3D cameras monitor the contents of containers
27 February 2024 On its stand at the 2023 SPS exhibition, the safety specialist Schmersal was demonstrating several of its technologies including a recently launched 3D camera which… Read More
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Matchbox-sized ToF sensor can detect tiniest items at 1.5m
12 October 2022 The German sensor-maker SensoPart has developed a matchbox-sized time-of-flight sensor that, it claims, can detect the smallest objects at distances of up to 1.5 metres. Read More
Sensor detects metal in plastics with micrometre accuracy
6 May 2020 A German start-up has developed a sensor that, it claims, can detect metallic structures embedded in plastics or other electrically non-conductive materials precisely “for the… Read More
Multibeam antenna boosts RFID accuracy and reliability
24 July 2017 German researchers have developed a multibeam antenna for RFID (radio frequency identification) systems which, they claim, provides high levels of accuracy when capturing data from… Read More
Sensors ‘can detect any object on a high-speed line’
11 February 2016 The German sensor-maker Sick says it has achieved a step change in sensing performance and value with a range of distance sensing, proximity and object… Read More
Light grid can detect and sort parts to a resolution of 0.01mm
17 April 2014 At the 2014 Hannover Fair, Balluff unveiled a light grid system that can detect objects with a resolution of 0.01mm and can be used to… Read More
