Sensors and Transducers

Zebra’s environmental sensors increase supply chain visibility in food, pharmaceutical and healthcare industries

Zebra Technologies, a leading digital solution provider enabling businesses to intelligently connect data, assets, and people, has launched its new line of environmental sensors. The full solution, including the new ZS300 sensor, ZB200 Bridge and Android Sensor Discovery app, further expands Zebra’s opportunity to transform environmental exposures into customer insights. Using …

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RS announces DesignSpark Environmental Sensor Development Kit certified by Open-Source Hardware Association

RS Group has announced its DesignSpark Environmental Sensor Development Kit (ESDK) has been certified by the Open-Source Hardware Association (OSHWA). Open-source hardware is a term for physical objects whose design has been released to allow anyone to make, modify, distribute and use. The aims of the OSHWA are to foster …

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Ultra-compact sensor for optimum conductivity measurement

Measuring conductivity in smaller sized production facilities especially in the food and pharmaceutical industries demands the most compact, yet robust sensors and the new Baumer PAC50 process sensors meet these critical requirements. These ultra-compact sensors set new standards and are based on the proven performance and durability of their ‘bigger …

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Renesas is first to support public building air quality standards in environmental sensors

Renesas has announced new firmware for its industry-leading ZMOD digital air quality sensors. The latest firmware lets engineers configure the sensors to support various green air quality standards for Commercial & Public buildings, making them the first sensors in the industry to conform to the requirements of multiple global air …

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Sensirion inside: Hydrogen detector by Hyundai Kefico

The leading developer and manufacturer of core parts for automotive electronic management systems in South Korea has recently launched a hydrogen leak detector that provides reliable real-time monitoring. To achieve maximum durability even in the harshest environments, Hyundai Kefico relies on Sensirion sensors. Fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) have become …

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HENSOLDT expands production area for high-precision measuring devices in Oberkochen

Sensor solutions provider HENSOLDT is expanding its production space for high-precision measuring devices at its Oberkochen site. In order to accommodate the growing civilian business in the area of subcontracting for the market leader of EUV machines for the production of semiconductors from the Netherlands, the space for the production …

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Increased demand for air quality improvements leads to investment in Alphasense OPC production

Alphasense, the UK-based manufacturer of sensors for air quality monitoring and gas detection, has increased its production capacity, automated elements of calibration and upgraded software for its Optical Particle Counter (OPC) products to meet rising industry demand. Since the launch of the latest iterations of its OPC-N3 and OPC-R2 products …

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New high-UV sensitivity, back-illuminated, digital CMOS area image sensor for industrial applications from Hamamatsu Photonics

Hamamatsu Photonics, currently celebrating 70 years of providing leading imaging solutions to the world, is proud to introduce the new S16101 CMOS area image sensor. Designed with a back-illuminated structure and a 1280×1024 Active Pixel Sensor (APS) matrix, this sensor is ideal for applications not only in the visible spectrum, …

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First AI-enhanced smart accelerometers from STMicroelectronics raise performance and efficiency for always-aware applications

STMicroelectronics has launched three new accelerometers with advanced processing engines built-in to extend sensor autonomy, enabling systems to respond more quickly to external events while lowering power consumption. The LIS2DUX12 and LIS2DUXS12 leverage ST’s third-generation MEMS technology, adding programmable capabilities including machine-learning core (MLC), advanced finite state machine (FSM), and …

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ABB reveals an additional 8.56 billion cubic metres of wastewater a year needs to be treated to meet UN goals

Global wastewater treatment capacity needs to increase annually by 8.56 billion cubic metres and investment in an additional 469 treatment facilities per year is required to meet United Nations (UN) goals. These are the findings of independent research commissioned by ABB ahead of World Water Day (WWD) on March 22, …

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