Active Sensors, the designer and manufacturer of advanced position sensing solutions have launched their new Magni-Tec® contactless position sensors website. This new range of contactless linear and rotary position sensors are c... more

The ‘cross-over’ of technology found in both the aerospace and Formula One industries is well known. These boundaries are now ever closer following new innovative sensing solutions by Active Sensors, which address the common ... more

Joe Smith, a first year apprentice with Active Sensors, based in Christchurch, Dorset, was named the company’s Apprentice of the Year for 2012. Joe (left in picture), was recently congratulated on his award at the Farnborough Air-S... more

Active Sensors, the designer and manufacturer of aerospace position sensing solutions will be returning to Farnborough in 2012 to exhibit their latest  DO-160 qualified LVDT and RVDT sensor designs. These LVDT & RVDT position se... more

Active Sensors, the designer and manufacturer of advanced position sensing solutions has launched their latest product innovation, the LH1314 Hall-Effect linear sensor which has a ‘pioneering’ 200mm (8") measurement rang... more

Active Sensors Motorsport, the innovative designer of high performance position sensors will be showcasing their latest sensing innovations at Professional Motorsport World Expo 2011. Visitors can expect to see a wide selection of chass... more

Following their recent success in avionics sensor markets and the introduction of NEW contactless sensor technology, Active Sensors, the specialist designer and manufacturer of advanced position sensing  solutions has embarked on th... more

Active Sensors, the designer and manufacturer of advanced precision sensing products has launched a NEW range of high reliability Hall-Effect linear position sensors with a superior measurement range of up to 60mm (2.4"). Pe... more

With the start of the 2011 Formula One season imminent, Active Sensors, the 'Number One' supplier of high performance control and measurement position sensors is delivering full technical support to the F1 teams testing prior t... more

CERN, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research, is one of the world’s largest and most respected centres of scientific research. The organisation, located on the French/ Swiss border houses the most complex scientific instrum... more

Active Sensors have reported a tremendous response to their appearance at the 2010 Farnborough Airshow. The worlds most prestigious aerospace companies attend Farnborough to showcase their products and also source potential suppliers of ... more

Active Sensors, the international designer and manufacturer of aerospace sensing solutions will be exhibiting their latest LVDT and RVDT position sensor products at the Farnborough Airshow in 2010. These position sensors, which are avail... more

A team of NASA engineers are looking into methods of increasing the militery stealth of the UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter through noise reduction tests being carried out this year (2010) at the National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex (NFAC... more

Active Sensors, a designer and manufacturer of precision sensor technology has introduced the NEW compact ‘low-profile’ RH5540 ‘contactless' rotary position sensor.  The RH5540 utilises proven ‘cont... more

Active Sensors Motorsports  have introduced their latest position sensor innovation, the Motorsport Linear Sensor (MLS) ‘super’ low-noise linear potentiometer designed for suspension measurement in motorsport data acq... more

The largest motorsport trade shows in Europe and the United States for racing products are fast approaching. The Professional Motorsport World Expo in Germany, the PRI show in Florida followed by Autosport in the UK are attended by thous... more

Active Sensors have launched the unique RH100 'two part' miniature rotary Hall Effect sensor designed specifically for industrial and automotive control and measurement systems. When rotated close to the module face, the sha... more

A major manufacturer of competition brake calliper and clutch release systems approached Active Sensors to design and manufacture a high temperature LVDT sensor in a miniature 6.0mm body diameter for mounting in the brake calliper and cl... more

Victory Team Dubai was set up to compete in the Class 1 World Powerboat Championship. The team is one of the biggest and most successful in powerboat racing history with multiple championship wins to its name. The race teams headquarters... more

The European Organization for Nuclear Research (French: Organisation Européenne pour la Recherche Nucléaire), known as CERN is the largest particle physics laboratory in the world and is situated in Geneva, Switzerland. CER... more

The latest high temperature brake calliper LVDT from Active Sensors now has a micro-slim 6.0mm housing diameter and improved measurement accuracy. The LT0600 is the most compact and accurate, high temperature LVDT sensor available to mea... more

A World Rally Championship race team approached Active Sensors to solve a problem they had measuring clutch position on their WRC car. Their current clutch measurement sensor was failing due to the extreme environment of the application,... more

A major manufacturer of brake calliper systems approached Active Sensors to design and manufacture accurate, high temperatureLVDT sensors with the most compact body size possible to measure brake disc wear for Formula One racing cars. Th... more

These high performance RH rotary position sensors utilise non-contact Hall Effect technology. They operate from either a 5Vdc regulated or 6 to 30Vdc unregulated supply and are available with single or duel outputs and up to 360° of ... more

The XLT (LVIT - Linear Variable Inductive Transducer) is a compact long life linear position sensor housed in a stainless steel body. The sensor is offered with built-in electronics, which dispenses with the need for additional operating... more

Active Sensors design and manufacture high temperature LVDT sensors to quality standards required for high performance industrial, automotive and aerospace control and measurement systems. Our latest sensor designs survive temperatures e... more

Determining the camber on a road surface has always caused surveyors problems until Active Sensors was approached to help. Working with the machinery designers, Active’s engineers were able to determine their requirements and speci... more

The largest trade show in the world for racing products welcome Active Sensors for the first time! The PRI show, held annually in Orlando, Florida is attended by 45,000 racing industry entrepreneurs from 50 countries, and showcases the l... more

Active Sensors have been chosen to supply sensors to an internationally recognised company involved in the design, manufacture and installation of specialist wind tunnel equipment for aerodynamic research. Due to the limited mounting spa... more

MIRA,a major vehicle-testing organisation has specified Active Sensors CLS19 linear potentiometers for the measurement of chassis movement on military vehicles. The vehicles are not only subject to tarmac tests, but also to a full off ro... more

Active Sensors have developed the smallest and most compact short stroke LVDT for Formula One control & measurement applications. Motorsport design engineers require smaller and lighter sensors to operate in higher temperature enviro... more

Active Sensors has launched a range of high temperature speed sensors. Their latest model, the DSS710X is manufactured from aluminium alloy making it lightweight and compact in design. The internal components are fully encapsulated and t... more

GET is an easy to use, electronic data acquisition system with a difference. Marketed by Italian company Athena Evolution s.r.l. (www.getdata.it), their loggers, dashboards and video-recorders are all equipped with the latest GPS technol... more

Active Sensors was recently approached by an environmental engineering consultancy looking to source a robust sprung loaded displacement sensor to accurately measure the deflection of a pipe carrying electrical cables under the surface o... more