Sensors Features

Smart tech helps Olympic curlers make a clean sweep

Smart tech helps Olympic curlers make a clean sweep

When Professor Gerry Sande, an experienced curling coach, needed a way to turn physically demanding sports skills into quantifiable performance data, he turned to tactile sensor specialist PPS. The collaboration resulted in the development of a smart training brush, which later contributed to Olympic and World Championship success.

Industrial intelligence made easy: OT meets IT with sensor-to-cloud solutions

Industrial intelligence made easy: OT meets IT with sensor-to-cloud solutions

Manufacturers today face an inflection point. As Industry 4.0 progresses, the challenge for many organisations lies not in recognising the value of digitalisation, but in deploying it effectively. That’s where sensor-to-cloud technology comes in…

Safety sensors boost automated warehouse efficiency

Safety sensors boost automated warehouse efficiency

The rapid advancement of warehouse automation is reshaping logistics, enabling a seamless connection between storage and production. In this fast-paced environment, achieving both speed and coordination is crucial, but safety cannot be overlooked.

Getting real data from old machines: How IO-Link is finally making legacy digitisation work

Getting real data from old machines: How IO-Link is finally making legacy digitisation work

Factories across the country will be familiar with the smart manufacturing paradox. Management wants real-time overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), to know why line three keeps stopping, and predictive maintenance alerts before something breaks – but much of the equipment doing the work predates smartphones.

Peering through lunar darkness: Australian sensors level up autonomous Moon landers

Peering through lunar darkness: Australian sensors level up autonomous Moon landers

In a pivotal step towards autonomous lunar exploration, global navigation specialist Advanced Navigation has completed the critical terrestrial validation for its LUNA (Laser measurement Unit for Navigation Aid) sensor.

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