Newtek Offers Custom High-Temperature Position Sensors That Can Handle Environments Up to 200°C

NewTek manufactures custom linear position sensing units in various strokes, sizes and materials, engineered to operate ...
EDN

Metallic spring sensors serve as rugged, reliable capacitive sensors

Capacitive sensing provides a robust alternative to traditional mechanical switches. However, some applications cannot accommodate the physical implementation of a printed circuit board directly under ...
Nanowerk

A foam sensor gives robotic fingers both thermal and tactile perception

A flexible foam sensor built from silver selenide detects temperature and pressure simultaneously, enabling a robotic gripper ...
EDN

Designing with temperature sensors, part three: RTDs

The temperature coefficient of an RTD (resistance-temperature-detector)element is positive. Most stable, linear, and repeatableRTDs are of platinum-metal construction. You can usethe constant 0.00385Ω ...
Machine Design

Recognizing motor temperature sensor limitations

In the first installment of this series, "Calculating a practical hotspot safety margin", we discussed how two-parameter thermal models assume that the entire motor, including windings, exhibits one ...