Revolutionise engineering with TorqSense SGR523 series! Combining torque sensor & angular position encoder for precision, reduced workload & faster development. From pumps to motion control, plot torque against shaft position for insights! (read more)

The SGR523 torque transducer includes an external incremental encoder for precise angle measurement, making it particularly versatile for applications such as mechanical test stands, bolt or bottle cap tightening test stands, and other machinery. (read more)

Sensor Technology Ltd, a leading innovator in the field of torque transducers, is excited to announce the launch of its latest product line SGR570 TorqSense range. These advanced sensors are designed to provide precise and reliable torque measurements for Power Take-Off (PTO) systems, catering to a wide range of applications in agriculture, construction, and industrial machinery. (read more)

Ultra-reliable is the only standard acceptable when it comes to building, testing and maintaining water pumps for fire fighting. To ensure all of its pumps are fully able to provide maximum performance instantly, under all circumstances, Ruhrpumpen has built a dedicated fire pump centre in Lancing, West Sussex and fitted its test-rig with the best torque sensors it could find on t... (read more)

An aerospace componentry dynamometer test rig that can run continuously for 3,000 hours and longer has been built by Manchester’s Automated Technologies Ltd, to its philosophy of using as many British-made components as possible. (read more)

Torque transducers from Sensor Technology are being used to ensure caps are being properly fitted to pharmaceutical bottles in a high speed packaging line run by the Almac Group at its global headquarters in Craigavon, Northern Ireland. (read more)

Sensor Technology is able to provide a simple, retrofittable solution for SOLAS compliance, and the company has already worked with a number of exporters who admitted to being “caught out” by the implementation of the legislation. (read more)

A pre-pilot mixing plant is using wireless TorqSense transducers for ultra-accurate viscosity measurement of high-value compounds. (read more)

Specifically designed for square shafts, these transducers offer a seamless fit, enhancing measurement accuracy and stability in applications with non-cylindrical shafts. (read more)

Sensor Technology Ltd is excited to announce an update to the TorqSense SGR521 transducer. Building on the innovative TorqSense rotary strain gauge series, the SGR521 now includes an optional Ethernet output alongside RS232 and USB. This upgrade enhances connectivity, enabling seamless integration with systems for real-time monitoring and data transfer. (read more)

Safety equipment such as fall arrestors must work perfectly every time they are called into action, so they must be made to the highest standards of manufacture, tested and certified. Only then will users have confidence wearing them. (read more)

Sensor Technology has introduced an innovative range of non-contact torque sensors, the TorqSense SGR510/520 series, which significantly enhances real-time process control in food manufacturing. (read more)

Critical errors in drug delivery are being significantly reduced thanks to advances in intravenous (IV) medication technology. These innovations feature smart memories and optimized drive mechanisms that enhance safety and efficiency. (read more)

Power generation around the world is turning greener almost by the day. To many this seems like an almost instantaneous response to a problem that was identified only a few years ago. But in reality, work on the underlying technologies has been underway for a generation or more, as Mark Ingham of Sensor Technology Ltd recalls. (read more)

The handling of dry bulk materials used to be a completely manual process, but it is now being increasingly automated in a drive to reduce both the costs and the risks of injury, while also increasing throughput and accuracy. We report on some of the new technologies behind these developments.

The demands of today’s highly competitive commerce and modern industry are... (read more)

A Bluetooth interface and Android app have been developed by Sensor Technology Ltd for its non-contact torque sensor, TorqSense (read more)

Highway engineers and horticulturalists have adapted the latest in helicopter technology to solve a critical safety problem in their own industries, tree viability. (read more)

Student engineers are using a newly launched torque sensor for predicting the energy efficiency of a competition-grade electric car. (read more)

Progress towards the completion of a vertical take-off and landing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is rapidly accelerating, propelled by the utilization of a cutting-edge non-contact digital torque sensor known as TorqSense. This pivotal technology has emerged as the sole viable option for integration into the UAV's test rig, marking a significant milestone in its development. (read more)

Demonstrating that the electricity supply infrastructure can be developed more quickly and cost-effectively, Heli-Lift Services has pioneered the use of helicopters to remove and deliver poles and pylons in remote locations. An enabling technology in this enterprise is an innovative load sensing and monitoring technology from Sensor Technology. (read more)

Load Cell helps helicopter pilots fight brushfires

Last year saw brushfires rage across large areas of heath and moorland, a problem that may become increasingly common as climate change drives global warming. New techniques and increased levels of expertise will be needed to combat these. Here we look at the potential of some emerging technologies. (read more)

