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With the NI40UE-QV40 inductive proximity switch, Turck is adding a cuboid Efficiency Line variant to the uprox family.
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With the NI40UE-QV40 inductive proximity switch, Turck is adding a cuboid Efficiency Line variant to the uprox family.

Balluff is launching a wireless IO-Link variant on the market: IO-Link Wireless is used wherever classic data transmission was previously not possible or only possible with difficulty.

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Following the acquisition of M.D. Micro Detectors by Datalogic in March 2021, the two companies will operate under the name Datasensing from January 1, 2022.

The 'System Engineering Tool' can be used to design complex cable installations for safety switchgear on machines and systems. Users can put together distributors and safety switches using drag & drop. Product Manager Udo Weber explains the system.

With the new 'Captron Solutions' brand, the sensor manufacturer is presenting itself as a total solution provider that serves the market with process consulting and software development services in addition to its traditional hardware business.
Manufacturers in the automotive industry are striving to meet the demand for electric vehicles and reduce fuel consumption through lighter vehicles by favoring aluminum over iron.

The ATEX and IECEx-certified proximity switches of type IGEX20Pa from EGE withstand temperatures down to -60 °C and are suitable for direct use in gas and dust explosion hazardous areas thanks to their certification for Ex zones 0 and 20.

Fraunhofer IPA has developed a flexible proximity sensor based on silicone and carbon nanotubes (CNT) that detects objects and determines their position - an example of printed electronics.

Schmersal appointed Michael Ambros as Managing Director on May 1, 2017. He is responsible for the Administration and Sales & Marketing divisions globally, while Managing Director Michael Mandel is in charge of the technical divisions.