The ability to measure, monitor, and analyze vibration is essential to many industries and areas of research & development. Unfortunately, the proper methods for creating an accurate and repeatable ...

Industry 4.0, also known as the fourth industrial revolution, is a term used to describe the current trend of automation and data exchange in manufacturing technologies, including the Internet of ...

When I was writing up the new high-precision 6-degrees-of-freedom inertial motion unit (IMU) from Epson I came across a useful page on the website about how gyros sensors work. At their simplest, ...

What is predictive maintenance (PdM)? It’s the application of instrumentation and intelligence to help determine the condition of equipment and whether maintenance should be performed to avoid ...

How do piezoelectric accelerometers — vibration sensors — work? The force caused by vibration or a change in motion (acceleration) causes the sensor's mass to “squeeze” contained piezoelectric ...

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This article explains how recent advancements in MEMS technology have pushed accelerometer sensors to the forefront, rivalling piezoelectric sensors in condition-based monitoring applications. We will ...

A new advance in vibration monitoring, developed with EPRI, facilitates the measurement of torsional vibration and is expected to be of significant value to power plants relying on a wide range of ...

In July 2020 , Bosch Sensortec GmbH announced the launch of its longevity program for IoT and industrial applications. Under the program, the company would ensure that products such as the BMA490L ...