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ALFS Contract Awarded to Raytheon

Naval Air Systems Command and Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Strategic Acquisition have granted two contracts to Raytheon Company amounting to $115.7 million for developing the AN/AQS-22 Airborne Low Frequency Sonar (ALFS).

From Raytheon Company 18 Oct 2010

PRAS21 Series Contact-Free Position Sensors for OEM Applications

ASM Sensors has introduced an advanced PRAS21 series to its POSIROT magnetic rotary sensor family.

From ASM Sensors, Inc. 15 Oct 2010

OMH-RL31-06 Mounting Brackets to Align Photoelectric Sensors in Automation Processes

Pepperl+Fuchs launches its new OMH-RL31-06 mounting brackets which furnishes an economical way to conveniently install the company’s series 31 photoelectric sensing elements for multi-axes arrangement purposes.

From Pepperl+Fuchs SE 15 Oct 2010

Hitachi to Release Self-Directing AGVs Featuring Reliable Laser Sensors

Hitachi Plant Technologies has advanced a self-regulating automatic guided vehicle (AGV) which is capable of detecting its location and directing independently throughout a surface, employing an electronic map eliminating the necessity of providing continual instructions.

15 Oct 2010

Improved SMART Contact-Less Position Sensors from Honeywell

Honeywell has declared the introduction of its novel second generation contact-less linear position sensing units to their SMART Position Sensor series.

15 Oct 2010

Toshiba Launches TB9067FNG Motor Driver System with Hall-Effect Position Sensor

Toshiba Electronics Europe has advanced a motor pre-driver IC with the TB9067FNG system incorporating Hall-effect position sensors for modifying the brushless DC motors.

15 Oct 2010

Newport Launches Confocal Sensors for Measuring MRSI Dispense Systems’ Height

Newport Corporation has released a new confocal height sensing device for monitoring height of the company’s MRSI dispense products. The light reflective confocal sensing unit is capable of making calibrations in one axis, furnishing its availability of operation into the penetrating cavities, compact areas and spaces in proximity to the walls and other hindrances.

15 Oct 2010

CCOM to Expand Ocean-Mapping Operations

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has granted $35.7 million contract to the Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping (CCOM) of the University of New Hampshire for the execution of ocean-mapping operation.

14 Oct 2010

Piher’s MTS 360 Sensors Perform Intensive Position Inspection and Recurrent Operations

Piher International Corp. has declared the accessibility of the contact-free MTS 360 SMD rotary position sensing device.

12 Oct 2010

Sensor-Integrated Intelli Chair Prevents Back-ache

Northwestern Germany-based Bielefeld University scientist Risto Koiva along with his co-researchers developed the Intelli Chair by exploiting the sonification process ( utilization of noise relay data), for preventing back pain by sitting in chair in the same position for longer duration

11 Oct 2010