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  • Correct Responses to Emergencies Petrochemical Industries
    Article - 3 Aug 2017
    If an emergency event takes place at an oil/petrochemical unit that involves fire or leaking gas, the consequences of failing to react appropriately can be devastating.
  • How UV, IR and Imaging Detectors Work
    Article - 21 Jun 2017
    Fire detection is based on various properties of fire such as smoke emission, rise in temperature and optical radiation emission.
  • A Guide to the Safety of Position Sensors
    Article - 8 Feb 2017
    Find out more about the safety applications of position sensors in control systems and how to ensure reliable operation of equipment.
  • What are Direct Drive Motors and How do they Work?
    Article - 7 Feb 2017
    Direct drive motors are being used more frequently due to an increased demand for high performance. How do they work in comparison to traditional motors?
  • Soft Robotics - Using Optical Profiling to Develop Advanced Flexible Sensors
    Article - 25 Oct 2016
    The term “Robot” creates thoughts of futuristic yet clunky droids such as Star Wars or C-3PO, or maybe the less exciting industrial robots used in car production lines – big metallic motorized arms....
  • Trends Towards Single-Chip Optical and Magnetic Encoder iCs
    Article - 10 Mar 2014
    In this interview, Joachim Quasdorf, the sales and marketing manager for Encoder ASSPs at iC-Haus, talks to AZoSensors about the development of integrated single-chip systems for optical and magnetic...
  • Rotary Encoder
    Article - 27 Sep 2013
    A rotary encoder, also referred to as a shaft encoder, is a sensor that generates an electrical signal in response to a rotational movement to determine or control the speed or position of a...
  • What is a Tachometer?
    Article - 27 Sep 2013
    A tachometer is a device for measuring the rotation speed of an object such as the engine shaft in a car. It basically indicates the revolutions per minute (RPM) performed by the object. It is also...
  • Applications and the Working Principle of Piezoelectric Accelerometers
    Article - 27 Sep 2013
    A piezoelectric accelerometer utilizes the piezoelectric effect of certain materials to measure dynamic changes in mechanical variables such as mechanical shock, vibration and acceleration.
  • Capacitive and Eddy-Current Measurement Solutions for Condition Monitoring
    Article - 9 Aug 2013
    For condition monitoring, shaft runout is a common measurement. Eddy-current and capacitive sensors offer useful non-contact measurement solutions with distinct advantages and disadvantages.

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