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 How to choose high-performance sensors for occupational safety equipment

How to choose high-performance sensors for occupational safety equipment

30/06/2023

Employers have a duty of care to protect the health, safety and welfare of employees, so it is vitally important to keep workers’ occupational exposure to harmful gases within permissible limits. For businesses that handle hazardous vapours, failure to comply with this duty can have disastrous consequences, so trustworthy sensing technology is necessary to protect industrial health and safety.

 Piping light to the heart of machines

Piping light to the heart of machines

01/02/2023

In 1854, the celebrated Irish Physicist John Tyndall observed how light could be made to travel in an arcing stream of water. The discovery established the principle of ‘total internal reflection’, that light energy can be ‘piped’ to a destination, through a highly refractive material.

 How capacitive sensors shine in industrial environments

How capacitive sensors shine in industrial environments

01/02/2023

Capacitive displacement sensors are still deemed to be primarily suited to clean, dry environments. However, capacitive sensors can also achieve peak performance in harsh industrial applications, explains Glenn Wedgbrow, Business Development Manager at Micro-Epsilon UK.

 What does the Autumn Budget mean for the manufacturing industry?

What does the Autumn Budget mean for the manufacturing industry?

30/11/2022

On 17 November, UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced the Autumn Budget, outlining the Government’s plans to tackle the energy crisis, boost innovation, and ensure business survival. As another year ends, let’s take a look at how this will affect the manufacturing industry.

 Sensor with IO-Link – Five key advantages

Sensor with IO-Link – Five key advantages

07/10/2022

IO-Link has received increasing attention of late, but there are many misconceptions about what it is and its impact on industrial applications. This article explains what IO-Link is (and is not) and the advantages it offers to a wide variety of applications.

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