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News Release from: Kistler Instruments | Subject: Mould pressure sensors
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 03 April 2006
Mould pressure sensors are simpler to
install
Single wire technology indirect mould pressure sensors, with an increased maximum operating temperature of 200 deg C, is also ideal for multi-cavity mould applications.
Kistler has enhanced its widely used mould pressure sensors to include indirect measurement and single-wire, replaceable cable plus an increased maximum operating temperature of 200 Degrees Celsius The new sensors simplify installation and reduce service costs by allowing the connecting cable to be replaced on-site by the user
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 20 Apr 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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Kistler has enhanced its widely used mould pressure sensors to include indirect measurement and single-wire, replaceable cable plus an increased maximum operating temperature of 200 Degrees C.
The single-wire technology, replaceable cables simplify mould manufacturing by needing only a bored hole to accommodate the cable, which can be cut to length after installation.
As several cables can be threaded down a single bore, the single wire sensor is ideal for multi-cavity mould applications.
In addition, the new sensors are suitable for use with multi-channel cable technology allowing up to eight sensors to be connected to a Kistler process monitoring system using a single cable and connector.
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* About Kistler Instruments - established in Wintherthur (Switzerland) in 1957, Kistler is represented in over 50 countries and has subsidiaries in Germany, France, Italy, UK, Japan, USA, China, Korea and Singapore.
With a staff of 650, the Kistler Group is one of the world's leading providers of dynamic measuring instrumentation.
The Kistler Group achieved turnover of SFr 150 million in the 2004 financial year.
Kistler's core competence is the development, production and use of sensors for measuring pressure, force and acceleration.
Kistler's know-how and electronic systems can be used to prepare measuring signals for use in analysing physical processes, controlling and optimising industrial processes, improving product quality in manufacturing and improving performance in sports and rehabilitation.
Kistler offers a comprehensive range of sensors and systems for engine development, automotive engineering, plastics and metal processing, installation technology and biomechanics.
Heavy investment in research and development, 15% of staff worldwide are engaged in research and development, has generated a number of innovations using piezoelectric, piezoresistive and capacitive techniques to provide solutions to numerous force, pressure and acceleration measuring problems.
These innovations include the world's first commercial quartz sensor, two-wire constant current technology to integrate sensors with microelectronic circuitry, high-temperature pressure sensors for use up to 400 deg C and three-component force measuring sensors.
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