Today’s home appliances are increasingly connected for remote monitoring and control and smarter due, in part, to numerous sensors. The sensors help even lower end appliances implement their basic functions and, more importantly, enable smarter, top end appliances. While sensors provide these capabilities for several home appliances, this two-part series will describe sensing functions for […]
InterTest’s 7mm QN Camera lives on in high definition
InterTest, Inc. has redesigned the tried and true iShot 7mm diameter Color Micro Camera QN. They have now introduced the new iShot QN-HD as a high definition replacement and upgrade to the 7mm QN that has been prominent in the remote visual inspection industry for years. Few camera technologies have had as long a life…
Group Four Transducers expands its worldwide footprint with the addition of an India sales office
Group Four Transducers, Inc., the leading provider of custom weight and measurement solutions, has expanded their worldwide presence with the addition of Mahesh Tare. Mahesh will lead Group Four’s sales efforts in India. Mahesh brings 28 years of weighing industry experience to Group Four in addition to a Master’s Degree in Physics. His extensive industry…
Nusil Technology Unveils Silicone Ink Colors For Healthcare Applications
NuSil Technology, LLC announces the launch of a new heat-cure colored inks series, MED-6613-X. The newly released colors red, white, green, bright blue and dark blue vastly expand the company’s color palette and provide more vibrant, creative marking options. NuSil’s inks are characterized by a long work time and non-volatile content of approximately 60%. Depending…
Spyraflo, Inc. – Self-aligning ball bearings are double-shielded
The SBS series are self-aligning, ABEC 3 ball bearings. These double-shielded ball bearings produced on the market, allows the shaft to self-align ± 5˚, mounting options of self-clinching, and pressfit, which allows the bearings to be mounted in sheet as thin as 0.060 in. or as thick as the application demands. Available in pillowblock and…
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…