Precision Potentiometer Sensors
Portfolio Overview
- Linear sensors for industrial, medical, and aeronautic applications
- Wide range of standard or customizable types
- Most product are custom / application-specific
- Various sizes and lengths available
- Vishay Sfernice and MCB are worldwide leaders in this device type
- Vishay has the widest range of precision potentiometer sensor products and technologies
- Single turn and multi turn solutions
- Vishay offers potentiometric and non-contacting technologies
Key Features and Benefits
- UFPAM/UIPMA
- Ultra thin : more compact than typical motion sensors
- Water sealed
- Ease of assembly
- High durability
- Specific versions for various ambient conditions (humidity, temperature, etc.)
- REC50L
- Measurement range: 25 mm to 300 mm
- High accuracy: ± 1 % down to ± 0.025 %
- Essentially infinite resolution
- Long life
- Sealed on request
- KIT LMF
- Measurement range: 25 mm to 1000 mm
- High accuracy: ± 1 % down to ± 0.025 %
- Good repeatability
- Simple and flexible mounting
- Essentially infinite resolution
- Made in two separate parts:
- The sensing element
- The wiper
- Special designs available on request
- 34THE
- All electrical angles available up to: 3600°
- Accurate linearity down to: ± 0.5 %
- Very long life: 50M cycles for servo, 10M cycles for bushing
- Non contacting technology
Advantages
- UFPAM/UIPMA
- Extensive experience in various markets, including aeronautic, medical, and industrial
- Vishay MCB originated this technology, with more than 30 years of know how
- Highly flexible customization capabilities
- REC50L
- Small diameter enables more compact actuators
- Wide dimensional range up to 300 mm
- Various taper and linearity options
- Custom terminations, shafts, or value added features available
- KIT LMF
- Compact dimensions enable smaller actuators
- Various taper and linearity options
- Open frame format for better fit in end products
- Custom sizes, wipersm and shapes available
- 34THE
- Longer life than wirewound technology
- Custom packages or value added on request
Market Position
- Vishay Sfernice and MCB are worldwide leaders. Vishay has the widest products/technologies range
Applications
- UFPAM/UIPMA
- Industrial: electrical actuators
- Off-road : mast position, steering control
- Mining: survey of ground movements
- Medical: syringe pumps
- REC50L
- Cockpit: military commands
- Missile fin positioning
- Oil levels
- Seat actuators
- KIT LMF
- Inserted sensor for: Industrial: actuators
- Telecom: antenna positioning
- Medical: syringe pumps
- 34THE
- Steering and actuator applications for off-road and marine market
- Industrial actuators
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