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News Release from: Kistler Instruments | Subject: Piezoelectric torque sensors
Edited by the Laboratorytalk Editorial
Team on 11 August 2005
Lets talk about torque sensors
Range of piezoelectric reaction torque sensors extended with the addition of two new models, each offering high sensitivity, extremely rigid construction and compact dimensions
Kistler has extended the range of its piezoelectric reaction torque sensors with the addition of two new models This family of sensors, which now covers the whole measuring range from 11, 110, 125, 1200 and 11,000Nm, is suitable for torques from approx 0.001Nm, with each sensor providing an extremely wide measuring range, one of the major advantages of piezoelectric sensors
This article was originally published on Laboratorytalk on 27 May 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Designed for use in aggressive environments such as automotive engine bay and under vehicle applications, aerospace subsystem vibration testing and industrial quality control
The new torque sensors are supplied calibrated for 100% and 10% of the measuring range, with additional calibration ranges available as an option.
The sensors are especially suited to manufacturing process monitoring and can be adapted to most configurations.
Each has an end flange with four or six threaded mounting holes and a centring seat for precise coaxial installation with a central hole to allow a shaft to pass through the sensor.
The high sensitivity, extremely rigid construction and compact dimensions of the sensors make them particularly suited to monitoring applications in assembly processes and product testing where rotary movements are involved.
Typically, screw, bolt or nut tightening to specific torque, rotary potentiometer and switch testing and screw cap fitting.
As piezoelectric sensors are immune from fatigue and wear when properly used, their service life is virtually unlimited making them especially suitable for use as calibration sensors as well as for general torque measurement in both manufacturing and R and D applications.
Established in Wintherthur, Switzerland, in 1957, Kistler Instruments is represented in over 50 countries and has subsidiaries in Germany, France, Italy, UK, Japan, USA, China, Korea and Singapore.
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 400C and three-component force measuring sensors.
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