SENSOR Technology has introduced its new E400 Torqsense rotary torque sensors.
The E400 unit utilises a non-contact measurement technique that reduces the previously difficult task of accurate real-time torque monitoring to the simple task of literally mounting the transducer close to the machine drive shaft under investigation.
It features integral electronics with digital and analogue outputs for torque, speed and power and is directly compatible with PC interfaces such as serial and USB, being user programmable for analogue signal levels.
Other innovative features include built-in peak torque sampling, storage and torque averaging. The unit can operate from a wide range of supply voltages.
To achieve the non-contact operation that makes the Torqsense transducer range unique, SAW (surface acoustic waves) devices are used as frequency dependent strain gauges to measure the change in resonant frequency caused by strain experienced in the drive shaft.
This measurement is directly related to the torque and opens up new horizons for advancing all manner of machine control.
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