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1. aa MTS MTS Systems Corporation Sensors Division 3001 Sheldon Drive Cary NC 27513 Phone 919 677 0100 Fax 919 677 0200 IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 16 2008 MTS592 For More Information Contact Brian Cox Technical Marketing Manager 919 677 2355 brian cox mts com Patricia Staino BtB Marketing Public Relations Executive 919 872 8172 patricia btbmarketing com M Series Test Kit verifies sensor functionality in the field MTS DEVELOPS TEST KIT TO AID CYLINDER MANUFACTURERS OEMS IN TROUBLESHOOTING CARY NC October 16 2008 MTS Systems Corp Sensors Division has developed a portable test kit for its off highway M series sensors product line to assist cylinder manufacturers and OEMs in verifying the functionality of M Series sensors through the cylinder assembly process and after they are installed on equipment The accessory has a rechargeable battery that allows a technician 1n the field to completely isolate the sensor at the work site to determine sensor functionality which can save the time and expense that result when a fully functioning sensor is misidentified as faulty MTS customers were spending time and money removing sensors and sending them back for analysis only to find that the sensor worked fine but some other aspect of the equipment was malfunctioning said Brian Cox technical marketing manager for mobile hydraulic sensors at MTS MTS has developed a portable test kit that will al low imm2. e operation under the most difficult conditions including high levels of shock and vibration adverse climatic conditions and electrical magnetic interference This makes them ideal solutions for many industries including agriculture construction mining material han dling municipal vehicles military and other off highway and on road applications For more information on the M Series Analog PWM Test Kit please contact Brian Cox MTS Sensors Division 3001 Sheldon Drive Cary NC 27513 call 919 677 0100 email brian cox mts com or visit http www mtssensors com MTS Systems Corporation is the world leader in magnetostrictive linear position and liquid level sensor technology MTS Systems Corporation is a global operation with facilities in the U S Germany and Japan In the U S the MTS Sensors Division has an ISO 9001 facility manufacturing rugged and reliable liquid level and linear position sen sors based on patented MTS Temposonics technology With a strong commitment to research and development product quality and customer service the Sensors Division is constantly seeking ways to bring the highest value to customers HH
3. ediate on site evaluation of the sensor so our customers can quickly identify the actual problem and keep their productivity on track more MTS SENSORS DEVELOPS TEST BOX FOR TROUBLESHOOTING PAGE 2 The M Series Tester will also allow cylinder manufacturers to verify the func tionality of the sensors once they are installed in cylinders prior to the cylinders being shipped to the equipment manufacturers For OEMs it will help determine if a faulty read on a controller is caused by a malfunctioning sensor or by other factors such as a mis wired cable harness or the controller s software The test kit includes the M Series Analog PWM Tester an AC wall adapter and charger a user manual two cable assemblies for connection and a MTS logoed carry bag The M Series Analog PWM Tester supports analog 0 20mA and 0 10V scaled Pulse Width Modulated PWM and PWM Time of Flight TOF sensor outputs A cable designed to mate with MTS M12 connector system is provided with the package To utilize the tester customers remove the vehicles cable harness from the cylinder and attach the test cable directly to the M12 connector on the cylinder The other end of the cable attaches to the tester with banana plugs For customers not using M12 connectors an additional pigtail test cable is provided that can be modified to mate to their connec tion system of choice MTS durable non contact Temposonics off highway sensors provide reliabl
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