
New Chairman of the GMA
Michael Weyrich took over the chairmanship of the VDI/VDE Society for Measurement and Automation Technology (GMA) from Atilla Bilgic on January 1.
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Michael Weyrich took over the chairmanship of the VDI/VDE Society for Measurement and Automation Technology (GMA) from Atilla Bilgic on January 1.

A new feature of the VibroGo ensures that the portable laser vibrometer from Polytec can store measurement data directly on the device and show it live and for subsequent analysis on the display or via a web browser.

The PT120520 laser scanner with IO-Link interface from ipf electronic achieves maximum scanning ranges of 4000 mm despite its M12 design.

For the food & beverage sector, Hengstler offers incremental and absolute encoders with both solid and hollow shafts.
Structure-borne noise signals from corresponding system components are often evaluated for condition-based machine monitoring. A practical test compares the alternative approach of airborne noise monitoring in combination with AI algorithms with previous methods.

With 'Speetec', Sick is expanding its existing portfolio for measuring the speed and length of linearly moving objects with a technology that measures directly on the material surface with an accuracy of a few micrometers.

New date for the sensor industry
The AMA Association for Sensors and Measurement expects synergies for visitors and exhibitors from the date coinciding with the PCIM Europe and SMTconnect trade fairs.

What new products did the exhibitors present at SPS 2019? Computer&AUTOMATION provides an overview of what awaited visitors to the Nuremberg exhibition halls this year.

Sensor+Test 2019 closed its doors after three days on June 27. Despite the record-breaking heat outside, around 7,000 trade visitors from Germany and abroad made their way into the halls of the measurement technology trade fair, according to the organizers.

What innovations are there for industrial users on the measurement technology market? Computer&AUTOMATION has summarized a selection of products that can also be seen at Sensor+Test 2019 in a series of pictures