Sensors
New Dual Axis Positioning System for Liquid Handling
May 10, 2013 4:23 pm | by MDT Staff | Steinmeyer, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsSteinmeyer has announced another exciting new positioning system that is ideal for liquid handling systems and medical dispensing applications. The series LTZ is a 2 axis system that incorporates precision composite belts and is driven by stepper motors.
LISTED UNDER: PositionEngineers Fine-Tune the Sensitivity of Nano-Chemical Sensor
May 9, 2013 10:56 am | by University of Illinois at Chicago | News | CommentsResearchers have discovered a technique for controlling the sensitivity of graphene chemical sensors. The sensors, made of an insulating base coated with a graphene sheet--a single-atom-thick layer of carbon--are already so sensitive that they can detect an individual molecule of gas.
LISTED UNDER: Sensors
New Capacitive Level Sensor for Non-Contact Detection of Challenging Fluids
May 1, 2013 3:30 pm | by MDT Staff | Gems Sensors Inc. & Controls | Product Releases | CommentsThe new CAP-100 Series Capacitive Liquid Level Sensors from Gems Sensors & Controls offers accurate level sensing through the walls of a wide variety of bottle types including plastic, glass, and fiberglass. These compact sensors are ideally suited for medical applications such as waste, reagent, buffer or diluent as well as dark, sticky or viscous fluids.
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RoHS Deadline Approaches for Medical Electronics
April 25, 2013 4:41 pm | by George Karalias, Director of Marketing & Communications, Rochester Electronics | Rochester Electronics | Blogs | CommentsEngineers and buyers in the medical device manufacturing industry should note the following date: July 22, 2014. That is the day medical electronics must comply with the EU’s Restriction on Hazardous Substances (RoHS) regulation. Medical devices have so far been exempt from RoHS, which requires the elimination of lead, cadmium, mercury, and other substances from electronics.
LISTED UNDER: Amplifiers | Flexible Circuits | Hybrid Circuits
Portable USB DC Triaxial Vibration Measurement System, Model 5340
April 22, 2013 12:23 pm | by MDT Staff | Product Releases | CommentsDytran Instruments has developed the VibraScout Vibration Measurement System, which includes a USB digital triaxial accelerometer combining a MEMS accelerometer with a microcontroller to create an intelligent sensor.
LISTED UNDER: Accelerometer
Addressing LOC Product Development from the Systems Side
April 18, 2013 10:33 am | by Tim Bowe, CEO, Foliage | Foliage | Articles | CommentsThe rapid introduction of Lab-on-a-Chip (LOC) technology is accelerating the move to Point-of-Care Testing (POCT). However, many companies are finding that perfecting LOC technology is only part of building a viable business model. The need for a complete system approach is a prerequisite to broad and rapid market adoption. The options for building a complete system are complex, confusing, and sometimes conflicting.
LISTED UNDER: Lab-on Chip
Deposition Sciences Increases Photolithography Patterning Capacity
April 15, 2013 4:52 pm | by MDT Staff | Deposition Sciences, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsDeposition Sciences, (DSI) manufacturer of highly durable thin film optical coatings, introduces an enhanced capability to manufacture patterned optical filters. DSI has increased its capacity and resolution with the introduction of a new photolithography production line capable of patterning 200 mm diameter wafers.
LISTED UNDER: Optical | Thin-film
New Osram Infrared Light Emitting Diode with Wide Beam Angle
April 15, 2013 4:01 pm | by MDT Staff | Osram Opto Semiconductors | Product Releases | CommentsThe new infrared (IRED) Oslon black SFH 4716S from Osram Opto Semiconductors is one of the most powerful IREDs on the market, with an optical output of 1030 milliwatts (mW) and a beam angle of 150 degrees.
LISTED UNDER: Diodes | Optical
Miniature Pressure Sensors with Increased Media Compatibility
April 4, 2013 11:59 am | by MDT Staff | Sensortechnics Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsFirst Sensor presents the new Sensortechnics HMA pressure sensors with ranges from 1 to 150 psi (100 mbar to 10 bar) full scale. The sensors feature a special construction where all sensitive electrical components are arranged exclusively on one side of the piezoresistive sensor element.
LISTED UNDER: Pressure
Non-Contact Angle Sensors with Redundant Outputs
April 1, 2013 11:26 am | by MDT Staff | Novotechnik U.S., Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsNovotechnik, U.S. introduces the RSC3200 Series of Hall effect angle sensors designed for use in harsh environments and high reliability applications with redundant outputs and immunity to adverse environmental effects.
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Laser Measurement Sensors
March 27, 2013 11:04 am | by MDT Staff | Ramco Innovations | Product Releases | CommentsRamco Innovations today announced the introduction of the Optex FA CD22 series of laser measurement sensors, a completely new line of sensors billed as the world’s smallest high accuracy laser measurement sensors with built in display currently on the market.
LISTED UNDER: Detectors | Laser
TE-Cooled MPPC Module
March 27, 2013 10:03 am | by MDT Staff | Hamamatsu Corp. | Product Releases | CommentsHamamatsu Photonics introduce the new C11208 MPPC module which integrates the S11028 series MPPC, a pixelated silicon avalanche photodiode operated in Geiger-mode, with the addition of a high performance thermoelectric cooler.
LISTED UNDER: Detectors
High Temperature, Inductive Proximity Sensors
March 22, 2013 10:35 am | by MDT Staff | Product Releases | CommentsAutomation Systems Interconnect, Inc. is pleased to announce their line of high temperature inductive proximity sensors are now available in sizes M8, M12, M18, M30 and M50.
LISTED UNDER: Detectors
Digital Mass Flow Sensors with High Accuracy in Both Flow Directions
March 20, 2013 11:34 am | by MDT Staff | Sensortechnics Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsFirst Sensor presents the new cost-effective Sensortechnics WBI mass flow sensors with ranges of 200 sccm and 1 slpm. In addition to unidirectional devices the WBI series offers bidirectional sensors to measure flows in both directions.
LISTED UNDER: Flow
MEMS Emitter Combines High Signal with Fast Pulses
March 19, 2013 10:16 am | by MDT Staff | Product Releases | CommentsCal Sensors announces the global launch of a new MEMs Pulsed Emitter (MPE), a broadband source of quasi-black body pulsed light that operates over the 1 to 20 micron infrared (IR) spectrum.
LISTED UNDER: MEMS
