Angst+Pfister Sensors and Power AG company News and Trends items

Zurich, Switzerland – Angst+Pfister Sensors and Power AG, a leading provider of cutting-edge sensors and power technologies, is excited to announce an exclusive partnership with H2scan, a global leader in hydrogen sensing solutions. This strategic collaboration will bring H2scan's industry-leading hydrogen monitoring technology to key European markets, combining expertis...

Acuity Incorporated was founded in 2007 by the two pressure sensor industry legends Jim Knutti and Henry Allen (Founders of companies like IC Sensors and SMI) as a fabless supplier of high-performance MEMS-based pressure sensor dies. It provides low-pressure sensors Dies from 20 bar -down to 2.0 mbar. These products address the pressure sensor manufacturers need for high...

The new series from Angst+Pfister Sensors and Power is compact and thus ideal for direct integration into a product – e.g. in medical technology devices. Internally, the sensor is built on a MEMS chip that works according to the calorimetric principle. In addition to the flow, the direction of flow can also be detected. The sensor is calibrated with air as standard. On r...

As a partner of Murata, Angst+Pfister continues its successful history in MEMS sensor technology and expands its partnership with the Japan-based group. "With Murata, we have a partner who has been very successful in the field of high-quality sensor technology for many years. We can now offer customers throughout Europe our full support in their projects. It ranges from ...

Angst+Pfister as a partner of Murata continues its successful history of MEMS inertial sensor technology and signs a partnership with Finland-based software expert Nordic Intertial (NI). "With Nordic, we have gained a partner who has been active for many years in the field of sensor technology for mobile systems in off-road, commercial automated vehicles but also auto...

The Angst+Pfister Sensors and Power (APSP) newly developed gas leakage detection module has the capability to detect typical trace gases for fuel cell leakage and battery thermal runaway applications by giving both analog and digital signals to trigger an alarm for an early warning to the end user. In case of electric vehicles, the safety of passengers due to the batter...

Outstanding accuracy of 0.1°C, a very low-noise signal with a resolution superior to 0.0001°C and virtually perfect long-term stability and repeatability – these are the incredible features of the Angst+Pfister Sensors and Power (APSP) temperature sensors of the SMT172 series. The output signal can be connected directly to a micro-controller to perform both analog and d...

The new Angst+Pfister Sensors and Power (APSP) PFLOW2001 flow sensors are based on MEMS technology and measure according to the thermal principle. Thanks to a sensor chip of the latest generation and an optimized calibration process, an accuracy of ±(1.5%RD + 0.15%FS) and better is achieved. The series covers a wide measuring range from 0–10 sccm to 5000 sccm. With a w...

The world is becoming more interconnected, while devices become smaller, more compact and more efficient. Fujikura is jumping on board this trend with the AT7 pressure sensor series. The AT7 series is significantly smaller than even the widespread AG2, AG3 and AG4 series. At just 4x3 mm, Fujikura is introducing a highly compact relative pressure sensor series to the mark...

Smartec BV, based in Breda, the Netherlands, is a developer and manufacturer of high-precision, semiconductor-based temperature and pressure sensors – also for industrial and medical OEM applications. After having been successful for 35 years in sensor technology, Rolf de Boer, Smartec’s owner and CEO, has decided to take his well-deserved retirement and sold the busines...

The technology of electrochemical cells (ECs) for gas sensing is well established and the ECs form the basis of an entire industry for safe monitoring of oxygen as well as safe monitoring of poisonous gases. However, safe monitoring of oxygen using ECs normally means coping with loss of signal sensitivity by frequent check-ups and replacement of the cells every 12-18 mon...

The technology of electrochemical cells (ECs) for gas sensing is well established and the ECs form the basis of an entire industry for safe monitoring of oxygen as well as safe monitoring of poisonous gases. However, safe monitoring of oxygen using ECs normally means coping with loss of signal sensitivity by frequent check-ups and replacement of the cells every 12-18 mon...

A Safety Integration Level (SIL) between 1 and 4 (discrete) is a measure of a safety system performance. The higher the number, the lower the probability of failure on demand and the safer the system so-to-speak. Typically systems in the additive manufacturing application field require SIL1 or SIL2 certification on system level. Individual products, such as sensors, and ...

The new 52A (analogue) and 52D (digital) differential pressure series is very compact (13 mm x 8 mm) and designed for direct integration into products by means of O-ring manifold assembly. Thanks to the simple sensor design with a small number of components, the sensor is very attractively priced. Measurement ranges from 2 mbar up to 7 bar and supply voltages from 2.7 to...

Pewatron is launching its newly developed sensor technology for integrated load and weight measurement. In contrast to standard load cells or solutions using strain gauges, no additional mounting is necessary as a result of the concept and the customised design. The two rigid plates at either end of the elastic dielectric form the mounting or the contact surface for the ...

