TorqSense RWT400 series torque transducer

Torquing about advanced pump controller

Factory automation continues to develop year on year and pumps are increasingly required to supply real time operating data to control networks so that their performance can be monitored and adjusted to meet constantly changing production requirements. Hard wiring a sensor into a pump’s rotating drive shaft usually requires the... Read More

ORT230/240 series transducer

Small torque – an essential ingredient

The growing demand for high speed miniature and micro machines has prompted Sensor Technology Ltd to develop a torque monitor that can accurately measure down to 10mNm (ten milliNewton-metres). This capability is combined with a 50kHz bandwidth so that even the most fleeting of transient torques can be recorded with... Read More

RWT series torque sensor

UK engineers to bloom at first post-Brexit Hanover

Hanover Fair will be the first major indicator of the post-Brexit export environment for the UK’s technology exporters, and should be a welcome relief after the four-year hiatus created by the referendum. Mark Ingham of Banbury-based Sensor Technology Ltd has been a regular exhibitor at the keynote German event for... Read More

Green Team Twente unveils the design for the 2020 hydrogen car

On Tuesday 10th December the design presentation of Green Team Twente took place in the Vrijhof at the University of Twente/Saxion. The team has revealed the design, and with it all the changes, of the hydrogen car that they will race at the Shell Eco-Marathon (SEM) Europe in London in... Read More

Torque Sensor helps Shell Eco Marathon participants

Shell Eco-marathon is a world-wide competition sponsored by Shell. Participants build automotive vehicles to achieve the highest possible fuel efficiency. This week the European event takes place at Weybridge. Teams from Universities from all over Europe compete to see how far their vehicle can travel on a set amount of... Read More

Wireless torque sensors ensure airliners’ safety

Available in other languages: The aerospace sector is renowned for its safety standards and a whole industry has grown up to provide equipment and services for testing aircraft and their subsystems. Airliners are subject to tremendous loads as they land and take off, from the touchdown of the undercarriage, to... Read More

Electronic engineers help wine growers to vintage success

Behind the rise and rise of English wine, British engineers and technologists are busy developing new systems and aids for the vine growing industry. Tony Ingham of Sensor Technology Ltd tells his part of this astonishing success story. English wine is taking off, with more and more people recognising its... Read More

Wireless torque measurement at heart of distribution network controller

Available in other languages: The evolution of the UK’s power distribution network holds the key to harnessing the benefits of variable power sources such as wind, tidal and solar farms, as well as numerous other distributed power technologies. But connecting these various sources to the network is not without its... Read More

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