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Gases, liquids, digital pressure

Flow meters and controllers with CANopen interface

2020-02-06 Bronkhorst High-Tech announced the availability of a CANopen interface on their flow meters and controllers for gases and liquids, as well as their digital pressure controllers.

512 sensing points

Temperature measurement in high-voltage batteries

2020-01-31 CSM (Germany) introduced the HV DTemp system. It acquires temperatures at up to 512 points and provides the values via CAN. The system is designed for development of high-voltage (HV) batteries used e.g. in electric vehicles.

For mobile machines

Inclination measurement and wireless transmission

2020-01-20 The JD series sensors from ifm Electronic (Germany) measure inclinations in harsh environments and provide the data via a CANopen interface. The company also offers the CANwireless gateway allowing a Wifi or a Bluetooth connection to the CAN network ...

DAQ system

Data acquisition for harsh environments

2020-01-16 IMC (Germany) offers the modular platform Cronos-XT for data acquisition. Modules for Classical CAN and CAN FD connectivity are provided.

Linear transducer

Measuring cylinder position and speed

2019-11-28 The TM1 series of position sensors by Novotechnik provide CANopen or J1939 interface options. They are dedicated for the pressure range of hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders.

SPS 2019

TWK with CANopen sensors at the SPS fair in November

2019-11-08 At this year's SPS in Nuremberg (Germany), TWK presents its portfolio of sensors for use in wind energy, construction, and agricultural machines in hall 4A at stand 111.

Position sensor

Wire-actuated encoder for 12-m measuring length

2019-11-06 The SG121 wire-actuated encoder from Siko is suitable for measuring lengths up to 12 m. It comes with an installation depth of 70 mm x 8 5mm x 105 mm and supports CANopen, J1939, and CANopen Safety interfaces.

For trailers

Wheel-end sensor measures pressure, temperature, and vibration

2019-10-30 Hendrickson has developed the Watchman wheel-end sensor technology to be used in trailers.

Inertial sensor

Testing and validating ADAS and autonomous vehicle systems

2019-10-23 The Vbox 3iS from Racelogic is now available. It is a GNSS-aided inertial navigation system (INS) with a built-in Oled display. It enables testing in areas such as urban canyons, bridges, and tunnels.

For hydraulic cylinders

Position sensor with +105 °C temperature range

2019-10-22 Siko updated its SGH10 position sensor. The product has been certified by the German Federal Motor Transport Authority in accordance with UN ECE R10 and now has E1 certification for road vehicles.

Agritechnica 2019

Isobus terminal and weighing system

2019-10-22 At the Agritechnica 2019, Mueller-Elektronik presents technologies and developments in the field of agricultural electronics, precision farming, and Isobus.

Precision farming

Metering system for pneumatic fertilizer spreaders

2019-09-27 The Multirate metering system for pneumatic fertilizer spreaders from Rauch provides exact plant nutrition over small areas. It allows a total of 30 CAN-controlled spreading sections to be switched on and off individually.

Agritechnica 2019

Analyzing noise in rotating components

2019-09-18 Bosch-Rexroth introduces its IVAS vibration analysis sensor. It transmits root mean squares of vibrations via its CAN interface.

CAN Newsletter magazine

CAN-based monitoring system for spindle bearings

2019-09-04 Schaeffler’s Spindle-Sense monitoring system reduces downtimes and increases utilization of machine capacity. The variant C-A1 outputs the measurements via CAN.

CAN Newsletter magazine

Interview: Encoders for hydraulic and telescopic cylinders

2019-09-04 Draw-wire sensors based on rotary encoders have some advantages compared to other solutions. Matthias Roth, Siko’s Industry Manager Mobile Automation explains them on the example of the SGH series.

CANopen, CANopen Safety, J1939

Absolute redundant safety rotary encoder

2019-09-03 The WH58MR from Siko is a magnetic safety rotary encoder with redundant position detection and hollow shaft, developed for use in mobile machines. CANopen Safety, redundant CANopen, or redundant SAE J1939 interfaces are available.

Rotary encoder

19-bit single-turn or 32-bit multi-turn

2019-08-28 The FNC AC 58B CANopen encoder by Fenac (Turkey) is available in camping flange or synchro flange versions.

Functional safety

CANopen encoder without SRDOs

2019-08-14 TWK provides functional-safe (PL d) encoders, which uses proprietary PDOs instead of SRDOs as specified in EN 50325-5.

Made in China

Equipment for elevators

2019-08-13 The Inovance Group headquartered in Shenzhen (China) offers as a first CANopen product, the EA58S absolute encoder. The company jointed recently the nonprofit CiA association.

Certified encoders

Conformance tested by CiA

2019-08-07 CiA has tested successfully the AHS36 and AHM26 series of encoders by Sick on conformity to the CiA 301 application layer and communication profile.