The Automation Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Chris Novak of HBK discusses the Technology behind Strain Gauge Force Sensors in Episode 127 of The Automation Podcast. Chris Novak of HBK discusses the Technology behind Strain Gauge Force Sensors in Episode 127 of The Automation Podcast. Watch the Podcast: ? ? ? ? ?.

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E&T

MARCH 24, 2023

There comes a time in every technology company’s evolution, assuming it grows old enough, where management turns round to its customers and declares: “Hey, that’s my money!” In this bright future, worth $30bn of 2016 money, the idea was you’d even find them baked into bricks, attached to strain sensors, to gauge how safe a building is.

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i4.0 today

APRIL 18, 2024

To help those within industrial and manufacturing industries solve their automation or industrial process engineering problems, HBK has added IO-Link, a communication protocol that offers a simplified measuring chain, bidirectional communication and smart functions, to its sensor portfolio.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Fabrisonic now offers the SmartPlate, which thanks embedded sensors can provide real-time or post-processing analysis. A Platform is Available to Provide Solutions The  Smart Plate  is a build plate with sensors embedded into it that is made to your specifications. Strain vector changes also highlight certain flaws (right).

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Fabricating & Metal Work

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

To accommodate unique requirements for this segment and others, innovative companies are developing user-friendly tools for: Weld Monitoring and Control Weld timers help monitor gun pressure with the addition of a strain gage, while the robot provides feedback on the gun pressure.

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