15/07/2009 Harnessing the benefits Justin Cunningham discovers the potential of embedding wires within composit
08/06/2009 Smart materials enter industry Tom Shelley reports on two new actuator-sensor technologies unveiled at the Hannover Fair
14/07/2008 Bearing fruit A low-cost vibration analyser, and several other new tools , are proving particularly good at picking up bearing damage and helping identify other faults. Tom Shelley reports
14/07/2008 Toughing it out Tom Shelley reports on linear and rotary position encoders that are immune to shock and magnetic interference
12/10/2006 Robots are given a hand Schunk has brought out a four fingered robot gripper modelled on the human hand, and also a slightly more conventional three fingered robot gripper.
26/01/2004 Chip in oil sensor means smarter, more compact desig Designers of industrial pumps, valves and filters are under increasing pressure to integrate the latest pressure sensors into their designs without increasing the overall dimensions of their equipment
01/09/2001 Sensor diaphragms made almost indestructible If pressure sensors are overloaded, their diaphragms will be permanently deformed
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