Sensors
Amphenol is a leading innovator in sensor technologies and measurement solutions. We offer the most diverse sensor portfolio of standard and customized products for the world’s most demanding regulatory and industry-driven applications. Our products and technologies include temperature sensors, moisture meters and sensors, pressure sensors, thermal validation sensors, position sensors, vibration sensors, ultrasonic sensors, level sensors, quality sensors, force sensors, acoustics sensors and magnetostrictive linear position sensors.
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746 General Purpose Underwater Accelerometer
The 746 underwater accelerometer withstands continuous submersion to 650 PSI. The lightweight titanium case is resistant to galvanic corrosion and offers strong performance at high pressures. A potted integral cable prevents water ingress and protects the circuitry. The 746 is used for ship propulsor and hull vibration monitoring, acoustic signature monitoring on submarines, and lab research.
754 Miniature Underwater Accelerometer
The 754 underwater accelerometer withstands submersion to 650 PSI. The lightweight titanium case is resistant to galvanic corrosion and offers strong performance at high pressures. A potted integral cable prevents water ingress and protects the circuitry. Applications for a 10 mV/g high amplitude sensor include intrusion detection, propulsion system diagnostics, and acoustic signature reduction.
757 Biaxial Underwater Accelerometer
Wilcoxon’s 757 biaxial underwater accelerometer withstands continuous submersion to 650 PSI. The potted integral cable prevents water ingress and protects the circuitry. A stainless steel overbraid prevents cuts, abrasions, and damage to the integral cable. Multidirectional vibration analysis is ideal for low-frequency monitoring of ship propulsion systems and hydroelectric power gen.
883M Digital Triaxial Accelerometer for Industrial IOT
Our industrial triaxial accelerometer and temperature sensor with Modbus output enables data sharing with local and plant data systems, including PLCs, DCSs, SCADAs, and HMI displays. More than 50 calculated vibration metrics, vibration spectrum, and time waveforms empower operators with digital data for condition monitoring, process monitoring, IoT edge processing, and data science activities.
Accelerometers for Monitoring Wind Turbine Health
Vibration diagnostics find the root cause of problems and establish a baseline of wind turbine health to avoid unplanned outages and expensive unscheduled repairs by identifying problems, providing early warning of fault conditions, and preventing catastrophic damage to turbines, gearboxes, bearings, main shafts, and towers.
Accelerometers for Oil & Gas Machinery and Equipment
Safely monitor the health of machinery in oil and gas operations with vibration sensors and vibration transmitters rated for operation in hazardous locations and high-temperature environments, including offshore, petrochemical, refineries, and chemical processing: blowers, centrifuge, chillers, compressors, cooling towers, fans, gearboxes, mixers, motors, pumps, turbines, and vibrating conveyors.
Accelerometers for Rail Car Wheel and Locomotive Health Monitoring
Vibration monitoring identifies wheel problems, mechanical faults, or component wear and helps rail operators schedule repairs, analyze/sustain rail equipment life, avoid expensive damage, and operate safely and reliably. Monitored railway assets include cab, trucks, wheel bearings, wheel drive motors, main engine, diesel engine, gearboxes, generators, head-end power unit, and roller elements.
Air-In-Line Ultrasonic Bubble Sensors
With over 20 years of experience, Piezo Technologies is the premier designer and manufacturer of smart ultrasonic air bubble detectors for the medical infusion industry and enteral nutrition delivery. Industry-leading piezoceramics and in-house transducer engineering ensure custom ultrasonic air-in-line sensors meet the highest standards for quality, performance, and reliability. ISO 13485 certified.
Combined Pressure & Temperature Sensors
i2s is your contact for the development and production of pressure sensors, temperature sensors, mass air flow sensors, as well as combination sensors for several measurements. Customers from the automotive, commercial vehicle, mechanical engineering, and metrology industries have been relying on our experience and know-how for more than 15 years.
Coolant Temperature Sensor
Temperature sensors are used to measure media temperatures or body temperatures at various points in the vehicle. These sensors can be either individual sensors or integrated with other components or liquid ducts.
Current Sensors
The measurement of currents in the power train is essential, e.g. for monitoring and controlling the drive power. We offer current sensors in different versions, with one or more current paths and with or without integrated temperature measurement.
Current Sensors
Piher Sensing Systems designs and manufacturers current sensors based on Hall-effect and TMR technology for accurate measurement of currents in automotive battery management and motor control applications.
Piher’s 3-phase precision current sensors improve motor or solenoid control applications and grid monitoring.
Custom Design & Development of Ultrasonic Transducers
Piezo Technologies assists customers in designing, developing, manufacturing, assembling, and testing a wide range of custom piezoelectric ultrasonic transducers. We specialize in solving complex ultrasonic transducer challenges and have extensive experience designing and manufacturing high temperature, high pressure, and harsh environment transducers.
Custom Hemispherical and Spherical Piezoceramics
Piezo Technologies specializes in designing, modeling, and developing hemispherical and spherical piezoelectric ceramic sensing elements for customers who range from prime defense contractors to naval labs and advanced marine research teams. Some require only the ceramic, custom-shaped to exacting frequency, sensitivity, and depth specifications. Others ask us to build the entire transducer.
Custom Piezoceramic Composites
Piezo Technologies’ custom piezoceramic composites offer improved and tunable acoustic matching, higher bandwidth, and faster ringdown characteristics, compared to traditional piezoceramics. Applications include underwater sonar, handheld sonar, underwater buried object detection, and NDT. We can provide custom sensing elements as well as complete build-to-spec ultrasonic transducers.
Custom Piezoelectric Ceramics
Piezo Technologies produces advanced piezoelectric ceramics for use in ultrasonic transducers. Our wide range of high quality piezoelectric ceramic materials includes modified Lead Zirconate Titanate, both hard PZT and soft PZT, including Navy Type PZT materials (Navy I PZT-4, Navy II PZT-5A, Navy III PZT-8, Navy V PZT-5J, and Navy VI PZT-5H).
Custom Piezoelectric Ceramics and Composites
Piezo Technologies produces high performance piezo ceramic elements for high temperature, high pressure, high vibration, and harsh environments. Customers range from naval laboratories to medical device manufacturers and oilfield equipment manufacturers. Some require only a ceramic, custom-shaped to exacting frequency and sensitivity specifications. Others contract the entire transducer.
Custom Ultrasonic Transducers
Piezo Technologies customers include many prime defense contractors. We offer a comprehensive suite of services, from design and development to build-to-print contract manufacturing of ultrasonic transducers, sensors, and sub-assemblies. We absorb development work and deliver a plug-and-play acoustic component so their engineers can focus on system-level performance.
Custom Ultrasonic Transducers for Non-Destructive Testing
Specialty piezoceramics and custom ultrasonic transducers for challenging NDT applications: inspecting aircraft components like wings, fuselage, and engines; inspecting Oil & Gas pipelines, pressure vessels, and storage tanks; detecting cracks and fissures in tracks on railway systems; detecting wear, corrosion, cracks, and defects in power generation systems; manufacturing quality control.
Downhole Inspection Transducers
Custom-engineered Ultrasonic Downhole Transducers are designed for extremely harsh environments that are highly corrosive, abrasive, hot (up to 392°F / 200°C), and pressurized (35,000+ psi). Applications include borehole images and diameter measurements, cement bond evaluations, casing inspections, fluid properties evaluations, flow measurements, and perforation inspections.