What is a Load Cell? Clarifying the Terminology around Measuring Force
You need to measure force for your design project, but you don’t know exactly what to search for. Do you need a strain gauge? A load cell? A force sensor? A load cell sensor? A force sensitive resistor? These terms …
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The Importance of Bubble Sensors
What Are Bubble Sensors And Why Are They Needed? What are Bubble Sensors? SMD Bubble sensors are used to detect the presence of bubbles in almost any fluid and tubing material for medical devices such as dialysis …
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Beginners Guide to Load Cell Sensors
What is a Load Cell? Load cell sensors are a fairly common mechanism used in our everyday life. Take a standard morning routine of stepping on a scale to check your weight as an example. This mechanism utilizes a load …
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Load Cells & Sensors- Why Accuracy Matters
High-quality load cells and sensors are important for applications in many industries. If absolute accuracy is critical for your design, choosing the right load cell is important. Here is a closer look at the critical factors required for accuracy and how load cells operate.
SMD Sensors offers standard load cell sensor designs, available in a wide range of capacities, from milligrams to thousands of pounds — with multiple sensor models offering built-in overload protection through deflection stops. SMD engineers also have the ability to produce custom load cell sensors, these load cell sensors can withstand high temperature, pressure, humidity, etc.
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Continuous Ultrasonic Level Sensor Solutions
Custom Non-Invasive and Standard Ultrasonic Level Sensors SMD Sensors is using ultrasonic level sensors to design continuous liquid level detection solutions for tanks and bottles. These sensors mount on the top or bottom of a vessel and, by measuring the amount of …
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Virus Testing Tools Feature Bubble Sensors For Biochemical Applications
Experimental chemists, biologists, and medical scientists often seek to measure the presence of small molecules within their solutions. Doing so allows for testing a wide variety of different medical hypotheses. This important research depends on repeatable and highly accurate medical devices and analytical instruments. As fluid flows through these instruments, there is a potential for bubbles to form in the fluid. Bubbles may be caused by small leaks at connections or from outgassing if the device or instrument applies heat to the fluid.
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Sensors Make Newborn Health Screenings Possible
Newborn health screenings are important because they assist health professionals with the understanding and identification of potentially treatable conditions as early as possible. Some of the earliest screenings monitor the baby’s blood, hearing, and oximetry. For the 15 million babies born …
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Urinary Incontinence & The Sensors That Help Treatment
According to the American Urological Association, one-quarter to one-third of men and women in the United States experience urinary incontinence. What Is Urinary Incontinence?: Urinary incontinence means a person cannot prevent urinating. There are 4 types of incontinence: Stress Incontinence …
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Report: Force Sensors to See Increasing Demand
Force sensors, which are used to measure pressure or stress using load and weight, are growing in demand today as more applications become automated and accuracy is required. According to a recent report from Research and Markets, the market is …
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Load Cells Make Yield Measurement Systems More Accurate
When it comes time to harvest agricultural crops the main goal is to see a good return on the time and effort that was invested into the growing process. Farmers and agriculturists already put so much care and attention into …
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How Sensors Can Help Your Business Save Money on Detergents
If you’re a business that goes through detergent faster than you can keep it in your supply closet, it might be time to think about new system design. Whether your operations include a commercial dishwashing system, you run a drive-through …
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How Sensors Can Help the Canning Industry Thrive
There is an increased focus today on improving nutrition. Farm to table is an option many are considering to deliver fresh, pure food for consumption by their families. In this push to deliver better food for consumption, the process of …
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