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As Small as a Finger, Magnetic Angle Sensor from ASM Can Fit into Door Hinges

Narrow and slim installation spaces in industrial applications require special sensor designs especially when they must withstand harsh environmental conditions such as humidity, dirt and intensive cleaning processes. ASM Sensors of Germany has developed a very small new angle sensor for meeting these requirements. […]

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Magnetic Sensing by Variohm for Modern Agricultural Machinery

As part of the many sensor technologies now widely employed in smart farming, where sophisticated monitoring and control is now universally applied to optimize crop production, mobile agricultural machinery manufacturers are increasingly utilizing precision sensors as part of the equipment and systems they produce to till, seed and harvest crops. Magnetic sensors are fielding many of the challenges. […]

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Spintronics Pioneer NVE Introduces New Magnetic Sensing Capabilities

Spintronics pioneer NVE has introduced two new devices that bring powerful sensing capabilities to design engineers. One is a noncontact tunnel magnetoresistance encoder sensor, depicted above, that can replace optical encoders. The other is an ultraminiature magnetometer sensor that can sense magnetic fields up to a remarkable 1.5 tesla. […]

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New AMR-based angle sensors from Infineon: best-in class angle accuracy at low magnetic fields

Infineon Technologies has introduced a new family of AMR (anistropic magnetoresistant) angle sensors that is highly accurate at low magnetic fields and can enable designers to use less powerful, cheaper magnets.  Introduced at 2019 Sensor+Test trade fair in Nuremberg, the Xensiv TLE5109A16 sensors are designed for very precise, fast and […]