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Linear sensors are used in the steel manufacturing industry to control the thickness of sheet metal, the thickness of other shapes and sizes of raw product and the operation of some machinery, and their reliability here is paramount to maintaining productivity and reducing scrap. Sensors used...

Creating a specification for the sensor you need may be a struggle for those who are making their first foray into the world of position sensors, so we have put together a handy guide to make this process a little easier.The first thing to be sure of is the type of position sensor needed is...

The next five years is set to be a period of huge growth in the position sensor industry, especially linear measurement models, with predictions of a market value of $5.85 billion by 2022. Research by marketsandmarkets.com suggests that over the five years there will be a compound annual growth...

The oil and gas industry uses a vast array of sensors for various applications at all stages of the drilling and mining process, all the way through to the refinery stage. Some of the environments in which these sensors must operate are hazardous and difficult to access, including...

There has been a lot of talk about the Internet of Things (IoT) recently, with technology experts warning of the potential dangers of internet enabled devices being used as part of cyber-attacks; it is unlikely that a hacker is desperately interested in the contents of your fridge or the...

Many of the applications of our sensors are in commercial and industrial machinery, infrastructure development and manufacturing, but there are some leisure applications of sensors that rely on our non-contact technology, as it is especially suited to underwater use. Water, especially at sea,...