New Reusable Electronic Tactile Surface Sensor Unveiled

Sensor Products Inc. introduces Xsensor, a new electronic tactile force and pressure indicating sensor. Xsensor allows an engineer to monitor precisely how force is disbursed between any two contacting or mating surfaces in real-time while the event occurs. Any application of test where pressure lies between 1 PSI (.07 kg/cm2) to 12,000 PSI (845 kg/cm2) is a viable candidate for Xsensor technology.

Xsensor is a valuable aid in machine calibration unit pressure distribution between components of machine assemblies such as gaskets and flanges, clutch and brake plates, frames, shafts, welding heads, teeth of gears, glue and adhesive jigs, roller nips for steel mills, and electronic component packaging. Other applications are as diverse as ultrasonic welding, explosive forming, indication of uniformity during composite materials fabrication, determination of effective placement of strain gauges, determining drawing pressure in dies, package drop test pressure, and measuring the interface pressure in mechanically attached joints. In general, any application involving stress between two surfaces can benefit from Xsensor's capabilities.

Xsensor is a Windows-based system that consists of an electronic sensor element "Skin", an interface controller, and software. The sensor skin is essentially a thin flexible sheet that is densely packed with sensing points or pixels. These sensing points can be spaced as close as 1 mm (.04") apart and can collect data as rapidly as 50 readings per second. The Xsensor sensing element is only 18 mils thin, allowing adaptation over curved surfaces and placement in invasive intolerant locations. The internal composition of the Xsensor element is very durable and ca be utilized several hundred times or more before replacement is necessary. The sensor system is pre-calibrated and requires minimal user training prior to operation.

System requirements for use of Xsensor include Windows 95/98/NT operating systems as well as 16 MB free disk space and 64 MB of RAM.

For more information, please contact Bill Ebner by phone (+1/973.560.9092) or email (bebner@sensor-experts.com). You may also visit our company website at www.sensor-experts.com.