HBK has added an IO-Link interface option to its U9C (tension and compression, right) and C9C (compression only, below left) force sensors. Described as miniature by the company, versions of the ...
For example, a 2-kN force properly applied to a cubic-centimetersized quartz crystal produces over 12.5 kV. Voltage created by an applied stress is called piezoelectricity. Unlike strain gages that ...