Measurement Specialties, Inc.

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• in Airflow Sensors

  Measurement Specialties offers piezo film airflow sensors in both transmitter/receiver and transducer configurations. They also offer digitial pressure sensors for airflow measurement, and mV Output pressure sensors for airflow management and HVAC air duct flow applications.

  • Piezo Sensor - 40kHz Digitizer Transmitter/Receiver: For air ranging applications
  • Piezo Sensor - 80kHz Cylindrical Ultrasound Transducer: For air ranging applications
  • Pressure Sensor - MS5536C Series: Digital for Airflow Measurement
  • Pressure Sensor - MS4400 Series: mV Output, Airflow Management, HVAC Air Duct Flow

• in Force Sensors

  Measurement Specialties designs and manufactures force sensors and industrial load cells used in medical pumps and monitors, robotics, compression sensing, variable tension control, and seat occupancy applications. The force sensors feature output of 100mV or 1-4v, with ranges of 1.5, 3, 25, 50, 100, 250, 500, 1000, or 2000 Lbf.

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• in Humidity Sensors

  Measurement Specialties Inc. designs humidity sensors used in automotive, appliance, HVAC and medical applications. One of the company's featured humidity sensors is used in high volume, cost-sensitive applications, or situations where humidity compensation is needed. Other humidity sensors are available as PCB modules and mini-modules. The company also produces individual humidity sensor components and humidity sensor assemblies.

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• in LVDTs

  Measurement Specialties, Inc. offers LVTDs in the following configurations: AC, DC, signal conditioning, and transmitter or transmitter system. DC operated Schaevitz and MEAS LVDTs feature digital, current, or scaled DC voltage outputs, and they are powered with bi or uni-polar DC voltages. These sensors come in 0.750" diameters and ranges from ±0.050" to ±10.000". They are equipped with built-in signal conditioning electronics, and they require no calibration or special signal conditioning.

  • AC LVDTs
  • DC LVDTs
  • LVDT Transmitters & Transmitter Systems
  • LVDT Signal Conditioning

• in Linear Position Sensors

  Measurement Specialties, Inc. offers AC and DC LVDTs in a variety of configurations, including: fighter aircraft throttle quadrant, right angle, aircraft thrust reverser actuator, actuator dual channel, hydraulic valve, HCD Series, etc. These transformers have the following available features: diameter from 0.375" to 1.250", they are available in ranges from ±0.050" to ±10.000", no calibration, no special signal conditioning, uni/bi-polar DC voltages, current/digital outputs, flexibility for outputs/scaling, etc.

  • AC LVDTs
  • DC LVDTs

• in Liquid Level Sensors

  Measurement Specialties is a manufactures of a broad array of sensor products including liquid level pressure sensors like the LM series stainless steel sensor housed in a PVC plastic fitting. The LM series is ideal for irrigation, RV and marine holding tank level, water storage and recycling systems, chillers and evaporativie coolers.

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• in Load Cells

  Measurement Specialties designs and manufactures 21 series of packaged load cell assemblies for high performance test and measurement applications. Depending on series, the load cells feature capacities ranging from 10 lb to 1,000 K.

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• in Low Pressure Sensors

  Measurement Specialties, Inc. offers Model 5701 Series low pressure sensors, These are factory-calibrated digital-interface pressure sensors with excellent long-term stability and covering an operating range of ±1 to ±4" of H₂O. These sensors feature side-by-side ports enabling secure pressure connections to 3/32" ID hosing. The standby current is smaller than 0.14 μA, and the operating range is from -40°C to +85°C. The sensor measures 13 x 10.2 mm with a height of 6 mm (standard port configuration).

  • Digital Low-Pressure Sensor Family with Micro-bar Pressure Resolution

• in NTC Thermistors

  Measurement Specialties offers leadless chip, SMD, encapsulated with lead, and space qualified NTC thermistor types. The space qualified thermistors feature resistance at 25C of  1K to 100K, with tolerance of 0 to 100 degrees. The leadless chip thermistors are used for wire-bond applications and have a beta value of 3108 to 4582. The SMD thermistors are used for automated board mount applications.

  • NTC Leadless Chip Thermistors
  • NTC SMD Thermistors
  • Encapsulated NTC Thermistors with Leads
  • Space Qualified (HI REL) NTC Thermistors

• in Piezoelectric Sensors

  Measurement Specialties Inc. designs and manufactures piezo film sensors that produce voltage in proportion to compressive or tensile mechanical stress or strain. The company's multi-purpose piezoelectric sensor is used for detecting physical phenomena including vibration and impact. The sensor feature output voltage of 10mV-100V, storage temperature of -40C to 70C, and operating temperature of 0C to 70C. The company also produces piezo switches and ultrasonic sensors as part of its' piezo film sensor line.

  • Embedded Accelerometers: 8 products
  • Plug & Play Accelerometers: 29 products

• in Position Sensors

  Measurement Specialties offers a broad range of position sensors, including rotary displacement sensors, tilt sensors (inclinometers), linear displacement sensors, magnetic encoders, and liquid level transducers. The AC and DC rotary sensors can measure position up to +/-60 degrees, and the company's tilt sensors come in both single and dual axis. Of the linear displacement sensors, the 0.375" diameter MHR Series has the shortest range (+/-0.005" to +/-2.0"_, while the 0.812" diameter XS-D Series has the longest (+/-1" to +/-10").

