Application notes
Read practical notes on process instrumentation, sensors, calibration, and approval review. Blog pages are intentionally kept out of the top navigation and are available from the footer.
Featured note
A procurement manager's honest story about switching from legacy sensor brands to ifm proximity sensors and signal converters, including the TCO analysis that changed his mind.
Read noteA quality manager answers your most common questions about ifm sensors, including the KQ1000 capacitive level sensor, best practices for using a clamp meter, and how to test a capacitor with a Fluke multimeter.
Continue reading →A maintenance engineer shares three costly mistakes made when choosing between ifm industrial sensors and Fluke handheld test tools, and the systematic approach that finally saved his team from future errors.
Continue reading →A quality inspector compares ifm sensors, controllers, and software against traditional tools like calipers and micrometers, arguing that in complex automation, total value outweighs upfront price.
Continue reading →A quality inspector breaks down three common application scenarios for industrial sensors. No universal answer—just practical advice on when ifm is the right call, when a budget option works, and how to tell the difference before you buy.
Continue reading →A practical checklist for engineers and buyers to select the right ifm reflective sensor, proximity sensor, and avoid common pitfalls that waste time and money.
Continue reading →A practical, experience-based checklist for engineers and buyers to avoid common, costly errors when specifying ifm sensors, conductivity probes, multimeters, and oscilloscopes.
Continue reading →A field engineer shares real-world mistakes—from installing an ifm flow meter backward to misreading a megger test—and gives practical, scenario-based advice to help you avoid costly errors.
Continue reading →An emergency specialist argues that true expertise in industrial sensors and IO-Link systems requires focused specialization, not broad product catalogs. Why a distributor who says 'try this specialist' is actually saving your plant.
Continue reading →A veteran automation engineer shares costly lessons from a $3,200 sensor selection mistake, explaining the real differences between ifm differential pressure transmitters, photoelectric sensors, and common alternatives like 87 true rms multimeters and chromatography equipment in robotics integration.
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