Using Displacement Sensors for Real-Time Condition Monitoring

Learn how laser, eddy and other displacement sensors work and how they plug into IIoT PdM systems. They’re game changers on ...
Machine Design

Finding the right sensor for linear displacement

Howard A. Schaevitz Technologies Inc. Pennsauken, N.J. Engineers continue to increase their use of linear-position and displacement sensors for providing real-time information to feedback-hungry PLCs ...
Automation World

Linear Displacement Sensor with Small Blind Zones

TURCK’s magnetically actuated linear displacement sensor is available with measuring ranges of 100, 125, 160 and 200 mm. The Q25L sensor is well-suited for applications that require precise signal ...
EDN

The difference between inductive proximity, displacement, and eddy-current sensors

It seems like engineering 101, but do you actually remember the specific differences between inductive proximity, inductive displacement, and eddy-current sensors? I asked a few friends and everyone ...
Machine Design

True Cost of Ownership for Linear Position Sensors, Part 2

To help you evaluate the True Cost of Ownership (TCO) of commonly used industrial linear position sensors, our first article identified the four most commonly utilized industrial position-sensing ...