The ‘Stethoscope’ of Wind Power Transmission Chains: How Piezoelectric Vibration Sensors Protect the Heart of Wind Turbines

The 'Stethoscope' of Wind Power Transmission Chains: How Piezoelectric Vibration Sensors Protect the Heart of Wind Turbines

Invisible faults cannot escape perception. Inside the nacelle of a wind turbine, the transmission chain tirelessly converts the rotation of the wind wheel into clean electricity. This complex system, composed of the main shaft, gearbox, and generator, is known as the “heart” of the wind turbine. Once a serious fault occurs, it not only incurs … Read more

Future Factories: Designing Edge Sensors Powered by Artificial Intelligence

Future Factories: Designing Edge Sensors Powered by Artificial Intelligence

(By Richard Anslow, Senior Manager; Danail Baylov, Senior Engineer) Abstract There are various methods to enhance the intelligence of industrial systems, including the application of edge and cloud-based artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to sensors equipped with analog and digital devices. Given the diversity of AI approaches, sensor designers must consider several conflicting requirements, including decision … Read more

ARMxy Series BL450 with 4-Channel IEPE Module: 144kHz High-Speed Acquisition for Industrial Predictive Maintenance

ARMxy Series BL450 with 4-Channel IEPE Module: 144kHz High-Speed Acquisition for Industrial Predictive Maintenance

In industrial settings, motors, fans, compressors, and CNC machines operate day and night, with hidden dangers often lurking silently within vibration and noise. Without real-time monitoring, these “early signals” can be overlooked until equipment suddenly fails, leading to production stoppages or even safety incidents. Shenzhen Beirui Technology Co., Ltd. has launched the BL450 industrial embedded … Read more

High-Temperature and Low-Drift MEMS Piezoelectric Vibration Sensor

High-Temperature and Low-Drift MEMS Piezoelectric Vibration Sensor

2025 High-Temperature and Low-Drift MEMS Piezoelectric Vibration Sensor Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences National Key Laboratory of Sensor Technology MEMS Process and Advanced Sensor Research Group Recently, the National Key Laboratory of Sensor Technology at the Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, has made … Read more

Killer Applications of Industrial IoT – Predictive Maintenance

Killer Applications of Industrial IoT - Predictive Maintenance

This image is provided by: Hongke Author | Hongke Industrial IoT Team 01 The Necessity of Predictive Maintenance With the rise of a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, technologies such as the Industrial Internet of Things, big data, and artificial intelligence are rapidly penetrating and integrating with various fields of economic and … Read more

Why Sensor Technology Is Key to the Internet of Things

Why Sensor Technology Is Key to the Internet of Things

The Internet of Things (IoT) is widely applied in the integration of networks through intelligent perception, recognition technologies, and ubiquitous computing. It can be understood as the “Internet of Things,” which has two meanings: first, the core and foundation of IoT is still the Internet, which is an extension and expansion of the network based … Read more