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Torquing sense about ship unloaders

A ship at sea is earning its owners money; a ship in port is costing its owners money. Therefore, rapid loading and unloading are critical to the success of a shipping company and dockside technology continues to develop to provide ever more speed and efficiency. Unloading dry bulk cargo from... Read More

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Measuring Viscosity Wirelessly

If precise mixing is a crucial process variable, viscosity measurement may be the most accurate way to ensure optimum performance. But rotating mixers can lead to very tangled wiring, so here Mark Ingham of Sensor Technology Ltd looks at wireless options. Mixing is fundamental to the manufacture of many products;... Read More

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Non-contact Torque sensing delivers improved control in coal industry

Non-contacting torque sensing technology is delivering improved monitoring and control to materials handling applications in the coal industry, including monitoring of coal conveyors and viscosity measurement of coal slurry. In each case the technology delivers improved accuracy over alternative techniques, so improves quality, efficiency and cost effectiveness. Throughout the coal... Read More

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British Engineering experts provide ultra-marathon tests for aircraft parts

An aerospace componentry dynamometer test rig that can run continuously for 3,000 hours and longer has been built by Manchester’s Automated Technologies Ltd, to its philosophy of using as many British-made components as possible. Among the key components are a TorqSense transducer, made by Sensor Technology of Banbury, and a variable... Read More

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TorqSense RWT400 series torque transducer

Chemical engineers talk sense about mixer efficiencies

Manchester University’s School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Sciences is leading world class developments in energy efficiency in the process industries. Researchers have incorporated TorqSense transducers into a test rig that is analysing losses in in-line mixers. Efficient production is fundamentally important to success in the process industries, many of... Read More

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RWT310/320 Rotary Torque Sensor

Measuring shaft torque in challenging environments

Measuring torque on rotating shafts on a test rig is one thing, but the environmental challenges of real world applications can quickly impact on the functionality and reliability of torque transducers, as Mark Ingham of Sensor Technology explains. There are many approaches for measuring torque, from the simple to the... Read More

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RWT310/320 Rotary Torque Sensor

Wireless torque sensor cuts out slip rings

Machine designers are expected to make a beeline to Sensor Technology’s stand at the Sensors & Instrumentation Exhibition, NEC, Birmingham 25-26 September 2013 to see a wireless technology for measuring power in drive shafts and other rotating machine elements. The company’s TorqSense Rotary Torque Sensors are unlike traditional slip ring... Read More

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RWT310/320 Rotary Torque Sensor

Un Modo Migliore Per Misurare La Coppia

Available in other languages:     Misurare con precisione la coppia, in particolare negli alberi rotanti, può spesso essere difficile: ma una nuova tecnologia offre ora migliori soluzioni” dice Mark Ingham di Sensor Technology. Una misurazione precisa della coppia è essenziale per lo sviluppo di un’ampia gamma di prodotti, dalle turbine... Read More

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