Capacitec, Inc. - Product Announcements

Capacitec is introducing the new non-contact capacitive gap measurement GPD sensor wand that measures extruder lips gaps at operation temperatures up to 300°C. It functions the same as standard dual sensor wands except it opens up new possibilities for use in considerably hotter extrusion and coating die processes. Currently there are no electronic gap gauging tools to confirm gap sizes in... (read more)

Capacitec Non-Contact Gap Sensors Systems Offer Reliable Performance in Critical Aircraft Assembly and Coating Applications (read more)

Since the 1970's, Capacitec high temperature non-contact sensing technology has been in use in North America, Europe and Japan to solve the most demanding applications, measuring displacement of up to 0.4" (10 mm), within extreme temperature environments where resolution of one micron or better is a requirement. (read more)

New Capacitec Non-Contact Capacitive Gap and Parallelism Sensor Systems Improve Solar Panel Production Efficiencies (read more)

As a more precise and repeatable method, Gapman "an electronic feeler gage" is used instead of feeler gages to set the gap between the rotor poles and the stator. This gap is particularly critical at the 6 o'clock position due to the gravity effect of the heavy rotor shaft and magnetic assemblies. In a 1.65 kW model 50 to 60 individual pole gaps must measured. (read more)

Capacitec offers high temperature (up to 800°C) linear proximity sensors by transferring their experience in high temp non-contact displacement technology to engineers looking for the need to measure absence/presence in extreme environments. Capacitec also offers standard temperature linear prox sensors in very small diameters down to 0.250 inch/6.35 mm. (read more)

Capacitec is the world leader in the manufacture of small, high temperature (up to 1832°F (1000°C) capacitive non-contact displacement sensors and systems. Since the 1970's this technology has been used in Europe, the US and Japan to solve the most demanding applications for the measurement of small displacements (less than 2mm) and small gaps (0.23 to 4mm) in extreme temperature environments. ... (read more)

Engineers have long been searching for reliable and repeatable methods to measure thin gaps between 0.004" (0.11mm) and 0.20" (5mm). Mechanical contact methods such as feeler gauges, shims and calipers had long been the only available method to measure gaps, even in areas where damage could be caused to polished or sensitive surfaces. (read more)

Capacitec is supplying high temperature (800°C) capacitive non contact displacement sensors to maintain the gap between a Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) head and a metal foil during the production of Flexible Solar Cell Laminates. A roll-to-roll production process is used in the deposition of various active and non active ultra thin layers onto the solar cell. (read more)

Microprocessor chips have found their way into a surprisingly high number of products that are around us every day in our home, car and office. This explosion in worldwide demand has forced semiconductor manufacturers to enhance quality and throughput in ways never before imagined. (read more)

Gapman™ is the world's first high precision, non-contact, portable electronic gap measurement gage used in aircraft assembly during shimming operations. It can measure gaps down to 0.005" (127 microns) between all metal and composite surfaces with typical accuracy of +/- 0.0005" (12.7 microns) or better. (read more)

The Series 4000 Capacitec® amplifiers and racks were designed to offer the best signal to noise ratio and wide band width response options in a simple modular package. The 4000 Series was built upon our 20 year proven foundation of 3000 Series amplifiers (3101-SP, 3200, 3201-SP) still in operation. Utilization of individual pins in a 32 (read more)

The GAPMAN is equipped with a patented GPD series quick-change probe (as shown above). GPD probes are like the HPD sensors, but with both interface connection on the same side to conveniently connect to our patented contacts. (read more)

GAPMAN is the world's first high precision, non-contact, portable electronic gap measurement gage. It features a dual capacitive sensor for position-compensated measurement and easy insertion into very narrow gaps down to 0.009" (0.23mm) in a wide range of parallel and roller gap applications. (read more)

Our Model HPB series button-like capacitive sensors are manufactured in a very thin version and installed "back to back" in a rigid or semi rigid 1mm nominal industrial wand. The purpose of the wand is to replace hard stop gauge blocks with an electronic equivalent that will withstand the industrial environment. (read more)

The cylindrical probes are the most popular version of the non-contact series. Its case is an additional component added to the sensor and guard elements to avoid being earth grounded. A set screw or split clamp housing is normally designed to hold it in place for easy adjustments. (read more)

Maintaining the perfect alignment of a particle detector in a gap measuring only 0.050" (1.27mm), at 300°F (149°C) and in a chamber exposed to 2 tesla magnetic field along with 107 RADS of radiation is not a job for your average displacement sensor. (read more)

A tremendous advantage in measuring displacement and part dimensional changes can be gained by use of thin "side-looking" Capacitec® button probes. Their forte is in thin gap inspection and tolerances measured inboard and hidden in difficult to investigate products. They are often used in pairs to compensate for part misalignment and gage positioning. (read more)

Similar to the HPC Series the threaded probes allow mounting into a drill and tapped hole or bracket where more limited access is available. The probe is held in place with a mating nut (optional) and may be rotated for fine axial positioning. (read more)

A basic single channel amplifier card with a 1.0 inch rack mountable front panel. A screwdriver implemented offset and gain control is available and offers ±2% of full scale typical linearity with 0.01% repeatability. It is ideally suited for OEM and high volume, multi-point applications where computer interface and (read more)

A separate clock driver card is required to drive 1 or more amplifier cards. This unit indicates the "on" condition of the ±15 volts DC supply voltage with individual red LED lights and has a x3 amplitude drive adjustment pot for supplying a 15kHz excitation signal. This control is used to match a required (read more)