Food and beverage applications make use of a range of sensor technologies. Here’s a brief look at laser displacement sensors. The DS1100 laser-displacement sensor from Cognex, released in March 2013, ...

Abstract: Water-level sensors are indispensable for monitoring the level of water in storage tanks, which are used in drinking water distribution networks. In this paper, a long-range capacitive-type ...

Abstract: This article presents the development, characterization, and analysis of optical fiber integrated sensor systems for structural health monitoring (SHM) in oil tanks. The sensors are based on ...

[Mike] lives in a temperate rainforest in Alaska (we figured from his website’s name) and uses a 570 gallon oil tank to supply his furnace. Until now, he had no way of knowing how much oil was left in ...