Reinventing Draw Wire Sensors Part 1 – Mechanical Revolution

September 27, 2016 Mac StuhlerBlog, Linear Position Sensors, LVDT sensors, Magnetostrictive Position Sensor Replacement, Subsea Position SensorMac Stuhler

We have to look at the CPI sensor as having two subsystems: 1.) The mechanical draw-wire mechanism which reduces the long travel of the draw wire to a highly accurate, directly proportional short stroke, and 2.) the electronics that very accurately track and transduce the

Reinventing Draw-Wire Sensors – Introduction

September 7, 2016 Mac StuhlerDraw Wire Position Sensing, Draw Wire Sensor, Linear Position Sensors, LVDT sensorsMac Stuhler

Perhaps one of the most memorable moments of my career at CPI happened over a decade ago, when CPI was first asked to produce a robust hydraulic position sensor for a large well known maker of construction vehicles and equipment. In their larger machines, rod-type sensors

Harsh Environments / LVDT-based

Magnetostrictive / Long Stroke

Plunger and Ball Switches

Momentary and Limit Switches

Maintained Contact Switches and Waterproof Switch Panels

Snap Stat (0F–300F)

Plug Stat (0F-650F)

Rod & Tube (0F – 1750F)

Monthly Archives: September 2016

Reinventing Draw Wire Sensors Part 1 – Mechanical Revolution

Reinventing Draw-Wire Sensors – Introduction