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We have positions open for entry level sales engineers.  If you have worked around automation wiring panels, mounting sensors, or maintaining automation equipment, this might be your chance!  Experience a vast array of industries around West Michigan, the interesting applications, and people that make Michigan work!

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Inductive
Miniature
Linear
Displacement
Sensor

Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Designed for very short measuring ranges between 50 and 200 mm, TURCK developed the first miniature linear displacement sensor, LI-Q17, uniting all the positive qualities of customary measuring systems in one solution without having the disadvantages. The LI-Q17 doesn’t work with a magnetic locator but with the resonant circuit measuring principle, where an object’s position is detected via an inductive oscillating system, consisting of a condenser and a coil. As the only sensor of its kind, the LI-Q17 is able to work reliably where the functionality of a magnetic position device is massively affected by electromagnetic fields–caused by large motors or welding plants.  Read more at Design World.com

March 7, 2010 — TURCK’s LI-Q25 series linear position sensors replace magnetostrictive and potentiometer devices to deliver precise, repeatable measurements in metal processing machines, rolling mills or injection molding machines. Unlike magnetostrictive or magnetic inductive position sensors, LI-Q25 sensors do not require a magnetic positioning device; thus, they are unaffected by metal debris. The sensors provide up to 1 µm resolution and can achieve measuring ranges between 100 and 1,000 mm with analog voltage/current, SSI or I/O Link outputs.   

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Two Sensors through One Cable Connection Saves Time and Space

The dual sensor is highly sensitive and accurate and is especially useful for detecting the home and end position of a

piston for longer stroke cycles. The sensor’s low profi le is suitable for applications where there is minimal clearance

around cylinders, and it can be used in places where multiple cylinders are installed, as it only requires one cable.

NEW!

Shimpo Drives announces its new STH servo-driven rotary actuator. STH is a mid-performance rotary actuator that sets a new price/performance point in rotary positioning.

A Shimpo Able servo reducer is the interface between the servo motor and STH output actuator. Able features simple mounting of nearly any small to medium servo motor and gives the complete STH package net ratios ranging from 12:1 through 324:1.

STH’s very large crossed roller output bearing allows for impressive thrust loads and tilting moments. A generous hollow through-bore allows wiring or tubing to be passed through to effectors, fillers, or other active machinery.

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The new JUMPFLEX millivolt signal conditioner, 857-819.

This new signal conditioner takes a wide range of millivolt input signals and converts that to either a current or voltage output making it ideal for strain gauge and Lambda sensors.

The JUMPFLEX 857-819 offers many competitive advantages, such as: 6mm wide package, configuration with software, high isolation voltage, and a high temperature range. In addition to the new mV signal conditioner, this updated brochure also shows the new Bipolar signal conditioner, Limit Value Switch signal conditioner, and the Solid State Relays  Click here for more...

Easy lift and clean of belt without tension lost.

This two-minute video shows Microscan's Mobile Hawk DPM Imager quickly and easily reading over twenty different direct part marks. This video demonstrates that the Mobile Hawk is the world's highest performance handheld imager that can easily read the most challenging of codes from linear barcodes to 2D symbols marked directly on a wide range of materials Spec Sheet

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QX Hawk, Flexible, Fix Mount Industrial Imager
for Auto ID coming this quarter...

The QX Hawk is the world’s first imager to be fully integrated with liquid lens technology, enabling infinite focus flexibility. Bridging the gap between ease of use and performance, the QX Hawk features a high resolution modular optical zoom system, aggressive X-Mode decoding, and simple plug and play connectivity. The QX Hawk imager easily reads any barcode or 2D symbol, including challenging 2D direct part marks (DPM), in any environment, within seconds of installation.  Click here for spec sheet...