Tech Briefs Magazine - October 2021 - ST-26

New Products
Automated Monitoring of a
Steel Strip Coil Diameter
To precisely determine the changeover
time of steel strip coils, optoNCDT ILR2250100
laser distance sensors from Micro-Epsilon
(Ortenburg, Germany) continuously detect
the coil diameter with great precision. These sensors are designed to be used
in harsh industrial environments for measurements of challenging surfaces.
Steel strip coils are mainly used to transport wide flat products made
of metal or alloys. Diameters of around 1.8 m and the enormous weight
of the coils are challenging. To be able to process the material, the coils
must be unwound. For this purpose, continuous detection of the diameter
is necessary to monitor the uncoiling process precisely and to
determine the changeover time of the coil at an early stage. The sensor
reliably detects the change in distance from the unwinding coil and
transmits the measurement values to the control system.
For Free Info Visit: http://info.hotims.com/79418-184
Grow Light Monitoring
The new ALTA® PAR Light Meter from Monnit (Salt
Lake City, UT) is now available for crop growers in greenhouses,
grow houses, and other smart agricultural operations.
Growers can easily measure and track grow lighting
saturation levels on crop canopies to optimize plant
growth and avoid plant stress.
The meter interprets two essential elements of the
light plants receive from sunlight and grow lights. First,
in the Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR) spectrum or zone, it
measures the light that falls on crops, expressed as photosynthetic photon
flux density or PPFD.
The other crucial light element it measures is the daily light integral
(DLI) - the total amount of light delivered to crops every day. DLI is a
measurement of the accumulation of the total number of photons that
reach plants during the daily photo period based on the number of moles
of photons in the PAR region per square meter per day. It indicates the
amount of PPFD that lands on plants during a full day.
For Free Info Visit: http://info.hotims.com/79418-180
User-Friendly Flowmeter
The new Proline 10 flowmeters from
Endress+Hauser (Greenwood, IN) cover
a wide range of basic applications in all
kinds of industries. They are suited for
measuring the flows of conductive liquids,
as well as for volume measurement of water and corrosive liquids
(Promag W/H/D 10), and chemically aggressive fluids
(Promag P 10).
The transmitter technology has evolved with a strong focus on simplicity
and user-friendliness, providing cost-efficiency and time savings
through the complete lifecycle - from procurement to servicing -
via simple and intuitive operation. This makes it easy for users to keep
tabs on their basic applications, even in core processes.
Both commissioning and operation can be done quickly, in the
field as well as in the control room. A commissioning wizard enables
on-site configuration with either the auto-rotatable and high-contrast
LCD touch screen, or the SmartBlue app via Bluetooth. The latter
approach is particularly useful when devices are installed in difficultto-access
locations.
For Free Info Visit: http://info.hotims.com/79418-185
26
Cov
Panasonic Logiscend System
The Logiscend System version 3.0 from
Panasonic (Newark, NJ), a turnkey material
flow management solution for complex,
discrete manufacturing, enhances the platform's
location management capabilities, user access controls and data
provisioning, and Pick and Replenishment configurability. The software
delivers an expanded Real Time Location System (RTLS) by integrating
Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) tags and locators. Users can track and locate
any part at any time with a high degree of accuracy, increasing efficiency
by providing visibility of bottlenecks and triggering automated workflows
based on small changes in the location of assets. BLE tags and locators can
be combined with Panasonic VIEW tags for the additional benefit of eliminating
paper and providing real time instructions to the manufacturing
floor. Additional data segmentation management tools have been added
that provide administrators with enhanced control over who has access to
what data in the Logiscend system. Segmenting data based on groups and
departments means certain information can be viewed and edited only by
those with the appropriate credentials.
For Free Info Visit: http://info.hotims.com/79418-178
Oscilloscope Speeds Up Daily
Measurement Tasks
The R&S®RTO6 oscilloscope from Rohde &
Schwarz USA (Columbia, MD) features an
updated user interface on a large, 15.6-inch Full
HD touchscreen, update rate of one million waveforms per second, as
well as a comprehensive toolset of analysis functions.
More than 90 measurement functions are included in the R&S®RTO6,
organized into amplitude and time measurements, jitter, eye, histogram,
and spectral measurements. In addition, multiple application-specific software
options for complex measurements are available, and users can easily
unlock them with a keycode as their testing requirements evolve, even
after purchasing the instrument. These options include triggering and
decoding of serial protocols, automated compliance tests on high-speed
digital interfaces, detailed options for jitter analysis and power analysis, as
well as spectrum, power, TDR/TDT, and signal analysis.
For Free Info Visit: http://info.hotims.com/79418-173
Flow Sensor Portfolio for Ventilators
Sensirion (Stafa, Switzerland) is offering three
new flow sensors for respiratory applications. All
three are next-generation sensors that belong to
the popular SFM3xxx platform and are suitable
for inspiratory applications at ambient pressure.
The SFM3003 is based on the technology
used in the SFM3019 sensor, which was brought onto the market during
the COVID-19 pandemic to provide a high volume of flow sensors
for inspiratory flow measurements in medical ventilators. The
SFM3003 has an extended flow range of -150 to 300 slm, a very low
pressure drop, ultra-fast response time, and optimal signal-to-noise
ratio. The SFM3013 offers additional resistance against overpressure
(up to 1 bar gauge pressure) and is also calibrated for heliox gas.
Both sensors are designed for high-volume applications that prioritize
cost efficiency.
The SFM3119 is a compact digital flow meter, which comes with an I2C
output and is highly accurate and fast at measuring flows of air, oxygen,
and mixtures thereof between -10 and 240 slm.
For Free Info Visit: http://info.hotims.com/79418-179
www.techbriefs.com
ToC
Sensor Technology, October 2021
http://info.hotims.com/79418-184 http://info.hotims.com/79418-178 http://info.hotims.com/79418-180 http://info.hotims.com/79418-173 http://info.hotims.com/79418-179 http://info.hotims.com/79418-185 http://www.techbriefs.com http://info.hotims.com/79418-936
Tech Briefs Magazine - October 2021

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Tech Briefs Magazine - October 2021