Pressure sensors and pressure switches with open flush diaphragms suitable for use with highly viscous media such as refrigerants, plastics, paper pulp, bitumen, sewage, paint and adhesives are an important part of the large Pewatron portfolio within pressure sensing and pressure switching. These high viscosity fluid pressure sensors/switches can be cleaned if there is a...

The PBM220 and highly compact PBM230 series are both piezoresistive absolute pressure sensors. Both series are available from 1 to 14 bar as standard – we even offer customised versions up to 25 bar. Thanks to the special gel coating, the sensors are suitable for numerous applications and can be subjected to a wide range of media. For example, the sensor is used in pneum...

Zirconia based potentiometric oxygen sensors are known for their large dynamic range and very high resolution, but is also considered by many a difficult technology to implement for high volume applications. This is because every sensor is so-to-speak handmade, and because very little automation can be done in order to achieve the right properties for the sensors. The se...

Traditionally the concentration of flammable gases are measured using catalytic sensors and/or thermal conductivity sensors. These sensors normally suffer from high power consumption and a high degree of craftsmanship upon manufacturing of the sensors, meaning that certain high volume applications are difficult to serve. In this newsletter, we present new MEMS based cata...

Measurement of the humidity at temperatures > 100°C is important in a large number of industrial applications ranging from drying process chambers to large baking ovens. The high process temperature is critical for the selection of the humidity sensor. Not too many sensors can measure sufficiently correct at these high temperatures. Pewatron has developed the high-accura...

The new ABS5 is an ultra-small waterproof absolute sensor that was originally developed for diving watches to determine water depth. Thanks to its ultra-small frame and customer-specific Flex Print, the sensor can be integrated into products that offer only a small amount of space for sensor technology. Both the pressure sensor and the customer-specific Flex Print are ma...

However, the high pressures involved made it easy to abandon this natural liquid over CFC based refrigerants characterized by lower pressure levels. The low GWP footprint of CO2, together with the development of components suitable for high pressures, has in recent years made CO2 based compression cooling systems the obvious choice for medium- and large-based cooling sys...

With the PPCP3 series, Pewatron is launching a new generation of pressure sensors based on the capacitive measuring principle. The capacitive MEMS pressure sensor features an incredibly high resolution (<15 μbar). The PPCP3-M1 is a differential pressure sensor with an SPI or TWI interface. The inside is fitted with a capacitive sensor chip and signal conditioning elec...

The PHPS-7500 is an OEM pressure sensor for gases and liquids. Each individual sensor is calibrated, temperature-compensated and amplified using the programmable ASIC. The total accuracy of typically 0.75% over the whole temperature range from 0…70° C, the 5 V supply, the ratiometric output signal of 0.5…4.5 VDC, and the digital I2C interface make a great number of appli...

The PO2ES-103P electrochemical sensor is a rugged oxygen gas sensor intended for use in industrial and medical applications. The sensor is lead free and is RoHS conform, which is certainly a benefit for new product developments, but is also an argument for replacement of lead based sensor in old product lines. In typical medical applications, such as respiratory or co...

Solid polymer electrolyte (SPE) gas sensors offer flexibility in design and size, because the basic sensor design is dry and contains no liquid electrolytes. Liquid electrolyte gas sensors, also known as wet electrochemical cells, are used in many applications ranging from automotive (fuel usage optimization) over industrial (safety) and to emission control (surveillance...

Yield management in industrial processes rely increasingly on sensors that can monitor the process. By monitoring the process, the optimum working point of a process can be defined and product yields can be maximized. An industrial bakery with a high throughput is a perfect example of an industrial application, where a closed loop control of the full baking process can b...

Typical applications requiring a fast response time by the sensor include those where only small sample extracts are available for analysis or where a large number of samples are to be tested/analysed. For both applications, knowledge about the response time (T90) is important to be able to make correct assessments of the process and product quality. Selective laser m...

PEWATRON launched the new A3 series of gauge pressure sensors. The AG3 and AP3 series are compatible in footprint and pin configuration with the highly successful F and X series, but with better total accuracy performance (< +/-1.5%) and a very low noise output. The analog AG3 & AP3 series is a two-chip system consisting of a MEMS sensor chip and a signal-conditioning c...

PEWATRON launched the new analog A2 series of gauge pressure sensors. The A series is compatible in footprint and pin configuration with the highly successful F and X series, but with higher total accuracy (typically +/-1.0%, max +/-1.5%) and a wider compensated temperature range (0-85°C). The analog A2 series is a two-chip system consisting of a MEMS sensor chip and an...

The SWL series of AC current sensors are ideally suitable for current measurement and power monitoring of terminal feeder or for local ‘smart'' power metering . The high quality split type AC current sensor can be easily added to almost any existing installation without any difficulty. The sensor has M3 output terminals with an integrated wire stopper to ensure safe and ...