37 Classic Animated Diagrams of Sensor Working Principles

37 Classic Animated Diagrams of Sensor Working Principles

☞ This is the 15659th article published by Metal Processing (mw1950pub) Editor’s Note What is a sensor? It is a detection device that can sense the information being measured and convert that information into electrical signals or other required forms of output according to certain rules, to meet the requirements for information transmission, processing, storage, … Read more

Understanding How Touchscreens Work

Understanding How Touchscreens Work

Do you still remember the button-operated “old phones” by Daming Lake? It was nothing like today. Now everyone has a touchscreen smartphone. Whether elderly, children, office workers, or students… Everyone has a touchscreen smartphone. You can’t go anywhere without your phone. Why did the old phones not respond to touch on the screen? Do you … Read more

The Evolution of Touchscreen Technology

The Evolution of Touchscreen Technology

Source | Dr. Goose Since the popularization of smartphones, touchscreens have significantly changed our habits of using electronic products. With a simple swipe of a finger, daily entertainment, shopping, and more can be completed on a palm-sized smartphone. But if we rewind 15 years, people back then would have found it hard to imagine that … Read more

Understanding Resistive Sensors

Understanding Resistive Sensors

Resistive sensors, along with their corresponding measuring circuits, are essential tools for automatic weighing, process detection, and achieving automation in production processes across various sectors such as metallurgy, power, transportation, petrochemicals, commerce, biomedicine, and national defense. They are used in measuring force, pressure, weight, displacement, acceleration, torque, and more. Resistive Sensors Resistive sensors convert the … Read more

Ceramic Pressure Sensors: The Trend of Pressure Sensor Development

Ceramic Pressure Sensors: The Trend of Pressure Sensor Development

Ceramic pressure sensors are pressure sensors made from special ceramic materials through a unique manufacturing process. Ceramic is a well-known material with high elasticity, corrosion resistance, wear resistance, impact resistance, and vibration resistance. The thermal stability of ceramics and thick film resistors allows them to operate in a temperature range of -40℃ to 125℃, with … Read more

Basic Knowledge of Common Sensors

1 Basic Knowledge of Common Sensors The definition of a sensor is: “a device or apparatus that can sense the specified measurement and convert it into a usable signal according to certain rules, usually composed of a sensitive element and a conversion element.” A sensor is a detection device that can sense the information being … Read more