Using Sensors with Induction Systems

In today’s manufacturing process many different devices are used to measure temperature, pressure, voltage, flow and rotation. These devices are called sensors. A sensor is a device that measures a physical quantity and converts it into a signal which can be read by an observer or by an instrument. For example, a mercury thermometer converts the measured temperature into expansion and contraction of a liquid which can be read on a calibrated glass tube.

Sensors can be mechanical like the thermometer or electrical like the thermostat that controls the temperature in your house. Many new sensors are being manufactured every day to help process information for quality purposes.

The proximity sensor can be used to tell if a part is in the correct location. This same sensor can be used to count the number of parts that have passed a location. This data can then be turned into information that tells how many parts per minute are being manufactured or rpm of the line.

At Zion Industries we use the latest pressure, flow and temperature sensors to name a few that help assure consistent quality on all parts that are heat treated or tempered. These sensors along with our recording instruments allow repeatability in all aspects of manufacturing.

Ed Wichmann
Engineer
Zion Industries, Inc.