Durex Industries, a North American designer and manufacturer of heaters, temperature sensors, controls and systems, recently announced expansion of their test and analysis capabilities into a new 2,000 sq. ft. Metrology Laboratory. The Metrology Lab and technical staff provides critical test and analysis data during the life cycle of products. A scanning electron microscope was […]
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The new dimension of a revolutionary sound imagining device
LMS started with a vision: What if a device could materialize the sound field around an object? Thinking out of the box, results were achieved that was unimaginable before. This is what makes SoundBrush a very inspiring product that lets you dream about inventive engineering applications. LMS recently unveiled this breakthrough innovation that transforms our […]
Honeywell broadens portfolio into sensors and controls
Honeywell International Inc. invents and manufactures technologies such as energy efficiency, clean energy generation, safety and security, globalization, and customer productivity. With approximately 132,000 employees worldwide, including more than 22,000 engineers and scientists, its focus is on performance, quality, delivery, value and technology. Honeywell traces its roots back to 1885, and the invention of the […]
Control Web Site Now Available From HEIDENHAIN
From HEIDENHAIN Corporation comes a Web asset for those interested in machining utilizing TNC controls. This micro-site (an offshoot of the robust HEIDENHAIN web site based in Germany) is a powerful source of eLearning opportunities, as well as showcases the wide range of HEIDENHAIN controls, their features, and real world applications. It can be reached, […]
Crystal Instruments’ Spider-81 Vibration Control System
Spider-81 is a highly modular, distributed, scalable vibration control system with centralized DSP architecture and simple operation via PC, Wi-Fi enabled PDA or iPad. Unlike traditional controllers that rely heavily on an external PC for real-time operation, Spider-81 is the first controller to directly integrate time-synchronized Ethernet connectivity with an embedded DSP centralized architecture. Its […]
New Line of Balluff’s Control and Sensor Products
GlobalPower, an expansion of Global line of products, adds another piece to Balluff’s control and sensors products. GlobalProx (inductive sensors), Global.CProx (capacitive sensors), GlobalEye (photoelectric sensors) and GlobalCables (common M8 & M12 sensor cables). The product line includes 24 VDC power supplies offering an economically priced general-purpose sensors and accessories for industrial automation. The supplies […]
Spectris to acquire Omega Engineering for $475 million
Spectris plc, the productivity-enhancing instrumentation and controls company, announces that it has signed an agreement to acquire the Omega Engineering business. Omega is a leading supplier of process measurement and control instrumentation across a broad range of categories, including automation, wireless, test and measurement, process control, power monitoring, environmental and lab equipment. Founded in 1962, […]