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Peratech Designs QTC Ultra Sensor for Domestic, Commercial and Industrial Use

Pressure sensor so sensitive that it can be operated through glass or steel sheet

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Peratech has developed an ultra-sensitive sensor using its award-winning QTC technology. Quantum Tunnelling Composite (QTC) material changes its resistance when pressure is applied, enabling it to be used to make pressure sensors that can respond to light touches even through steel or glass. “We have developed a sensor design that is so sensitive that it can be mounted behind a 0.1mm stainless steel or 0.5mm glass sheet and still detect the pressure of a finger on the top of the sheet,&...

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