Howard A. Schaevitz Technologies Inc. Pennsauken, N.J. Engineers continue to increase their use of linear-position and displacement sensors for providing real-time information to feedback-hungry PLCs ...

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 ...

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 ...

The types of magnetic sensors that are currently available. How the magnetic sensors work. Applications for the different magnetic sensors. Position sensors enable a variety of functions and controls ...

To the extent that you’re familiar with magnetostriction, you probably know that it’s what makes big transformers hum, or that it’s what tips you off if you happen to walk out of a store without ...

Melexis has added a 3D magnetic position sensor which blends high accuracy for long strokes (up to 30mm), stray field immunity (SFI) and ISO26262 (supports up to ASIL D system integration). The ...

Linear sensor ICs are designed to respond to a wide range of positive or negative magnetic fields. Critical to the performance of linear ICs is their sensitivity and linearity over their specified ...

Displacement measurement is fundamental to numerous engineering and scientific applications, ranging from precision robotics to industrial automation. Modern techniques integrate advanced imaging, ...

Melexis has brought out a linear Hall-effect sensor that draws less than 5 µA at 100 Hz and integrates digital filters for enhanced performance. Its flexible architecture is available in multiple ...

The Allegro A1308 and A1309 are linear hall-effect sensor ICs with high accuracy and comes in small package sizes. They are temperature-stable operating across and extended temperature range of –40°C ...