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News Release from: StrainSense | Subject: Entran range miniature sensors
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 10 August 2007
Miniature sensors apply to testing
machines
Supplier of miniature sensor products now offers a range of force and pressure sensors, load cells, transducers and accelerometers for testing systems and monitoring.
Northamptonshire-based StrainSense is now UK representative for supplying miniature sensor products from Measurement Specialties The Entran range of force and pressure sensors, load cells, transducers and accelerometers is suited to the research and test equipment
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 12 Jul 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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* Nine series of miniature and sub-miniature pressure gauges.
* Three high-performance pressure gauges.
* Two industrial and severe pressure gauges.
* Ten types of load cells.
* A range of automotive/ vehicular/ blast pressure gauges.
* A variety of electronic amplifiers, power supplies and digital sensor readouts.
* EPRB series of very compact high temperature pressure sensors in an IP67 stainless steel unit with amplified output and is intended mainly for the automotive test market.
Sales manager for Measurement Specialties, Andrew Miller, said: "The appointment of StrainSense as our exclusive UK distributor relaunches the Entran brand within the UK and allows customers to access a wealth of technical knowledge alongside local service".
Managing director of StrainSense, Anthony Cross, added: "We're delighted to have been chosen as Measurement Specialties' sole UK partner for these products".
"This represents an excellent fit with our other strain gauge technology products for the RandD, test and measurement market place".
* About StrainSense - established in 2002, StrainSense is the UK's leading solutions provider in the field of strain gauges, transducers, load cells and instrumentation.
The company is an approved distributor for major names such as Entran, NMB Minebea, Sensy, Hitec and Presens, and also manufactures its own bespoke high temperature strain gauges, force sensors, crane overload sensors and amplifiers for specialist applications.
* About Measurement Specialties - Measurement Specialties Incorporated is a global designer and manufacturer of sensors and pressure transmitters who design and manufacture sensors for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) as well as end users.
Measurement Specialties offers a large variety of sensor products to meet application requirements in many industries including automotive, off-road, medical, industrial, consumer, military/aerospace, test/measurement and traffic applications.
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