Hoffmann + Krippner announces a new product addition to their redesigned, user-friendly online shop. In addition to Sensofoil linear and rotary membrane potentiometers, cleanroom / medical keyboards and emPC A/RPI Industrial PCs, the shop now features inelta LVDT linear displacement sensors. The new online inelta portfolio ranges from standard and miniature displacement sensors to […]
Sensor Design to Meet the Rigors of Space Satellites
Both rotary and linear conductive plastic potentiometers have been used widely in space-flight applications. These devices offer simple analog position, as well as low power and temperature compensation data. However, due to the sliding contact nature of the devices, they have limited life and are prone to noise and drop-outs in signals after a few…
Membrane Potentiometers Simplify Position Sensing
Razor-thin, flat membrane potentiometers expand designers’ sensing repertoire. Conventional mechanical potentiometers are the old workhorse of electrical controls and position sensing. However, these conventional potentiometers can be heavy, bulky, and expensive compared to a newer type of device, the membrane potentiometer. With some measuring only 0.5mm thick, ultra-flat membrane potentiometers are comparable to conventional potentiometers…