When two is better than one
February 1st 2008 Sensor Technology, the company that developed practical non-contact torque measurement, will once again unveil a major innovation at the MTEC Exhibition. New for 2008 is TorqSense RWT 330/340series, designed for use in applications where space is limited, and provides non-contact measurement of torque, speed, power and position of rotating shafts, such as machine drives, drive shafts for pumps, fans, mixers etc, and in the critical axes of test rigs.
Tony Ingham explains: “At its launch TorqSense was nothing short of revolutionary, since when it has steadily grown in popularity with enquiries constantly coming in from new fields. We also get requests to fit TorqSense into very small spaces, so now the design team has come up with a solution by separating the sensing head from the control electronics to form a two-part unit. The head is very compact so can be fitted into the tiniest of spaces, while the electronics can be sited at a convenient place further from the shaft under test. “Our larger sensors are used in many applications at the heavy duty end of industry, our smaller ones are used in applications such as fine chemical dosing and lab-based research,” says Tony. “At both ends of this spectrum are applications where splitting the sensing head from the control electronics is desirable. It maybe a space constraint or it may be a matter of protecting the electronics from harsh environmental conditions such as heat, damp, noise, vibration or EMC.“ More articles from Sensor Technology Ltd: | 
