and gases and carries 3-A authorization for use in sanitary environments. Features include a wide measuring...

Inline IR Sensors.(Wilks Enterprise Inc.)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2001... Continually monitoring IR absorption at any selected wavelength between 2 and 14 [micro]m, the IR Plug from Wilks Enterprise, Inc., South Norwalk, CT, screws into a process pipe so that the optical element is in contact with the stream. The...

Small PLCs.(Mitsubishi Electric Automation Inc.)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2001... Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc., Vernon Hills, IL, has added the FX1S and FX1N series to its SuperMicro family of nano and micro PLCs. The units provide 2-axis motion control and position sensing of 100,000 pps and feature 3 communication...

Vibration/Temperature Transmitter.(Columbia Research Laboratories Inc.)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2001... The solid-state, loop-powered Model 972 from Columbia Research Laboratories, Inc., Woodlyn, PA, continuously measures both vibration and temperature and then transmits the data to a PLC. Two isolated 4-20 mA outputs are proportional to...

2-Way Wireless Communicator.(Phoenix DataComm Inc.'s DataComm 1000)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2001... Phoenix DataComm, Inc., Norristown, PA, offers the DataComm 1000, a 2-way wireless communicator that interfaces with industry standard sensors, monitors and controllers and transmits control point data over existing wireless networks. The...

Smart Pressure Transmitters.(Dynisco Instruments' IPX II Series)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2001... Designed to measure pressure in high-temperature processes the IPX II Series from Dynisco Instruments Franklin MA, maintain up to 0.15% of measurement accuracy at temperatures of 25[degrees]C up to 350[degrees]C (optional) self-correcting for...

UV Power Monitor.(Omron Electronics Inc.'s F3UV)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2001... The F3UV from Omron Electronics, Inc., Schaumburg, IL, continuously monitors the output of UV light sources used for curing and sterilization processes, signaling when the UV light energy fluchuates beyond specified ranges. Two models are...

Vision Software.(National Instruments' IMAQ Vision Builder 6.0)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2001... National Instruments, Austin, TX, offers IMAQ Vision Builder 60 a set of machine vision and image processing functions for Lab VIEW, the software automatically launches Lab VIEW which then draws the virtual instrument, simplifying machine...

Temperature, Liquid Level Probe.(Sierra Lobo Inc.'s CryoTracker)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2001... A flexible, very lightweight sensing probe, the CryoTracker from Sierra Lobo, Inc., Sandusky OH measures liquid level and temperature in cryogenic tanks with stratified layers; usable range is 1.4-320 K. The probe consists of silicon diodes...

Temperature Controllers.(from Kidde-Fenwal, Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Series 58 controllers from Kidde-Fenwal, Inc., Ashland; MA, distributed by W.K. Hile Co. Inc., are available with either thermocouple or RTD are suited for use in control applications in food service, thermpolasti packaging, pipe fusion,...

Temperature Measurement PCMCIA Cards.(from Omega Engineering, Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... The PC-TC6 PC-TM3 from Omega Engineering, Inc., Stamford, CT, enable any PC with Type II PCMCIA slots and running Windows 95 or 98 to operate as a temperature measurement system. The PC-TC6 reads up to 6 Type B, E, J, K, N, R, S, or T...

[0] Temperature Transmitters.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... DSCP and SCTP series externally powered and loop-powered transmitters from Dataforth Corp., Tueson, AZ, are based around an ASIC engineered for thermocouple and RTD sensor interfaces. The ASIC's design lets you choose from 8 operation...

Carbon Brush Wear Device.(from Helwing Carbon Products Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Sensor Wire from Helwing Carbon Products Inc., Milwaukee, WI, is built into carbon brushes to let you know when they need to be replaced when the brush reaches a predetermined wear level the sensor wire is exposed, forming an electrical circuit...

Calorimetric Airflow Sensors.(from Weber Sensors Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... The Vent-Captor from Weber Sensors Inc., Woodstock, GA, uses a calorimetric principle to measure the flow of air or gaseous media and offers flow ranges as low as 0-1 m/s 0-30 m/s. The sensor has no moving parts; it can operate as a single or...

