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Successful ZigBee Sentroller Provides New Markets for Smart Home Device Developers

GreenPeak Technologies, a leading ZigBee semiconductor company, today announced that the growing success of ZigBee sentroller devices (sensors, controllers and actuators) will enable Smart Home device developers and integrators to expand their markets into new areas and multiplying their sales.

29 Aug 2013

Honeywell’s New Digital Pressure Sensors with CANopen for Harsh Environment Applications

Honeywell Sensing and Control’s new Digital Pressure Sensors with CANopen®, Model DPS, are rugged, all-welded, provide consistent performance in harsh environments, and can be used in a wide range of demanding applications like transportation, process control, factory automation, medical equipment systems, and aerospace test and research.

From Honeywell Sensing and Internet of Things 29 Aug 2013

TI’s New Kit for ARM Cortex-M4 Microcontroller Development

Designing with Tiva™ C Series microcontrollers (MCUs) is now even easier with the new Tiva™ C Series TM4C123G USB+CAN Development Kit from Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI). Featuring a Tiva C Series MCU with ARM® Cortex™- M4 core that integrates connectivity and sensor aggregation solutions, this kit makes it easy for designers to evaluate the Tiva C Series TM4C123x MCU’s peripherals and inputs/outputs (I/Os) for industrial, motion control, automation, human machine interface (HMI), lighting and consumer electronics applications.

From Texas Instruments Incorporated 29 Aug 2013

New Line of Linear Position Sensors by Alliance Sensors Group for Outdoor Application

H. G. Schaevitz LLC, Alliance Sensors Group has released its LV-48 linear position sensors designed and sealed to IP-68 for outdoor use in the harshest conditions.

From Alliance Sensors Group 28 Aug 2013

KiTorq - Cost-effective Torque Sensor Instrument by Kistler

The Kistler KiTorq torque sensor system is now available with Profibus, Profinet CANopen, Ethercat and EthernetIP interfaces in addition to the analog/frequency, USB and RS-232 interfaces.

From Kistler Instruments AG 28 Aug 2013

Vaisala Celebrate 40 Year Anniversary of HUMICAP Humidity Sensor

Vaisala introduced HUMICAP®, the world's first thin-film capacitive humidity sensor. Since then, Vaisala has become the market leader in relative humidity measurements, and thin-film capacitive humidity sensors have developed from one company's innovation into a global industry standard. Constantly under further research & development, the Vaisala HUMICAP sensor is still the most accurate and reliable humidity sensor on the market.

From Vaisala Corporation 28 Aug 2013

New Report on Combustion Controls, Equipments & Systems Market

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Combustion Controls, Equipments & Systems Market - By Product [Components (Boilers, Thermal Oxidizers, Incinerators, Gas Turbines), Systems, Monitoring & Control Instruments], Application & Geography (2013 - 2018)

28 Aug 2013

Siemens Partners with Swiss Federal Railways for Automation and Centralization of Rail Traffic Control

Siemens and SBB (Swiss Federal Railways) have concluded a cooperation agreement relating to the automation and centralization of rail traffic control in Switzerland. In this connection, Siemens will continue the development of the Iltis control and information system, which permits the largely automated operational handling of rail traffic.

28 Aug 2013

NASA's Moon Mineralogy Mapper Detects Magmatic Water on Moon's Surface

NASA-funded lunar research has yielded evidence of water locked in mineral grains on the surface of the moon from an unknown source deep beneath the surface.

From National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) 28 Aug 2013

FCI Offers Free Training on ST100 Series Air/Gas Flow Meters

Fluid Components International (FCI) is offering customers an excellent opportunity for free training and a chance to learn more about the next generation ST100 Flow Meter Series. FCI’s Product Knowledge Workshop, offered free to customers, takes place in San Marcos California from October 16-17, 2013.

From Fluid Components International LLC 28 Aug 2013

E2S Introduces Corrosion Resistant, Explosion Proof Sounders and Loudspeakers

E2S, one of the world’s leading warning signalling manufacturers, has announced its new GNExS1 (117 dB@1m) and GNExS2 (123 dB@1m) explosion proof horns and loudspeakers. Manufactured from lightweight and cost effective glass-reinforced polyester (GRP), the GNEx family offers outstanding corrosion resistance for use in the harshest environments both offshore and onshore.

28 Aug 2013

Model XLP58 Load Cell for the Measurement of Force in Tension and Compression

tecsis LP now offers the Model XLP58, a precision low profile “pancake” load cell capable of measuring force in both tension and compression.

From WIKA Group 27 Aug 2013

CalAmp Commences Shipment of Innovative Telematics Device to RAC Motoring Services

CalAmp Corp., a leading provider of wireless products, services and solutions, announced today that it has begun volume shipments of an innovative new telematics device to United Kingdom-based RAC Motoring Services.

From CalAmp Corpn 27 Aug 2013

Saab Deploys Wide Area Multilateration for Terminal Maneuvering Area Surveillance at Lisbon International Airport

Saab has successfully completed the expansion of its surface multilateration system at Lisbon International Airport into a Wide Area Multilateration (WAM) deployment for Terminal Maneuvering Area surveillance. Nav Portugal will use the WAM surveillance data to complement existing radar coverage of flights in the Lisbon Vectoring Area, with enhanced coverage of low flying aircraft.

27 Aug 2013

Emotiv Exceeds $1M Kickstarter Stretch Goal for Wireless Brain Wave Measuring Headset

Emotiv, the pioneer developer of Brainwear™, exceeds its $1M Kickstarter stretch goal for the Emotiv Insight, a sleek, 5 channel, wireless headset that reads brain waves and translates them into meaningful data to help track cognitive health.

27 Aug 2013