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Emerging Smart Sensor Applications in Industrial Internet of Things

Industrial Internet of Things sensor technology (IIoT) seeks to enable greater industrial automation, improved worker safety, and streamlined maintenance planning. From cameras, LiDAR, and radar for machine vision in robotics, to skin patches and miniaturized gas sensors in smart personal protection equipment, emerging IIoT applications present growth opportunities for a variety of sensor technologies.

Elisa IndustrIQ

Elisa IndustrIQ, a subsidiary of Elisa Corporation, provides a manufacturing analytics platform.

Automotive Haptics to Be a Multibillion-Dollar Market by 2035

In 2024, the largest market for haptics is in smartphones, but as the smartphone market stagnates, the industry is looking towards automotive interiors as the major opportunity for the next decade.

TDK SensEI

TDK SensEI is a sensor technology integrator, established in 2024 from TDK assets, platforms, and technologies. The company is based in CA, USA and specializes in edge AI and sensor fusion for industrial applications. TDK SensEI is a 100% owned subsidiary of TDK Corporation.

GenCell Energy

GenCell Energy is an alkaline fuel cell (AFC) manufacturing company, based in Israel and with a US subsidiary in California. IDTechEx spoke with GenCell in February 2024, focussing on its electric vehicle (EV) charging system, the GenCell EVOX. IDTechEx spoke with the Communications Strategist and Climatech Evangelist at GenCell Energy, to learn more about its stationary fuel cell business as a whole.

Novalith

Novalith is an Australian start-up that offers a technology that can extract and refine lithium from lithium ores using carbon dioxide.

CATL — Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)

CATL is the leading manufacturer of Li-ion batteries globally. The company also supplies BESS and launched its 6.25 MWh "zero-degradation" BESS in 2024.

TriLite: Visit and Technology Demo

TriLite is a Viennese startup developing laser beam scanning (LBS) displays for augmented reality (AR). IDTechEx visited its Viennese headquarters and tried a demonstration of its projectors in a headset.

TMR Sensors: A Quantum Success Story

Tunneling magneto resistance sensors are rapidly disrupting the automotive and wearables industry. These tiny sensors leverage quantum phenomena to provide a performance edge over classical incumbents, including industry mainstays such as Hall effect sensors. Although they don't depend on the more exciting effects such as superposition and entanglement, in this article, IDTechEx highlights the lessons to be learned from the success of TMR sensors in the emerging quantum sensor market.

National Instruments

National Instruments is based in Texas, US and is a producer of automated test equipment and virtual instrumentation software. IDTechEx caught up with the company at The Battery Show North America 2023 to learn more about its technology for battery testing at end of production and suitability for second-life.