Optical, non-contact measurement technologies are in the fast lane and have long been just as established in mechanical engineering as tactile methods. Which method will have the edge in the future, or will both techniqu...
Category: Measurement technology
Whether in mechanical or electrical engineering, measurement technology components are being used in more and more devices and systems. Reliably precise measuring devices and highly sensitive sensors are required to detect and reduce measurement deviations. The field of Industry 4.0 in particular, with its associated complex control and regulation technology, is dependent on flawless measurement technology products.
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What role do sensors play in measurement technology? What do energy meters and multimeters have to be able to do? Or: How do developments in the field of measurement technology shape control processes in industry and everyday life?
Measurement technology
Optical Measurement Technology as a Trend in Mechanical Engineering
Measurement technology
IO-Link for more Safety in Automation
For more economic and functional safety in the operation of modern machines and systems, the integration of intelligent devices is required. IO-Link systems offer a solution by integrating them into existing circuits, sy...
Measurement technology
Intelligent Measurement and Evaluation Systems in Industry
Especially for automation, the precise and reliable collection of information by means of sensor technology is becoming increasingly important in numerous industrial sectors. Find out which measurement techniques and pro...
Measurement technology
Sensitive Electronics for Future Mobility: Sensors for Autonomous Driving
Automation is making its way into almost every area of life. This includes the way people get around. The mobility of the future is characterized more than ever by technology - recognizable, for example, in the field of ...
Measurement technology
The History of Semiconductors
Semiconductor electronics is partly responsible for the world's technological progress. What role does the discovery of silicon play? How has semiconductor electronics evolved since its genesis and what innovative techno...
Measurement technology
Design and Operation of Voltmeters
Current flows when voltage is present. Without voltage, there is no current. And to be able to measure electrical voltages, you need voltmeters - also known colloquially as voltmeters . Everything you need to know about ...
Measurement technology
Ultrasonic Testing (UT) and Sensors in Industry
Ultrasonic testing and sensors play an important role in the industry in detecting defects in workpieces. But how does ultrasonic testing actually work? In our article, you'll learn not only the basics of UT testing, but...
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Semiconductor Bottleneck: Chips in Short Supply
A world without semiconductors? Hardly imaginable nowadays. Without programmable logics, microprocessors and controllers, nothing would work in our digital and engineered world. And it will stay that way. In recent ye...