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SPACE SENSORS
THIN FILM SENSORS
Thin film sensors are precise, stable, diaphragm which is in direct contact with the
dependable and cheap, offering numerous media being measured. With this
advantages over conventional technology, there is no transfer medium in
sensors. Most applications of thin film sensors between the media and sensing bridge
take advantage of their small size and the measuring the pressure. This eliminates the
options they provide engineers - their damaging expansion or shrinkage that can
distinctive housing being an especially useful occur in the MEMS device.
feature for particular applications. In a nutshell, thin film transducers work where
Thin film sensors are more robust and less other transducers fail. They can easily withstand
complex than MEMS sensors. Their simple dynamic pressures and extreme temperatures
structure makes them easier to while providing the most accurate and
manufacture at a lower cost and they provide reliable readings. Thin film sensors are
incredible accuracy and reliability even in especially suitable for harsh operational
harsh operating conditions such as extreme conditions such as pressure measurements
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temperatures (less than –40 F and as high in aerospace applications. If you’re searching
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as 392 F). In thin film sensor technology, a for a transducer that can do it all in a lightweight,
piezoresistive strain gauge bridge is durable package, look no further than Custom
deposited directly on the cell’s stainless-steel Control Sensors’ Gen 3 thin film pressure
transducers.
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