Integrated Microcontroller with DSP.(from Goal Semiconductor Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Goal Semiconductor Inc., Montreal, Canada, introduces the Versal microcontroller-based DA system on a chip designed to facilitate those applications requiring production-based calibration. The Versal features a 4-channel 12-bit ADC an...

Motor Test System.(from MicroCraft Corp.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... The MTS-2000 from MicroCraft Corp., Raleigh, NC, tests AC and DC brushed motors, measuring start and running motor current and internal rpm as well as providing current signature analysis Signature analysis identifies brush misalignments,...

Fieldbus Cable System.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... InterlinkBT, LLC Minneapolis, MN, offers its Junction, Tee, and Cable system that uses minifast connectors on system components, Foundation Fieldbus junctions and cabling, and IP67-rated tees. The junctions and cabling connect field devices to...

Color Sensor Series.(from Delta Computer Systems, Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... CS64A sensors from Delta Computer Systems, Inc., Vancouver, WA, read color in red, blue, green, and near IR ranges and provide analog outputs to identify color. variation trends as they develop. The devices feature diffuse LED lighting and...

Handheld Computing Platform.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... InHand Electronics, Inc., Rockville, MD, offers the 2.75 by 2.75 in. Fingertip SBC that includes complete handheld/PDA functionality; device development starter kits and production-ready boards with full support for Windows CE 3.0 are...

Vane Thermoanemometer.(Extech Instruments Corp.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... The CFM from Extech Instruments Corp., Waltham, MA, measures temperature from -10[degrees]C to 50[degrees]C, air velocity from 0.4-35 m/s, and air flow from 0.01-99.99 m3/s. Temperature resolution is 0.1 [degrees]C/[degrees]F and accuracy is [+...

Miniature Photoelectric Sensors.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Measuring 24 by 45 by 11 mm, OJ sensors from IFM Efector Inc., Exton, PA, arc available with visible or laser light sources and in face or side sensing configurations. Switching speed is 2000 Hz. Pushbutton calibration lets the device learn...

IR Temperature Transmitter.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... The M67LR, manufactured by Mikron Instrument Co., Inc., Oakland, NJ, distributed by W.K. Hile Co., Inc., Matthews State, NC, is a compact, self-contained 2-wire 4-20 mA linear output temperature transducer/transmitter for noncontact process...

Vehicle Weighing Sensor.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... The LINEAS Sensor Type 9195C from Kistler Instrument Corp., Amherst, NY, uses a linear array of stable quartz elements positioned throughout a high-strength aluminum alloy housing to measure axle loads and vehicle weights under rolling traffic,...

Small Triaxial Accelerometer.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... An adhesive-mounted piezoelectric accelerometer with integral electronics, the Isotron Model 35A from Endevco Corp. San Juan Capistrano, CA, measures vibration in 3 orthogonal axes on very small objects, such as scaled models and small...

Stop System.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Distributed by JBA Corp., Pacolet Mills, SC, the Metro-Fer Stop System provides fine stroke adjustment of stop position for mechanical monitoring and simultaneously activates a switch to confirm that the stop position has been met. The system...

[CO.sub.2] and Hydrocarbon Sensors.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Crown Controls, Inc., Charlotte, NC, offers IR sensors from International Sensor Technology, Irvine, CA, for detection of carbon dioxide and hydrocarbons. The compact, durable devices operate at a constant temperature and are available in...

24-Bit ADC.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Linear Technology Corp., Milpitas, CA, offers its LTC2415 24-bit [delta][sigma]ADC with 15 Hz output rate at 60 Hz rejection and 2 ppm INL. The device features differential inputs, an onchip oscillator, guaranteed no missing codes, .1.1...

Inductive Proximity Sensors.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Pepperl+Fuchs, Inc., Twinsburg, OH, offers Pile Driver sensors that feature a thick metal sensing face in a SS housing. Capable of ferrous and nonferrous metal detection with no reduction factor, the sensors are available in 8,12,18, and 30mm...

CANbus Field Interface.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... CAN BigBox from Janz Computer AG, distributed in the U.S. by Saelig Co. Inc., Victor, NY, is an intelligent CANbus field interface with up to 16 isolated I/O lines and 1 MODULbus socket; the various MODULbus modules let you configure the...