In pharmaceuticals, full traceability now includes packaging. Cap Coder innovates with torque sensing for precise bottle sealing, enhancing data logging, using an innovative torque transducer from Sensor Technology. (read more)

The aerospace sector is renowned for its safety standards and a whole industry has grown up to provide equipment and services for testing aircraft and their subsystems. (read more)

Add wireless capabilities to any make of strain gauge. The WSG series transmitters allow any manufacturer’s strain gauge to send readings to Sensor Technology’s wide range of displays and readouts, which can be located at a distance from the gauge itself. (read more)

In Europe, high-performance electric cars are under development for Formula Student, an exceptional engineering education competition. The team from Instituto Superior Técnico in Lisbon, Portugal, might have a unique advantage with a test bench incorporating a wireless torque sensor. (read more)

Fueling the Surge of English Wine: British Engineers and Technologists Innovate for Vine Growers. Tony Ingham, from Sensor Technology Ltd, shares his role in this remarkable success narrative. (read more)

A groundbreaking device, capable of both tracking a helicopter's position and measuring its cargo weight, plays a pivotal role in achieving the initial five-year milestone of a 50-year landscape conservation project. (read more)

Sensor Technology Ltd unveils a cutting-edge torque monitor, finely tuned to measure from 10mNm, with a lightning-fast 50kHz bandwidth. Capture every twist and turn, embracing the era of high-speed miniature and micro machines with precision. (read more)

Equipment rentals are increasingly helping companies overcome the hurdle of finding investment capital to fund development and verification projects. (read more)

A small proportion of the Thames is to be illuminated using power generated by the flow of the river itself, as Kingston University tests prototypes of a new hydroelectric turbine design. (read more)

A non-contact digital torque monitoring system that could guarantee an infinite lightness of touch has proven to be the only way to test the seals of super high performance vacuum systems. (read more)

Rotork Controls has established a global reputation for robust and reliable valve actuators, operating in some of the world’s most demanding and critical applications. Thorough testing of the motors used in the actuators is one of the keys to this assured performance, with TorqSense transducers from Sensor Technology playing a vital role in the test process. (read more)

A loadcell designed for helicopters has aided the heli-lifting of a golden statue of an angel onto the top of the spire at a church in rural Britain. (read more)

Saietta Group Ltd is a UK based research and development company which designs motors for light-weight electric vehicle (EV) propulsion. The company’s latest innovation is the ‘S-AC’ which is an ultra-efficient brushless axial-flux AC motor. It boasts extreme efficiency levels at high torques from low speed onwards. (read more)

A Bluetooth interface and Android app have been developed by Sensor Technology Ltd for its range of non-contact torque sensors. (read more)

To analyse the long term performance and reliability of hard working valves and pumps, serial innovators Manchester-based Bifold Group has adopted radio frequency based torque transducers from Sensor Technology Ltd for two of its specialist test rigs. (read more)

New wireless control technologies are being adopted by manufacturers and users of cranes and other lifting equipment. Tony Ingham of Sensor Technology Ltd explains the advantages and looks at how the field is developing. (read more)

A torque sensor is helping analyse recipes’ mixing properties in a project that could slash development costs in the food and plastics industry and help nanotechnology advances in the pharmaceuticals world. (read more)

Every year since 2005, university-based Eco-Runner Team Delft (TU Delft) has developed a new vehicle and entered the Shell Eco-Marathon, competing against many other teams from around Europe to build the world’s most efficient hydrogen-powered car. (read more)

Torque measuring specialist Sensor Technology is helping one of the key green tech players develop and test technologies critical for a sustainable future. (read more)

The Ethernet Interface Module connects our range of torque transducers to a Local Area Network. By utilising existing structured cabling and infrastructure, our transducers become instantly accessible to any device on the network. (read more)

Our TorqSense Digital rotary strain gauge series (SGR) torque meters offer a separate electronics module and use non contact technology eliminating the need for noisy slip rings, beneficial in applications with environmental or space limitations. (read more)

Sensor Technology’s TorqSense rotary non-contact torque sensors are finding many applications in pharmaceutical/cosmetics process control. (read more)

Sensor Technology manufactures LoadSense Wireless Load Cells ranging from 1 to 50 tonnes.

Applications include load monitoring, fork lift & materials handling. Browse through some of our application stories and product releases to see how LoadSense is helping customers solve their load measurement problems around the world? (read more)