We at Acuity sell sensors that can measure to amazing precision. But even so, when customers call us looking for precision on the order of a micron or less, I try to temper expectations. Acuity sensors can be that precise, but the effort required to get that precision in your measurements can be monumental.
Continue readingNeed to calculate coil length remaining on a coil roll? Laser sensors can give you accurate and simple non-contact length measurements.
Continue readingA very common application is measuring the diameter of an object. In this video, we show how to use the “Sessions” feature in the Acuity Touch Panel display to measure the diameter of a battery.
Continue readingOne method for monitoring inventory stacks and inventory management systems is using non-contact thickness measurement either during production, at an inspection station, or post-production.
Continue readingOur new Sessions allows the Touch Panel to detect when an object enters the sensor’s range and displays the average, maximum, minimum, and mode of the measurements after it passes by. As the name “Sessions” implies, this can be done with as many sequences as you need to get your highly accurate measurement.
Continue readingHere is a how-to tutorial for our new feature for our Acuity Laser Touch Panel Display that we call Sessions.
Continue readingManagers of bulk solids carefully monitor their stockpile height measurements for both overfill prevention and inventory management. These directors of heaped goods — such as grain, gravel, ore — are often looking for stockpile measurement with high-accuracy, non-contact methods.
Continue readingAn overview of common challenges, best practices, and tips to help make fiberglass cut-to-length and thickness measurement systems successful.
Continue readingAcuity helped a copper bar manufacturer identify both a non-contact solution and formalize their upgrade investment justification.
Continue readingA company has dump trucks bringing materials into one of their buildings, but when the drivers dump their load, they don’t always remember to lower the dump box back into position before trying to drive out. After some costly repairs they came to us for help.
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