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• in Pressure Sensors

  Measurement Specialties produces pressure sensors that measures at least 30,000 psi for medical, aerospace, transportation, and instrumentation applications. Board level pressure sensors feature dual in-line pressure sensors with 0 to 120 and 0 to 100 mV and gage, absolute and differential types. Surface mounted device pressure sensors are available in plastic tube, metal ring, and gel fill with gage and absolute type. TO package presure sensors feature piezoresistive silicon MEMS technology and absolute, gage, and differential types for non corrosive dry gases. Low pressure sensores feature an amplified output and gage and differential types. Disposable blood pressure sensors are available in gage adn differential types with full assembly, tape and reel. Digital pressure sensors feature ultra low power of 2.2 to 3.6V in absolute type.

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• in Pressure Transducers

  Measurement Specialties Inc. manufactures industrial pressure transducers, heavy industrial pressure transducers, miniature pressure transducers, and liquid level pressure transducers that can measure greater than 30,000 psi. The various transducers are used in applications within the medical, aerospace, transportation, general industry, and test and instrumentation industries.

   

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• in Rotary Position Sensors

  Measurement Specialties Inc. distributes AC RVDT sensors, and DC RVDT and RVIT inductive sensors. The AC RVDT sensors measure rotary position up to 60 degrees, and can detect aircraft and helicopter throttle position. The DC RVDT and RVIT sensors feature a measuring range up to 75 degrees and diameters ranging from 1" to 1.5". The sensors are used for measuring displacement within industrial, automotive, and defense applications.

  • AC RVDT Sensors
  • DC RVDT & RVIT Inductive Sensors

• in Temperature Sensors

  Measurement Specialties sells temperature sensors for instrumentation, appliance, military, aerospace, and HVACR applications, including leaded thermistors, leadless temperature chips, temperature probe assemblies, and thermopiles. Their metrology temperature probes are accurate to +/-0.115C from 0C to 50C.

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• in Thermistors

  Measurement Specialities Inc. manufactures high precision NTC thermistors for medical and laboratory probe, military, aerospace, instrumentation, HVACR, appliance, and automotive applications. The company's line of thermistors includes: NTC leadless chip thermistors, NTC SMD thermistors, encapsulated NTC thermistors with leads, NTC space qualified thermistors, and precision NTC thermistors. Also offers are NTC thermistor probe assemblies including NTC surface temperature probes, NTC air-gas temperature probes, NTC liquid temperature probes, NTC HVACR temperature probes, and patient temperature monitoring probes.

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• in Thin Film Temperature Sensors

  Measurement Specialties, Inc. offers thin film temperature sensors with the following applications: appliances, energy, industrial process, hot/cold, medical equipment, automotive, space, and aeronautics. Sensors have a 3850 ppm/K temperature coefficient, long-term stability, interchangeability, a short response-time, and a high electrical insulation. Sensors have the following Ohmic values: 100, 500, 1000, or 2000 Ω.

  • Thin Film Sensors

• in Through Hole Load Cells

  Measurement Specialties, Inc. offers Model FMT through hole load cells for research/laboratory, effectors/robotics, process control equipment, and monitoring blot clamping for bridge applications. Model FMT load washer cells feature full scale ranges from 4 to 64 klbf, supply outages of up to 10 VDC, F.S. outputs of up to 1.5 mV/V, and operating temperature ranges from -4 to 176°F. Load cells feature support washers and formatted matched components.

  • Model FMT Through Hole Load Cell

• in Tilt Sensors

  Measurement Specialties is a designer and manufacturer of tilt sensors and sensor-based systems used by original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) or as stand alone units. Their dual axis tilt sensors measure ranges ±2° up to ±45° inclination in both the X- and Y-axis. Single axis tilt sensors feature measuring ranges between ±3° up to ±60º.

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  • 25E2-Series Inclinometer, dual axis: ±25° range
  • AAL Series Inclinometer, dual axis: ±2° up to ±30°range
  • P-Series Inclinometer, dual axis: ±5° up to ±45°range
  • AccuStar I Series, single axis: ±60° range
  • G-Series Inclinometer, single axis: ±10° range

• in Torque Sensors

  Measurement Specialties have a variety of torque sensors including non-contact, rotary and reaction. Reaction torque sensors are non-moving, and are designed for industrial projects and fatigue testing, in ranges from 5 to 10,000 Nm. Rotary torque sensors for in-line use on rotating shafts, and are resistant to electromagnetic interference and operate in a range between 2 and 7,000 Nm. Non contact torque sensors use magnetic/inductive designs to give accurate measurements at high speeds, and provide nearly maintenance-free operation.

  • Non Contact Torque Sensors
  • Rotary Torque Sensors
  • Reaction Torque Sensors

• in Transducers

  Measurement Specialties Inc. manufactures industrial pressure transducers, heavy industrial pressure transducers, miniature pressure transducers, and liquid level pressure transducers. The various transducers can measure greater than 30,000 psi, and are used in medical, aerospace, transportation, general industry, and test and instrumentation applications.

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• in Vibration Sensors

  Measurement Specialties provides uniaxial and triaxial accelerometers and vibration sensors including DC response or piezoelectric embedded, plug and play, and signal conditioner types. The various sensors are used in the transportation, aerospace, medical, general laboratory, and auto safety industries.

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