SICK, Minneapolis, introduced the EventCam, an industrial-grade 2D camera that brings clarity when unexplained gripping, handling and positioning problems arise or when unreproducible installation errors or machine downtimes occur.

Si-Ware Systems, La Canada, Calif., introduced what is said to be the first handheld material analysis scanner with plug-and-play capability for rapid deployment in the field or on the factory floor.

LORD Corp., Cary, N.C., partnered with Clearpath Robotics, Canada, to bring inertial sensors to the Clearpath research robot platform to enhance autonomous capabilities.

Researchers from the Department of Biological Systems Engineering (BSE), the WSU/UI School of Food Science, Pullman, Wash., and other departments developed a sensor that can “smell” if milk is spoiled or not.

SpotSee, Dallas, Texas, added temperature-threshold monitoring to SpotBot Cellular, the company’s impact-monitoring device.

A bite of bad yogurt or sip of spoiled milk could be a thing of the past thanks to a new sensor developed by Silvana Andreescu, professor of chemistry and biomolecular science at Clarkson University, N.Y., and Egon Matijevic Chair of Chemistry.

A recent NASA-supported study released by Bubbleology Research International (BRI), Goleta, Calif., combined remote sensing with advanced mobile analyzers to understand how differing husbandry practices vary within dairies, between dairies and between regions.

Sensaphone, Aston, Pa., now offers a local temperature display device that provides an at-a-glance reading of the current temperature, as well as the minimum and maximum temperatures.

The Rocky Mountain Farmers Union (RMFU), Denver, Colo., and Smart Yields, Hawaii, launched a state-of-the-art pilot program to monitor crops and livestock using wireless sensors, hardware and data analytics.

Swift Sensors, Inc., Austin, Texas, added user-defined dashboards to simplify and enhance viewing and analytics of critical sensor data.